Angostura

£5.00

Everyone who has seen Angostura seems surprised when I tell them it’s worked in worsted weight, surprised but pleased that it will be faster to knit than they were expecting. There’s something about the delicate tracery of twisted stitches that come together in shaped cable patterns at the waist which gives the illusion of a garment worked in a much finer yarn. Smart, flattering, cosy and fun to knit there’s a lot to love about this pretty vest.

Angostura is available as an individual pattern and as part of the book Little Red in the City. Follow that link if you are interested in purchasing the whole book rather than just the Angostura pattern, which can be purchased here.

Sizes
30[32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60]” bust
76[81, 86, 91, 97, 102, 107, 112, 117, 122, 127, 132, 137, 142, 147, 153] cm bust

Yarn
Worsted weight yarn with a suggested gauge of 5 sts per inch / 2.5cm.

The most important thing is to use a smooth yarn with good stitch definition. Some elasticity is needed but yarns with a percentage of inelastic fibres can be used because the twisted ribs, cables and seams help hold the shape. Watch out for yarns that split easily as the twisted cables will be harder to work.
Altering the body length will require a change in the yarn required of approximately 5% per inch / 2.5cm.

Ysolda’s version shown in Brook’s Farm Four Play (50% wool, 50% silk, 270yds / 247m, 4.02oz / 114g) in Bergamot.
Amanda’s version shown in Classic Elite Chesapeake (50% organic cotton, 50% wool, 103yds / 94m, 1.76oz / 50g) in Mephisto.

425[485, 495, 560, 595, 615, 665, 690, 730, 775, 810, 855, 890, 920, 975, 1000] meters / 465[530, 540, 610, 650, 675, 725, 755, 800, 845, 885, 935, 975, 1005, 1065, 1095] yards

Needles and Notions
3rd needle in the same size for 3 needle bind off.
Scrap yarn for holding sts.

US 3 / 4.5mm straights or circular 24” / 60 cm or longer.

Gauge
20 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches in 1×4 twisted slipped rib (worked over a multiple of 5 sts: RS rows: *k1tbl, p4, rep from * to end; WS rows: k4, sl1 purlwise with yarn in front)