Cropped Hoodie Vest by Marilyn Losee

Cropped Hoodie Vest

Knitting
August 2008
Aran (8 wpi) ?
11 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 11 - 8.0 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
900 - 1350 yards (823 - 1234 m)
Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, XX-Large
English
This pattern is available for free.

No longer available at Caron website. Archive.org link provided.

SIZES
Small (Medium, Large, 1X, 2X)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

Bust
36 (40 1/2, 45, 48, 52 1/4)“/
91.5 (102.5, 114, 122, 132.5) cm

Length
20 (20 1/2, 21, 22, 23)“ /
51 (52, 53.5, 56, 58.5) cm

MATERIALS

Caron International’s Simply Soft Shadows (discontinued)
(100% acrylic; 3 oz/85g, 150 yds/137m ball):
18 (21, 24, 24, 27) oz
Shown in: #0004 Autumn
Note: Yarn is used double throughout.

Circular needle size 11 (8 mm), 24 - 36”/60 – 90 cm long

Circular needle size US 10 (6 mm), 16 and 24 – 36 “/40 and 60 – 90 cm long

Note: Circular needles are used to accommodate large number of sts; work back and forth in rows; optional instructions are given for working the armhole edging in-the-round on the shorter needle.

Additional needle, size 11 (8 mm), if working the optional 3-Needle Bind-Off on Hood (optional)

Jacket zipper – approximately 16 (16, 17, 18, 19)“/40.5 (40.5, 43, 46, 48) cm long, in color to match yarn

Decorative zipper pull (optional)
Stitch markers
Stitch holders or waste yarn
Yarn needle
Row counter (optional)

Special technique:
3-Needle Bind Off (Optional joining method for top of Hood)

From the pattern:
Vest is worked in one piece to underarm, including Seed st Front bands, then divided into Back and 2 Fronts; Seed st bands continue to the Neck edge. Hood is picked up around neck shaping and from sts on holders (Front bands and Back neck), then worked up to the top; optional instructions are given for joining the top with 3-Needle Bind-Off. Yarn is used doubled throughout.

Construction schematics are provided.