Hamilton Tartan Vest Pattern

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Hamilton Tartan Vest Pattern

SIZES 12-14-16

MATERIALS:
Chadwick's Red Heart Sock and Sweater Yarn, 3 Ply, Art. E.255, Shrink and Stretch Resist, 3 skeins (1 oz. pull-out skeins) of Scarlet for Size 12; 4 skeins for Sizes 14 and 16; 3 skeins of Skipper Blue and 1 skein of White for all sizes.
Milwards “Phantom” Aluminum Knitting Pins or Clark's O.N.T. Plastic Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size).
Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 2.
Buttons. Bobbins.

GAUGE: 7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch.

BLOCKING MEASUREMENTS:

Sizes  
12
14
16
Bust
33”
35”
37”
Width across back at underarm  
16½”
17½”
18½”
Width across each front at underarm
9”
9½”
10”
Width across back above armhole shaping 
11¼”
12”
12½”
Length from shoulder to lower edge
16½”
17½”
18”
Length of side seam   
9”
9½”
9½”
BACK … Starting at lower edge with Scarlet, cast on
96 sts
104 sts
110 sts
Work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row), increasing 1 st at both ends of every
7th row
7th row
8th row
until there are on needle
116 sts
124 sts
130 sts
Work without increasing until piece measures in all
9”
9½”
9½”
To Shape Armholes: Bind off 8 sts at the beginning of next 2 rows. Bind off 2 sts at the beginning of next 6 rows. Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain
80 sts
84 sts
88 sts
Work without decreasing until piece measures from first row of armhole shaping
7½”
8”
8½”
To Shape Shoulders: Bind off
8 sts
9 sts
7 sts
at the beginning of next
4 rows
6 rows
8 rows
On Size 12 only, bind off 10 sts at the beginning of next 2 rows. Bind off remaining
28 sts
30 sts
32 sts

NOTE: Vertical stripes are omitted on chart, to be worked later. When carrying unused color across, twist it around the other to prevent mak­ing holes, being careful not to pull yarn up too tightly.

Wind 1 bobbin of Scarlet. On Sizes 12 and 14, wind 4 bobbins of Skipper Blue; Size 16, wind 5 bobbins of Skipper Blue.
LEFT FRONT … Starting at lower edge with a bobbin of Scarlet, cast on 2 sts and work in pattern as follows: 1st row: K across. 2nd row: P across, increasing 1 st in each st. 3rd row: Inc 1 st in first st, k 2, inc 1 st in last st. 4th row: Inc 1 st in first st, p 4, inc 1 st in last st, drop Scarlet. 5th row: Attach a ball of White, with White inc 1 st in first st, p 1, k 5, inc 1 st in last st. 6th row: With White, inc 1 st in first st, p 6, k 1, p 1, inc 1 st in last st. Break off White. 7th row: With Scarlet, inc 1 st in first st, k 2, p 1, k 4, drop Scarlet, attach a bobbin of Skipper Blue, k 2 Skipper Blue, drop Skipper Blue, with Scarlet k 1, drop Scarlet, with Skipper Blue inc 1 st in last st. 8th row: With Skipper Blue, inc 1 st in first st, p 1, drop Skipper Blue, with Scarlet, p 1, drop Scarlet, with Skipper Blue p 2, drop Skipper Blue, with Scarlet p 4, k 1, p 3, inc 1 st in last st. 9th row: Attach a bobbin of Skipper Blue, with Skipper Blue inc 1 in first st, drop Skipper Blue, with Scarlet k 4, p 1, k 4, drop Scarlet, with Skipper Blue k 2, drop Skipper Blue, with Scarlet k 1, drop Scarlet, with Skipper Blue k 2, drop Skipper Blue, with Scarlet inc 1 st in last st. 10th row: With Skipper Blue inc 1 st in first st, drop Skipper Blue, (with Scarlet p 1, drop Scarlet, with Skipper Blue p 2, drop Skipper Blue) twice; with Scarlet, p 4, k 1, p 4, drop Scarlet, with Skipper p 1, inc 1 st in last st.
   Starting with the 11th row follow chart for pattern, keeping the knit and purl sts as established and increasing as indicated on chart until the 16th row is completed. 17th row: With right side facing and Skipper Blue p 1, (k 16, p 1) twice; inc 1 st in last st. Continue to follow chart until the 24th row is completed. 25th row: On Sizes 12 and 14, follow chart. On Size 16 only, with Scarlet k 3, p 1,  k 4, drop Scarlet, * with Skipper Blue k 2, drop Skipper Blue, (with Scarlet, k 1, drop Scarlet, with Skipper Blue k 2) twice; drop Skipper Blue, with Scarlet k 4, p 1, k 4. Repeat from * 2 more times. Continue to follow chart until top of chart is reached. Then, keeping continuity of pattern, repeat from A to B, increasing 1 st at side edge every

7th row
7th row
8th row
until there are on needle
61 sts
65 sts
69 sts
Work without increasing until piece measures at side edge
9”
9½”
9½”
To Shape Armhole: With right side facing, bind off 8 sts at the beginning of next row. Bind off 2 sts at armhole edge every other row 3 times. Dec 1 st at armhole edge every other row
4 times
6 times
7 times

At the Same Time
when piece measures 1 inch from first row of armhole shaping, dec 1 st at neck edge on next row and every 3rd row thereafter
17 times
18 times
20 times
Work without decreasing until piece measures from first row of armhole shaping, ending at armhole edge
7½”
8”
8½”
To Shape Shoulder: Bind off
8 sts
9 sts
7 sts
at the beginning of next row and every other row
twice
3 times
4 times
On Size 12 only, work one more row. Bind off remaining 10 sts.

RIGHT FRONT … Work as for Left Front, reversing shapings and chart, and making a buttonhole 3 sts in from front edge on the first White stripe after last inc at front edge and every White stripe thereafter until 6 buttonholes in all are made—to make a buttonhole, on one row bind off 3 sts and on next row cast on 3 sts to replace those bound off.

SLEEVE BINDING … With Skip­per Blue, cast on 12 sts. 1st row: P across. 2nd row: Inc 1 st in first st, k across to last 2 sts, k 2 tog. Repeat these 2 rows until piece is long enough to go around armhole edge. Bind off.

OUTER EDGE BINDING … Work as for Sleeve Binding until piece is long enough to go around all outer edges. Bind off.

VERTICAL STRIPES … With crochet hook and 2 strands of White, make a row of chain st in each of the purl rib sts.

Sew in all ends securely on wrong side. Block to measurements. Sew up side and shoulder seams. Sew on bind­ing. Sew on buttons to correspond with buttonholes.
Hamilton Tartan Vest Pattern
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