Ted vest
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Ted vest is a straight, short vest with a deeper armhole and button plackets. It is knitted top down in bouclé yarn held together with one strand of wool yarn, with only the wool yarn used for the ribbing.
First, stitches are cast on for the back piece, which is knitted back and forth and shaped with short rows. Stitches are then picked up for each front piece at the cast-on edge of the backpiece. The front pieces are subsequently knitted back and forth separately until they are the same length as the back piece. Then, all pieces are joined together, and the body is knitted back and forth. Finally, ribbings are knitted in double strands of the wool yarn, which are finished with double knitting and Italian bind-off.
Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL
Circumference: approx. 101 (107) 111 (117) 122 (126) 131 cm / 39.8 (42.1) 43.7 (46.1) 48 (49.6) 51.6 inches
Length: approx. 46 (47) 48 (49) 51 (52) 53 cm / 18.1 (18.5) 18.9 (19.3) 20.1 (20.5) 20.9 inches
Armhole depth: approx. 24 (26) 28 (30) 31 (33) 34 cm /
9.4 (10.2) 11 (11.8) 12.2 (13) 13.4
Gauge: 15 sts / 20 rows (10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches) in stockinette stitch on 5.5 mm [US 9] needles (1 strand of bouclé + 1 strand of Tynn Peer Gynt)
32 sts / 28 rows (10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches) in 1x1 rib (k1, p1) on 3 mm [US 2.5] needles (double strand of Tynn Peer Gynt)
Suggested needles: 5,5 mm [US 9] och 3 mm [US 2.5]
Depending on your choice of yarn and your own gauge, the needles might need to be adjusted. Make a swatch to ensure you have the correct gauge.
Yarn: 1 strand of Bouclé from Mohair by Canard (100 g = 170 m / 186 yds)
held together with
1 strand of Tynn Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 205 m / 224 yds)
Double strand of Tynn Peer Gynt is used for the ribbing.
Yarn requirement:
200 (200) 200 (200) 200 (200-300) 300 g Bouclé from Mohair by Canard (100 g = 170 m / 186 yds)
together with
200 (200) 200 (200) 200? (250?) 250 g Tynn Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 205 m / 224 yds)
Ted vest is designed for a positive ease of approx. 16-22 cm / 6.3-8.7 inches in sizes XS-L, and gradually less in the larger sizes. Choose size depending on how oversize you want the piece.
Sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL correspond to bust circumference of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 cm / 31.5-33.5 (33.5-35.4) 35.4-37.4 (37.4-39.4) 39.4-43.3 (43.3-47.2) 47.2-51.2 inches.
Choosing yarn
Ted vest is knitted in one strand of Mohair by Canard’s Bouclé yarn held together with one strand of a fingering wool yarn (gauge of 27-28 sts per 10 cm / 4 inches). In the ribbings double strand of the wool yarn has been used.
Another option is one strand of Isager’s Soft held together with a fingering wool yarn.
A third option is to knit the body in double strand of a DK yarn (gauge of 20-22 sts per 10 cm / 4 inches).