Quality
100 % polyester
100 g / 90 m
Size: 36/38 (40/42)
Loop: Circumference: 60 cm, length: 30 cm
Required quantity:
Sweater vest: 400 (450) g
Loop: 200 g
Needle thickness: 8.0 – 9.0
Knitting pattern:
stocking stitch:
RSR: k st, WSR: p st
garter stitch:
RSR and WSR: k st
in rounds: p 1 rd, k 1 rd, alternate
Edge stitch:
garter stitch: Knotted edge:
knit at the end of the row, slip off as if to knit stocking stitch: chain edge stitch:
slip off at the end of the row as if to purl, knit at the beginning of the row: in case a k stitch follows, k it, if a p stitch follows, k through back loop
Tension sample:
stocking stitch: 12 stitches x 18 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm
garter stitch: 12 stitches x 22 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm
Knitting pattern: Deviating instructions for size 40/42 are given in brackets
Back:
Cast on 57 (62) st plus 2 est, and k 3 com (= 5 r) in garter stitch, starting with one WSR. Then continue as follows: 1 est, 3 st in garter st, 51 (56) in stocking st, 3 st in garter st, 1 est. In 11 cm (19 r) continue knitting in stocking stitch over all stitches. Bind off the stitches straight after a total length of 35 cm (= 63 rows) for the arm holes as follows:1 est, k 1, slip off 1 st knit-wise, k 1, pass slipped st over, knit up to 6 st before the end of the row, k 2 tog, k 3, 1 est. Repeat this decrease twice in every 2nd r (= 47 (52) st) After a total length of 55 (57) cm (= 99 (103) r) bind off 2 x 5 (6) st on both sides in every 2nd r for the shoulder slant. Loosely bind off the remaining 27 (28) stitches straight after a total length of 58 (60) cm (= 103 (107) rows).
Front:
knit like the back
Finishing:
Join the shoulder and side seams, leaving an 11 cm gap open at the lower side edges (= edge knitted in garter stitch)
Loop:
Cast on 72 st and close to form a rd, k in garter stitch, starting with 1 rd purl stitches. After a length of 30 cm (= 65 r) end with 1 rd of purl stitches, bind off st working k st.
Abbreviations:
RSR = right-side row • WSR = wrong-side row • st = stitch • r = row • rd = round • est = edge stitch • ri = right • le = left • rep = repeat • i. e. = in every • bs = both sides • b. o. = bind off • decr. = decrease • k. tog. = knit together