Grenadine Vest in Adriafil Floris - Downloadable PDF

Grenadine Vest Knitting Pattern in Adriafil Floris – Free Downloadable PDF

The Grenadine Vest is an elegant, lightweight knitted vest designed for a relaxed yet polished look. This free downloadable PDF pattern by Adriafil guides knitters through constructing a sleeveless top featuring a delicate hole stitch fabric, decorative crochet trim, and charming mother-of-pearl button fastenings. The design is worked in three sizes — 40, 42, and 44 — making it accessible for a range of fits.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a women's sleeveless vest worked in two main pieces: a back and a front. Both pieces are shaped with armhole cutouts and a neckline, then joined at the shoulders and side seams. The right-hand opening features a button band with six buttonholes, creating a distinctive side-and-shoulder fastening detail that gives the vest its signature style. The left shoulder and side are sewn closed, while the right side remains open and fastened with buttons, lending the garment an asymmetric, fashion-forward finish.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Floris in colour no. 70 — 150 g total. Floris is a DK weight yarn, well suited to open, lacy stitch patterns thanks to its smooth, consistent texture.
• Knitting needles: no. 4.5 mm, used for all main knitted fabric sections.
• Crochet hook: no. 3.50 mm, used exclusively for the decorative edging and trim around the neckline, armholes, side opening, and bottom hem.
• Additional notions: 6 mother-of-pearl buttons and a tapestry needle for seaming.

Tension / Gauge

The stated gauge is 20 stitches and 28 rows over 10 × 10 cm, measured in hole stitch on 4.5 mm needles. Checking gauge before beginning is strongly recommended, as accurate tension ensures the vest reaches the correct dimensions across all three sizes.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting — both the back and front are worked flat, back and forth in rows.
• Casting on and binding off — standard cast-on for starting each piece; binding off is used to shape armholes and necklines by crossing off stitches on each side.
• Armhole and neckline shaping — achieved by crossing off 8 stitches on each side for the armholes, then separating the centre stitches for the neckline and working each shoulder section independently.
• Seaming — the left shoulder seam and left side seam are sewn up using a tapestry needle after the knitting is complete.
• Crochet trim and edging — a decorative border of single crochet and 5-double crochet shell clusters is worked around the neckline, armholes, right side opening, and bottom hem using the crochet hook. This trim is also where the six buttonholes (each spanning 4 chain stitches) are incorporated: 2 along the right front shoulder spaced 3 cm apart, and 4 along the right side of the front spaced approximately 7 cm apart.
• Button attachment — 2 buttons are sewn to the back right shoulder to correspond with the shoulder buttonholes; the remaining 4 buttons fasten the side opening.

Stitches Used

The body of the vest is worked entirely in hole stitch, a lacy, open-work knit pattern worked over a multiple of 4 stitches. The stitch repeat creates a light, airy fabric ideal for a warm-weather or layering garment. The full stitch pattern is as follows:

• Row 1: Worked entirely in knit stitch.
• Row 2