Ashfork

CONSTRUCTION

• This vest is worked flat in one piece from the top down, beginning with the back shoulders. The shoulders are shaped using short rows, then the back is worked to the underarm. Stitches are picked up from the back for the front shoulders and each front is worked separately to the underarm, with no shoulder shaping. The back and fronts are then joined and the body is worked in one piece to the hem.
• Neckband and button bands are worked at the same time as the garment body. A two-stitch knitted cord edging is worked along the garter stitch borders at armhole and neck edges. An Applied Knitted Cord edging is worked across the back neck stitches, then continued along the front neckband.
• Designed for a cropped fit, body length can be worked to desired length (note that lengthening will require additional yardage).
• The geometry of the upper fronts results in the shoulder line sitting at an angle toward the back, drawing in the back armholes to create an indentation on the back armhole area; see Schematic for dimensions.
• While a relatively simple piece, the short-row shaping integrated with the stitch pattern’s cabling is what gives this pattern a higher skill level.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11)

• 37¼ (41½, 45¾, 50¼) (54, 59¼, 63½) (68½, 72¾, 77¾, 82)” [94.5 (105.5, 116, 127.5) (137, 150.5, 161.5) (174, 185, 197.5, 208.5) cm] circumference at chest (buttoned)
• See Schematic for additional dimensions
• Alyssa is 5’8”/173 cm tall with a chest circumference of 33”/84 cm and is modeling the Dapple Black Walnut sample with 11½”/29 cm positive ease.
• Omar is 5’11”/180.5 cm tall with a chest circumference of 36”/91.5 cm and is modeling the Dapple Black Walnut sample with 8½”/21.5 cm positive ease.
• Joumi is 5’7½”/171.5 cm tall with a chest circumference of 35"/89 cm and is modeling the Re•Ply Rambouillet Refuge sample size 3 with 8½"/21.5 cm positive ease.
• Alexandra is 5'4"”/162.5 cm tall with a chest circumference of 40"/101.5 cm is modeling the Re•Ply Rambouillet Refuge sample size 3 with 3½"/7.5 cm positive ease.

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

GAUGE

• 19 stitches & 28 rows = 4"/10 cm in stockinette stitch with Size A needle, after blocking
• 5-stitch Left or Right Cable Panel = ¾”/2 cm wide with Size A needle, after blocking

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Dapple — 60% American Merino Wool, 40% Organic Cotton (165 yards/151 meters per 50 grams)

• 5 (6, 6^, 7) (7, 8, 9) (10, 10^, 11^, 12) skeins
• Photographed in Dapple color Black Walnut

—OR—

Brooklyn Tweed Re•Ply Rambouillet — 100% American Rambouillet Wool (130 yards/119 meters per 45 grams)

• 6 (7, 8, 8) (9, 10, 12) (13, 13, 14^, 15) skeins
• Photographed in Re•Ply Rambouillet color Refuge

The marked skein counts "^" are near or exact to the listed yardage; consider adding an extra skein.

Potential yarn substitutes include Arbor. Note that put-ups (yardage per skein) may be different for alternate yarn lines, so check your total yardage for your size.

YARDAGE

• 735 (845, 990, 1030) (1105, 1265, 1460) (1570, 1660, 1820, 1910) yards [673 (773, 906, 942) (1011, 1157, 1336) (1436, 1518, 1665, 1747) meters of DK weight yarn

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One 32"/80 cm circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One 32"/80 cm circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

• Crochet Chain Provisional Cast On
• Applied Knitted Cord
• Reading Charts
• Video — Short Rows: German Method
• Blocking 101
• Knitwear Care

25 August 2022: Version 1.2

On page 17, Row 13 (RS) has been updated to read: "Work as established to marker 1, slip marker, M1P, purl to marker 2, slip marker, work next row of Left Cable to marker 3, slip marker, work as established to end. (1 stitch increased)"

29 July 2022: Version 1.1

For both Size 4 and for Sizes 5 & 6 on pages 14 and 15 respectively, Row 2 (WS) has been updated to read: "Slip 1 purlwise wyif, [...] purl 2, knit 8, slip 1 purlwise wyif, purl 1."