Lichen Vest by Elsa Luthi

Lichen Vest

Knitting
May 2026
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
500 - 1190 yards (457 - 1088 m)
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (10)
English
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A versatile vest that is intended to be knit in many different yarns for Tea Cozy Yarn Shop during the 2026 Puget Sound Local Yarn Store Tour. It is designed to be knit with two different color yarns in stockinette and seed stitch stripes, but can also be knit in a single color. The pattern is written to fit well over other garments, so it has some extra room under the arms to accommodate layering. The intended ease is approximately 3” but feel free to go up or down depending on your swatch and your preferred fit!

Needles
US 5 - main
US 3 - finishing

Gauge & Sizing
4” x 4” on main needles
20 stitches by 32 rows in stockinette stitch
20 stitches by 40 rows in seed stitch

Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (10)
Sizes result in the following finished bust circumference: 29 (33) 37 (41) 45 (49) 53 (57) 61 (65) inches
Yarn

Yarn Requirements
Stripes you will need yarn for your Main Color (MC) and Contrast Color (CC). The contrast is the seed stitch section.
MC requirements: 
2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 3 (3) skeins of La Bien Aimée Wensley Worsted (250yds/100g),
OR 3 (3) 3 (3) 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 (5) skeins of Sandnes Garn Duo (126yds/50g),
OR 275 (325) 350 (375) 400 (450) 475 (550) 575 (625) yds of DK weight yarn where you can get gauge.
CC requirements: 
1 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 3 (3) skeins of La Bien Aimée Wensley Worsted (250yds/100g),
OR 2 (3) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (4) 5 (5) skeins of Sandnes Garn Duo (126yds/50g),
OR 250 (275) 300 (350) 375 (400) 425 (500) 525 (575) yds of DK weight yarn where you can get gauge.

Solid Color Version requirements: 
3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 (5) La Bien Aimée Wensley Worsted (250yds/100g),
OR 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 (7) 8 (9) 9 (10) skeins of Sandnes Garn Duo (126yds/50g),
OR 525 (600) 650 (725) 775 (850) 900 (1050) 1100 (1200) yds of DK weight yarn where you can get gauge.