Honeycomb Cut-Away Vest in Sirdar Loveful 100% Bio Blend - 10915 - Downloadable PDF

Honeycomb Cut-Away Vest in Sirdar Loveful Bio Blend Double Knitting – Pattern 10915

Pattern 10915 from Sirdar is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern for a stylish Honeycomb Cut-Away Vest, worked in Sirdar Loveful Bio Blend Double Knitting yarn. Rated as Easy by Sirdar — who triple-check every pattern to guarantee success — this intermediate-accessible project is an excellent choice for knitters looking to practise classic textured stitch work while creating a versatile, wearable layering piece. The vest is sized to fit a wide range of bust measurements, from 71 cm to 137 cm (28 in to 54 in), making it an inclusive and adaptable design suitable for many body types.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a cut-away vest — a sleeveless top or waistcoat featuring a shaped, open armhole cut-away design that gives it a contemporary, fashion-forward silhouette. The vest is knitted in shade 106 of Sirdar Loveful Bio Blend Double Knitting, a warm top-shade colourway. The cut-away styling makes it ideal for layering over long-sleeved tops or shirts across multiple seasons, while the textured honeycomb body adds visual interest and a tactile, structured feel to the fabric.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting: The vest panels are worked flat, meaning the front and back pieces are knitted separately on straight or circular needles and then seamed together to create the finished garment.
• Armhole shaping: The cut-away design requires careful shaping at the armholes, involving decreases and cast-offs to achieve the characteristic open, scooped armhole silhouette.
• Neckline shaping: Shaping at the neck opening is worked using standard decrease techniques to create a neat, fitted neckline edge.
• Seaming: Once the individual pieces are completed, they are joined using mattress stitch or a similar seaming method to produce tidy, professional-looking side and shoulder seams.
• Tension/gauge management: As with all Sirdar patterns, achieving the correct tension swatch before beginning is essential to ensure the finished vest matches the intended measurements across the full size range.

Stitches Used

• Honeycomb stitch: The signature texture of this vest is created using a honeycomb stitch pattern, a classic knitted fabric that produces a raised, cellular surface resembling the cells of a honeycomb. This stitch is typically worked over a combination of knit and purl stitches in a structured repeat, creating a dense, beautifully textured fabric with excellent drape and body.
• Rib stitch: Ribbing is commonly used at the hem, armhole edges, and neckline of vests of this style to provide stretch, structure, and a neat, professional finish at all edges.
• Stocking stitch or reverse stocking stitch: Likely used in transitional sections or as a background to the honeycomb texture pattern, providing contrast and definition to the overall fabric design.

Materials – Yarn, Needles, and Hooks

This pattern is designed exclusively for use with Sirdar Loveful Bio Blend Double Knitting yarn, knitted in shade 106. Sirdar Loveful Bio Blend is a DK weight (Double Knitting) yarn that represents a meaningful step forward in sustainable yarn production. It is crafted using award-winning CiCLO® technology, which incorporates CiCLO® Recycled Polyester into the blend. This innovative technology means that when the garment eventually reaches the end of its useful life, the recycled polyester component behaves similarly to the natural wool in the blend, significantly reducing the impact of microplastic pollution on the environment.

Sirdar, established in West Yorkshire in 1880, is a long-standing British yarn brand with a heritage of quality hand knitting yarns. The Loveful range was developed to bring affordable sustainability to everyday hand knitters without compromising on the quality and reliability the brand is known for. The vest is worked on knitting needles appropriate for DK weight yarn; the specific needle size is detailed within the downloadable PDF pattern. No c