Standpatter Vest Pattern #362

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Spool Cotton #148, Men's Sweaters
Standpatter Vest Pattern #362

MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Shetland Floss, 7 balls (1 oz. balls) for size 36; 8 balls for size 38; 9 balls for sizes 40 and 42.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 4 (3½ mm. size).

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:

Sizes
36
38
40
42
Chest
36"
38"
40"
42"
Length from top of shoulder
25"
25"
26"
26"
Width across back or front at shoulders
13"
13½"
14"
14½"
Length from underarm to lower edge
16"
16"
16½"
16½"
Gauge: (Stockinette Stitch) 7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch.
Sizes
36
38
40
42
FRONT … With No. 1 needles cast on
140 sts
150 sts
160 sts
170 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for
3½"
3½"
4"
4"
Dec. evenly across next row
14 sts
16 sts
20 sts
22 sts
Change to No. 4 needles and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) over remaining
126 sts
134 sts
140 sts
148 sts
Until piece measures, in all
15"
15"
15½"
15½"
To shape armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows
7 sts
7 sts
8 sts
8 sts
Bind off at beginning of following 4 rows
2 sts
3 sts
3 sts
4 sts
Dec. 1 st at end of each row until there remain
78 sts
82 sts
86 sts
90 sts
Work straight until piece measures, in all
19¾"
19¾"
20¼"
20¼"
Next row: Work across
32 sts
34 sts
35 sts
37 sts
Bind off for neck shaping next
14 sts
14 sts
16 sts
16 sts
Work across remaining
32 sts
34 sts
35 sts
37 sts
Now work over the last set of sts only, binding off 2 sts at neck edge every other row
3 times
all sizes
Then dec. 1 st at neck edge every other row until there remain
18 sts
20 sts
20 sts
22 sts
Work straight until piece measures, from 1st row of armhole shaping
9½"
9½"
10"
10"
To shape shoulders: Bind off at armhole edge, every other row, twice
9 sts
10 sts
10 sts
11 sts
Attach yarn and work opposite side to correspond.
All sizes
BACK … Work as for Front, omitting neck shaping, until armhole measures same as Front armhole.
All sizes
To shape shoulders: Bind off at beginning of each row
9 sts
10 sts
10 sts
11 sts
until there remain
42 sts
42 sts
46 sts
46 sts
Bind off loosely for back of neck.
All sizes
Sew up right shoulder.
All sizes
NECK BAND … With right side facing, using No. 1 needles, pick up along entire neck edge
160 sts
160 sts
164 sts
164 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 1 inch. Bind off in ribbing.
All sizes
Sew up left shoulder, including neck band.
All sizes
ARMHOLE BANDS (Make 2) … With right side facing, using No. 1 needles, pick up along entire armhole
180 sts
180 sts
184 sts
184 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 1 inch. Bind off in ribbing.
All sizes
Block pieces, following measurements for blocking given at beginning of directions. Sew up underarm seams, including bands.
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