Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Jessica Cabled Vest Knitting

Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Jessica Cabled Vest

What is Being Made

The Jessica Cabled Vest is a sleeveless knitted garment designed by Vladimir Teriokhin. This vest features an elegant cable knit construction and is available in four sizes: Small, Medium, Large, and X-Large. The finished bust measurements range from 34½ inches (87.5cm) in the Small size to 46½ inches (118cm) in the X-Large size, with corresponding lengths between 24 and 25½ inches (61–65cm).

Techniques Used

This knitting pattern employs several intermediate to advanced techniques that create visual interest and texture throughout the garment. The primary construction method involves cable knitting, which uses a cable needle to cross stitches over one another, creating the distinctive twisted rope-like patterns characteristic of cable-knit designs. The pattern incorporates strategic increases and decreases to shape the vest body and armholes, with increases worked every 16 rows during the body shaping phase and every 6 rows during armhole shaping. Bind-off techniques are used to shape the shoulder seams, with varying stitch counts bound off in successive rows to create a proper shoulder slope. The vest also features I-cord edging, which is created using double-pointed needles to produce a decorative, finished edge. Additionally, a crochet hook is employed for the final edging details, adding a polished finish to the armholes and neckline.

Stitches Used

The Jessica Cabled Vest pattern utilizes a focused selection of fundamental and decorative stitches:

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The base stitch used throughout the garment, created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows, producing a smooth, classic fabric surface
• K1, P1 Rib: A textured stitch pattern used for ribbed sections, alternating single knit and purl stitches to create elasticity and definition
• Cable Pattern 1: A 12-stitch panel that forms the primary decorative element of the vest
• Cable Pattern 2: A secondary cable pattern panel integrated into the design
• 8-st LC (Left Cable): A cable cross created by slipping 4 stitches onto a cable needle and holding them in front, knitting the next 4 stitches, then knitting the 4 stitches from the cable needle
• 8-st RC (Right Cable): A cable cross created by slipping 4 stitches onto a cable needle and holding them in back, knitting the next 4 stitches, then knitting the 4 stitches from the cable needle
• K2tog (Knit 2 Together): A right-leaning decrease stitch used for shaping
• P2tog (Purl 2 Together): A purl-side decrease stitch used for shaping

Materials and Tools

The Jessica Cabled Vest is worked in S. Charles Collezione DIAMANTE yarn, a premium blend composed of 63% wool, 32% nylon, and 5% polyester. This fiber content creates a durable, elastic fabric with excellent stitch definition ideal for showcasing cable patterns. The yarn is supplied in balls of 1.75 ounces (50 grams) with 104 yards (95 meters) per ball. Yardage requirements range from 12 balls for the Small size to 17 balls for the X-Large size, totaling between 1,248 and 1,768 yards depending on the finished size.

The pattern requires size 6 (4mm) straight needles as the primary tool for constructing the vest body. A size 6 (4mm) circular needle measuring 16 inches (40cm) long is used for working the armbands in the round. Two size 6 (4mm) double-pointed needles (dpns) are needed for creating the I-cord edging. A cable needle (cn) is essential for executing the cable crosses throughout the pattern. A size E-4 (3.5mm) crochet hook is used for the final edging details. Additional notions include stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points, and a yarn needle for weaving in ends and finishing.

The recommended gauge is 24 stitches and