Overview

The Beata Vest is knit bottom up in the round. You start by working some 2x2 ribbing and move on to working the lace pattern. You then split for the armholes and shape them with a series of decreases. The top is then worked in a stockinette texture while you cast off and work some decreases to shape the neck. The piece is finished off with a 2x2 rib neck and armholes.
This piece is intended to be fairly cropped and works well styled with skirts and dresses.

Sizes
XS-S-(M-L-XL)-2X-3X-4X

Measurements
Bust
87-100-(114-126-140)-154-166-180
This includes roughly 6-14cm of ease.

Yarn
The sample is knit using a DK croft yarn from WYS held double but you can use a single strand of Aran instead.

You’ll need roughly 900-1020-(1125-1225-
1350)-1474-1575-1800m of your yarn if holding it double. Half the amount if you’re using just one strand of Aran.

Needles
-5.5 mm needles for the body and sleeves
-5mm needles for the ribbing, neck and armholes

Notions
-stitch markers
-waste yarn

Gauge
15 stitches x 24 rows = 10cm / 4 inches knit flat and in stockinette, using 5.5mm needles, blocked.