Ross Vest Pattern

This classic waistcoat is knit in pieces and seamed.
The back begins with the seed stitch hem, then changes to working in stockinette. Each front is worked in stockinette first, then stitches are picked up along lower front edge for working the seed stitch hem downwards.

For the fronts, the neck and armhole shaping are worked simultaneously. You may find it helpful to place a removable marker in the fabric at the neck edge for reference.
The seed stitch pattern is defined for both an even and odd number of stitches. You will find it easier to work in seed stitch if you are able to “see” the pattern, and after working the first row simply work the stitches the opposite of how they appear; in other words, always purl the knit stitches, and knit the purl stitches.

Images: Linette Kielinski / Team Kielinski⁠⁠
Hair/Makeup: Kat Sterret
Model: Laurent Dylan