Teddy Vest

The Teddy Vest is a slightly cropped shearling-like vest. It’s worked from the top down, with short rows at the shoulders and then increases to shape the front v-neck and front and back underarm. The front and back are connected, and the buttonholes are worked within the body. The trim is picked up and knit, worked in the round (for the body and arms) and then folded over and finished using a crochet hook.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4,) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10) 11 fitting chest measurements of 28 (32, 36, 40) (44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64) 68

Jesika is 5'8", 35" bust and wearing a size 3.

Difficulty: Intermediate 

Gauge:  Yarn A - 13 sts x 20 rows = 4 x 4 inches [10 x 10 cm] in Stockinette on US 8 [5mm] needles 

Yarn B - 16 sts x 24 rows = 4 x 4 inches [10 x 10 cm] in Stockinette on US 8 [5mm] needles 

Needles: 2 sets of US 8 [5mm] needles, one in 16” [41 cm] and one in 24”-32” [61-81 cm]. 2 sets of US 10 [6mm] needles one in 16” [41 cm] and one in 24”-32” [61-81 cm]. 

• And an US E-4 [3.5mm] to US G-6 [4 mm] crochet hook. You don’t need to know how to crochet!

Materials:

Yarn A: Approx. 300 (300, 300, 300)(400, 400, 400)(500, 500, 500) 500 grams of Woolfolk Flette Bulky (100g =  131 yds [120 m])

• Yards: 280 (315, 346, 376) (422, 458, 502) (533, 560, 613) 647

• Meters: 257 (289, 317, 344) (386, 419, 460) (488, 513, 561) 592

and Yarn B: 100 (200, 200, 200)(200, 200, 200) (200, 200, 200) 200 grams of Woolfolk Tov (100g =  173 yds [158 m])

• Yards: 170 (191, 210, 228) (256, 278, 304) (323, 339, 371) 392 
• Meters: 156 (175, 193, 209) (235, 255, 278) (296, 310, 340) 35

Notions:

• Stitch markers
• Waste yarn for holding stitches
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• 3 1” [25 mm] buttons
• Sewing needle and thread in the same color as your vest body.

Finished Measurements: 

Body circumference (buttoned): 36 (39.75, 42.75, 46.5)(50.75, 55, 58.25)(62.5, 65.5, 69.25) 73 inches/ 90 (99.5, 107, 116.5)(127, 137.5, 145.5)(156.5, 164, 173) 182.5 cm

Length (before trim. Add .75 in [2 cm] with trim on): 19.75 (20.25, 20.25, 20.25)(21, 21, 21)(21, 21, 21.5) 21.5 inches/49.5 (50.5, 50.5, 50.5)(52.5, 52.5, 52.5)(52.5, 52.5, 54) 54 cm

Test Knitters: Alex, Autumn, LoriAnn, María, Semah, Stefanie