Purple Cutest Vest

Back

 Front Neck.

 Front when worn.

 Back right shoulder when on. (leaning slightly forward)

 

Size 8 and 9 needles: 2 regular skeins of

worsted yarn.

This is the front side and you will make two because this buttons up the front. Cast on 32 stitches, work rib in 1 by 1 rib for 2 1/2 inches. Change to size 9 needles if you used size 8 for the rib and with the size 9 work 9 inches in stockinette before making the coiled rope cables. More in a minute about the coiled rope cables and the binding off for armholes. The front gets its decorative edge from the added ribbing around the neckline in larger 2 by 2 rib and down the center front. The neckline starts a little low, just at the 9 inch mark. Bind off three on the knit row, purl a row, bind off two the next knit row (at edge where the center neck is, not the armhole), purl then bind off one stitch per knit row until you are working with 15 stitches, center one bobble in this row on each side. At the same time work two sets of coiled rope on side seam

*purl 2, put 3 stitches on cable needle, to front of work and work next three stitches before working three stitches from cable holder, now purl 2 more,* knit two , repeat from{* to * }except put cable to back of work. Reverse direction for other side for the neckline bind off and the cable back or front of work instructions. After 10 rows, bind off 9 stitches for armholes, which makes a square edge that looks cute.

The Bobbles and Pom Pom stitches are scattered at 2 per each 5th row after the final coiled rope area at center back at a rate of two bobbles at ends of rows working in to the third group  which has three bobbles evenly spaced across. Just before binding off for back neck two bobbles are centered just under the neck with about 12 stitches between them. The shoulder area has one bobble on each shoulder within 16 shoulder stitches.

The Back: The back incorporates more different stitches than the front. Cast on 52 stitches with size 9 needles and work 1 by 1 inch rib stitch for 2 1/2 inches. A coiled rope cable is worked with 6 stitches per rope. The back has two groups of 2 ropes at the very bottom and one more group of of two coiled rope at the center back near the middle of the spine area.

These coiled ropes ✶are worked after (on lower area) knit three, with *purl 1, put 3 stitches on cable needle, to front of work and work next three stitches before working three stitches from cable holder, now purl 1 more,* knit two , repeat from{* to * }except put cable to back of work, knit 14. Repeat from * to * with cable 3 hold put to back of work the first time and with it held to front of work the second{* time*}.✶

After the rib hem, Knit one row and increase 2 stitches evenly spaced across. Purl next row. Knit 3rd row increasing 2 stitches evenly spaced across. Purl next row. Now work one knit row and one purl row before beginning the coiled rope area.

Row one and three: knit 3, purl 1, knit 6 purl 1, knit 18, purl 1 knit 6, purl 1, knit 3. Row 2, 4 and 6  purl 3, knit 1, purl 6, knit 1, purl 18, knit 1, purl 6, knit 1, purl 3. Row 5✶ for one set of  put to front and back of work, rows 5 of pattern is here✶-✶ plus 6 rows more with knit 3, purl 1, knit 6, purl 1, knit 18, purl 1, knit 6, purl 1, knit 3. Now work about 5 inches in stockinette stitch while increasing 4 more stitches in one of the rows before reaching the coiled rope area, after knitting across 21 stitches, center ✶-✶, knit 21 more equaling 60 stitches. At the same time when the total area after the ribbed hem equals 11 inches bind off 8 stitches for armholes straight across.

For neck and front binding cast on 252 stitches on size 9 needles and work in 2 by 2 rib for 1 inch. Incorporate button holes on one front edge if desired or just work buttons throught the weave. Place 5 buttons 3 inches apart starting one inch from very bottom on left front.

Bobbles: If you don't know how to make a bobble, add a ready made pom pom or tie a yarn or ribbon there. Even put embroidery if you like.

The Bobble requires knitting into one stitch repeatedly.

Bobble is coming soon.

Bobble

Work a knit stitch into first the front and then the back of the next stitch on the needle, the stitch where you want the bobble to surface on the finished piece. now, do it again. Next purl these four knit stitches, then proceed to knit into the purled stitches, as is you were knitting across a whole piece in stockinette, knit and purl the stitches one more time. Now, slip the stitches, one at a time over the first stitch, leaving one stitch on the needle as a bobble makes no difference in stitch count to the row.