This is a deliciously squishy seed stitch garment that will make a little one even more huggable than usual – especially when you get a look at the cabled heart motif on the back! It’s a layering piece, which can donned quickly and easily for extra warmth. Unisex construction means that you can re-sew the buttons on either the left or right band whenever you may want to switch.

Other buying options:
* Etsy

Skills required

• knitting and purling
• increasing and decreasing
• chart reading
• cabling
• picking up stitches
• three-needle bind-off
• working small circumferences in the round (i.e. DPNs, magic loop, or 2-circular methods)

Size information

• 12-month: to fit 18” chest; finished chest circumference 20”; finished length 9.5”
• 18-month: to fit 19” chest; finished chest circumference 21”; finished length 10”
• 2-year: to fit 21” chest; finished chest circumference 23”; finished length 10.5”
• 4-year: to fit 23” chest; finished chest circumference 26”; finished length 11.5”
• 6-year: to fit 25” chest; finished chest circumference 28”; finished length 12.5”

(Vest is intended to be waist-length)

Yarn requirements

• 12-month: about 165 yards
• 18-month: about 182 yards
• 2-year: about 206 yards
• 4-year: about 248 yards
• 6-year: about 291 yards

Other materials needed

• cable needle

• 2 stitch markers

• 4 stitch holders

• 2 buttons, 0.5 to 0.75” diameter

• spare length of yarn about 32” long

• tapestry needle