Very British Vest Pattern #359

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Spool Cotton #148, Men's Sweaters

MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Sports Yarn, 9 balls (1 oz. balls) of White and 1 ball each of Red and Blue for sizes 36 and 38; 10 balls of White and 1 ball each of Red and Blue for sizes 40 and 42.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size).

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:

Sizes	36	38	40	42
Chest	36"	38"	40"	42"
Length from top of shoulder	26"	26"	27"	27"
Width across back or front at shoulders	13"	13½"	14"	14½"
Length from underarm to lower edge	17"	17"	17½"	17½"
Gauge: 1 pattern (15 sts) makes 1¾ inches; 10 rows make 1 inch.
CABLE PATTERN … (A multiple of 15 sts, plus 1) 1st row: (Wrong side) P 2, * k 3, p 6, k 3, p 3. Repeat from * across, ending with p 2 instead of p 3. 2nd row: K 2, * p 3, k 6, p 3, k 3. Repeat from * across, ending with k 2 instead of k 3. 3rd and 4th rows: Repeat 1st and 2nd rows. 5th row: Repeat 1st row. 6th row: K 2, * p 3, slip the next 3 sts onto a double-pointed needle and hold at back of work; k the next 3 sts, then k the 3 sts from double-pointed needle; p 3, k 3. Repeat from * across, ending with k 2. Repeat these 6 rows for pattern.
Sizes	36	38	40	42
BACK … With No. 1 needles and Blue, cast on loosely	140 sts	148 sts	156 sts	164 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, changing colors as follows: 2 rows Blue, 2 rows Red, 6 White, 2 Red, 4 Blue, 2 Red, 2 White, 2 Red, 4 Blue, 2 Red, 6 White, 2 Red and 3 Blue.		All sizes
Break off Red and Blue; change to No. 3 needles and White, increasing evenly across row to	151 sts	166 sts	166 sts	181 sts
Work in pattern until piece measures, in all	16"	16"	16½"	16½"
There should now be completed	21 cables	21 cables	22 cables	22 cables
To shape armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows	10 sts	12 sts	11 sts	12 sts
Bind off at beginning of following 4 rows	4 sts	5 sts	4 sts	5 sts
Dec. 1 st at beginning of each row until there remain	99 sts	106 sts	112 sts	121 sts
Work straight until piece measures, from 1st row of armhole shaping	9½"	9½"	10"	10"
OR Until there are in all	37 cables	37 cables	39 cables	39 cables
To shape shoulders: Bind off at beginning of next 4 rows	8 sts	8 sts	9 sts	9 sts
Then bind off at beginning of next 2 rows	7 sts	10 sts	11 sts	12 sts
For back of neck bind off remaining	53 sts	54 sts	54 sts	61 sts
FRONT … Work ribbing as for Back.		All sizes
Change to No. 3 needles and White, and inc. evenly across row to	166 sts	166 sts	181 sts	181 sts
Work in pattern as on Back to underarm. To shape armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows	10 sts	12 sts	11 sts	12 sts
Then bind off at beginning of next 4 rows	4 sts	5 sts	4 sts	5 sts
To shape neck: Work to center front and divide work in half (on sizes 36 and 38 this will be in center of a cable; on sizes 40 and 42 division will be between cables). Take half the sts off on a stitch holder and work only over remaining	65 sts	61 sts	71 sts	68 sts
Dec. 1 st at both ends of every other row until there remain	49 sts	45 sts	55 sts	52 sts
Work armhole edge straight, but dec. 1 st at neck edge every	2nd row	3rd row	2nd row	3rd row
until there remain	23 sts	27 sts	29 sts	30 sts
Work straight until armhole measures same as Back armhole.		All sizes
To shape shoulder: Bind off at armhole edge, every other row, twice	8 sts	8 sts	9 sts	9 sts
Bind off the remaining	7 sts	11 sts	11 sts	12 sts
Pick up the sts from holder (since sizes 40 and 42 have 1 st more than for 1st Front, dec. this 1 st), and work 2nd Front to correspond.		All sizes
NECK BAND … With No. 1 needles and White, cast on	216 sts	216 sts	224 sts	232 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, changing colors as follows: 1 row White, 2 Red, 4 Blue, 2 Red and 3 White. Bind off loosely in ribbing.		All sizes
ARMHOLE BANDS (Make 2) … Sew up shoulder seams. With right side facing, using No. 1 needles and White, pick up	204 sts	208 sts	212 sts	216 sts
Work 9 rows in ribbing of k 2, p 2. Bind off loosely in ribbing.		All sizes
Block pieces, following measurements for blocking given at beginning of directions.
Sew band to neck, center of band at center back of neck; sew a seam diagonal to ribbing where ends meet at center front; fold back the free ends of band, and tack. Sew up underarm seams.

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