FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

Theo: 35½ (39½, 42, 45½, 48, 51½, 54)" [90 (100.5, 106.5, 115.5, 122, 131, 137) cm] chest circumference, buttoned / shown in size 42" [106.5 cm] with 4½" [11.5 cm] of positive ease / Thea: 33 (35½, 39½, 42, 45½, 48, 51½, 54)" [84 (90, 100.5, 106.5, 115.5, 122, 131, 137) cm] bust circumference, buttoned / shown in size 35½" [90 cm] with 3½" [9 cm] of positive ease

YARN:

Theo: owl tweet / sooty 360 / 10 (11, 11, 12, 13, 13, 14) skeins / Thea: owl / abyssinian 309 / 7 (8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) skeins

NEEDLES:

32" circular in size US 11 [8 mm] / spare circular in size US 11 [8 mm]

GAUGE:

13 sts and 22 rows = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch held double, after blocking

NOTES:

Vest is knitted from the bottom up in one piece. Front neck shaping begins just before arm opening. Shoulders shaped with short rows and joined using the three-needle bind off.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Long-tail cast on, short rows, three-needle bind-off.

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