Long Island Ice Tea
This design was intended to have sleeves, but I found myself wearing the half finished project around the house and loving it. Before long, I knew it was intended to be a vest, and it filled a hole in my wardrobe that I didn’t even know existed before now. I’m now a huge cardigan-vest fan.
With a loose comfortable fit, a cozy feel, and deep pockets, Long Island Iced Tea will quickly become a go-to garment for you as well!
The overall silhouette is long and loose in the body. The lines are simple and bold -- and the body, collar, and pocket ribs work together beautifully.
I find that a MCN such as Sweet Fiber’s gorgeous Cashmerino really wants to drape, and the colors that Melissa comes up with really shine in a simple texture, so this sweater lets the yarn do what it was meant to do.
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Yarn: Sweet Fiber Cashmerino Worsted (80% SW merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 200yds/183m per 115g skein). Shown in the Tea Leaves colorway.
This is a good pattern for a yarn with a little drape, but if you are working with a substantially heavy or drapey yarn, allow for some growth and perhaps work a little less length than suggested. If substituting yarn, another hand dyed MCN in a worsted weight would give you the same feel, but this could also be beautiful in a solid or a tweed or a lovely farm yarn.
Gauge: 22sts, 28 rows/rnds per 4”/10cm in garter rib. 17-st collar is 2"/5cm wide, and pocket is 4"/10cm wide.
Needles: US#7/4.5mm
Sizes:
35(37.75, 40.75, 43.75)(47.75, 50.5, 54.25)"
89(96, 103.5, 111)(122, 129, 138.5)cm
For fit shown, I suggest 4-6”/10-15.25cm of positive ease.
Yardage:
1050(1150,1250,1350)(1450,1550, 1650) yds
960(1055,1145,1245)(1325,1420,1510) m