IBE is an oversized cardigan/vest that can be dressed up or down. It is ideal for layering.

IBE stands for Inspired By Eskandar, the British clothing designer. Eskandar’s patterns are based on rectangles, and IBE is too. It is worked bottom up in pieces with row-by-row instructions and then seamed. Design details include cozy pockets and a flattering curved hemline.

The reversible all-over texture is worked in a luscious 9-strand marl from Catherine Lowe. This gorgeous yarn is called Catherine Lowe Marl 5 and can be ordered here in 400 yd (364 m) balls in eight different colorways.

When you purchase the pattern you will see 10 pdfs that you can download, a main document and 9 size-specific row-by-row instructions. Download the main document first and use it to determine your size; then download the pdf for your size.

The yarn needed per size is:

1700 (2000, 2200) yd / 1555 (1830, 2015) m for sizes 0P (0M, 0L)
2000 (2300, 2600) yd / 1830 (2105, 2380) m for sizes 1P (1M, 1L)
2200 (2600, 2900) yd / 2015 (2380, 2655) m for sizes 2P (2M, 2L)