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DESCRIPTION

The CHORE VEST is the knitting pattern your pocket-seeking hands have been dreaming of. This vest combines timeless simplicity with structure and wearability for a layering piece that is as practical as it is pretty. The folded hem, button band, and armholes provide stability for the yarn-ball-sized pockets, while bust darts, hip shaping, and side seam slits allow for comfortable movement without gaping buttons anywhere. Stand, sit, crouch, garden, knit, hike, lounge — this vest is designed for you to do things in!

→ Click here to download a free preview with all the pattern details, including sizing information, yarn requirements, gauge and needles, and a full schematic.

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SIZING

To choose your size, measure the circumference of your torso around the fullest part of your bust/chest and choose the size that fits with 4-6” of positive ease. If you are between sizes, choose the size that will get you closest to 2-6” of positive ease at the hips.

Sizes by finished body circumference:
In inches: (32.75, 38, 42.5) [46.75, 51.25, 55.5] {60, 64.25, 67.75}
In centimeters: (82, 93, 104) [115, 126, 137] {148, 159, 170}

In the pattern photos, Jaq is wearing a size 7 with size C bust darts, +6” of ease at the bust, and +4” of ease at the hips.

→ To see how the Chore Vest looks across the size range with varying amounts of ease, check out the test knitting round up here!

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GAUGE, NEEDLES, NOTIONS

Gauge: 22 sts and 32 rows over 4”/10cm in stockinette after blocking

Recommended needles: US 4 (3.5mm) 40”/100cm circular needle

Notions: stitch markers, locking stitch markers, darning needle, extra needle in size smaller than main needles (for 3-needle bind off), 4-5 15mm buttons

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YARN

This vest is designed for a fingering weight wool/wool blend. I used a local speical edition yarn from EWE Fibers in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Yards: (1075, 1175, 1300) [1400, 1500, 1600] {1725, 1850, 1975}
Meters: (980, 1070, 1185) [1275, 1365, 1455] {1570, 1685, 1795}

Other suitable yarns:

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Holst Garn Supersoft
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Sport
BC Garn Bio Balance GOTS

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Malabrigo Finito
The Fibre Co. Amble

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Magpie Fibers Swanky Sock
Wandering Flock Fingering Singles
Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering

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VIDEO TUTORIALS

CHORE includes the following original video tutorials:

1. German short rows
2. Pick up & knit (pu&k)
3. Pick up & knit (specifically for the shoulders)
4. Flat 3-needle bind off

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SHARING

See pictures of other Chore vests and share pictures of your own progress on Instagram with the hashtag #ChoreVest. Be sure to tag @jaqcieslak too!

All of my garment patterns are #sizeinclusive up to at least a 60” full chest circumference.