A bumblebee of a child’s vest, knit in the round from the bottom up and designed to show off highly textured yarns.

Yarn: main color (mc) handspun – 180(220, 250, 280, 310) yd 165(201.2, 228.6, 256, 283) m worsted to aran weight wool, contrast color (cc) – 100(110, 125, 140, 150) yd 91.4(100.6, 109.7, 118.9, 128) m aran weight wool

Needles: 8-9 US 5-5.5 mm 16-24 in. 40.64-61 cm circular (for the two largest sizes, you may want the 24 in.) or whatever size needles you need to get gauge

Gauge: 4.5 sts/in. 2.5 cm in stockingnet stitch

Sizes: 2(4, 6, 8, 10) or to fit chest size 21(23, 25, 26.5, 28) in. 53.3(58.4, 63.5, 67.3, 71) cm