Kore Vest

CONSTRUCTION

• Vest is worked in one piece from the bottom up. The body is worked in the round up to the armholes, then the front and back are divided and worked flat separately. The shoulders are seamed, then the neckband is picked up and worked in the round.
• Three body length options are provided: Version I (Cropped), Version II (Classic), and Version III (Tall)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

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

• 33 (37, 41, 45) (49, 53, 57) (61, 65, 69, 73)” [84 (94, 104, 114.5) (124.5, 134.5, 145) (155, 165, 175.5, 185.5) cm] finished circumference at chest
• See Full Schematic for more sizing information
• Sample 1 is Size 3, Version II (Classic) in Re•Ply Rambouillet color Brickwork. Modeled by Anthony (short hair), 6’2”/188 cm tall, with 3”/7.5 cm positive ease, and by Julia (long hair), 5'4"/162.5 cm tall, with 2”/7.5 cm positive ease.
• Sample 2 is Size 5, Version III (Tall) in Arbor color Dorado. Modeled by Anthony (short hair), 6’2”/188 cm tall, with 11”/28 cm positive ease.
• Sample 3 is Size 4, Version I (Cropped) in Re•Ply Rambouillet color Prickly Pear. Modeled by Julia (long hair), 5'4"/162.5 cm tall, with 3½/9 cm positive ease.

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

GAUGE

• 22 stitches & 32 rows/rounds per 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch with main needle, after blocking

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — 100% American Targhee wool (145 yards/132 meters per 50g skein)

• Version I (Cropped): 6 (7, 7, 8) (8^, 9, 10) (10, 11, 11, 11)
• Version II (Classic): 7 (7^, 8, 9) (9, 10, 11) (11, 12, 12, 13)
• Version III (Tall): 7^ (8, 9, 10) (10, 11, 12) (12, 13, 13^, 14)
  • Photographed in color Dorado
    
    

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Brooklyn Tweed Re•Ply Rambouillet — 100% American Rambouillet wool (130 yards/119 meters per 45g skein)

• Version I (Cropped): 7 (7^, 8, 9) (9, 10, 11) (11, 12, 12, 13)
  • Photographed in color Prickly Pear
• Version II (Classic): 8 (8, 9, 10) (10, 11, 12) (12, 13, 14, 14)
  • Photographed in color Brickwork 
    
• Version III (Tall): 8 (9, 10, 11) ( 11^, 12, 13) (14, 14, 15, 16)
  
  

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

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

YARDAGE

• Version I (Cropped): 830 (905, 990, 1080) (1155, 1215, 1310) (1395, 1470, 1530, 1580) yards [759 (827, 905, 988) (1056, 1111, 1198) (1276, 1344, 1399, 1445) meters] of DK weight wool yarn
• Version II (Classic): 920 (1005, 1105, 1205) (1285, 1360, 1465) (1540, 1625, 1695, 1760) yards [841 (919, 1010, 1102) (1175, 1244, 1340) (1408, 1486, 1550, 1609) meters] of DK weight wool yarn
• Version III (Tall): 1010 (1105, 1215, 1325) (1420, 1505, 1620) (1710, 1805, 1885, 1960) yards [924 (1010, 1111, 1212) (1298, 1376, 1481) (1564, 1650, 1724, 1792) meters] of DK weight wool yarn

NEEDLES

Main needle

• Suggested size US 6 (4 mm)
• 32”/81 cm circular needle (or longer as preferred) for body

Ribbing needles

• Suggested size US 4 (3.5 mm)
• 2-3 sizes smaller than Main Needle
• 32”/81 cm circular needle (or longer as preferred) for hem ribbing
• 16”/40cm circular needle for neckband

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

• Video — Rib Cabled Cast On
• Video — Italian Tubular Cast On
• Video — Sloped Bind Off
• Seaming 101
• Video — Italian Tubular Bind Off for 1x1 Ribbing
• Blocking 101

30 November 2023: Version 1.2

On page 9, line G for the Tall length, size 1, has been updated to read 14¾"/37.5 cm.

25 July 2023: Version v1.1

On page 13, step VII.d. has been updated to read, "Repeat the last two rows 2 times."