Versatility is the key to the Randolph Vest, a size-inclusive design for women and men. Perfectly suited to three seasons of wear, this cabled garment works equally well over turtlenecks, button-down shirts, blouses, and dresses! The vest also features an updated silhouette with a slightly oversized fit that falls to the mid-hip. The texture of the cables shows up best in a smooth yarn that has a solid or mostly solid colorway.
The body is knit in the round from the bottom up to the armholes. The front and back are each knit flat and then seamed at the shoulders. Stitches are picked up around each armhole and the neckband to work the armbands and neckband, respectively. The armbands also feature professional looking (and optional) tubular edges. The pattern features 3 different options for finishing the neckband, including the folded neckband shown here.
Finished Chest Circumference:
37 (41½, 45, 49½, 53, 57¾) (61¼, 64¾, 69¼, 73)”
94 [105.5, 114.25, 125.75, 134.5, 146.75] [155.5, 164.5, 176, 185.5] cm
Materials:
Aran or heavy worsted-weight yarn:
900 (1030, 1130, 1260, 1400, 1550) (1665, 1820, 2000, 2120) yds
825 [945, 1035, 1155, 1280, 1420] [1525, 1665, 1830, 1940] m
- Choose a size with approx 4-6” of positive ease in the chest. Sample is shown with approx 5” of positive ease.
- Sample shown in Knit Picks Twill (100% superwash merino wool; 149 yds [136 m] per approx 100 g [3.5 oz]): “Sea Salt Heather.”
Needles:
US 7 (4.5 mm): 16″ [40 cm] or 24” [60 cm] circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauges
US 6 (4.0 mm): 16″ [40 cm] and 24” [60 cm] circular needles and DPNs (for ribbing)
Other notions:
Stitch markers; removable stitch markers; cable needle; yarn needle
Gauges:
18 sts / 30 rnds = 4″ [10 cm] in reverse stockinette st on larger needles, after blocking
34 sts / 36 rnds = 4½” [11.5 cm] wide and 4¾” [12 cm] high in Cable Panel on larger needles, after blocking
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