Glatt rechts gestrickte Weste aus Noro Bachi - 16071 - Downloadable PDF

Glatt rechts gestrickte Weste aus Noro Bachi – Pattern Summary

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Noro presents a smooth stockinette vest (Glatt rechts gestrickte Weste) featuring elegant side panel details and a classic silhouette. Worked in the luxurious Noro Bachi yarn, the design is suitable for intermediate knitters and is available in four sizes: S, M, L, and XL, with finished bust measurements ranging from approximately 109 cm to 153.5 cm and lengths from 66 cm to 71 cm.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a knitted vest constructed in separate pieces — a back panel and front panel — which are then assembled. The design is clean and wearable, combining a predominantly smooth stockinette fabric with carefully placed decorative pattern strips along the sides and front for subtle textural interest. A single button closure adds a refined finishing detail.

Sizes and Finished Measurements

• Sizes: S, M, L, XL
• Bust circumference: 109 cm / 119.5 cm / 130.5 cm / 142 cm / 153.5 cm
• Length: 66 cm / 67.5 cm / 68.5 cm / 70 cm / 71 cm
• Bust measurement is calculated as twice the back panel width plus half of each side pattern strip

Techniques Used

• Stockinette stitch (glatt rechts) forms the main fabric of both the back and front panels
• Twisted cast-on (verschränkt anschlagen) is used to begin the back panel for a neat, firm edge
• Textured pattern strips are integrated along the sides and front, worked over a set number of stitches to create visual contrast within the otherwise smooth fabric
• Seaming and assembly to join the individual knitted pieces into the finished vest
• Use of stitch markers to keep pattern repeats accurate

Stitches Used

The pattern employs a combination of knit and purl stitches to create its textural effects:

• Stockinette stitch — knit on right side rows, purl on wrong side rows — used across the main body panels
• Lateral pattern strip worked over 14 stitches: a two-row repeat alternating [1 purl, 3 knit] × 3, 2 purl on right side rows and [3 knit, 1 purl] × 3, 2 knit on wrong side rows
• Front pattern strip worked over 9 stitches: a two-row repeat of 2 knit, 1 purl, 3 knit, 1 purl, 2 knit on right side rows and [1 purl, 3 knit] × 2, 1 purl on wrong side rows

Gauge

The stated gauge for this pattern is 11 stitches and 16 rows = 10 cm × 10 cm in stockinette stitch using 8.0 mm needles. Achieving the correct gauge is essential for accurate sizing, particularly given the chunky weight of the yarn and the relatively large needle size.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Noro Bachi in colorway #06 — a chunky weight yarn. Quantities required: 2 (3, 3, 3, 4) × 200 g skeins depending on size
• Needles: 8.0 mm knitting needles
• Button: 1 button with a 25 mm diameter