Macallan Vest | Knitting Pattern by Thea Colman
Macallan Vest | Knitting Pattern by Thea Colman
Macallan Vest | Knitting Pattern by Thea Colman
Macallan Vest | Knitting Pattern by Thea Colman
Macallan Vest | Knitting Pattern by Thea Colman

Macallan

Fitted V-neck Vest with Cabled Back
Skill Level: 3 of 5
Regular price $12.00

“Macallan balances simple design and intricate detail. The clean V neck front features subtle detailing on pockets that sit below the waist, while the back indulges in texture and movement with a heavily cabled panel. Look more closely, though, and you’ll notice that the details make the sweater modern and flattering – the pockets are faux, reducing any additional bulk at the waist, and the tails of the cables flow unbroken into the ribbing below. The high waist shaping paired with a looser lower body leaves room for layering. It’s a garment that satisfies two of my priorities as a designer – fun to knit and versatile to wear.” − Thea Colman

Designer: Thea Colman

Collection: Wool People, Volume 4

 

Languages Available: English
Pattern Specs

CONSTRUCTION

  • Loft yarn is held double throughout for increased stitch definition. If using a worsted weight yarn, use a single strand only.
  • Pieces are worked flat from the bottom up, and seamed together during finishing.
  • Ribbings for the Front faux pockets are picked up and worked after knitting the Front.
  • Armhole and neck bands are picked up and worked circularly, directly from the garment.


FINISHED DIMENSIONS

  • 32¾ (36¾, 38¾, 42, 45¾, 47¼, 52¾)” finished (blocked) garment at chest
  • Sample shown is size 36¾” with +4¾” of ease on model

Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.


GAUGE

  • 20 stitches & 32 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch with Size A needle and using fingering weight yarn held double; before blocking
  • 18 stitches & 30 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch with Size A needle and using fingering weight yarn held double; after blocking
  • 82-stitch Cable Panel measures approximately 14” wide after blocking 
  • 15-stitch motif from Back Chart (stitches 8-22) measures approximately 2½” wide after blocking 


NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

  • One pair of straight needles or a 24-32” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
  • Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)


Size B (for Ribbing):

  • One 16” circular needle three sizes smaller than Size A
  • Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)


Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.

Pattern Materials

YARDAGE

  • Approximately 560 (665, 755, 830, 950, 1050, 1235) yards of worsted weight wool yarn
 OR Approximately 1120 (1330, 1505, 1655, 1895, 2095, 2470) yards of fingering weight wool yarn (held double throughout)


YARN

  • 5 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 140 yards/50g) or Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50g) or 
  • Photographed in color Pumpernickel


Techniques
Errata

13 August 2015: Version 2.0 

On Page 6, under Setup Faux Pocket Charts, the first row has been corrected to read as follows:

Next Row (RS): Knit 13 (17, 19, 17, 21, 21, 25), place marker, work next 21 (21, 21, 27, 27, 27, 27) stitches according to Left Pocket Chart, beginning and ending where indicated for Small (Small, Small, Large, Large, Large, Large) Pocket, place marker, knit center 15 (17, 19, 17, 17, 21, 25) stitches,  place marker and work next 21 (21, 21, 27, 27, 27, 27) stitches according to Right Pocket Chart, beginning and ending where indicated for Small (Small, Small, Large, Large, Large, Large) Pocket, place marker, knit last 13 (17, 19, 17, 21, 21, 25) stitches.”

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