For this pattern I used:
Yarn & Amounts: 2(3:3:4) 100g hanks of WYS Signature 4 Ply (75% wool, containing 35% British BlueFaced Leicester, and 25% Nylon, 400m/437yds per 100g).
Metres: 800(1000:1200:1400)m.
Needles:3mm and 3.25mm.
Gauge (tension): 27 stitches and 36 rows to 10cm/4ins square over stocking stitch using 3.25mm needles.
Measurements:
To Fit Chest (suggested) |
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| 76.5-86.5 | 91.5-101.5 | 106.5-117 | 122-132 | cm |
| 30-34 | 36-40 | 42-46 | 48-52 | ins |
Actual Chest Measurement |
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| 108 | 120 | 135 | 150 | cm |
| 40½ | 47¼ | 53 | 59 | ins |
Length (from shoulder) |
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| 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | cm |
| 18¾ | 20½ | 22 | 23½ | ins |
My design ideas and advice: One of the things I love about designing is making knitters’ dreams a reality – designing the patterns they ask for when they pop into the Purl &Jane Skipton studio. And there have been a few requests for a top like today’s pattern, the Clayton Vest. However, I have to admit, this one is pure indulgence for me. It is everything I love about a hand knit. It is a simple, easy to knit stitch pattern in simple shapes that let the yarn drape and do it’s thing.
