Cable Vest Knit this beautiful vest in seven hours. Very little finishing is needed — only shoulder seams to sew. Knitted in bulky weight yarn or two strands of worsted weight yarn. (Click on images for larger view)

INSTRUCTIONS: Note: Use single strand of bulky weight yarn OR 2 strands of worsted weight yarn throughout patt. Body With size 17 circular needle, cast on 68 (76:84) sts. Join; mark first st of rnd and move marker at beg of each following rnd. Change to size 13 circular needle. Work in k 1, p 1 ribbing in rnds for 1 1/4". Inc Rnd: (K 1, p 1) 6(7:8) times, * inc in next st (knit in front and back of same st), p 1; rep from * 3 times more, now starting with a k 1, work in k 1, p 1 ribbing on rem sts around -72(80:88) sts. Change to size 17 circular needle, and work in stockinette st with 12 sts at center front in cable patt as follows: Rnd 1: K 13(15:17), p 3, k 6, p 3, knit rem sts around. Rnd 2: Rep Rnd 1. Rnd 3: (cable twist rnd) K 13(15:17), p 3, slip next 3 sts onto cable needle and hold at back of work, k 3, then k 3 from cable needle, p 3, knit rem sts around. Rnds 4-10: Rep Rnd 1,7 times. Rnd 11 (cable twist rnd): Rep Rnd 3. Rnd 12: Rep Rnd 1. Rep Rnds 1-12 once, then rep Rnds 1-11 once more. You should now have a total of 35 patt rows with 6 cable twists completed. Now work neck shaping back and forth in rows as follows: Left Front Neck Shaping Row 1 (right side): K 13(15:17), p 3, k 3, turn (leaving rem sts on needle unworked). Row 2: P 3, k 3, purl rem sts. Row 3: (dec row) Knit to last 8 sts, k 2 tog, P 3, k 3. Rep last 2 rows until 12( 13: 15) sts remain, ending with Row 2. Then work even, keeping sts in patt as set, until front measures 21(21-1/2:22)" from cast-on edge, ending with a wrong-side row. Shape Shoulder: Keeping patt correct, bind off 6(7:8) sts at beg of next row. Work 1 row. Bind off rem 6(6:7) sts. Right Front Neck Shaping With right side facing you, return to sts still on needle, rejoin yarn and work back and forth in rows as follows: Row 1 (right side): K 3, p 3, k 13(15:17), turn (leaving rem sts on needle unworked). Row 2: Purl to last 6 sts, k 3, p 3. Row 3 (dec row): K 3, p 3, slip 1 as to knit, k 1, psso, knit rem sts. Rep last 2 rows until 12(13:15) sts remain, ending with Row 2. Then work even, keeping sts in patt as set, until front measures same as left front to shoulder shaping, ending with a right-side row. Shape Shoulder: Same as left front shoulder shaping. Back Shaping With right side facing you, return to rem 34 (38:42) sts still on needle, rejoin yarn, and starting with a knit row, work back and forth in rows in stockinette st until back measures same as fronts to shoulder shaping, ending with a purl row. Shape Shoulders: Continuing in stockinette st, bind off 6(7:8) sts at beg of next 2 rows, and 6(6:7) sts at beg of next 2 rows. Bind off rem 10(12:12) sts for back of neck. Finishing Sew shoulder seams. Weave in ends. Do not press. Allow armhole edges to roll under. Enjoy!

beg	begin(ning)	dec	decrease
inc	increase	k	knit
p	purl	patt	pattern
psso	pass slip stitch over	rem	remain(ning)
rep	repeat	rnd(s)	round(s)
st(s)	stitch(es)	tog	together

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* (asterisk): After working the instructions following the asterisk once, repeat these same instructions the specified number of times.

( )- parentheses: Work the instructions in the parentheses the exact number of times specified.

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