Campus Rally Vest - Knitted vest in 1 strand DROPS Snow or 2 stran…lits in the sides. Sizes S - XXXL.

- Free pattern by DROPS Design 05/03/2024 19:14

Campus Rally Vest

Knitted vest in 1 strand DROPS Snow or 2 strands DROPS Air. The piece is
worked from the bottom up in stockinette stitch, with V-neck and splits in the
sides. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 240-28
DROPS Design: Pattern ee-753

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Yarn group E or C + C
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL – XXXL

Finished measurements:
Chest measurements: 96-104-108-114-126-136 cm = 37 3/4"-41"-42 1/2"-45"-49
1/2"-53 1/2"
Full length: 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm = 21 1/4"-22"-22 3/4"-23 5/8"-24 3/8"-25 1/4"
All measurements in charts are in cm.

YARN:
DROPS SNOW from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group E)
400-450-450-500-550-600 g color 106, lemonade

Or use:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
300-300-350-350-400-450 g color 40, lemonade

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 8 MM = US 11: Length 80 cm = 32”.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 7 MM = US 10.75: Length 40 cm = 16” and 80 cm = 32”.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm =
32” in each size.

KNITTING GAUGE:
11 stitches in width and 15 rows in height with stockinette stitch and 1 strand Snow or 2
strands Air = 10 x 10 cm = 4” x 4”.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm = 4”, change to
a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm = 4”, change to a smaller needle
size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):

Knit all rows.

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1 ridge = knit 2 rows.

DECREASE TIP (for the V-neck and sleeve edges):

Work until there is 1 stitch left before the knitted stitch mid-front/mid-under the sleeve,
slip 2 stitches as if to knit together, knit 1, pass the 2 slipped stitches over the knitted
stitch (= 2 stitches decreased). This gives you a neat edge and the knitted stitch follows in
a straight line.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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VEST – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:

The front and back pieces are worked separately, back and forth and bottom up. The piece
is sewn together, then edges worked around the V-neck and the armholes.

BACK PIECE:
Cast on 68-72-76-80-88-96 stitches with circular needle size 7 MM = US 10.75 and 1
strand DROPS Snow or 2 strands DROPS Air. Work the first row as follows from the right
side: 1 stitch in GARTER STITCH – read description above, rib (knit 2, purl 2) until there
are 3 stitches left, knit 2 and 1 stitch in garter stitch.
Continue this rib for 10 cm = 4” and with the next row from the right side.
Work 1 stitch in garter stitch, then stockinette stitch and decrease 13-13-15-15-17-19
stitches evenly spaced and 1 stitch in garter stitch = 55-59-61-65-71-77 stitches.
Change to circular needle size 8 MM = US 11 and continue with stockinette stitch and 1
stitch in garter stitch on each side.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING GAUGE!
When the piece measures 24-25-26-27-28-29 cm = 9 1/2"-9 3/4"-10 1/4"-10 5/8"-11"-11
3/8", bind off for the armholes on every other row (at the beginning of every row) as
follows: Bind off 3 stitches 1-1-1-1-2-2 times, 2 stitches 0-1-1-1-1-1 times and 1 stitch 6-
5-4-4-3-3 times on each side = 37-39-43-47-49-55 stitches. Continue with stockinette
stitch.

When the piece measures 51-53-55-57-59-61 cm = 20"-21"-21 5/8"-22 1/2"-23 1/4"-24",

bind off the middle 19-19-21-23-23-25 stitches for the neck and finish each shoulder
separately.
Continue with stockinette stitch and bind off 1 stitch on the next row from the neck = 8-9-

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10-11-12-14 stitches on the shoulder. Continue until the piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-
64 cm = 21 1/4"-22"-22 3/4"-23 5/8"-24 3/8"-25 1/4". Bind off loosely with knit from the
right side. Work the other shoulder in the same way.

FRONT PIECE:
Cast on and work in the same way as the back piece until the front measures 24-25-26-
27-28-29 cm = 9 1/2"-9 3/4"-10 1/4"-10 5/8"-11"-11 3/8". Bind off for the armholes in
the same way as on the back piece.

AT THE SAME TIME when the piece measures 29-31-33-34-36-37 cm = 11 3/8"-12

1/4"-13"-13 3/8"-14 1/4"-14 1/2", divide for the V-neck as follows:
Place the middle stitch on a thread (= mid-stitch, which will be on the thread until the
neck-edge is worked). Place the stitches after the mid-stitch (seen from the right side) on
a different thread and work the left front piece.

LEFT FRONT PIECE:

Continue with stockinette stitch and 1 stitch in garter stitch by the neck – continue to bind
off for the armhole. On the first row from the right side work until there are 3 stitches left,
knit 2 together (= 1 stitch decreased) and 1 stitch in garter stitch. Decrease like this every
2nd row 4-4-5-5-5-5 times, then every 4th row 6-6-6-7-7-8 times. When all the decreases
for the neck are finished there are 8-9-10-11-12-14 stitches on the shoulder. Continue
working until the piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm = 21 1/4"-22"-22 3/4"-23
5/8"-24 3/8"-25 1/4". Bind off.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:

Continue with stockinette stitch and 1 stitch in garter stitch by the neck – continue to bind
off for the armhole. On the first row from the right side work 1 stitch in garter stitch, slip 1
stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (= 1 stitch
decreased), then work as before to the end of the row. Decrease like this every 2nd row 4-
4-5-5-5-5 times, then every 4th row 6-6-6-7-7-8 times. When all the decreases for the
neck are finished there are 8-9-10-11-12-14 stitches on the shoulder. Continue working
until the piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm = 21 1/4"-22"-22 3/4"-23 5/8"-24
3/8"-25 1/4". Bind off.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams. Sew the side seams, sewing in the outermost loop of the
outermost stitch, working from the bottom of the armholes and downwards, leaving a 10
cm = 4” split at the bottom.

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V-NECK:
Start from the right side, mid-front with 1 strand DROPS Snow or 2 strands DROPS Air.
Use short circular needle size 7 MM = US 10.75 and knit up 83 to 91 stitches around the
neck (including the 1 stitch on the thread mid-front). The stitch-number should be
divisible by 4 + 3. Start by the mid-stitch and knit this stitch, then work rib (purl 2, knit
2). AT THE SAME TIME on every 2nd round decrease 2 stitches mid-front - read DECREASE
TIP. Continue this rib for 4 cm = 1 1/2". Bind off with knit over knit and purl over purl.

SLEEVE-EDGES:
Start mid-under the sleeve with 1 strand DROPS Snow or 2 strands DROPS Air. Use short
circular needle size 7 MM = US 10.75 and knit up (from the right side and inside 1 stitch)
71-83 stitches around the armhole (the stitch-number should be divisible by 4 + 3). Insert
a marker in the first stitch (= mid-under the sleeve) and knit this stitch, then work rib
(purl 2, knit 2). AT THE SAME TIME on every 2nd round decrease 2 stitches mid-under the
sleeve - remember DECREASE TIP. Continue this rib for 5 cm = 2". Bind off with knit over
knit and purl over purl. Work the other sleeve-edge in the same way.

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