Our Ribline Vest slips right between the layers, over shirts and sweaters, under coats and wraps. It’s as interesting as a layered conversation and as irresistible as a layered cake!
A breeze to knit, you’ll work each hem flat in half-twisted rib, then join them together to knit in the round to the underarms. There, you’ll split for front and back, and in the end, rejoin your live stitches for the short-row shaped collar. Simple!
And cherry on top, we knit our Ribline Vest in our gorgeous Cashmere Tend so that the making feels as good as the wearing. The perfect knit to satiate your sweater urges without tumbling down sleeve canyon, make life more layered!
Designed for Purl Soho by Adam Aronowitz.
Materials
- 8 (8, 9, 10) (12, 12, 14, 15) skeins of Purl Soho’s Cashmere Tend, 100% cashmere. Each skein is approximately 82 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 590 (650, 740, 810) (920, 985, 1075, 1165) yards required. We used the color Ice Gray.
- US 7, 16-inch circular needles
- US 7, 24-inch circular needles
- US 7, 32- or 40-inch circular needles (depending on size you are making)
- Stitch markers, including one unique
- Stitch holders or scrap yarn
- A Ribline Vest Pattern
GAUGE
18 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
19 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches in half-twisted rib stitch
SIZES
37 (40½, 44, 47½) (51¼, 54¾, 58¼, 61¾)
To fit actual chest circumference of 31–34 (34–37, 38–41, 41–44) (45–48, 49–52, 52–55, 56–59) inches, with approximately 3–6 inches of ease
- Finished Chest Circumference: 37 (40½, 44, 47½) (51¼, 54¾, 58¼, 61¾) inches
- Finished Length fFom Shoulder To Bottom Edge: 20¾ (21, 22¼, 22¾) (24¼, 24½, 25¼, 26) inches
Sample: The sweater pictured here is size 40½, worn with 7 inches of ease.
PATTERN
The Ribline Vest Pattern is available for purchase as a PDF download only.
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Has anybody made a longer version of this vest yet? I’m tall and would want it to be a little longer? If not, an easy mod?
Hello Addie,
Thank you for reaching out! We haven’t tried making this vest longer, but it would be simple to modify. This vest is constructed by working the front and back hems separately before joining them to knit in the round. To make this vest longer you will just need to add length to the front and back hems.
I hope this makes sense and lest us know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Is the cool wool you suggested for this pattern soft to the touch?
Hello Stephanie,
Thank you for reaching out. Cashmere Tend is so incredibly soft- I highly recommend it!
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Are there other less expensive yarns that you think might work well for this pattern? I love the cashmere but it’s not in my knitting budget right now.
Hi Carolyn,
We hear you! We totally understand that sometimes our yarn suggestions are more of an inspiration than a reality for many people. We are always happy to recommend less expensive (but still beautiful!) alternatives. In this case, we suggest that you try Good Wool held double to match the gauge of Cashmere Tend. Because the yardage is quite generous, you will only need 4 (4, 4, 5)(5, 6, 6, 7) skeins, even with the yarn held double.
I hope that helps, and happy knitting!
Julianna
Hi Purl Soho! I just bought this pattern; my very first Purl Soho pattern 🙂 Question: Row 2 of “continue back hem” – is the ……”[p1,p1tbl] 4 times, p1.” correct? Should it be ….[K1, p1tbl] 4 times, p1. Maybe I knitted something incorrectly….
Hi Sharon,
Thanks for reaching out! We are so sorry about this! There was indeed an error here and your notion is correct. We have corrected it on the pattern and put the correction on our errata page. Our deepest apologies for the mistake!
Best,
Cassy
Which cast on method does the designer recommend?
Hello Elaine,
Thank you for reaching out! We used a long tail cast on for this project.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Thank you!