Coffee Ridge Vest

Knitted vest in DROPS Merino Extra Fine. The piece is worked bottom up with moss-stitch rib, garter stitch and V-neck. Sizes S - XXXL.

DROPS 257-4
DROPS Design: Pattern me-289
Yarn group B
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SIZES:
S - M - L - XL - XXL – XXXL

YARN:
DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
300-350-400-400-450-500 g colour 51, double latte.

BUTTONS:
DROPS BUTTONS NO 511: 3-3-4-4-4-4 items.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 80 cm.

KNITTING TENSION:
21 stitches in width and 42 rows in height, with garter stitch on needle size 4 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
23 stitches in width and 36 rows in height, with moss-stitch rib on needle size 4 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows, from both the right and wrong side.
1 ridge in height = knit 2 rows.

INCREASE TIP:
INCREASE 1 STITCH TOWARDS LEFT:
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up the strand from the front and knit through the back loop.
INCREASE 1 STITCH TOWARDS RIGHT:
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up the strand from the back and knit through the front loop.

BUTTONHOLES:
Work the buttonholes on the right band from the right side (band = 6 stitches).
ROW 1 (right side): Knit together the 3rd and 4th stitches from the edge, make 1 yarn over, finish the row as before.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Work the band as before, knit the yarn over to leave a hole.
The first buttonhole is worked when the piece measures 10-10-9-10-10-10 cm. Then work the other buttonholes when the piece measures:
S: 19 and 28 cm
M: 19 and 28 cm
L: 16, 23 and 30 cm
XL: 17, 24 and 31 cm
XXL: 18, 26 and 34 cm
XXXL: 19, 28 and 37 cm
(the last buttonhole is worked before starting to decrease for the V-neck).

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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VEST - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth from mid-front and bottom up as far as the armholes.
Then the piece is divided and the front and back pieces are finished separately.
If there is a «0» in your chosen size, skip the information and go straight to the next instruction.

BODY:
Cast on 175-192-210-228-256-278 stitches with circular needle size 4 mm and DROPS Merino Extra Fine.
Work 4 ridges – see GARTER STITCH in explanations above (= 8 rows).
Work the next row from the right side as follows:
Work 6 band-stitches in garter stitch, knit until there are 6 stitches left on the row AT THE SAME TIME increasing 16-17-19-21-23-27 stitches across these stitches, 6 band-stitches in garter stitch = 191-209-229-249-279-305 stitches.
Now work pattern as follows from the wrong side:
6 band-stitches as before, moss-stitch rib (purl 1, 1 garter stitch) until there are 7 stitches left, purl 1, 6 band-stitches as before.

Continue with garter stitch and moss-stitch rib (1 stocking stitch, 1 garter stitch) and begin increasing inside 7 stitches on each side - read INCREASE TIP, as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Work 6 band-stitches as before, knit 1, increase 1 stitch towards the left, continue the moss-stitch rib (i.e., all stitches knitted from the right side) until there are 7 stitches left, increase 1 stitch towards the right, knit 1, 6 band-stitches as before (= 2 increased stitches). The increased stitches are worked in moss-stitch rib onwards.
ROW 2 (wrong side): 6 band-stitches as before, purl 2, moss-stitch rib (1 garter stitch, purl 1) until there are 8 stitches left, purl 2, 6 band-stitches as before.
ROW 3 (right side): Same as ROW 1.
ROW 4 (wrong side): 6 band-stitches as before, purl 1, work moss-stitch rib (1 garter stitch, purl 1) until there are 6 stitches left, 6 band-stitches as before.
Work ROWS 1-4 a total of 6 times (= 24 increased stitches) = 215-233-253-273-303-329 stitches.

Continue the moss-stitch rib and bands in garter stitch on each side – remember the BUTTONHOLES on the right band – read description above. Remember to maintain the knitting tension.

When the piece measures 22-23-24-25-26-27 cm, work as follows:
6 band-stitches as before, continue the moss-stitch rib across the next 45-47-51-55-61-67 stitches, work 11-17-19-21-23-25 garter stitches, continue the moss-stitch rib across the next 91-93-101-109-123-133 stitches, work 11-17-19-21-23-25 garter stitches, continue the moss-stitch rib across the next 45-47-51-55-61-67 stitches, 6 band-stitches as before.
When the piece measures 24-25-26-27-28-29 cm divide for the armholes.

