C194

Cascade128Superwash
WeskitVest

Designedby
BettyBalcomb
 CASCADE128WESKIT




WhenIwasinjuniorhigh,backinthedaysofschooldresscodes,oneofthetrendystyleswas
anoutfitofawoolplaidskirtpairedwithamatchingshortpullovervestwornoveranoxford
clothshirt.WecalledthevestaWeskit.IwasreminiscingaboutthoseclothesandhowcoolI
feltwearingthemwhenIdesignedthissweatervest.Theweskitworksupquicklyandeasily
withCascadeswonderful128superwash,alovelysoftbulkyyarn.

Materials:4(4,5)skeinsofCascade128SuperwashYarn,Picturedweskitiscolor#867.Size10
16and2936needlesandsize101/22936circularneedlesORNEEDLESREQUIREDTO
OBTAINGAUGE.Stitchholders,cableneedle.

Gauge:14stitchesto4inchesinstockinettestitchonlargerneedles.

Sizes:small(medium,large).Picturedweskitissmall.Instructionsareforsmallwithchanges
inparentheses.Ifonlyoneinstructionisgiven,itappliestoallsizes.

Measurements:
Bust:38(40,42)
Length:23(24,25)

Glossary:

C4BSlip2ststocableneedle,holdinback,K2stsfromleftneedle,K2stsfromcableneedle
C4FSlip2ststocableneedle,holdinfront,K2stsfromleftneedle,K2stsfromcablenee
dle
C8BSlip4ststocableneedle,holdinback,K4stsfromleftneedle,K4stsfromcablenee
dle
PMplacemarker

Directions:

NOTE:Theweskitstartswith2separateballsofyarn,workedbackandforthon2separate
piecesoffabric.TheseareNOTbackandfront,theyareleftsideandrightside.Afterafew
rowstheywillbejoinedintoasinglepieceworkedintherounduntilthearmholeshaping.
Thenthegarmentwillbefinishedfirstbackandthenfronts.Irecommendreadingtheentire
directionsbeforebeginningandthenreadingtheentirebackandfrontdirectionsbeforebe
ginningeachofthem.YouwillbedoingthingsATTHESAMETIME.

Lowerbody:Usingseparateballsofyarnand2936smallerneedles,CO70(74,78)sts2
times.Workingeachsetofstsseparately,work3rowsofseedstitch.Rows1and3areK1,PI
acrossrowendingKI.Row2isP1,K1acrossrowendingP1.Changetolargerneedlesandset
pattern.Row1K4,P2,K26(28,30),P1,K4,P1,K26(28,30),P2,K4acrosseachsetofsts.
Row2P4,K2,P26(28,30),K1,P4,K1,P26(28,30),K2,P4acrosseachsetofsts.Repeatrows
1and2workingaC4Bonthemiddle4stitcheson3rdrow(notcountingseedst)andthen
every4throw.These4stitchcableswillformthesideseams.Continueuntilbothpieces
measure3endingwithawrongsiderow.Onthelastrow,stopwhiletherearestill4stson
theleftneedle.Joinpiecesintotheroundonthenextrowasfollows.Slipthe4stsremaining
ontherightneedleontoacableneedleandholdinback,K4fromleftneedle,K4fromcable
needle(thisisaC8Bandsitsinthemiddleoftheback),continueinpatternuntil4stsbefore
endoffirstpiece,workanotherC8Bjoiningthe2piecestogetheragainandformingthemid
dlefront.Placeamarkertoindicatewhichistheback.Your140(144,146)stsshouldnowbe
joinedintheround.Continueworkingintheround,maintainingpatternasestablishedby
workingC4Bsateachsideseamevery4throwandworkingC8Bsatcenteroffrontandback
every6throw.Thismeanskeepingtrackof2setsofnumbersatthesametime,butitsoon
becomesobviousandeasy.Continueintherounduntilgarmentmeasures13(14,141/2)
fromcastonedge.

Back:Onnextrowdivideforbackandfronts.Workinpatterntothemiddleofthefirst4stitch
cable.Placethefront70(74,78)stsontoaholderstartingandendingatthemiddleofthe4
stitchcables.Workingonthe70(74,78)stswhichcontainthemarkerforthebackandwork
ingtheC8Binthecenterevery6throw,BO4stsatthebeginningofthenext2rows.Decrease
1stateachsideonthenext3rightsiderows,byworkinganSSK1stinfromrightedgeand
K2tog1stbeforeendofleftedge,56(60,64)stsremain.Workeven,continuingtoworkC8B
atcenterbackevery6throwuntilbackmeasures23(24,25)fromcastonedge.K15(16,17),
BOcenter26(28,30)sts,K15(16,17).Placetheshoulderstsonholdersforlaterjoiningto
frontswith3needlebindoff.

Fronts:Place70(74,78)stsfromholderontoneedles.BO4stsatbeginningofrowandwork
inpatterntomiddleofC8B.Joinnewballofyarnandworkinpatterntoendofrow.Working
bothsidesatonceandbeingcarefultokeepsidesseparate,BO4stsatthebeginningofthe
nextrowand1steachsideatarmholeedges3timesasonback.ATTHESAMETIME,formV
neckbyworkingdecreasesoneachsideofneckedgebydoingaK2tog2stsbeforethepurlsts
beforetheneckedgecableandanSSK2stsafterthepurlstsaftertheneckedgecable,every
otherrow4timesandevery4throwuntilthereare15(16,17)stsoneachside.ANDALSOAT
THESAMETIME,workaC4BattheleftneckedgeandaC4Fattherightneckedgeevery4th
row.(Notethatthecablesfallattheedgesofthenecksidesandformtheneckborder,no
needtocomebackandpickupstitchestocreateaneckborderlater.)Continueuntilfronts
measure23(24,25)fromcastonedgeorsamelengthasback.Joinshoulderswith3
needlebindoff.

Armholeborders:Using16smallerneedles,withrightsidefacing,beginningatcenterofei
therarmhole,pickupandknit1stineachoftheboundoffstsand1stin2outofevery3rows
uponesideanddowntheotherendingwith1stineachoftheothersetofboundoffsts.The
numberofstsdoesntmattersolongasitisanoddnumberandthesidesare1stitchoffof
beingthesame(toallowfortheoddnumberofstitches).PMandjoinintheroundandwork
3rowsofseedstitch.Bindoffreasonablyloosely.Worksecondarmholetomatch.

Finishing:Nosewingneededjustweaveinends,closingupsmallholesatunderarmasyou
weaveinthenearbytail.