Vest for Little Girls

A simple vest for little girls. The body is knitted in garter stitch while the ruffle is knitted in seed stitch.

Sizes:

3 months (6 months) 12 months (18 months) and 24 months.

Materials:

181 – 543 yards/ 166 – 483 meters of Quince and Co in Chickadee.

Photographed in Lupine.

Gauge:

  16 stitches = 4”/10 cm in garter stitch with two strands of yarn held together.

  22 stitches  = 4”/10 cm in seed stitch with one strand of yarn

Needles:

Size US 8  circular needles (or needle size to obtain correct gauge)

2 buttons

An extra needle for the three-needle bind off.

Finished dimensions/circumference at chest:

3 months: 15”/38 cm (6 months: 16”/41 cm) 12 months: 17”/43,5 cm (18 months: 18”/46 cm) 24 months: 19”/48,5 cm.

Stitch patterns:

Seed stitch knitted in the round:

*Knit 1, Purl 1* continue until piece measures appropriate length.

Note: In seed stitch you knit the purl stitches and purl the knit stitches as they appear.

Garter stitch knitted in the round:

Row 1: purl to marker.

Row 2; knit to marker

Repeat rows 1-2 for pattern.

Garter stitch knitted flat:

Knit every row.

Construction notes:

The ruffle is knitted with one strand of yarn, join second strand of yarn when switching to garter stitch pattern.

Button holes are made using the crochet loop button hole method. Tutorial found here: http://newstitchaday.com/how-to-crochet-the-loop-button-hole/

Pattern:

CO 120 (132) 140 (148) 156 stitches and join in the round.

Knit 4 (4) 4,5 (4,5) 5 cm/ 1,5 (1,5) 1,7 (1,7) 2” in seed stitch pattern.

Next round: *purl 2tog” continue until end of round.

60 (66) 70 (74) 78 st remains on needles.

Next round: knit garter stitch pattern in the round until piece measures  5,5 (6,5) 7,5 (8) 8,5 cm/2,2 (2,5) 3 (3,1) 3,3” from the beginning of garter st pattern.

Divide for armholes.

Next round: bind off 3 stitches, knit 27 (30) 32 (34) 36 st, leave stitches on scrap yarn (this is the front of the vest), bind off 3 st, knit 27 (30) 32 (34) 36 st til end of round (this is the back of the vest).

  

Back:

Knit flat garter stitch pattern for 2,5 (2,5) 3 (3,5) 3,5 cm/ 1 (1) 1,2 (1,3) 1,3” making sure to slip the first stitch at the beginning of each row.

Divide back:

Next RS row: knit 12 (12) 14 (15) 16 st, bind off 3 (4) 4 (4) 4 st,

knit 12 (12) 14 (15) 16 st.

Place 12 (12) 14 (15) 16 st on scrap yarn.

You have now divided back into to Back No. 1 (still on needle) and Back No. 2. (on scrap yarn)

Back No 1.: continue in garter st until piece measures 10 (11) 12 (12) 13 cm/  4 (4,3) 4,7 (4,7) 5” from beginning of armhole. End with a WS row. Remember to slip the first stitch at the beginning of each row.

Next RS row: Bind off st until 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 st remain, knit 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 stiches and slip st to scrap yarn.

Back no.2: Slip remaining 12 (12) 14 (15) 16 st from back onto needle and knit as for Back No. 1 until piece measures 10 (11) 12 (12) 13 cm/ 4 (4,3) 4,7 (4,7) 5”  ending with a WS row.

Next row: knit 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 st, bind off until end of round. Slip st to scrap yarn.

Front:

Knit in flat garter st pattern until piece measures 10 (11) 12 (12) 13 cm/  4 (4,3) 4,7 (4,7) 5” from beginning of armhole, slipping the first stitch at the beginning of each row. End with a WS row.

Next row: Knit 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 st, bind off until 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 st remain, knit remaining stitches.

Finishing:

Join shoulders by using the three-needles bind off. Tutorial found here: http://www.stitchdiva.com/tutorials/knitting/three-needle-bind-off

Button holes: Use the crochet loop button method. Sew on buttons.