Pattern: Tracery Vest

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Originally published in The Unofficial Harry Potter Knits magazine (July, 2013). 

Subsequently published in:

• Book: Knitting Wizardry: 27 Spellbinding Projects (August, 2014)
• The Autumn/Winter 2014 issue of Fabulous Knits magazine

Gothic is a style of architecture from the high and late medieval period of European history. This garment was inspired by Gothic-style stained-glass windows. The name of the pattern, ‘Tracery’, is the term used for the stonework sections which contain the glass of Gothic windows.

This pattern is not steeked; however, anyone with experience who would prefer to steek this pattern shouldn’t have too much trouble adapting it.

ERRATA (I will eventually be updating the downloadable file.)

1. Second-last line of “bottom” section should read:

You will have completed a total of 15[19, 19, 21, 19, 15] patt rnds, including the first one immediately following the 2 purl rnds.

2. Second-last line of “right front” section should read:

Cont patt as set, dec 1 st at neck edge every RS row until 16[16, 21, 21, 21, 23] sts rem. 69[73, 75, 77, 79, 81] rows have been worked flat in total.

Sizing

• XS: 30.75” finished bust, to fit 28”, finished length 17.5”
• S: 35” finished bust, to fit 32”, finished length 18”
• M: 38.75” finished bust, to fit 36”, finished length 18.25”
• L: 43” finished bust, to fit 40”, finished length 18.5”
• 1X: 46.75” finished bust, to fit 44”, finished length 18.75”
• 2X: 52” finished bust, to fit 48”, finished length 19”

Skills required

• Knitting and purling
• Increasing and decreasing
• Stranded knitting worked in the round and flat
• Chart reading
• Three-needle bind-off (explained in magazine)

Materials needed

• Yarn: Fingering weight, as follows (all yardages are approximates) - model shown is size small, and used Plymouth Yarn "Happy Feet", 90% superwash merino/10% nylon, 192yds/50g, main colour #1305 Black, contrast colour 27
• XS: 350 yards of main colour, 285 yards of contrast colour
• S: 390 yards of main colour, 315 yards of contrast colour
• M: 440 yards of main colour, 355 yards of contrast colour
• L: 485 yards of main colour, 390 yards of contrast colour
• 1X: 525 yards of main colour, 425 yards of contrast colour
• 2X: 570 yards of main colour, 460 yards of contrast colour
• Needles: 3mm circular needle
• 2 stitch markers
• spare length of yarn 30-40” long
• spare length of yarn 20” long
• 3 stitch holders
• tapestry needle

Gauge

• 30 stitches and 33 rows = 4" in chart pattern stitch, blocked