Berroco Eulalia Vest Knitting Pattern

Berroco Eulalia Knit Vest

What is Being Made

The Berroco Eulalia is an intermediate-level knit vest designed by Margaux Hufnagel. This garment is available in six sizes, ranging from 41 inches to 72 inches in bust measurement, with finished lengths between 22¼ and 24¾ inches. The vest is designed with approximately 2–4 inches of positive ease for a comfortable, relaxed fit. The garment features a sophisticated construction method that begins with a single piece worked from the bottom up to the underarms, where the fabric is then divided to create separate back and front sections.

Techniques Used

The Eulalia vest employs several key knitting techniques to create its finished design:

• Bottom-up construction: The garment is worked from the cast-on edge upward, allowing knitters to try on the piece as it progresses and adjust length as needed.
• Worked flat: The vest is knitted flat on circular needles rather than in the round, requiring seaming to join the finished pieces together.
• Lace patterning: Charted lace patterns are incorporated into the design, adding visual interest and texture to the fabric.
• Seamed construction: After the individual pieces are completed, they are seamed together to create the finished garment.

Stitches Used

The pattern utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined with charted lace work. The ribbed setup uses a classic 2x2 ribbing (knit 2, purl 2) worked for 2 inches from the cast-on edge to create a stretchy, fitted edge. The main body of the vest features charted lace patterns that are worked over multiple rows and stitches. Knitters follow these charts to execute the lace design, which requires attention to yarn overs, decreases, and other shaping elements that create the openwork aesthetic typical of lace knitting.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Eulalia vest is designed to be worked in Berroco Chai yarn, a fingering-weight yarn that comes in 50-gram balls. The project requires between 6 and 11 balls depending on the chosen size, with the sample shown in size 41 inches using yarn in colorway #8637 Amethyst. The pattern calls for size 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles in both 16-inch and 32-inch lengths as the primary needles for working the body. Additionally, size 6 (4 mm) double-pointed needles are needed for finishing details. The pattern recommends checking gauge before beginning; the target gauge is 22 stitches and 26 rows in the charted lace patterns after blocking. Knitters will also need stitch markers to track pattern repeats and waste yarn to hold stitches during the construction process when the garment is divided at the underarms.