Felt Vest Knitting Pattern (401x)

Felt Vest (Fiber Trends 401x) is a felted vest knitting pattern by Beverly Galeskas: a V-neck vest knit in one piece in worsted wool to the underarms, with garter-stitch borders, then felted in the washing machine into a dense, warm fabric. Step-by-step felting instructions, a basting diagram and notes on testing your felted gauge make it a good first felting project, in sizes Small, Medium and Large.

• Craft: Knitting, felted
• Sizes: Small, Medium and Large; finished bust about 39 (42, 45)" after felting
• Yarn: Worsted weight yarn that will felt, about 1,000 (1,100, 1,200) yds in total; a contrasting border uses about 160 (190, 220) yds
• Needles: 24" (60 cm) and 32" (80 cm) circulars in US 10½ (7 mm)
• Gauge: About 3.5 sts = 1" before felting; after felting, 21 sts and 29 rows measure 4¼ × 3½" (11.5 × 9 cm)
• Notions: Smooth cotton thread for basting; pins or scrap yarn for marking
• Designer: Beverly Galeskas (Fiber Trends)
• Format: Printed pattern with felting insert

Good for: knitters ready to try felting a garment, with clear guidance through the process.

Printed pattern only; yarn, needles and notions are not included.