Big MILLA Vest

The Big MILLA Vest is a simple sleeveless and closure-free vest featuring a striking rib pattern.

This short, stylish vest pairs perfectly with dresses as well as high-waisted jeans and skirts.

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Description

The Big MILLA Vest is a simple sleeveless and closure-free vest with a distinctive ribbed pattern.

The vest is worked top-down, beginning with the back band.

Stitches for the back are then newly cast on, and stitches are picked up along the long edge of the back band at the back neckline so that the band is directly integrated into the garment.

The stitches for the front pieces are picked up from the shoulders of the back piece, incorporating the band again. The fronts are then shaped with increases.

The back and front pieces are worked separately to the end of the armholes, then joined and finished together as the body.

All open neckline edges and the bottom hem are worked with a slipped-stitch rib.

Fit 2 out of 5

Difficulty 1–2 out of 5

Details

SIZES / MEASUREMENTS

SIZES

XS (32/34) S (36/38) M (40/42) L (44/46) XL (48/50) 2XL (52/54), 3XL (56/58)

All instructions refer to size XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL.

Size guide for your bust measurement 76–81 (82–89) 90–97 (98–107) 108–119 (120–131) 131–143 cm

Example: If your bust measurement is 95 cm, you fall into size M (90–97 cm).

MEASUREMENTS OF FINISHED GARMENT

Back width under the arm: 50.5 (54.5) 58.5 (62.5) 68 (74) 80 cm

Positive ease at bust: 23 (23) 23 (22.5) 24 (24) 24 cm

Total length: 45.5 (45.5) 45.5 (45.5) 47 (47) 48 cm

The model in the photo is 164 cm tall and wears size S with a bust measurement of 85 cm.

STITCH PATTERN AND GAUGE

Garter stitch

Yarn option 1 with 12 mm needles, Yarn option 2 with 10 mm needles, or adjust needle size to obtain gauge:
10 stitches x 17 rows = 10 x 10 cm

YARN AND CONSUMPTION

Yarn option 1

1 strand ”Amira” (100m/50g, 93% cotton, 7% polyamide) in Lilac 107 by Lang Yarns

together with

1 strand ”Cashmere Light” (85m/25g, 88% cashmere, 12% polyamide) in Lavender 145 by Lang Yarns

(Attention: Hand wash cold only. If using a washing machine, adjust temperature from 30°C to cold!)

Yarn option 2

5 strands ”Mohair Luxe” (175m/20g, 77% mohair, 23% silk) in ”Seafoam” 172 by Lang Yarns

Base yardage (actual meters knitted)

374 (403) 434 (469) 516 (572) 630 m

Consumption for yarn option 1 (2 strands, yarn weight 0.79 g/m)

1 strand ”Amira” 200 (200) 250 (250) 300 (300) 350 g

together with

1 strand ”Cashmere Light” 125 (125) 150 (150) 175 (175) 200 g

Consumption for yarn option 2 (5 strands, yarn weight 0.71 g/m)

”Mohair Luxe” 275 (300) 325 (350) 375 (425) 450 g

Download a table explaining how to calculate yarn quantities based on base yardage here:
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Formula to calculate yarn quantity for alternative yarns:

Base yardage / yardage of your yarn x number of strands = number of skeins

Example with 210m/25g yarn, size M, 6 strands:
434 m / 210 m x 6 strands = 12.4 skeins = round up to 13 skeins

Note that when working with multiple strands, you may need to wind the final skein according to the number of strands used.

NEEDLES

Circular needles for yarn option 1: 10 and 12 mm
or for yarn option 2: 8 and 10 mm,
each 60/80–100 cm depending on size

NOTIONS

12 large stitch markers for 12 mm needles

2 removable stitch markers
extra cable or waste yarn for holding stitches, measuring tape, needle, scissors

KNITTING TECHNIQUES

Long-tail cast-on, knit and purl stitches, right- and left-leaning increases, slipped stitches, bind-off