The Dragobrat vest is worked from the bottom up seamlessly in the round. At armhole level, work is divided into Front and Back, which are continued separately, the shoulder seams are closed using the three-needle bind-off method.
Needles and Materials:
– Yaka by Dye Dye Done (60% merino wool, 20% silk, 20% yak; 366 m / 100 g 400 yards / 353 oz)
– circular knitting needles in sizes 2.25 mm US1 and 2.75 mm US2 or other appropriate size to obtain gauge.
– stitch markers, tapestry needle, 5 stitch holders, spare circular, extra cords or a piece of auxiliary yarn.
Sizes available:
kids: 12 mos (18–24 mos; 3 yrs; 4 yrs) (5 yrs; 6–7 yrs; 8–9 yrs) (10–12 yrs; 12–14 yrs)
adults: 32–34; 34–36 (38–40; 40–42; 44–46) (48–50; 52–54; 56–58)
Yardage:
kids: 377 (403; 421; 439) (476; 512; 549) (622; 732) m
adults: 1281; 1354 (1464; 1574; 1720) (1830; 1903; 2013) m
Difficulty level:
Medium (co, k, k2tog, k2tog-l, p, ssk, bo, knitting in the round on circular needles, simple cables)
This pattern includes charts and their row-by-row instructions.
Pattern is distributed in PDF file format and is available in English, Russian, and Ukrainian.
