Hand Knitted Top: Woman's Vest

Hand knitted top: This vest buttons high in the neck and has an opening down the front. It is made in ribbed fabric, so fits nicely to the figure. Made in 4-ply, as recommended, it produces a substantial garment. A rather smaller size and ditinctly lighter weight is given if 3-ply be used the same instructions.

Materials -

• 9 ozs. 4-ply or 7 ozs. 3-ply Beehive Vest Wool.
• Three no.10 Celluloid Knitting Needles.
• A fine crochet hook. 3 small buttons.

THE BACK of hand knitted top

Cast on 120 stitches.

1st row - K.4, *P.2, K.2, repeat from * to the end of the row. Repeat this row until the work measures 28 inches. Then divide the stitches for the shoulders as follows:

K.40 stitches in the rib, put the remaining stitches on to a spare needle and leave them for the neck and second shoulder. Work 3 inches in the rib, then cast on 30 stitches at the neck end of the needle.

Work in the rib as before, but always knitting plain the 10 stitches at the neck end of the needle in each row, until 8 inches are worked from the cast-on stitches at the neck. Leave these stitches and commence again where the stitches were left at the neck.

Cast off 40 stitches and knit the right hand shoulder on the remaining 40, working it to correspond with the first shoulder, but making a button-hole in the 3rd row after the cast-on stitches at the neck as follows:- K.4, wool forward, k.2 together (taking the wool over the needle), K.4. Finish the row as usual.

Make 2 more button-holes in the same manner about 2.5 inches apart. Finish with the needle facing the same way as that containing the stitches of the first front.

To join up the fronts, work in the rib on one of the pieces for 55 stitches, take the first front and place it at the back of the second, then knit 2 stitches together, one off each needle, until all the stitches are worked off the first needle. Work the remaining stitches (off the second needle) in the rib as before (there should then be 125 stitches on the needle).

In the next row work in rib as before and knit together each 2 of the plain knitted stitches at the opening, reducing the stitches to 120. Continue in the rib until the front is the same length as the back.

THE SLEEVES of hand knitted top

Cast on 112 stitches. Repeat the first row of the back for 3 inches. Cast off 24 stitches at one end of the needle. Continue in the rib until the sleeve measures 12 inches from the commencement. Cast off loosely. If preferred, the last 3 or 4 inches of the sleeve could be worked on no.12 knitting needles, this enabling the ribbing to grip the arm closely, below the elbow.

TO MAKE UP THE VEST of hand knitted top

Sew up the side seams, leaving 7 or 8 inches for the armholes. Sew up the seams of the sleeves and turn up the point to form a gusset. Fix the sleeves into the armholes. Sew on buttons and over-cast the button-holes to strengthen them. Round the neck work the following edging;-

1st row - work 1 tr. and 1 ch. evenly all along the row.

2nd row - 1 D.C. into the first space, *6 ch., 1 D.C into the next space, repeat from * to the end of the row. Fasten off. Run in all the ends. Thread the ribbon at the neck.

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