Classic Elite Yarns Turner Vest Knitting Pattern

Classic Elite Yarns Turner Vest

What Is Being Made

The Turner is a knitted vest designed as a quick-to-knit layering piece and winter wardrobe basic. This intermediate-skill-level garment features a fitted bodice with decorative cable lattice patterning on both the back and front panels. The vest is available in six sizes ranging from XS to 2XL, with finished bust measurements from 31½ inches to 44 inches and lengths from 21 inches to 23½ inches.

Construction Techniques

The Turner vest is constructed using a bottom-up approach, with pieces worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round. The garment is seamed together after individual pieces are completed, allowing for precise shaping and pattern alignment. This construction method is typical for vests with distinct front and back panels that feature complex stitch patterns.

The pattern incorporates strategic shaping through increase rows that expand the stitch count from the initial cast-on to accommodate the cable pattern repeat. Reverse stockinette stitch borders frame the cable sections, creating visual definition between the decorative center panels and the side sections of the bodice.

Stitches and Pattern Details

The Turner features an intricate Turner Cable stitch pattern as its signature element. This cable pattern has a multiple of 16 stitches plus 18 additional stitches, with a 24-row repeat that creates the lattice effect visible on the front and back bodice.

The cable stitches used throughout the pattern include:

• Slip 1 stitch to cable needle, hold in back, knit 3, then purl 1 from cable needle – a cable cross that combines knit and purl elements
• Slip 1 stitch to cable needle, hold in front, purl 1, then knit 3 from cable needle – the reverse cable cross
• Slip 3 stitches to cable needle, hold in front, purl 1, then knit 3 from cable needle – a larger cable variation
• Slip 3 stitches to cable needle, hold in back, knit 3, then knit 3 from cable needle – a symmetrical cable cross

The pattern also uses stockinette stitch (knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side) for the main fabric, reverse stockinette stitch (purl on the right side, knit on the wrong side) for border sections, and garter stitch (knit every row) for the initial edge rows. The pattern note indicates that during neck shaping, if there are insufficient stitches to work a complete cable, the partial cable stitches are worked as they appear—knitting the knits and purling the purls—to maintain pattern integrity.

Materials

The Turner is designed to be worked in Mystique by Classic Elite Yarns, a yarn blend composed of 80% wool and 20% superfine alpaca. Each 100-gram ball provides sufficient yardage for the project, though specific yardage requirements vary by size. This fiber blend offers warmth and softness appropriate for a winter layering vest, with the alpaca adding a luxurious hand and subtle sheen to the finished garment.

The pattern is worked on straight needles suitable for the yarn weight of Mystique, with stitch markers used to denote pattern sections and cable needle(s) required for executing the cable crosses throughout the design.

Design Origin

The Turner was originally published in Mystique 1709A, a printed collection of designs, and was designed by Tian Foley. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF from Classic Elite Yarns.