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.

The vest as a positive ease of 3-9cm. Choose the size according to the fit you prefer.

Experience level:
Advanced beginner

Gauge:
14stsx22rows on stockinette = 10x10cm or approximate
16sts = 10cm on twisted knit rib

Materials:

1. 4.5mm and 6mm circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.The size of the cord will depend on the size you knit. For the rib needles, pick a cord smaller than the waist size. For the body pick a cord smaller than the chest size.
2. Darning needle, scissors, stitch marker.

Suggested Yarn:
One strand of:
Drops Air (50g, 150m/164yd) OR
Sandnes Garn Kos (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
Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (25g, 212m/232yd) OR
Hobbii Friends Kid Silk (25g, 210m/230yd) OR
Rowan Kidsilk Haze (25g, 209m/229)

Any yarn that matches gauge will be fine.

The pdf includes all the steps for knitting your own vest, with instructions for 9 sizes.

Estimate of yarn needed:
- 355 (407) 462 (1041) 582 (647) 716 (786) 861 meters / 388 (445) 505 (570) 637 (708) 783 (861) 941 yards for each strand.

That is approximately 150 (150) 200 (200) 200 (250) 250 (300) 300 grams of Drops Air AND

50 (50) 75 (75) 100 (100) 100 (125) 125 grams of Drops Kid Silk OR
100 (100) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200 (250) 250 grams of Drops Flora

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.

Let me know if you have any questions!