This is not a finished garment, this is a knitting pattern to create your own garment.

About the pattern
This is an intermediate drop shoulder scrappy vest in garter stitch which is completely reversible! This is the perfect project to use up any DK weight scraps in your stash. There is no seaming needed (yay!). The back yoke is shaped using German Short Rows, the shoulders are worked and then joined to the back yoke to knit the body. The body is worked back and forth. Stitches are picked up around the front to create a double knit button band and an I-cord edge is used to finish the arm holes.
This pattern includes 30 cm of positive ease in the circumference of the garment. This pattern includes optional bust shaping to give extra room for those who may need it.
For reference, my bust measures 82 cm, I am 5’5 and wearing a size M in the pictures at the end of the pattern. Sizes XS-4XL are available.

Techniques used
-Long tail cast on
-1 x 1 ribbing
-Garter stitch
-Switching needle size
-M1R and M1L (Make 1 Right and Make 1 Left)
-Picking up stitches
-Stretchy cast off / tubular bind off
-Italian cast on
-German short rows
-Backwards loop cast on
-Double knitting
-I-cord edging
-Sewing buttons
-K2tog and k2togtbl (knit 2 together and Knit 2 together through the back loop
-Sl1wyif (Slip 1 with yarn in front)

Gauge
20 sts x 40 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm (4” x 4”) garter stitch, after blocking, on 4 mm (US 6) needles.
Reaching gauge is very important to ensure the correct fit of the garment.

Materials
-4 mm (US 6) needles for the body
-3.5 mm (US 4) needles for ribbing and double knit button band
-3.5 mm (US 4) double pointed needles for I-cord edge
-Darning needle for bind off, weaving ends and sewing the buttons
-Tape measure
-6 buttons (size 28/ 18mm)
-Sewing thread for the buttons (or yarn can be used) and sewing
needle (optional)
-6 stitch markers

Yarn
Yarn used: DK weight yarn scraps with yardage approximately 50g = 150m (164 yds)
Colours used: Whatever your heart desires!

Yardage and Measurements
See images.