Rowan 07 Bella PDF

Bella from Mode at Rowan – Collection 7 is a must-have women’s houndstooth check vest knit in Alpaca Soft DK, a luxurious blend of wool and alpaca with tight plies that provide excellent stitch definition. This sophisticated vest is perfect to wear with the matching pencil skirt for an elegant top-to-toe look. Purchase Gigi, the skirt here. Bella is knit flat in pieces from the bottom up and then seamed. The neckband stitches are picked up and worked in the round. The Fair Isle pattern is in chart form only.

Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes: 28–30 (32–34, 36–38, 40–42, 44–46, 48–50, 52–54, 56–58, 60–62)” bust
Finished Measurements: 
     Bust – 35½ (39¾, 43¼, 47¾, 51¼, 55½, 59, 63½, 67½)”
     Length – 22¾ (23½, 24½, 25¼, 26, 26¾, 27¼, 28, 28¼)”
Yarn Requirements: Rowan Alpaca Soft DK (70% Virgin Wool/30% Alpaca; 50g/137yds)
     Color A – 4 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7) balls shown in 201 Simply White or (204 Classic Brown – WEBS do not carry this color)
     Color B – 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6) balls shown in 202 Trench Coat
Needles: 
     US 4 (3.50mm) single points and 16–20” circular
     US 6 (4.00mm) single points to get gauge
Gauge: 26 sts and 27 rows = 4” in the pattern on US 6 (4.00mm)