This is a knitting pattern suitable for intermediate knitters. The pattern uses the duplicate stitch technique to add a cherry tomato motif to the vest, which is a type of embroidery that looks like knitting. The vest has a crew neck, no sleeves, and is a full body length. The vest has no positive ease, meaning the bust of the sweater is very close to that of the person wearing it.

This sweater can be made for any gender in sizes XS through 5XL. The instructions are written per size, like so XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL.

Materials needed

• 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 (7) 8 (8) 8 skeins of Hobbii Extra Fine Merino XL in colour Midnight Blue (87) or a yarn with the same gauge
• 1 skein of the same yarn in colours Olive (109) and Orange Red (127).
• 3mm and 4mm circular needles in 60/80/100 cm depending on how big a size you’re making.
• 3mm circular needles in 20-30cm, OR use the same longer needles with magic loop method (for the ribbing)
• Scissors
• A tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• Scrap yarn or stitch holder of some sorts
• Stitch markers, preferably ones that you can open, for marking the colourchart

Techniques used and tutorials

• Long tail cast on

• Italian bind off

• Picking up stitches

• Backwards loop cast on

• Knit front back

• Duplicate stitch