The Honeybee Vest is straight fitting vest with a snug neckband. The vest is worked top down, first flat and then in the round, in honeycomb stitch with two colours.

Sizes: AA (A) B (C) D (E) F (G) H (I)**

Chest circumference of garment: 85 (90) 95 (100) 105 (115) 125 (135) 145 (155) cm, meant to be worn with about 6 cm of ease
Length: 53 (53) 55 (57) 59 (61) 63 (65) 65 (67) 67 cm, measured from the top of the neck band
Armhole depth: 23.7 (25.3) 25.3 (26.8) 28.4 (28.4) 30 (31.6) 33.2 (33.2) cm

Gauge: 24 sts x 38 rows = 10 x 10 cm in honeycomb pattern on 4 mm needles, after washing and blocking.

Needles: Circular needles: 4 mm, 60 or 80 cm and 3 mm, 40 and 80 cm

Materials:
Drops Flora (50g=210m) or other light fingering yarn in two colours, 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (4)
skeins of colour 1 (420 (420) 630 (630) 630 (630) 630 (840) 840 (840) m) and 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (4) skeins of colour 2 (420 (420) 630 (630) 630 (630) 630 (840) 840 (840) m)

Mohair (25g=210m) in two colours, 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (4) skeins of colour 1 (420 (420) 630 (630) 630 (630) 630 (840) 840 (840) m) and 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (4) skeins of colour 2 mohair (420 (420) 420 (630) 630 (630) 630 (840) 840 (840) m).

The fingering yarn and the mohair are held together throughout the knitting, one strand each.

Note that sizes G, H and I have not been tested, if you want to knit those sizes please send me an email to knitagainst@gmail.com and I will send you the pattern for free in return for the total yardage that you used and some photos.

techniques needed are: Knitting flat, knitting in the round, knit increases, picking up stitches, slipping stitches, italian bind off, double knitting, knitted cast on or backloop cast on.

feel free to share your honeybee vests under the hashtag #honeybeevest on instagram and tag me @knitagainstthemachine