Heritage Tweed Vest Digital Knitting Pattern

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The Heritage Tweed Vest is a versatile, unisex pattern designed for bulky yarn, making it a super-cozy layering piece perfect for cooler weather. This vest can be dressed up with a collared shirt for the office or paired with a casual shirt for a relaxed look, ideal for enjoying a mug of hot chocolate.

The vest is knit in the round from the bottom up, then split for the armholes and knit flat. The shoulders are shaped with short rows and finished with a three-needle bind off. The collar and armholes are edged with one-by-one ribbing, picked up and knit around the openings, adding a polished finish to this classic piece.

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Pattern Notes:

This pattern is knit in the round from the bottom up, then split for the underarms and worked flat (front and back), to the shoulders. Stitches are left live for the neck, and the shoulders are seamed with a three-needle bind off. The armholes and neck are then edged in 1 by 1 ribbing, with stitches picked up around the armholes, and additional stitches picked up as needed around the front neck.

The Lattice Stitch pattern has written and charted instructions, for both flat and in-the-round. This pattern also has an accessible large print option that is compatible with screen-reading software, which includes the written instruction.

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Sizes Available: XS [S, M, L] (XL, 2XL, 3XL)

Finished Bust Size 32, (37, 42, 47.5) (52.5, 57.5, 62.5) inches; 81.5 [94, 106.5, 119.5] (133.5, 146, 157.5) cm.

To fit bust/chest: 28, (33, 38, 43.5) (48.5, 53.5, 58.5) inches; 71 [84, 96.5, 110.5] (123, 136, 148.5) cm. with approximately 4 inches of positive ease.

Materials Required:

520 [603, 686, 769] (851, 934, 1017) yards / 475 [551, 627, 703] (778, 854, 930) meter of heavy worsted or aran-weight yarn. Sample shown in Size S, using *Knit Picks City Tweed Aran/HW in "Harbour Seal"

Needles:

*6mm (US 10) Circular Needles with a minimum of a 24 inch cord.

Spare 6mm needle for the three-needle bind off.

Notions:

• 2 contrasting *locking stitch marker
• *tapestry needle
• stitch holder or scrap yarn

Gauge for Pattern:

11 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches in stocking stitch after blocking

Techniques Used:

• decreases: k2tog, ssk, p2tog
• working both flat and in the round
• working decreases in pattern
• German Short Rows
• picking up stitches from decrease edge
• Three-Needle Bind Off

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Newest Update: July 29, 2025

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Pattern First Published in I Like Knitting, August 2024

Photography: I Like Knitting

Image Descriptions: 

1. a person wearing a pullover vest knit in grey tweed yarn. The vest is worked in a basket weave pattern of knit and purl stitches.
2. a pullover vest knit in grey tweed yarn. The vest is worked in a basket weave pattern of knit and purl stitches, while the collar and underarms are edged in ribbing.
3. the collar of a pullover vest, knit in grey tweed yarn. The vest is knit in a basket weave pattern of knit and purl stitches, and the armholes are edged with simple ribbing.
4. the bottom hem of a pullover vest. The vest is knit in grey tweed yarn, and worked in a basket weave pattern, while the bottom hem is done in garter stitch.
5. the bottom hem of a pullover vest. The vest is knit in grey tweed yarn, and worked in a basket weave pattern, while the bottom hem is done in garter stitch.