What She Said

Introducing What She Said – a hip length vest with a tall mock turtle collar, perfect for warming the core. This simple, classic design is worked in Stockinette stitch overall and framed with Broken rib at its edges. It’s a bottom-up seamless design with stitches picked up along the neckline for its collar and along the armholes for their trim. You’ll find this to be a fun and practical, multi-season project, that works up quickly. Enjoy!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55"/ 78.7, 88.9, 99.1, 109.2, 119.4, 129.5, 139.7 cm
Waist: 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51"/ 68.6, 78.7, 88.9, 99.1, 109.2, 119.4, 129.5 cm
Hips: 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55"/ 78.7, 88.9, 99.1, 109.2, 119.4, 129.5, 139.7 cm
Length: 23¾, 24¼, 24½, 24¾, 25, 25¼, 25½"/ 60.3, 61.6, 62.2, 62.9, 63.5, 64.1, 64.8 cm
– shown in size 35”/ 88.9 cm, worn with no ease.

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Ultra Alpaca by Berroco (50% Superfine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian wool; 219 yards/ 200 m; 3½ oz / 100 g skein); color – Caribbean Mix #62186; 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 605, 685, 760, 825, 900, 965, 1030 yards/ 555, 625, 695, 755, 825, 885, 940 m.

Needles
US7 / 4.5mm or size to obtain gauge
• 1 24" / 60 cm to 32" / 80 cm circular (choose length shorter than waist measurement)
• 1 24" / 60 cm circular or 1 pair straight (for upper bodice)
US6 / 4.0mm – one size smaller than above
• 1 16" / 40 cm circular (for collar and armhole trim)

Notions
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle

GAUGE (after blocking)
• 20 sts and 28 rows to 4" / 10.2 cm in Stockinette Stitch

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail CO, circular knitting, decreases (ssk, k2tog), increases (m1R, m1L), short row shaping, 3-needle BO at shoulders, stitch pick up around neckline and armholes, and blocking.

8 page pdf includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, tutorial links, and definitions for relevant abbreviations.

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