A modern take on the sweater vest with a crocheted scalloped edging and a wide lazy cable. Shaping is built into the cable; edging is a scalloping crochet stitch.

Napoleon

Directions are for women’s size X-Small.  Changes for sizes Small, Medium, Large, 1X and 2X are in parentheses.

Finished measurements

Bust – 32(36-40-44-48-52)”

Length – 21½(22-23-23½-24½-25)”

Materials

5(5-7-7-8-9) Hanks Berroco Blackstone Tweed™ (50 grs), #2602 Steamers

Corrections shown in bold

Napoleon, page 17

Make tucks (WS): With tip of RH needle, pick up loop below knit st 3 rows down, place on LH needle and k this loop and the next st tog

—posted 10/13/09