Fieldstone Vest

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Construction

Fieldstone is a crewneck vest worked from the top down. The back neck is cast on and shoulder shaping rows are worked flat followed by armhole shaping rows. Left and right front shoulders are picked up and worked flat with shaping for the neckline. Fronts are then joined and worked flat followed by armhole shaping rows. Fronts and back are then joined to work the body in the round. The vest features a stitch motif worked from top to bottom on the front, 1x1 rib down each side of the body, and a shaped front split hem. Split hem, armholes and neckline are finished with a 1x1 rib trim.

Selecting a Size

Fieldstone is intended to be worn with 0–4" / 0–10 cm of positive ease. Select a size 0–4" / 0–10 cm larger than your chest circumference. Measurements below are for the finished garment after blocking. Samantha wears size 4 with +0.5" / 1.5 cm of positive ease and is 5'6" / 167.5 cm tall.

Finished Chest Circumference

1 (2, 3, 4) [5, 6, 7] {8, 9, 10}

28 (32.75, 36.5, 40.5) [44.25, 48, 50.75] {55.5, 59.25, 63}"

71 (83, 92.5, 103) [112.5, 122, 129] {141, 150.5, 160} cm

Needles

Needle A (Main Fabric)    

One 24" / 60 cm circular needle or longer, US 8 / 5 mm or size needed to get gauge

Needle B (Hem Ribbing)

One 24" / 60 cm circular needle or longer, US 6 / 4 mm or two sizes smaller than gauge-size needle

Needle C (Neckband & Armhole Trim)

One 16" / 40 cm circular needle, US 6 / 4 mm or two sizes smaller than gauge-size needle

Gauge

17 sts and 25 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch, worked flat and in the round, using Needle A, after

blocking

Note: For the upper body to fit as intended, it’s important to achieve row gauge with your selected yarn.

Yarn

Sew Happy Jane ‘Sustain Worsted’

(89% Domestically Raised Merino; Neps: 6% Recycled Acrylic & 5% Recycled Rayon, 220 yds / 201 m per 100 g)

Shown in colorway Confetti Undyed

2 (3, 3, 3) [4, 4, 4] {5, 6, 6} skeins

Or 460 (545, 605, 670) [745, 825, 895] {1045, 1140, 1225} yds / 425 (500, 555, 615) [685, 755, 820] {960, 1045, 1120} m of a similar worsted weight yarn

Yardage is listed for a body length worked to 10.75 (10.75, 10.5, 10) [10, 9.75, 9.75] {9.75, 9.75, 9.75}” / 27.5 (27.5, 26.5, 25.5) [25.5, 25, 25] {25, 25, 25} cm from underarm to hem with an additional hem length of 3” / 7.5 cm. Additional yardage required if lengthening body.

Notions

Removable stitch markers (including 1 unique BOR marker), spare needles or waste yarn, tapestry needle

Techniques

Long-Tail cast on, picking up stitches, backwards loop cast on, tubular bind off