01/01/2010

Hummingbird Vest :: Written Pattern + Video

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Size:
Hight: 12 inches
Width: 12 inches
Age: 1 year to 2 years.

Gauge:
1 square of 5 cm x 5 cm has:
10 stse x 15 rows.

Materials:
Size US7 straight needles.
1 skein of Barroco Maxcolor size 4 Brown (338m, 590 tex, 370 yd, 200g).
Scissors
Tapestry needle.

Credits:
Pattern, Video, Photos and Translation: Blog-By-Day

Front:
Cast on 59 sts.
Row 1: p1*p2, k1* p1.
Row 2: p1 *p1, k2* p1.
Row 3: p1*p2, k1* p1.
Row 4: p1 *p1, k2* p1.
Row 5: p1*p2, k1* p1.
Row 6: p1 *p1, k2* p1.
Row 7: p1*p2, k1* p1.
Row 8: p1 *p1, k2* p1.

Chest:
Row 1: p5, k1 *yo, k4, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, k1* p5.
Row 2: purl all sts.
Row 3: p5, k2 *yo, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, yo, k3* ending the row with k2, p5.
Row 4: purl all sts.
Row 5: p5, k3 *yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, k5* ending the row with k3, p5.
Row 6: purl all sts.
Row 7: p5, k4 *yo, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, yo, k7* ending the row with k4, p5.
Row 8: purl all sts.
Row 9: p5, k5 *yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k9* ending the row with k5, p5.
Row 10: purl all sts.

After finishing the 10th row, rep 4 times the rows 1 to 10, I knitted in total 5 times the pattern.

Purl 9 rows.
On the 10th row, p14, bind off the central 31 sts, p14 sts. Here we have the shoulders and the chest done.

Right shoulder:
Row 1 (right side): purl all sts.
Row 2: sl 1 st, purl all the row.
Rep rows 1 and 2 until the row 12. Bind off.

Left shoulder:
Row 1: purl all sts
Now let's knit the shoulder.
Row 2(back side): purl all sts.
Row 3(right side):sl 1 st, purl all the row.
Rep rows 2 and 3 until the row 12. Bind off.

Finishing:
Sew the shoulders using the tapestry needle.
Then, mark the 9th row which is approximately 10 cm high from the shoulder to the base. Pick up the stitches on the front and back.
Pick up 40 sts and knit a 1/1 rib:
Row 1: *p1, k1*.
Row 2: *p1, k1*.
Row 3: *p1, k1*.
Row 4: bind off.

Finishing:
Let's sew the left and right side, and then hide the ends of all the threads. I hope your final piece looks beautiful!