Description
Trekken Vest
Trekken Vest
Designed by Amy Gunderson
PATTERN NOTES
Perfect for casual or professional environments, this handsome vest combines modernity and tradition with stranded colorwork and an exciting pop of color on an ebony background. If you’re new to Fair Isle knitting, you’ll be a pro by the time you finish. The end result is sure to earn you bragging rights, whether you’ve chosen to knit this for yourself or a loved one.
This vest is knit in the round from the bottom up to the armholes. Upper front and back are knit back and forth in rows.
SIZES
Small (Medium, Medium/Large, Large/1X, 1X, 2X, 2X/3X, 3X)
Shown in Small size modeled with 1″ positive ease
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest: 36¼ (39, 41¾, 44½, 47¼, 50, 52¾, 55¾)”
Length: 24½ (25¼, 26, 26¾, 27½, 28, 28½, 29)”
MATERIALS
Universal Yarn Deluxe DK Tweed Superwash (90% superwash wool, 7% acrylic, 3% viscose; 100g/284 yds)
 • 412 Ebony (MC)- 3 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) balls
 • 406 Aegean (CC)- 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3) balls
Needles: US Size 5 (3.75 mm) 32″ & 16″ circular or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Stitch markers, tapestry needle, stitch holders
GAUGE
23 sts x 24 rows = 4″ in stranded knitting
Save time, check your gauge.
Trekken Vest is available as part of e-book Rustic and Refined, and as an individual pattern through Ravelry.
