MEANDER VEST

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Meander vest is a tank top-like vest with a cable pattern suitable for many styles and situations. It is a simple garment yet the meander pattern and many details make it a very interesting piece.

The vest is also fun to knit. I believe that whoever might knit this vest will learn a new technique or two and thoroughly enjoy the process of making it.

I recommend a worsted weight (non-superwash, woollen spun if possible) or a combination of a lace and sportweight/DK yarn if you’d like to work with mohair. Please note that mohair can overpower the cable pattern due to its fuzz.

SIZES

1 (2, 3, 4, 5), [6, 7, 8, 9]

FINISHED BUST MEASUREMENTS

83 (94, 105, 114, 125), [134, 145, 154, 165] cm / 33, (37.25, 41.5, 45, 49.5), [53, 57.5, 61, 65.25] inch

FINISHED SHOULDER WIDTH

33 (34, 37, 38, 39), [40, 42, 43, 44] cm / 13 (13.5, 14.5, 15, 15.5), [16, 16.5, 17, 17.5] inch

TO FIT SHOULDER WIDTH OF

35.5, (36.5, 38, 39, 40.5), [41.5, 43, 44, 45.5] cm / 14 (14.25, 15, 15.25, 16), [16.25, 17, 17.25, 18] inch

LENGTH

50 (52, 55, 55, 56), [59, 61, 63, 67] cm / 19.75 (20.5, 21.75, 21.75, 22.25), [23.25, 24, 25, 26.5] inch for the back (adjustable)

POSITIVE EASE

8-10 cm/ 3-4 inch (for bust circumference)

Note: Please be aware that adjusting the length of the garment or the needle size you need to achieve the stated gauge will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

The vest shown is a size 2 with 10 cm (approx. 4 inch) of positive ease.

YARN

You need 2 (2, 3, 3, 3), [3, 4, 4, 4] skeins of Gilliat from DeRerum Natura (185 m/50 g; woolen spun, French mérinos d'Arles and black Portuguese merino) or 438 (487, 550, 599, 666), [716, 779, 831, 905) m / 479 (532.5, 601.5, 655, 728.5), [783, 852, 909, 990] yds of a similar yarn.

The sample is knitted with Gilliat from DeRerum Natura in the colourway Poivre.

NEEDLES

4.5 mm / US 7 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches

Another circular needle with a narrower tip than the main needle (cable length is not important)

GAUGE

18 sts and 26 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in stockinette stitch worked both flat and in the round after washing and blocking

NOTIONS

stitch markers (14)

one circular needle smaller than the one used for the vest

waste yarn/stitch holder

tapestry needle

blocking tools