If you're looking for a beautiful and feminine knitting project, you'll love the bud flowers pattern women's vest. This elegant garment features delicate floral motifs that are perfect for spring and summer. Plus, the vest is versatile enough to wear with both casual and dressy outfits.To knit the bud flowers pattern women's vest, you'll need:
- Worsted weight yarn in your desired color
- Knitting needles in size US 7 (4.5 mm)
- Stitch markers
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
- Cast on 90 sts.
- Work in k2, p2 ribbing for 1 inch.
- Switch to stockinette stitch (knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side) and knit for 4 inches.
- Begin the bud flowers pattern. The pattern repeat is over 10 stitches and 14 rows:
- Work in stockinette stitch until the piece measures 17 inches from the cast-on edge.
- Begin the armhole shaping:
- Begin the shoulder shaping:
- BO 6 (7, 7, 8, 8) sts at the beginning of next 2 rows.
- BO 3 (3, 4, 4, 5) sts at the beginning of next 4 (4, 6, 6, 8) rows.
- BO 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) sts at the beginning of next 2 rows.
- BO 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) sts at the beginning of next 2 rows.
- BO 6 (6, 7, 7, 8) sts at the beginning of next 2 rows.
- BO 2 (2, 3, 3, 4) sts at the beginning of next 2 rows.
- BO 1 (1, 2, 2, 3) st at the beginning of next 2 rows.
- BO 1 st at the beginning of next 2 rows.
- BO 8 (8, 9, 9, 10) sts at the beginning of next 4 (4, 4, 4, 6) rows.
- BO 9 (9, 10, 10, 11) sts at the beginning of next 2 rows.
- BO 11 (12, 12, 13, 13) sts at the beginning of next 2 rows.
- Sew the shoulders together.
- With circular needles, pick up and knit 90 (96, 102, 108, 114) sts evenly around the armhole.
- Work in k1, p1 ribbing for 1 inch.
- BO all stitches loosely in ribbing pattern.
- With circular needles, pick up and knit 82 (86, 90, 94, 98) sts evenly around the neck.
- Work in k1, p1 ribbing for 1 inch.
- BO all stitches loosely in ribbing pattern.
- Sew the side seams together.