Crystal Palace Yarns
free knit vest pattern
A Vest in Taos - all the color comes from
the striated colors in the Taos yarn.
TAOS Bolero Style Vest
Designed and Knit for Crystal Palace by Barbara BreiterTaos is a new 100% wool dyed spun in specially striated colors, available in July 2006. To see the TAOS sample card, click here
Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Equivalent Finished Chest Sizes: 36, 40, 44, 48 inchesGauge:
19 sts and 24 rows=4" in St stMaterials:
3 (3, 4, 4) 50 gr balls Crystal Palace Taos – col. #11 "Two Gray Hills"
Crystal Palace Bamboo Needles or DAISY Needles Size 8 US (5 mm) straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge
Size 8 US (5 mm) 35” circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge
Crystal Palace Bamboo Crochet Hook Size F-5 (3.75 mm)
Tapestry needle
Instructions:
Back
CO 85 (95, 105, 114) sts. Work St st 5”.
BO 6 sts beg next 2 rows – 73 (83, 93, 102) sts
Dec 1 st each end every other row 5 (6, 8, 10) times – 63 (71, 77, 82) sts
Work until armhole measures 9½ (9½, 10, 10½)” (piece will measure 14½ (14½, 15, 15½)” from beg).
BO 8 (9, 10, 11) sts beg next 2 rows, then 8 (10, 11, 11) sts beg next 2 rows.
Place rem 31 (33, 35, 38) sts on holder for back of neck.Right Front
CO 17 (22, 27, 31) sts. Work 2 rows St st.
Inc 1 st at neck edge next and then every other row 13 more times as follows: – 31 (36, 41, 45) sts. K1, k into front and back of next st, k across
Work even until piece measures 5”.
Wrong Side: At armhole, BO 6 sts – 25 (30, 35, 39) sts
At armhole, dec 1 st every other row 5 (6, 8, 10) times.
At same time, at neck edge, dec 1 st next and then every 12th (12th, 8th, 8th) row 4 (4, 6, 7) times more. Work until armhole measures same as Back.
BO shoulders as for Back.Left Front
As for Right Front, reversing shaping.Armhole Bands
Seam shoulders and sides. Work 1 rnd single crochet around armholes.Neck/Front/Bottom Bands
With RS facing and circular needles, beginning at bottom Right bottom edge of side seam, pick up 15 (20, 25, 29) sts across Right bottom edge, 71 (71, 73, 75) sts up Right edge, k 31 (33, 35, 38) sts from back of neck holder, pick up 71 (71, 73, 75) sts down Left edge, 15 (20, 25, 29) sts across Left bottom edge, 82 (90, 99, 109) sts across bottom Back edge - 285 (305, 330, 355) sts
Mark beg of rnd and join.
Rnd 1: *k3, p2; rep from *
Rep rnd 3 more times.
BO in pat. Make 1 st during BO at point of first inc on Right and Left fronts.Finishing
Weave in ends on WS. Block if necessary.Designed and Knit for Crystal Palace by Barbara Breiter
Crystal Palace Yarns 160 23rd St, Richmond, CA 94804
phone: 510-237-9988, fax: 510-237-9809copyright 2005 Crystal Palace Yarns/Straw Into Gold, Inc. - We are happy to share this free knitting pattern with knitters. The pattern may be used for non-commercial personal or knitting guild use. It is not to be used in any publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format without permission. Knitting shops carrying CP Yarns Taos are welcome to print and share this pattern with customers of our yarns.
