Person seated on steps wearing an argyle vest with small grey diamonds and colourful cross hatching lines.

Back of vest with intarsia diamond just below neck with an X duplicate stitched over it and English-tailored shoulders.

Argyle vest with small diamonds and a large grid of cross hatching worked in intarsia and duplicate stitch.

Detail shot of stitch work showing intarsia diamonds and duplicate stitched lines creating an argyle motif.

Woman facing camera but looking away and standing in front of an ivy covered brick wall. She's wearing a natural coloured vest with an argyle motif on the front.

Line drawing schematic of sweater pattern with all sizes laid one on top of the other, placement of argyle motif, and detailed measurements in both inches and cm.

Rutherford Vest

$10 CAD

Head into fall and winter with this classic argyle vest. With both a v-neck and round neck option, it looks great worn over shirt and collar or long sleeved t-shirt and under a jacket. The design is gender neutral with sizes from XS to 6X. This versatile addition to your wardrobe is easy to make and easy to wear.

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Size Inclusive

Size inclusive to fit a 68.5″ / 174 cm finished chest measurement.

Construction

The vest is worked bottom up, in pieces and seamed. The argyle motifs and cross-hatching can be worked using the intarsia technique or added later with duplicate stitch. Stitches picked up around the armholes and neckline are worked in a ribbed edging.

What's Included

This knitting pattern includes written directions, charts for intarsia motifs, front and back images, detailed schematics for each size with measurements.

Sizes + Finished Measurements

Sizes: XS (S, M, L)(1X, 2X, 3X)(4X, 5X, 6X).
Chest circumference: 34 ¾ (37 ¼, 40 ½, 44 ½)(48 ½, 52 ½, 56 ½)(60 ½, 64 ½, 68 ½) ins / 88.5 (94.5, 103, 113)(123, 133.5, 143.5)(153.5, 164, 174) cm.
Length: 21 (21 ¾, 22 ¼, 22 ¾)(23 ¼, 23 ½, 24)(24 ½, 25, 25 ½) ins / 53.5 (55, 56.5, 58)(59, 59.5, 61)(62, 63.5, 65) cm .
Suggest choosing a size with 2 ½-3 ½ ins / 6.5-9 cm positive ease in the chest; shown in size L.

Yarn

Aran/worsted weight yarn;
MC 605 (665, 725, 805)(895, 970, 1060)(1160, 1250, 1350) yd / 555 (610, 665, 740)(820, 890, 970)(1060, 1145, 1235) m.
C1 30 (30, 30, 35)(35, 40, 40)(40, 45, 45) yd / 25 (30, 30, 30)(35, 35, 35)(40, 40, 40) m.
C2 10 (10, 10, 10)(10, 10, 10)(10, 10, 15) yd / 10 (10, 10, 10) (10, 10, 10)(10, 10, 10) m.
C3 5 (5, 10, 10)(10, 10, 10)(15, 15, 15) yd / 5 (5, 5, 10)(10, 10, 10)(10, 10, 15) m.
C4 10 (10, 10, 10)(10, 10, 10)(10, 10, 15) yd / 10 (10, 10, 10)(10, 10, 10)(10, 10, 10) m.
C5 5 (5, 10, 10)(10, 10, 10)(15, 15, 15) yd / 5 (5, 5, 10)(10, 10, 10)(10, 10, 15) m.

Shown in River City Yarns Epic Yarn (100% virgin wool; 200 m / 219 yds per 100 g).

Substitution Notes

Choose a smooth, heavy worsted weight yarn in solid colours. Original is 100% wool that works up at 4.5 to 5 sts per inch (2.5 cm) on 4 to 5 mm (US 6-8) needles. Wools and wool blends will substitute well. Plant fibre blends and acrylics may also work well. The best way to know is to swatch!

Knit Picks Wool of the Andes would be the perfect substitution for this now discontinued yarn.

Gauge

20 sts and 28 rows = 4 ins / 10 cm over Stockinette stitch using larger needles, blocked.

Needles + Notions

3.5 & 3.75 mm (US 4 & 5) Needles;
3.5 mm (US 4) 1(40 cm) 6″ Circular Needles;
Locking Stitch Markers;
Stitch Markers;
Yarn Needle.

Skills

Increases/decreases, intarsia worked from a chart, duplicate stitch worked from a chart, English tailored shoulders, worked flat, basic sweater construction, seaming.