Alexia Vest is a playful and stylish vest made from soft 100% organic wool. It is close-fitting and will keep you nicely warm outdoors and indoors. It is designed with contrasting side panels in garter stitch pattern that create a beautiful frame of the upper body. A simple cable at the centre Front adds visual interest.

Construction Notes:

Alexia Vest is worked flat, bottom-up. The Back and Front pieces are seamed together at the sides. The edges of the armhole are finished with a beautiful (and very easy to work) I-Cord edging while working the Front and Back pieces, so no stitches are picked up afterwards. The shoulders are finished with short rows and are joined using a 3-needle bind off. A garter border is picked up at the neckline to form the neckband.

Techniques used: increases, decreases, bind off, cabling, German short rows, intarsia colorwork, chart reading skills or able to follow written instructions and seaming.

Skill level: Intermediate level

Sizes: (1, 2, 3) (4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9) (10, 11)

Finished Bust Circumference (after blocking):

• Size 1: 88cm / 34.75in
• Size 2: 92cm / 36.25in
• Size 3: 96.5cm / 38in
• Size 4: 101cm / 39.75in
• Size 5: 105.5cm / 41.5in
• Size 6: 110cm / 43.25in
• Size 7: 116.5cm / 45.75in
• Size 8: 125.5cm / 49.5in
• Size 9: 134.5cm / 53in
• Size 10: 143.5cm / 56.5in
• Size 11: 152cm / 59.75in

Intended positive ease: 1.5 - 2.5cm (0.5 - 1in)
Note: as the knitted fabric of the sample had a lot of stretch, the garment was designed with a small amount of positive ease. If the fabric in substitute yarn has less stretch, select one size larger.

Yarn: BC Garn Semilla Grosso yarn (50g/1.76z, 80m/87yd), 100% organic wool.
Sample photographed in blue (106) (Main Color, MC) and green (107) (Contrast Color, CC) shades.

Yarn Requirements per size:

• Size 1 MC: 6 balls (466m/510yd), CC: 2 balls (101m/111yd)
• Size 2 MC: 7 balls (486m/532yd), CC: 2 balls (102m/112yd)
• Size 3 MC: 7 balls (541m/592yd), CC: 2 balls (110m/121yd)
• Size 4 MC: 7 balls (560m/613yd), CC: 2 balls (114m/125yd)
• Size 5 MC: 8 balls (586m/641yd), CC: 2 balls (117m/128yd)
• Size 6 MC: 9 balls (642m/703yd), CC: 2 balls (128m/140yd)
• Size 7 MC: 9 balls (682m/746yd), CC: 2 balls (131m/144yd)
• Size 8 MC: 10 balls (758m/829yd), CC: 2 balls (157m/172yd)
• Size 9 MC: 11 balls (806m/882yd), CC: 3 balls (173m/190yd)
• Size 10 MC: 12 balls (906m/991yd), CC: 3 balls (186m/204yd)
• Size 11 MC: 12 balls (957m/1047yd), CC: 3 balls (195m/214yd)

Gauge: 18 sts and 24 rows in Stockinette stitch pattern over 10cm / 4in with larger needles (worked flat), after blocking.

Needle Size recommendations:

• 4.5mm (US7) straight or circular needles.
• 4mm (US6) straight or circular needles.

Notions: 3.5mm (US E-4) crochet hook to pick up stitches, 1 cable needle, 2 stitch markers, 4 stitch holders, blunt tapestry needle, measuring tape.

Measurement units: centimetres & inches