Nid Dickey-Vest by Rui Yamamuro

Construction
The Nid Dickey-vest is a dickey-vest in textured stitches. It is knitted from the top down and the length is adjustable to your preference. Its buttonholes on the sides allow you to style it in different ways: you can wear it unbuttoned as a cape over a coat, or when the coat is taken off, you can keep it as a vest, buttoned, to keep you warm. The back yoke is knit first with increases from the shoulders down. The front stitches are picked up separately along each shoulder, then joined after the front neck slope shaping. The armhole ribs are then added before the hem. The back and front hems are knitted separately, and only the front has double knit sides with buttonholes.
+ This pattern has an extra pattern file for longer length version.

The original Wool & Yarn
Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7

Quantity
Nid Dickey-Vest - Shorter Version
Biches & Bûches Le Gros Lambswool
3 (3) 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 skeins
Original Colorway: Off White

Nid Dickey-Vest - Longer Version
Biches & Bûches Le Lambswool and Le Petit Silk & Mohair held together
Le Lambswool: 5 (6) 6 (6) 7 (8) 9 skeins
Le Petit Silk & Mohair: 3 (4) 4 (4) 5 (5) 5 skeins
Original Colorway: Dark Green Grey and Grey Brown

Knitting Needles (suggested)
- Circular Needles 5mm / US 8, 60 cm
- Circular Needles 4,5mm / US 7, 60 cm
- Circular Needles 4mm / US 6, 40 cm

Gauge
21 sts and 27 rows = 10 cm 4” in Honeycomb pattern with 5 mm US 8 needle (after wet blocking)

Sizes & Measurements of the finished knit
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7)

NID DICKEY VEST - SHORTER VERSION
This vest is designed to be worn with 5-35 cm 2-13 3⁄4” positive ease when buttoned. The sample is a size 3, worn with 33.5 cm 13 1⁄4” of positive ease, buttoned. The model in the photo is 1 m 63 5’4” tall with a bust circumference of 80 cm 31 1⁄2”.

Shoulder width
47 (54.5, 58.5, 62, 70) (77.5, 85) cm
18 1⁄2 (21 1⁄2, 23, 24 1⁄2, 27 1⁄2) (30 1⁄2, 33 1⁄2”

Chest circumference, buttoned
87 (102, 110, 117.5, 132.5) (148, 163) cm
34 1⁄4 (40 1⁄4, 43 1⁄4, 46 1⁄4, 52 1⁄4) (58 1⁄4, 64 1⁄4”

Total length (excl. collar)
34.5 (37.5, 37.5, 44.5, 47.5) (50, 53.5) cm
13 1⁄2 (14 3⁄4, 14 3⁄4, 17 1⁄2, 18 3⁄4) (20, 21)”

The length can be adjusted. Please note that any modifications will change the required yardage.

NID DICKEY VEST - LONGER VERSION
This pullover is designed to be worn with 0-15 cm 0-6” positive ease when buttoned.
The sample is a size 1, worn with 1 cm ½” of positive ease, buttoned (worn by a man). The model in the photo is 1 m 68 5’6” tall with a chest circumference of 83 cm 32 ¾“.
The sample is a size 1, worn with 4 cm 1 ½” of positive ease, buttoned (worn by woman). The model in the photo is 1 m 63 5’4” tall with a bust circumference of 80 cm 31 ½“.

Shoulder width
44 (51.5, 55.5, 59, 67) (74.5 82) cm
17 1⁄4 (20 1⁄4, 21 3⁄4, 23 1⁄4, 26 1⁄4) (29 1⁄4, 32 1⁄4)”

Chest circumference, buttoned
84 (99, 107, 114.5, 129.5) (145, 160) cm
33 (39, 42, 45, 51) (57, 63)”

Total length (excl. collar)
48.5 (51, 51, 58.5, 61.5) (64.5, 67.5) cm
19 (20 1⁄4, 20 1⁄4, 23, 24 1⁄4) (25 1⁄2, 26 1⁄2)”

How to wash
Always handwash and lay flat to dry — Handle with care and make sure to stretch your knit to measurements while wet