FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
36¾ (41, 45½, 49, 53½) 57, 61½ , 65, 69½”
93.5 (104.5, 115.5, 124.5, 135.5) 145, 156, 165.5, 176.5 cm

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9

YARN
7 (8, 8, 9, 10) 11, 13, 14, 15mYak Baby Yak | Silk (127 yards / 116 meters/ 25 grams)
Or 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) 6, 7, 7, 8 skeins of a fingering weight yarn: Shibui Knits Koan (248 yds / 227 meters / 50 grams)

Sample in photographs:
mYak Baby Yak | Silk, Indra with 6 1” buttons
Shibui Knits Koan, Ivory (discontinued) with 10 ¾” buttons

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
Needle A (gauge needle): US 3 (3.25 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge, 16”, 24” circular needles and set of dpns.
Needle B (for side pattern): US 2 (2.75 mm), or one size smaller than gauge needle, 16” circular needle.
Needle C (for ribbing and collar): US 1.5 (2.5 mm) 16” and 24” circular needles.
Tapestry needle, cable needle, stitch markers, locking makers, waste yarn or holders, 10 ¾” or 6 1”buttons

GAUGE
26 sts and 34 rows for 4”/10 cm in Stockinette Stitch, blocked

NOTES
vest | 23 blends simplicity with complexity. Basic Stockinette and Rib stitches are elevated with grafting techniques, short rows, and tubular knit edges. Knit from the bottom up, live stitches at the shoulders of the front and back pieces are joined using the Kitchener grafting method. Armholes are finished with sewn hems rather than ribbing for a flat draped edge. Ribbed button/buttonhole bands become the side panels.

Skill level: 3 of 5