The Belle vest has a boxy fit, is cropped and tighter at the waist. There is a seamless option too, without rolled armholes and neck.

To make the vest you’ll knit the body in the round until you separate for the armholes, where you’ll knit flat. The shoulders are joined and then you’ll add the neck and armhole ribbings.

SIZES
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL

SIZE GUIDE
The vest has approximately 5 cm 2 inches of positive ease.

FIT
Regular

DIFFICULTY
Intermediate

GAUGE
On 6mm US 10 needles
10x10 cm 4 x 4 inches = 14 stitches x 22 rows in stockinette stitch

NEEDLES
Circular needles: 6mm US 10 / 80 or 100 cm 32 or 40 inches and 4.5mm US 7 / 40 cm and 60 or 80 or 100 cm 16 inches and 24 or 32 or 40 inches.

OTHER NOTIONS
Darning needle, scissors, 1 stitch marker.

SUGGESTED YARN 12ply/chunky/bulky
One strand of Drops Air (50g, 150m/164yd) OR Hobbii Divina (50g, 150m/164yd) OR Wool and the Gang Feeling Good Yarn (50g, 130m/142yd) HELD TOGETHER WITH one strand of Drops Kid Silk (25g, 210m/230yd) OR Drops Flora (50g, 210m/230yd) OR Hobbii Friends Kid Silk (25g, 210m/230yd)

MATERIALS
150 (150) 200 (200) 200 (250) 250 (300) 300g of Drops Air AND 50 (50) 75 (75) 100 (100) 100 (125) 125g of Drops Kid Silk

METERAGE/YARDAGE
355 (407) 462 (1041) 582 (647) 716 (786) 861 meters 388 (445) 505 (570) 637 (708) 783 (861) 941 yards of each strand.

Techniques used in the pattern:

Long-tail cast-on, twisted rib, KFB increase, K2TOG, P2TOG, seed stitch in the round, seed stitch flat, rolled neck, three-needle bind-off, pick-up stitches, knit cast-off.

The pattern includes links to tutorials of all the techniques listed above.