Aidan

What a great vest to wear over a shirt! Using strands taken from the self-patterning yarn, the squares of colour on the back echo the stripes on the front to great effect. Because it’s sleeveless, it’s really built for action!

This knitting pattern includes written directions, a schematic with measurements, front and back images and yardage amounts for each intarsia butterfly/bobbin required.

Sizing/Finished Measurements

• Size: 0-6 mo, 6-12 mo, 1-2 yrs, 2-3 yrs
• Finished Chest: Chest: 21 (24, 26, 29 1⁄2)” / 53.5 (61, 66, 75) cm
• Back length: 10 (12, 13 3⁄4, 15)” / 25.5 (30.5, 35, 38) cm
• Shown in 2-3 yrs

Yarn

• Fingering weight sock yarn
• Solid Colour: 151 (209, 258, 304) yd / 140 (193, 238, 281) m
• Self-Patterning: 138 (186, 248, 290) yd / 127 (172, 229, 268) m

Needles & Notions

• 2.5 mm (US 1 1⁄2) and 3 mm (US 2 1⁄2) needles
• 2.5 mm (US 1 1⁄2) circular needle, 32” (80 cm) long 4 stitch holders
• 4 stitch markers

Gauge

• 30 stitches and 42 rows = 4" / 10 cm in stocking stitch

Substitution Notes
Choose a fingering weight/4-ply yarn with easy care instructions. Superwash wool and sock yarns (whether wool or cotton blends) will work wonderfully. The self-patterning yarn may be substituted with a solid colour, a variegated yarn or a gradient yarn.

Techniques
Working intarsia from written instructions, increases/decreases, short rows, three-needle bind-off, basic sweater construction, worked flat, bottom up, seaming, picking up stitches, buttonholes and sewing on buttons.

Helpful Links
SSK & SSP Decreases video tutorial