Baby's First Vest by Deb Gemmell

Baby's First Vest

Knitting
September 2026
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
265 yards (242 m)
6 month size 20" chest
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

A top down vest for a 6 month old baby. Use short rows to create the V-neck.
This system of short rows for the V works if the stitches cast on for the 2 fronts and the Back of Neck are the same number of stitches. The neckband is worked first and then short rows are worked up against the neckband.