Cable Knit Vest--Forest Ramble

Walk through the forest on a bright, crisp winter’s day and look up to enjoy the intricate crossing of bare tree branches. Winter trees show off their strong bold lines without their lush summer foliage. Forest Ramble is a top-down knit vest featuring a bold Saxon Braid center panel surrounded by left and right crossing cables, reminiscent of winter trees. 

Finished chest measurements have 1" [2.54 cm] of ease. The model is wearing size 33.

Skills Needed: Knit, purl, cable knitting

Finished Measurements

Chest: 33(35.5, 40.5, 45.5, 48, 53, 55.5, 60.5, 65.5)" [84(90, 103, 115.5, 122, 134.5, 141, 153.5, 166.5) cm]

Length: 22.75(24, 24.5, 25.25, 25.5, 26.5, 26.75, 26.75, 27.75)" [58(61, 62, 64, 65, 67.5, 68, 68, 70.5) cm]

Materials:

Knit Picks Wool of the Andes (50 g/137 yd, 100% Peruvian Highland Wool), 8(9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19) skeins Sport weight yarn, [CYCA 2], Merlot Heather 

US Size 5 [3.75 mm] 32" [80 cm] circular needles

US Size 4 [3.50 mm] 16" [40 cm] circular needles

US Size 4 [3.50 mm] 32" [80 cm] circular needles

US size G crochet hook or one 1-2 sizes bigger than larger needle

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Stitch holders or waste yarn

Gauges:

32 sts and 26 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Regular Cable pattern worked flat, washed and blocked. 

24 sts and 26 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Saxon Center pattern worked flat, washed and blocked. 

24 sts and 26 rows = 4" [10 cm] in 1 x 1 rib pattern worked flat, washed and blocked. To save time, check the gauge.

For the gauge swatch, CO at least 44 sts to work both regular cable patterns once and the Saxon Center panel. Work through all rows of the Saxon Center panel and finish with 14 rows of 1 x 1 ribbing.