Top Man Vest Pattern #351

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Spool Cotton #148, Men's Sweaters
Top Man Vest Pattern #351

MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Sweater Wool, 10 balls (1 oz. balls) for size 38; 11 balls for sizes 40 and 42; and 12 balls for size 44.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size) and 1 pair No. 5 (4 mm. size).

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:

Sizes
38
40
42
44
Chest
38"
40"
42"
44"
Length from top of shoulder
25"
26"
26"
27"
Width across back or front at shoulders
13½"
14"
14½"
15"
Length from underarm to lower edge
16"
16½"
16½"
17"
Gauge: (Stockinette Stitch) 5½ sts make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch.
Sizes
38
40
42
44
BACK … With No. 3 needles cast on
96 sts
104 sts
110 sts
116 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for
3½"
4"
4"
4½"
Inc. evenly across last row to
105 sts
110 sts
116 sts
121 sts
Change to No. 5 needles and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) for
11¼"
all sizes
To shape armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows
7 sts
all sizes
Bind off at beginning of following 2 rows
4 sts
5 sts
6 sts
6 sts
Bind off at beginning of next 4 rows
2 sts
all sizes
Dec. 1 st at end of next 6 rows; then 1 st at both ends of every 3rd row until there remain
61 sts
64 sts
68 sts
71 sts
Work straight until piece measures, from 1st row of armhole shaping
9¾"
10¼"
10¼"
10¾"
To shape shoulders: Bind off at beginning of next 4 rows
7 sts
7 sts
8 sts
8 sts
Bind off loosely the remaining
33 sts
36 sts
36 sts
39 sts
FRONT … Work exactly as for Back until piece measures, in all
19"
19½"
19½"
20"
There are now on needle
61 sts
64 sts
68 sts
71 sts
Next row: With right side facing, knit
22 sts
23 sts
24 sts
25 sts
Bind off next
17 sts
18 sts
20 sts
21 sts
Knit remaining
22 sts
23 sts
24 sts
25 sts
Work over this last set of sts only, keeping armhole edge straight but decreasing 1 st at neck edge every 4th row until there remain
14 sts
14 sts
16 sts
16 sts
Work straight until armhole measures same as armhole of Back.
All sizes
Bind off at armhole edge, every other row, twice
7 sts
7 sts
8 sts
8 sts
Attach yarn and work opposite side to correspond.
All sizes
NECK BAND … With No. 3 needles cast on
9 sts
all sizes
Work in garter st (k each row) for
22"
23½"
23½"
25"
Bind off.
All sizes
ARMHOLE BANDS (Make 2) … Work as for neck band for
19"
20"
20"
21"
Block pieces, following measurements for blocking given at beginning of directions. Sew up underarm and shoulder seams. Sew armhole band along edges of armhole, having seam at underarm. Sew band around neckline, having seam on left shoulder; mitre band at corners to fit square neckline.
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