DIVIDE FOR ARMHOLES:
On the next row from the right side, work 54-56-60-64-70-76 stitches as before (= band + front piece), cast off the next 5-11-13-15-17-19 stitches, work 97-99-107-115-129-139 stitches as before (= back piece), cast off the next 5-11-13-15-17-19 stitches, work the last 54-56-60-64-70-76 stitches as before (= front piece + band). On each side of the armholes there are 3 garter stitches. The front and back pieces are finished separately.

LEFT FRONT PIECE:
= 54-56-60-64-70-76 stitches.
From the wrong side: Continue the moss-stitch rib and garter stitch back and forth. AT THE SAME TIME on each row from the right side, decrease for the armholes as follows:
Work 3 garter stitches, slip 1 stitch, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (= 1 stitch decreased), continue the moss-stitch rib until there are 6 stitches left, 6 band-stitches as before.
Decrease like this a total of 6-4-6-6-10-12 times (12-8-12-12-20-24 rows worked) = 48-52-54-58-60-64 stitches.

When the piece measures 28-28-30-31-34-37 cm, decrease for the V-neck on each row from the right side as follows:
Work as before until there are 8 stitches left, knit 2 together, 6 band-stitches as before (= 1 stitch decreased). Decrease like this a total of 18-20-20-22-24-26 times = 30-32-34-36-36-38 shoulder-stitches.
Continue working until the piece measures 45-47-49-51-53-55 cm. Now work diagonal shoulders as follows:

ROW 1 (right side): Cast off the first 8-8-8-9-9-10 stitches, work to end of row as before.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Work as before.
Work ROWS 1-2 a total of 3 times = 6-8-10-9-9-8 shoulder-stitches.
Cast off with knit from the right side. The vest measures approx. 47-49-51-53-55-57 cm from top of shoulder.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:
= 54-56-60-64-70-76 stitches.
From the wrong side: Continue the moss-stitch rib and garter stitch back and forth. AT THE SAME TIME on each row from the right side, decrease for the armholes as follows:
Work as before until there are 5 stitches left, knit 2 together (= 1 stitch decreased), 3 garter stitches as before.
Decrease like this a total of 6-4-6-6-10-12 times (12-8-12-12-20-24 rows worked) = 48-52-54-58-60-64 stitches – remember the remaining BUTTONHOLES.

When the piece measures 28-28-30-31-34-37 cm, decrease for the V-neck on each row from the right side as follows:
Work 6 band-stitches as before, slip 1 stitch, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (= 1 stitch decreased), work to end of row as before. Decrease like this a total of 18-20-20-22-24-26 times = 30-32-34-36-36-38 shoulder-stitches.
Continue working until the piece measures 45-47-49-51-53-55 cm. Now work diagonal shoulders as follows:

ROW 1 (right side): Work as before.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Cast off the first 8-8-8-9-9-10 stitches, work to end of row as before.
Work ROWS 1-2 a total of 3 times = 6-8-10-9-9-8 shoulder-stitches.
Cast off with knit from the right side. The vest measures approx. 47-49-51-53-55-57 cm from top of shoulder.

BACK PIECE:
= 97-99-107-115-129-139 stitches.
Work as follows from the wrong side: Continue the moss-stitch rib, with 3 garter stitches on each side. AT THE SAME TIME decrease for the armholes on each row from the right side as follows:
Work 3 garter stitches, slip 1 stitch, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (= 1 stitch decreased), work as before until there are 5 stitches left, knit 2 together (= 1 stitch decreased), 3 garter stitches.
Decrease like this a total of 6-4-6-6-10-12 times (12-8-12-12-20-24 rows worked) = 85-91-95-103-109-115 stitches.
When the piece measures 43-45-47-49-51-53 cm, continue the pattern but now with garter stitch across the middle 37-39-39-43-49-51 stitches.

When the piece measures 45-47-49-51-53-55 cm, cast off the middle 21-23-23-27-33-35 stitches for the neckline and finish each shoulder separately.

SHOULDERS:
= 32-34-36-38-38-40 stitches.
Cast off 2 stitches on the next row from the neckline = 30-32-34-36-36-38 shoulder-stitches.
Then cast off for the diagonal shoulder at the beginning of each row from the shoulder as follows:
Cast off the first 8-8-8-9-9-10 stitches, work to the end of the row as before. Cast off like this a total of 3 times = 6-8-10-9-9-8 shoulder-stitches.
Cast off. The piece measures approx. 47-49-51-53-55-57 cm from top of shoulder.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the shoulder seams, stitch to stitch along the diagonal shoulders (30-32-34-36-36-38 stitches on each seam). Sew the buttons onto the left band.

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