1363 Winesap - Slipover Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Worthington

Chic style and classic tweed combine in Valley Yarns Winesap, a cosy vest with a stranded colourwork hem. Worthington blends wool, alpaca, and viscose to create a soft, heathered yarn with tweedy texture and cosy warmth. Your project begins with a ribbed hem worked in the round that frames the deep stranded colourwork motif that transitions to the main body. The vest continues in the round to the underarms, where the back and front are worked flat separately with integrated armhole trims before joining at the shoulder with short seams. A contrasting colour ribbed neckband provides a clean finish to Winesap and has it ready to layer over anything from tees to buttondowns or dresses for a dash of timeless style and warmth. Stranded colourwork pattern is charted only.

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL) Sample shown in size S.
Finished Measurements: designed to fit with 2–4” positive ease
    Chest – 32¾ (36¾, 40¾, 44¾, 48¾) (52¾, 56¾, 60¾, 64¾)"
    Hip – 34 (38, 42, 46, 50) (54, 58, 62, 66)"
Yarn Requirements: Valley Yarns Worthington (50% Wool/ 25% Alpaca/ 25% Viscose; 50g/174yds)
    Main colour – 3 (3, 4, 4, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) balls, shown in #01 Oatmeal
    Contrasting colour – 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 3, 3) balls, shown in #06 Storm Cloud
Needles:
    US 4 (3.50mm) 16” and 32–40” circulars
    US 5 (3.75mm) 16” and 32–40” circulars, or size needed to obtain gauge
    US 6 (4.00mm) 32–40” circular and DPNs
Gauge:
    24 sts and 32 rows = 4" in stocking stitch with medium size needles, blocked
    24 sts and 32 rows = 4" in stranded colourwork with medium or largest size needles, blocked
We recommend that you swatch both stocking and stranded colourwork. Some knitters find that they need to adjust their needle size for stranded colourwork.