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Style SIAVEST is a knitwear pattern instructions.
 
The pattern comes in a PDF file, and can be downloaded and printed from the computer. 
 
Size chart                   XS (S) M (L) XL
 
Width (breasts)  89 (93) 97 (101) 105
Length on body 49 (50,5) 52 (53,5) 54,5
 
The measurements are based on the size of the vest before wash ; the vest might increase in cm when washed depending in the way its washed.
 
Level : Avarage
 
Material
 
Suggested yarns:
 
Organic merino DK from Thelma Steimann, the yarn is 100% Organic merino wool. Approx 225m/100g in each skein. Wonderful and soft base to work with
 
Organic merino: 3/4/4/4/4
 
Circular needle 70 cm in 3,5 mm and 4 mm 
Circular needle 40 cm in 3,5 .mm
Single needle for stitching the threads, safety pins.
 
Tension gauge sample 
 
Make sure to check your own tension before starting to knit. Cast on 20 stitches and knit 29 rows on needles 4 mm for a 10 x 10 cm sample. If tension measures too tight, change to a thicker needle. If tension measures too wide, change to a thinner needle.
 
Good to know 
 
The vest is knitted from the bottom to the top in a circle . The piece is divided by the armpits and again for neckline and knitted from RS and WS from there. The rib on neckline and armpit is knitted after the vest has been connected together by the shoulders.The rib for peplum is knitted on the vest after the body has been knitted.
 
Yarn quantity required is based on a average , and is therefore an approximate number. The vest can be knitted in any yarn that consist of the same thickness as Organic DK, and the color combination is not set it stone.