My Bohemian Me – The Vest

The vest is the only patterned thing you need. Wear it open over a simple shirt, or buttoned up over something slim. The olive green edge ties the colours together and makes the whole read as one garment, not as twenty balls of yarn.

• To use up leftover yarn on something you actually want to wear
• A garment without a single seam
• Garter stitch all the way – knit stitches only
• Five sizes in the same pattern
• To decide the colours yourself, as you go

• Digital knitting pattern (PDF) in mobile format
• One step per page with a tick-off box
• All five sizes in the same pattern
• Cosy Cues with useful technical tips
• Links to help videos where the technique is used
• A4 print sheet and notes page at the back

My Bohemian Me was made for Marie Olsson Nylander. The idea is the same one that runs through the whole collaboration: colours picked out by hand, not from a shade card. That is why no two vests are alike, and why this is a pattern that welcomes you using what you have. The stripes run vertically because the vest is knitted sideways – and that is also the reason there is not a single seam to sew at the end.

Always Loveable Collection is the collaboration between CosyMonday and Marie Olsson Nylander – garments made to be worn for a long time, in colours picked out by hand and not from a shade card. The series covers both knitting and crochet, and has the same calm, well-worn look throughout.

XS · S · M · L · XL

Length 47 (49) 50.5 (54) 56.5 cm
Width flat 40 (43) 46.5 (50.5) 54 cm
Armhole depth 20 (20) 20 (23) 23 cm

The vest is meant to fit loosely and be worn open.

Recommended yarn

Leftover yarn in many colours, or Påfugl in Paris – House of Yarn

You need 250 (260) 280 (320) 350 g in total.

All the yarn must knit to the same gauge. Otherwise you are free to choose – different qualities side by side are exactly what gives the look.

Needles
Circular needle 7 mm (80 cm), used back and forth

Accessories

• 5 buttons
• Scissors
• Darning needle
• Tape measure

12 stitches × 22 rows = 10 × 10 cm in garter stitch on 7 mm needles

There are 11 garter ridges per 10 cm.

The vest is knitted sideways, in one piece, back and forth on the circular needle: right front centre, V-neck, shoulder, armhole, back, armhole, shoulder, V-neck and out into the left front edge. The stitches run vertically on the finished garment, so the stitch count determines the length and the rows determine the width. The armhole is bound off from the top edge and cast on again. The lower edge and the edge around the front and neck are picked up at the end.

• Stretchy cast-on
• A garment knitted sideways, in one piece and without seams
• V-neck shaped with increases along one edge
• Armhole bound off and cast on again in the same edge
• Picking up stitches for edges
• Buttonholes

Techniques explained in Knittipedia: Garter stitch · V-neck without ribbing · Buttonholes · Stripes and colour changes

CosyMonday is founded and run by Anne-Turid, a Norwegian knitwear designer trained in fashion at Moteskolen Esmod AS. Every pattern is designed with clean lines, real quality yarn and the details that make a garment your own. When you choose a CosyMonday pattern, you become part of a growing community of knitters who share the same love of good craft and timeless design. Welcome into the universe.