Crystal Palace Yarns
free knit vest pattern
A Sampler Stitch Sleeveless
in Taos - all the color comes from the striated colors in the Taos yarn.
Above in col. #03, AdobeBelow is another colorway
Taos #09 - "Tucson"
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patterns for knitting & felting -
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TAOS
Sampler Shell pattern
Sizes: 37.5 (41, 45, 49.25)" finished sizes
Materials:
5 (5, 6, 7) - 50 gr balls
Crystal Palace
Taos color
#03 "adobe"
Crystal Palace Bamboo or DAISY SP Needles size 9, 16" circular needles size 8
- also shown in color #09 - Tucson
Gauge: 19 sts and 28.5 rows/4 inches (10 cm), in St st on size 9 needles, or needle size to give this gauge. For correct sizing, be sure to do a gauge swatch. The stitch gauge is more important than the row gauge if you cannot match both. Note: if you get gauge on size 8 needles, use size 7 circular needles for bottom band and neck band.
[Note: This pattern was edited to correct numbers at shoulders and neckline
Dec 17, 2006.]
Abbreviations:
BO-bind off; beg - begin(ning),
cont-continue; CO-cast on; k-knit; k3tog -
knit 3 together, p-purl; ptwist - purl st in back of loop, rep-repeat; RS-right
side; St(s)-stitch (es); tog - together, WS- wrong
side, yo - yarn over
SL2, k1, psso - (vertical double decrease used in Neck Band
Pattern) - insert needle into 2nd and 1st sts as if to k2 tog, but slip both sts
to right needle, k next st from left needle, then pass 2 slipped sts tog over
the k st.
Pattern Stitches
The pattern stitches are all shown on the Chart for
this shell in PDF format - click here
to see & print chart.
Bands of simple stitch patterns are used across this shell: Stockinette St (St
st), 1-1 broken rib, 2-2 seed st, garter st (knit all rows), single row of
simple eyelets (YO + Knit 2 together). The neck band is formed with a simple
purl-together stitch.
Neck Band Pattern St
(10 rounds, 8 st rep, worked from RS on circular needle)
[edit Rnd 3 - mar 25, '07]
Rnd 1: K
Rnd 2: P
Rnd 3: *K1, yo, k2, SL2, k1, psso, k2, yo* rep from *
Rnd 4: *P1, ptwist, p5, ptwist, p1, ptwist; p5, ptwist* rep from *
Rnd 5, 7, & 9: Work Rnd 3
Rnd 6 & 8: Work Rnd 4
Rnd 10: P1, ptwist, p1, P3 tog, p1, ptwist, p1, ptwist, p1, p3tog, p1,
ptwist
Instructions
Print out the chart at the link above and refer to it as you read
the pattern below.
Back
With smaller needles CO 88 (97, 107, 117) sts. Work first 12
rows of the chart (garter st) using circular needle to knit back-and-forth for
approx. 1.25"
Change to larger needles and
Begin Chart
Rows 1-14: St st
Row 15: work eyelet row: k1, *yo, k2tog,* rep across row
Row 16 (WS): P
Rows 17-32: Work Chart (2-2 seed st)
Rows 33:46: Work Chart (St st)
Rows 47-48: Rep Rows 15-16
Rows 49-66: Work Chart (garter st)
Rows 67-80: Work Chart (St st)
Rows 81-82: Rep rows 15-16
Rows 83-98: Work Chart (1-1 broken rib)
Rows 99-112: Work Chart (St st)
Rows 113-114: Rep Rows 15-16
Rows 115-132: Work Chart (garter st)
[For Smallest size Row 132 will be approx. where BO is made for back of neck. For
larger sizes, return to Rows 1-14 of chart and follow sequence again until
desired length to back of neck is reached.]
Following rows of chart, beg
armhole bind off when work measures 11.75” (12.25, 13.25. 15.25” from beg. BO 7
(7, 8, 9) sts beg next 2 rows. BO 3 sts beg next 2 rows. BO 2 sts beg next 2
rows. Dec 1 st at each end every other row 1 (3, 4, 5) times; every 4 rows 1
time and every 8 rows 1 time. 59 (63, 69, 75) sts remain.
Work until armhole measures 7.25 (7.75, 8.25. 8.75)”.
Shape Neck
Work across 17 (18, 20, 23) sts, bind off 25 (27, 29, 29) center
sts for neck, join second ball of yarn and work remaining sts.
Working both sides at the same time, BO 4 (4, 4, 5) sts at each neck edge one
time, 3 (3, 3, 4) sts at neck edge 1 time and 1 st every other row 1 time. 9
(10, 12, 13) sts remain. Work until armhole measures 8 (8.5, 9, 9.5)”.
Shape Shoulder
BO 4 (5, 6, 6) sts at each shoulder edge once and 5
(5, 6, 7) sts at each shoulder edge once.
Front [neck shaping edit mar 25, '07]
Work same as for Back. When piece meas 18.25 (18.75, 20.25, 22.75)" from
beginning
[at approx rows 122 (124, 136, 154)], work front neck shaping: work 20 (22, 23,
25) sts to center 19 (19, 23, 25) sts, attach 2nd ball of yarn. BO center sts
loosely, work remaining sts. Working both sides at once, BO 3 at each neck edge
once; 2 sts at each neck edge 2 times; dec 1 st each neck edge 4 (5, 4, 5) times. [9
(11, 12, 13) sts remain. Cont in Chart Rows Pattern until piece measures same as back. Work shoulder shaping same as Back. Sew shoulder seams.
Neck Edging
With smaller circular needle and RS facing, pick up 104, 104,
104, 120 sts around neck. Knit one row, purl one row. Work 10 rows Neck Band
Pattern St shown at top of this page. BO.
Armhole Edging
With smaller circular needle, RS facing, pick up 94 (104, 104,
118 ) sts along armhole edge.
Work 8 rows of garter st back and forth on circular needle.
Rep for other armhole.
Finishing
Seam sides. Weave in ends on WS.
Crystal Palace Yarns 160 23rd St, Richmond, CA 94804
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