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The Alive with pleasure! Vest is a simple pinafore vest design with bow ties on either side. It has garter stitch detailing and features an intarsia design inspired by a 1970 Newport Cigarette ad campaign. The front is worked from bottom up while the back is picked up from front shoulder seams and worked top down.

By Nora de Mariaffi

SIZES 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 

Finished Bust Circumference:
16 (17) 18 (19) 22 (25) inches / 40.5 (43) 46 (48) 56 (63.5) cm (Each size is meant to cover the front and back while leaving a gap of approx. 1 - 3” / 2.5 - 7.5 cm along the sides)

GAUGE
15 st x 20 rows = 4x4 inches / 10 x 10 cm, stockinette blocked

NEEDLES
5mm (US size 8), 32”- 40” circular or straight needles depending on preference

YARN
Aran Weight, 2 ply 200g (200g) 200g (200g) 300g (300g) in Main Colour
50g (50g) 50g (50g) 50g (50g) in Design Colour

SUGGESTED YARN
Briggs & Little Regal (2 ply, 100% Pure wool, 113g = 272 yds) (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 3 skeins in Main Colour
(1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 skeins in Design Colour
 
NOTIONS
Stitch markers; scrap yarn or stitch holder; tapestry needle; row counter (optional)

TECHNIQUES USED 
Knitting flat, knitting in the round, long-tail cast-on, increasing, decreasing, slipping stitches, holding stitches, picking up stitches, standard bind off, wet blocking.