Snow Vest by Pernille Larsen

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Snow Vest is worked from the bottom up, both flat and in the round, holding 1 strand of Merino + 1 strand of Soft Silk Mohair together throughout. The vest features a Fair Isle winter landscape with snow and fir trees all around the bottom of the body.

You start working the body in the round up to the underarms. Here, work is divided and front and back are finished separately working back and forth while shaping armholes and neckline at the same time. Stitches for the neckband and armhole edges are picked up and finished in rib. The Fair Isle pattern is charted only

Sizes

1 (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) year(s)

Finished measurements

Chest circumference: approx. 61 (69, 76, 81, 86, 90) cm 24 (27¼, 30, 32, 33¾, 35½)”;

Length from shoulder to edge: approx. 30 (35, 41, 44, 46, 50) cm 11¾ (13¾, 16¼, 17¼, 18, 19¾)”

Yarn

MC: 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Merino (250 m 273 yd / 50 g 1.8 oz), fingering-weight yarn,

1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3) ball(s)

1 strand of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (225 m 246 yd / 25 g 0.9 oz), lace-weight yarn,

1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3) ball(s);

CC 1 (snow): 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Merino,

approx.  3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 9) g

1 strand of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair, approx.

3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 9) g;

CC 2 (trees): 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Merino,

approx. 3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 9) g

1 strand of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair, approx.

3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 9) g.

Sample is knit in Merino in Morning Haze colorway + Soft Silk Mohair in Limestone colorway (MC), Merino + Soft Silk Mohair in Cream colorway (CC 1) and Merino + Soft Silk Mohair in Slate Green (CC 2) colorway

Needles

3.5 mm / US4 and 4 mm / US6 circular and double-pointed needles, or in size to obtain gauge

Gauge

(after blocking): 21 sts and 33 rows = 10 cm 4” in st st with 4 mm / US6 needles

Notions

Stitch markers,

waste yarn or stitch holders,

tapestry needle