Teresa Vest in Adriafil Memphis - Downloadable PDF

Teresa Vest in Adriafil Memphis – Free Crochet & Knitting Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

About This Pattern

The Teresa Vest is a stylish, one-size wearable top designed to be worked using Adriafil Memphis yarn. This free downloadable PDF pattern combines both knitting and crochet techniques to create a striking, colourful vest featuring a bold zig-zag stitch as its centrepiece. The multi-colour palette gives the finished garment a vibrant, eye-catching character that makes it a rewarding project for crafters who enjoy combining two needle arts in a single design.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a vest top — a sleeveless garment suitable for layering or wearing as a standalone piece. It is worked as a one size design, making the pattern straightforward to follow without the need to grade between multiple sizes. The construction begins with the Back piece, cast on using knitting needles and worked upward through ribbing and the main zig-zag stitch body, with crochet finishing applied to the edges.

Techniques Used

• Knitting – used for the main body construction, including the ribbed cast-on border and the zig-zag stitch pattern sections
• Crochet – used for finishing details, specifically double crochet and crab stitch edging
• Colourwork – the pattern calls for four distinct colours of Adriafil Memphis yarn, worked in sequence to build the zig-zag stripe effect
• Seaming – a tapestry needle with a rounded tip is used to join finished pieces

Stitches Used

• Elastic rib – worked at the cast-on edge to create a neat, stretchy border; the back piece begins with 6 rows of elastic rib using 119 stitches
• Zig-zag stitch – the main stitch pattern, worked over a multiple of 13 stitches plus 2. This four-row repeat creates the signature chevron or zig-zag texture:
  • Rows 1 and 3 feature increases worked as 2 stitches into 1 (working into the back loop) and decreases worked as slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over, creating the angled lines
  • Row 2 is worked in purled stitch
  • Row 4 is worked in knitted stitch
• Double crochet – a fundamental crochet stitch used in the finishing of the garment edges
• Crab stitch – also known as reverse double crochet, this decorative edging stitch is worked from left to right (the opposite direction to standard crochet), producing a neat, corded border along the finished edges

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Memphis in aran weight — a total of 300 g across four colours:
  • 100 g in rust brown no. 44
  • 100 g in orange no. 98
  • 50 g in dark pink no. 31
  • 50 g in écru no. 12
• Knitting needles: size 4 mm (no. 4)
• Crochet hook: size 3.50 mm (no. 3.50)
• Tapestry needle with a rounded tip for seaming

Tension / Gauge

The stated gauge for this pattern is 16 stitches and 24 rows to 10 × 10 cm, measured in zig-zag st