Pattern Notes
Do you have lots of fingering weight scraps leftover and can’t bear to throw them out? Small bits that just aren’t enough for a full project? This is the perfect project to use up all those odds and ends. And the best part? This sweater is modular requiring very little seaming and very few ends to weave in! Most ends are knit in as you go. A photo tutorial is provided for the modular bits and the knitting in of ends - this is a separate PDF file included with your purchase. Just to reiterate – you do not need to weave in most of the ends!

Color Notes
I opted to select a palette including browns, pinks, reds, grays - what I think of as a muted floral palette. But the sky is the limit when it comes to color!

To see what a more colorful version might look like, be sure to check out my End Times cardigan. In that design, I used every color of fingering weight yarn I had sitting around - no exceptions. I’m a firm believer that by adding more and different colors to a ridiculous degree will always result in a beautiful thing. Though I used one color for my sleeve and body edgings, you could totally use different colors to add to the scrappy look of the piece. There are loads of ways to customize this piece to make it your own!

I organized my scraps into light and dark piles. Colors are referred to as DC (dark color) and LC (light color). But feel free to mix this up as you please!

Construction Notes
The construction of this vest is pretty simple - it is made up mostly of squares, along with a few ypes of triangles for shaping. Strips of squares are made and joined to previous strips in a modular fashion. It’s very easy to adjust the length of this vest if you wish - just add more or fewer squares in the body section.

There is a diagram for each size to show how to assemble squares, strips, and the various shaping triangles. I recommend highlighting each instance of your size throughout the written pattern to help keep on track. Note that the shaping triangles in the diagrams are color coded to the corresponding sections in the written pattern.

Ends Notes
Squares are worked off of previously knit squares, and ends are worked in as you go. After working in ends, you can trim them to an inch or two long. But wait until after blocking to fully trim them to account for stretching during the blocking process.

Sizes
Extra Small/Small (Medium/Large, 1X, 2X, 3X/4X, 5X)
Shown in Extra Small/Small Size on a 34” bust.

Finished Measurements
Bust Circumference: 39 (45, 51, 57, 63, 69)”
Length: 20 (21.5, 21.5, 24.5, 24.5, 26)”

Materials
Fingering Weight Yarn – all the scraps! Each square requires approximately 3-4 yds.
• Total Yarn for Sweater: 800 (925, 1050, 1350, 1475, 1725) yds
• Yarn Needed for Ribbed Edgings: 200 (225, 275, 350, 375, 450) yds
Needle: US Size 2 (2.75 mm) 24” circular; US Size 1 (2.25 mm) 24” circular and set of dpns (for Edgings only)
Notions: Tapestry needle