John wearing vest

This vest was the first item I knitted for my husband. He chose the colors himself for his favorite baseball team. The front and back are quite easy to knit up. Because the gauge is so small and the fabric is plain, I had to be careful that the stitches were even and the yarn did not get twisted so that the fabric looked consistent. Sewing the two pieces together was easy, too, but beware of matching up the stripes properly. I haven't yet figured out how to match the pieces exactly right, as if it were a seamless sweater. The arm bands and neckband were simple to pick up and knit around except that I didn't have enough double-pointed needles. I had to improvise with some single-pointed needles, taking them out and changing their direction for each new round. Since there wasn't a lot of color changing, the number of loose ends to tuck in were minimal--yea! Completed July 7, 2002.

Pattern: Man's V-Neck Vest from Vogue Knitting on the Go: Vintage Knits

Pattern Errata: No directions were given for picking up the stitches around the arm holes. I picked up 140 stitches around each arm hole. Only two hanks of main body color required for size medium.

Yarn Brand: Wool Pak Yarns NZ 8-ply in 14 Navy, Cascade Yarns' Cascade 220 in 8401 Light Grey and 7920 Teal/Mallard

Quantity: 2 hanks Wool Pak Yarn and 1 each of the Cascade 220 contrast colors. There is a typo in the pattern for the medium size -- only 2 hanks, not 3, required of the main body color!

Needles: Size 2 straight needles and a long circular or 5+ double pointed needles for the armbands and neckband

Gauge: stocking stitch 23 sts and 30 rows to 10 cm.