Reversible Vestee Pattern #2037

Materials: J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen or Clark's O.N.T. Cronita, 2 balls of Ecru. Milward's Casein knitting pins, 1 pair of No. 1 (2½ mm. size). 10 small pearl buttons and 2 larger buttons.

The back and front pieces of this vestee are worked differently, giving an entirely new effect when reversed. The Zig Zag piece is worked vertically (rows running from waist to shoulder) and the Fagoting piece is worked horizontally (rows running from side to side). The Fagoting piece worn front gives a very attractive V neckline, and the Zig Zag piece worn front gives the popular high neckline.

Zig Zag Piece

Cast on 110 sts. K plain for 3 ridges. Then start Zig Zag pattern. 1st row: K 5, * thread over, sl 1 st, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 2, repeat from * ending row with k 7. 2nd and all even rows: K 5, purl across to within 5 sts from end, k last 5 sts. 3rd row: K 6, * thread over, sl 1 st, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 2, repeat from * ending with thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 6. 5th row: K 7, * thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 2, repeat from * ending with thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 5. 7th row: K 8, * thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 2, repeat from * ending with thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 4. 9th row: K 7, k 2 together, * thread over, k 2, k 2 together, repeat from * ending with thread over, k 5. 11th row: K 6, k 2 together, * thread over, k 2, k 2 together, repeat from * ending with thread over, k 6. 13th row: K 5, k 2 together, * thread over, k 2, k 2 together, repeat from * ending with thread over, k 7. 15th row: K 4, k 2 together, * thread over, k 2, k 2 together, repeat from * ending with thread over, k 8. 16th row: Same as 2nd row. Repeat from beginning of 1st row for 9½ inches or desired width. K plain for 3 ridges. Bind off.

Shoulder Straps

Pick up 21 sts for shoulder (1 st in each of the first 21 ridges made along a short side of the Zig Zag piece). K 8 ridges, then increase on inner side every 6th row (by knitting 2 sts in 2nd st from end) until there have been 4 increases made. Then knit 3 ridges. (20 ridges in all). Then k 2, k 2 in each st, k 2 (46 sts). Begin in Fagoting pattern: K 5, * thread over, k 2 together, k 1, repeat from * ending with k 5 after last k 1. Repeat this row for 10 ridges. Then increase every 4th ridge at inner side until 5 increases have been made, working as follows: k 5, thread over, k 1, thread over, k 2, * thread over, k 2 together, k 1, repeat from * ending outer side with k 5. On return row, end inner side with thread over, k 2 together, k 1 in same st, k 5. Work other shoulder to match.

Fagoting Piece

Work across both shoulders, knitting plain the center 10 sts. Continue until work reaches down to waistline (about 12½ inches of fagoting pattern), then knit plain for 20 rows (waistband). Bind off. On each side of fagoting side crochet a ch-14 loop and a row of s c over this loop. On Zig Zag side, sew the large pearl buttons to correspond. Sew 10 small pearl buttons down the center of the fagoting piece.