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Love
Vest
SIZES: 12, 14, 16
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD
“AUNT LYDIA’S” HEAVY RUG YARN
7 (8, 8)—70 yd. skeins White
A few yds. Red
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 8 and No. 10 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
Aluminum Crochet Hook Size H
5—¾ inch bone rings
GAUGE FOR No. 10 NEEDLES:
7 sts = 2 inches
5 rows = 1 inch
BACK: On No. 8 needles cast on 51 (55, 59) sts and work in seed st for 2 inches (seed st: 1st ROW: K 1, * P 1, K 1, repeat from * across row. Repeat 1st row throughout). Change to No. 10 needles and work even for 12 inches. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows, then dec 1 st each side once. Work even for 7 (7½, 8) inches. SHAPE SHOULDERS: Bind off 6 (7, 8) sts at beg of next 4 rows, bind off remaining sts for back of neck.
RIGHT FRONT: On No. 8 needles cast on 29 (31, 33) sts. Work 2 inches in seed st. Change to No. 10 needles and work even for 12 inches. SHAPE ARMHOLE: Bind off 5 sts at beg of row, then dec 1 st at armhole side once. Continue even at armhole edge and dec 1 st at front edge every 3rd row 12 times. Work even until armhole measures 7 (7½, 8) inches. SHAPE SHOULDER: Bind off 6 (7, 8) sts every other row at armhole edge.
LEFT FRONT: Work to correspond to right front reversing shaping.