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Bolero Fringed Vest For Women Knitting PatternDesigned by Barbara Breiter
This bolero style fringed vest pattern for women can be knit without the fringe if desired. Cut the fringe to any length you wish for different looks.
Sizes:Small, Medium, Large Equivalent finished chest measurement 38 (42, 46)" Gauge: 14 sts and 18 rows=4" in St st Materials: Size 11 (8 mm) straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge Size 11 (8 mm) 35" circular needles J-10 (6 mm) crochet hook Puffin by Crystal Palace Yarns 4 (5, 5) balls Color #0205 Pinto Pony 100% polyester fleece 50 grams/1.75 ounces 84 yards/77 meters See this listing for a shop near you. Instructions Back CO 68 (75, 81) sts. Work in St st 5½ (5½, 6)". BO 4 sts beg next 2 rows - 60 (67, 73) sts Dec 1 st at each end every other row 3 (3, 4) times as follows: - 54 (61, 65) sts K1, SSK, k across to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 Work even in St st until armhole measures 9½ (9½, 10)" BO 7 (8, 9) sts beg next 4 rows. Place rem 26 (29, 29) sts on holder for back of neck. Right Front CO 15 (16, 18) sts. Work in St st for 2 rows. Inc 1 st at neck edge (beg of RS row) every other row 10 (11, 12) times - 25 (27, 30) sts Work even in St st until piece measures 5½ (5½, 6)". Next row (WS): At armhole edge, BO 4 sts. P across row. Dec 1 st at armhole edge every other row 3 (3, 4) times At the same time, dec 1 st at neck edge next row and then every 14th row 3 (3, 3) more times - 14 (16, 18) sts At the same time, beginning on 3rd neck edge dec row, work purl sts to anchor fringe (omit this if you don't want to add fringe): 
Row 1: k1, ssk, k5 (5, 6), p1, k7 (8, 9)Row 2 and all WS rows: p Row 3: k6 (6, 7), p1, k1, p1, k6 (7, 8) Row 5: k5 (5, 6), p1, k3, p1, k5 (6, 7) Row 7: k4 (4, 5), p1, k5, p1, k4 (5, 6) Row 9: k3 (3, 4), p1, k7, p1, k3 (4, 5) Row 11: k2 (2, 3), p1, k9, p1, k2 (3, 4) Work even until piece measures same as Back. Next row (WS): BO 7 (8, 9) sts beg next 2 rows. Left Front As for Right Front, reversing shaping. Finishing Seam shoulders and sides. Around armholes, work one round of single crochet. Edging With circular needles and RS facing, beg at right side seam (where the bottom Right Front is seamed to Back), pick up 13 (14, 16) sts across the Right Front bottom edge, 56 (56, 59) sts across Right Front edge, k 26 (29, 29) sts from holder at back of neck, pick up 56 (56, 59) sts across Left Front edge, 13 (14, 16) sts across Left Front bottom, 64 (71, 77) sts across Back bottom - 228 (240, 256) sts 
Mark beg of round. Join. Work in k2, p2 ribbing 4 rounds. BO in pat. Weave in ends on WS. Block if necessary. Fringe Cut two 25" lengths of yarn for each fringe. Attach to purl sts on yoke. Leave the fringe or cut to shorter lengths in a V shape as shown in photo. ©Barbara Breiter. This design may not be reproduced in any manner without the expressed written consent of the author. See Abbreviations and the Glossary for help. Also see Knit A Bit, for patterns by Barbara Breiter |