Eva Vest (Free Knitting Pattern)

The stitch used to knit your Eva Vest are the Moss Stitch. It is important to knit a tension square before you start your project. Do so by knitting a 10 cm x 10 cm sample with the measurements below. Firstly to obtain the same dimensions indicated in this pattern and secondly to practice the stitch.

Back Side:
 
1. Cast on 55 stitches in one of the knitting needles.
 
2. Knit 34 rows in Moss Stitch: knit a stitch and purl the next one. Repeat this until the end of the row*.
 
*When knitting and purling in the same row, you should place the thread in the correct side of your project: in the front when purling and in the back when knitting.
 
3. Knit 40 rows in Moss Stitch, taking into account the following instructions to create the armholes of your vest:
 
Rows #1 and #2: cast off the first 3 stitches of each row and knit in Moss Stitch the rest of the row.
 
Rows #3 and #4: cast off the first 2 stitches of each row and knit in Moss Stitch the rest of the row.
 
Rows #5 and #6: cast off the first stitch of each row and knit in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have 43 stitches.
 
Rows #7 to #40: knit all these rows in Moss Stitch.
 
4. Row #41: cast off all the stitches.

Right Front Side:
 
1. Cast on 17 stitches in one of the knitting needles.
 
2. Knit 74 rows in Moss Stitch, taking into account the following increases and decreases in order to create Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 20 stitches.
 
Row #5: increase 2 stitches and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 22 stitches.
 
Row #7: increase 1 stitch and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 23 stitches.
 
Row #9: increase 1 stitch and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 24 stitches.
 
Row #11: increase 1 stitch and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 25 stitches.
 
Row #15: increase 1 stitch and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 26 stitches.
 
Row #19: increase 1 stitch and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 27 stitches.
 
Row #33: you will start creating the neckline in this
row. Skip the first stitch; knit the next 2 stitches together and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 26 stitches.
 
Row #36: you will start creating the armhole in this row. Cast off 3 stitches and knit the rest of the row in Moss Stitch. Now you will have 23 stitches.
 
Row #37: skip the first stitch; knit the next 2 stitches together and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 22 stitches.
 
Row #38: cast off 2 stitches and knit the rest of the row in Moss Stitch. Now you will have 20 stitches. Row #40: cast off 1 stitch and knit the rest of the row in Moss Stitch. Now you will have 19 stitches.
 
Row #41: skip the first stitch; knit the next 2 stitches together and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 18 stitches.
 
Rows #45, #49, #53, #57 and #61: knit 2 stitches together in these rows like you did in row #41.
 
3. Row #75: cast off all the stitches.

Left Front Side:
 
1. Cast on 17 stitches in one of the knitting needles.
 
2. Knit 74 rows in Moss Stitch, taking into account the following increases and decreases in order to create the neckline and armholes of your vest (the rows not mentioned below are knitted in normal Moss Stitch).
 
Row #4: increase 3 stitches and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 20 stitches.
Row #6: increase 2 stitches and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 22 stitches.
 
Row #8: increase 1 stitch and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 23 stitches.
 
Row #10: increase 1 stitch and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 24 stitches.
 
Row #12: increase 1 stitch and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 25 stitches.
 
Row #16: increase 1 stitch and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 26 stitches.
 
Row #20: increase 1 stitch and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 27 stitches.
 
Row #34: you will start creating the neckline in this row. Skip the first stitch; knit the next 2 stitches together and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 26 stitches.
 
Row #35: you will start creating the armhole in this row. Cast off 3 stitches and knit the rest of the row in Moss Stitch. Now you will have 23 stitches.
 
Row #37: cast off 2 stitches and knit the rest of the row in Moss Stitch. Now you will have 21 stitches.
 
Row #38: skip the first stitch; knit the next 2 stitches together and continue knitting in Moss Stitch the rest of the row. Now you will have a total of 20 stitches.
 
Row #39: cast off 1 stitch and knit the rest of the row in Moss Stitch. Now you will have 19 stitches.
 
Rows #42, #46, #50, #54, #58 and #62: knit 2 stitches together in these rows like you did in row #38.
 
3. Row #75: cast off all the stitches.

How to Join Your Eva Vest:
 
1. Help yourself with the little sewing needle and a same-colored cotton thread and join one of the shoulders. To do so, you will need the back side and one of the front sides.
 
2. Now sew that side of the vest.
 
3. Do the same with the other side of your vest.
 
4. Tie a knot and hide the threads among the stitches. Help yourself again with the little sewing needle.

Customize:
 
Once you’re done, customize your vest with brooches, pins, etc. Have fun with it!

This pattern is excerpted with permission from "weareknitters.com".