Flo Vest in Berroco Bestie - Downloadable PDF

Flo Vest in Berroco Bestie – Knitting Pattern Summary

The Flo Vest is a relaxed, pullover-style knitted vest designed by Mel Kennelly and published by Berroco. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern is rated Easy, making it an excellent choice for beginner knitters looking to build confidence while creating a stylish, wearable garment. The design is worked in Berroco Bestie, a super chunky weight yarn that knits up quickly and produces a satisfyingly cozy fabric with minimal time investment.

What You Are Making

The Flo Vest is a sleeveless pullover vest with a generous, relaxed silhouette. It is designed with 2–4 inches / 5–10 cm of positive ease, meaning the finished garment is intentionally larger than the wearer's actual bust measurement for a comfortable, modern fit. The pattern sample is shown in size 40" / 101.5 cm, illustrating how the vest drapes and sits on the body.

The vest is offered in a wide range of sizes, spanning from a 36" bust up to a 72" bust, making it a genuinely size-inclusive pattern. Finished lengths range from approximately 13 inches up to 19 inches depending on the size chosen, ensuring proportional coverage across all sizes. This breadth of sizing makes the Flo Vest a versatile pattern suitable for a wide variety of body types.

Techniques Used

Because this is an Easy skill level pattern, the techniques involved are accessible and straightforward, yet the finished result is polished and wearable. Key techniques include:

• Working in the round using circular needles, which is a fundamental technique for seamless knitting and clean finishing around the neckline and armhole edges
• Holding stitches on waste yarn, a simple and beginner-friendly method for setting aside live stitches to be worked later, commonly used at underarm joins or neckline shaping
• Blocking, which is an essential finishing step — the pattern specifically notes that gauge is measured after blocking, underscoring how important this step is for achieving the correct finished dimensions
• Basic shaping techniques appropriate for a vest construction, including armhole and neckline finishing

Stitches Used

The primary stitch used throughout the Flo Vest is Stockinette stitch (St st), one of the most foundational and recognizable knitting stitches. Stockinette stitch is created by alternating knit and purl rows when worked flat, or by knitting every round when worked in the round. It produces a smooth, classic fabric with a clean "V" texture on the right side, making it ideal for showcasing the texture and color of a beautiful yarn like Berroco Bestie. The simplicity of Stockinette stitch is part of what makes this pattern so approachable for beginners.

Yarn and Materials

The Flo Vest is knitted in Berroco Bestie, a super chunky weight yarn sold in 50-gram balls. The colorway featured in the pattern sample is #10519 Cat & Mouse. Depending on the size being knitted, the pattern calls for between 4 and 12 balls of Berroco Bestie, with larger sizes naturally requiring more yardage. The super chunky weight of this yarn means the fabric grows quickly on the needles, making the Flo Vest a satisfying and relatively fast knit even for those newer to the craft.

Two circular needles are required for this project:

• A 32" / 80 cm circular needle in size US 11 / 8 mm (or the size needed to obtain gauge) for the main body of the vest
• A 16" / 40 cm circular needle in size US 10½ / 6.5 mm for working smaller circumference sections such as the neckline or armhole edgings

Additional notions include a stitch marker, a tapestry needle for weaving in