Canela vest digital knitting pattern.

This vest has an oversized fit and is perfect for beginners. You’ll knit 2 panels with aran yarn, flat and bottom-up: one back panel and one front panel. These panels are joined and then you’ll add the neck and armhole ribbings.

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

Suggested Yarn:

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)

Materials:

• Estimate of yarn needed:
  345 (390) 465 (525) 585 (645) 735 (795) 870 meters / 377 (427) 509 (574) 640 (705) 804 (869) 951 yards. That is approximately 3 (3) 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 (6) 6 balls of Drops Air.
• 4mm needles for ribbing and 4.5mm needles for body, or necessary needles to obtain gauge.
• An extra 4.5mm needle (or smaller) for the three-needle cast-off.
• Darning needle, scissors, 1 stitch marker.

Gauge:

10 x 10 cm = 18 sts x 23 rows, blocked, with 4.5mm needles, or size needed to achieve gauge.

Experience: Advanced beginner.

Techniques:

Cast-on, knit, purl, 2x2 rib stitch, stockinette stitch, purl ridges, cast-off, left leaning decrease, right leaning decrease, pick-up stitches, three-needle cast-off. The PDF includes links to video tutorials for the techniques used in the pattern.

Please note that sizes 5-9 were not tested! If you’d like to test reach out to me through email/instagram.