Rodeo Vest Kit ~ Solid

The Rodeo Vest is a simple top-down sweater vest with an oversized Shawl Collar. It’s perfect for layering over your favorite dress or jeans! Go for the mixed yarn option if your creativity is calling you to play with yarns and colors. Go for the solid version if you just know the solid option will get more use in your closet.

What comes in your kit: 

* The yarn needed to complete this project, including 4-7 skeins of Spun Cloud yarn (required yarn amount varies upon size you purchase). The Rodeo Vest Yarn kit includes enough yarn for the shawl collar and non-shawl collar options. Please note any modifications to size or length may require additional yarn.

* The Rodeo Vest pattern PDF download - this will be emailed to you upon checkout

* Knit Collage University Video Class with step by step instruction on how to knit the Rodeo Vest from start to finish in our app. You will receive an invitation to access your video class tutorials inside our app in a separate email shortly after checking out. If this is your first time gaining access to our app, you will be asked to create an account from that invitation.

What's not included:

* Needles 

* Buttons - (3) – 1½” / 38 mm (optional) 

Pattern Details:

Skill Level: Beginner Knitter

Materials:

Solid version: Main Color (MC): Spun Cloud (100% wool; approx. 100 yds (92 m) / 200 g) used throughout the vest and on the collar and all ribbing

With Shawl Collar: 4 (5, 5, 5, 6) [6, 6, 7, 7] skeins

Without Shawl Collar: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) [5, 6, 6, 6] skeins

OR

Mixed Yarn version: Main Color (MC): Spun Cloud (100% wool; approx. 100 yds (92 m) / 200 g) used throughout the vest and on the collar and all ribbing

With Shawl Collar: 3 (3, 3, 3, 3) [4, 4, 4, 4] skeins

Without Shawl Collar: 2 (3, 3, 3, 3) [3, 4, 4, 4] skeins

Contrast Colors (CC): 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) [3, 4, 4, 4] Sampler Kits(used throughout the body of the vest only) in any combination of: Mini Skein Sampler Kit (approx. 85 yds (78 m) / 164-170 g – 5 mini skeins of yarn included per kit, 17 yds(16 m) / skein). Includes Spun Cloud, Wildflower, Cast Away, Dreamland, and Daisy Chain yarns. Wildflower Mini Skein Kit [(100% cotton; approx. 85yds (78 m) / 100 g) – 5 mini skeins of yarn included per kit, 17 yds (16 m) / skein]

Needle Size:

Size US 15 (10 mm) 24-40” / 60-100 cm circular needles, or approx. 2 mm smaller than larger needles (and, if not using magic loop, additional needles of the same size for your preference of small circumference knitting)

Size US 17 (12 mm) 24-40” / 60-100 cm circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge (or additional needles of the same size for your preference of small circumference knitting)

Gauge:

7.5 sts and 11 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch Worked Flat, using larger needle, steam blocked

Sizes:  1 (2, 3, 4, 5)[6, 7, 8, 9]

Finished Measurements:

36.25 (39.75, 44.75, 48.5, 52.75) [55.75, 59.5, 63.75, 67.5]” / 90.5 (99.5, 111.5, 121, 131.5) [139.5, 149, 159.5, 169] cm finished lower body circumference (buttoned)

Fit Note: 

Recommended to be worn with 4-10” / 10-25 cm of positive ease at the chest, depending on your preferred fit. Frosty Green (solid) sample is shown in a size 2 on a 34” / 85 cm chest with 8.75” / 14.5 cm of positive ease.

Pattern Designer: Amy Small and Susan Hislop

Tap the link here to check out our Ravelry page for this style and see the Rodeo Vest on a range of beautiful bodies!