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Fiocco Vest is a year-round layering garment for babies and kids. It features a V-neck in the front and shaped neckline at the back. The pattern includes instructions both with and without short rows.

It is worked from the bottom up in the round up to the underarm, then the front and back are worked separately. Measurements are provided in both centimeters and inches.

Materials

Yarn

DK weight

Yardage requirement:

Main color (MC): 155 (195, 240, 260, 285) {305, 325, 400, 455} m / 170 (210, 265, 285, 315) {335, 355, 435, 495} yds, including 10% allowance

Contrasting color (CC): 50 (65, 55, 60, 65) {70, 75, 95, 110} m / 55 (70, 60, 65, 70) {75, 80, 105, 120} yds, including 10% allowance

Shown here:

MC : Lamana Como (100% Wool; 120 m/ 131 yds, 25 g/0.88 oz ball; color marble #11): 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) {3, 3, 4, 4} balls

CC : Lamana Como (100% Wool; 120 m/ 131 yds, 25 g/0.88 oz ball; color marble #57M): 1 ball

Needles

3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle of length 60 cm / 24 inches or longer; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

3.25 mm / US 3 circular needle of length 50 cm / 20 inches or longer, for the hem.

3.25 mm / US 3 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for armhole and neck edgings.

Notions

Stitch markers; yarn needle

Sizes

6mo (1yr, 2yr, 3yr, 4yr) {5yr, 6yr, 8yr, 10yr}

Shown in size 6yr, modeled on a skinny 7-year-old of height 124 cm / 4’1”.

Kids come in all sizes. Choose size based on the desired finished chest circumference (e.g. measuring an existing T-shirt) and adjust length as needed.

Finished Measurements

Finished chest circumference: 48.5 (54.5, 59, 62, 65) {66.5, 68.5, 74.5, 76} cm / 19 (21.25, 23.25, 24.25, 25.5) {26.25, 27, 29.25, 30} inches

Gauge

21 sts and 34 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches worked flat and in the round in Stockinette stitch on larger needle, blocked.

Required Skills

Decreases, increases, picking up stitches