Another cute piece of clothing to knit for your 18-inch doll!

And this one is FREE 🙂

You can download a free .PDF of this pattern by CLICKING HERE.

Or see the pattern below:

This vest matches the Knit Panties which you can find HERE.

MATERIALS

3 ply Fingering Yarn

1 oz. Green (B)

Two No. 10 Knitting Needles

2 Press Fasteners

THE VEST

FRONT: With (B) wool cast on 40 sts.  work 4 rows (K1.  P1).  Continue even in Stocking st.  Until work measures 2 ¼ ins.  From beginning.

To shape armholes: Cast off 2 sts.  beginning next 2 rows, then dec. 1. st.  Each end of needle on next and every alternate row to 32 sts.  on needle.

Continue even until work measures 4 inches from the beginning ending with purl row.

To shape neck: K12.  Cast off 8 sts.  K12.  Working on the last 12 sts.  continue in  Stocking st. at neck edge every alternate row to 7 sts.  on needle.  Cast off.  With wrong side of work facing joining wool to remaining 12 sts.  and work other shoulder of to correspond.

BACK: Work exactly as given for Front.

TO MAKE UP:

Press carefully.  Sew side seams.  Around armholes, shoulders and neck work the following scalloped edge: –

With right side of work, join wool at one side seam.  * Miss approximately ¼ inch of edge end in a next space work 5 d.c.  Miss approximately ¼ inch of edge end in next its space working even.  Fasten off.  Sew 1 press fastener to close each shoulder.

You can download a free .PDF of this pattern by CLICKING HERE.

This vest matches the Knit Panties which you can find HERE.