Hobbit Vest
Hobbit Vest by Frogginette. “What has it got in its pocketses?!” famously asks the creature Gollum to Bilbo the Hobbit while looking for the One Ring in the Goblin tunnels. Hobbits are fond of vests, particularly richly textured and earthy-colored ones, and this one simply needed to feature lovely little “pocketses” as well. This vest is worked seamlessly from the bottom up. The body is worked flat in one piece to the underarms. Then the back and the two fronts are worked separately, then joined using a three-needle bind off. Stitches along the fronts and back neck are picked up to work the ribbed buttonband in one piece. Stitches are picked up around the armholes to work the ribbed armhole edging in the round. Optional knitted-in pockets can be worked. Their linings require some seaming.
Gauge: 20 sts x 32 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm in textured stitch, after blocking
Finished Measurements: Garment chest circumference: 19.5 (20.5, 21.25, 22 // 22.5, 24, 26.5, 28, 29.75) inches or 49.5 (52, 54, 56 // 57, 61, 67.5, 71, 75.5) cm
Materials Used: Approximately 200 (250, 300, 350 // 400, 450, 500, 550, 600) yds or 183 (229, 274, 320 // 366, 411, 457, 503, 549) meters of worsted weight yarn
Needle Size:
- US 6 or 4 mm diameter circular needle (or size needed to match textured stitch gauge) 24-inch or 60-cm in length
- US 5 or 3.75 mm diameter circular needle (or one size smaller than above) for ribbed hem and buttonband, in 24-inch or 60-cm length (or longer for sizes 2yo and up); matching dpns for armhole edging
Pattern Includes: 9 sizes available. Also includes: detailed written instructions.
Skill Level: Skills required: Casting on, knitting, purling, decreasing, knitting in the round, picking up stitches, three needle bind off. If working pocket option only: seaming (pocket linings), binding off.
Other Details: Sizes available: 3mo (6mo, 12mo, 18mo // 2yo, 4yo, 6yo, 8yo, 10yo); To fit chest: 16 (17, 18, 19 // 21, 23, 25, 26.5, 28) inches or 40.5 (43, 45.5, 48.5 // 53.5, 58.5, 63.5, 67.5, 71) cm
