Half Fisherman’s Rib Slipover Vest Knitting Pattern | Haven Harbor

Feb 3

This pattern is included in my Timeless Return knitting collection, available for sale on Amazon. See more information about the collection HERE.

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The Haven Harbor Slipover Vest is worked seamlessly from the top down. The collar is knit in the round in half fisherman’s rib, then transitions directly into the shoulders. Shoulder width is shaped with steep increases. Once the shoulders are established, the front and back are separated and worked flat to form the armhole depth, with subtle decreases along the edges for a refined, sculpted shape. The front and back are then joined and worked in the round for the body. The armholes are finished with a clean i-cord edge, adding polish to the textured fabric. The length of both the body and armholes can be easily adjusted to suit your preferred fit.

Size Guide + Finished Measurements

There are 10 sizes available written in XXS (XS, S, M, L, XL) (XXL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL), with a finished circumference of 36.5 (40, 42.75, 45.5, 49, 52.5) (56, 59.75, 63.25, 66) in/ 91.5 (100, 107, 114, 122.5, 131.5) (140, 149.5, 158, 165) cm. The sweater is meant to have about 6-8 in/15-20 cm of positive ease. Sample shown is a size M on a 37 in/92.5 cm bust for 8 in/20 cm of positive ease.

Yarn

Approximately 1079 (1196, 1233, 1311, 1450, 1507) (1656, 1796, 1916, 1948) yds/ 987 (1094, 1127, 1198, 1325, 1378) (1514, 1642, 1752, 1781) m or 6 (7, 7, 7, 8, 9) (9, 10, 11, 11) skeins of Drops Nord (186 yds/170 m per 1.8 oz/50 g skein; 45% Alpaca, 30% Polyamide, 25% Wool) held together with approximately 1079 (1196, 1233, 1311, 1450, 1507) (1656, 1796, 1916, 1948) yds/ 987 (1094, 1127, 1198, 1325, 1378) (1514, 1642, 1752, 1781) m or 5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7) (8, 8, 9, 9) skeins of Drops Kid-Silk (230 yds/210 m per 0.9 oz/25g skein; 75% Mohair, 25% Silk) or any other yarn that meets gauge. Colors shown are Nord in 07 Light Beige and Kid-Silk in 20 Light Beige.

Needles

Size 3.5 mm (US4) circular knitting needles in the following lengths:

16 in/40 cm for the collar
24 in/60 cm for the armhole i-cord edging
32 in/80 cm or 40 in/100 cm for the yoke and body

Or knitting needles required to obtain correct gauge.

Notions

tape measure
4 stitch markers (1 of a different color to denote BOR)
tapestry needle
waste yarn
scissors

Gauge

18 STS + 20 rows/rounds = 4 in/10 cm on main body needle in half fisherman’s rib stitch blocked.

Half Fisherman’s Rib Stitch (Flat)
CO an odd number of STS.
Row 1 (WS): K to end.
Row 2 (RS): P1, *K1B, P1; repeat from * to end.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until desired length.

Please note that stitch gauge is measured by counting the visible knit and purl stitch columns across 4 in/10 cm, and row gauge is measured by counting the visible rows (each formed by two knitted rows) over 4 in/10 cm. If your gauge differs when working flat vs. in the round, adjust needle size as needed to match the pattern gauge.

Helpful Links

The construction of this vest is similar to the construction of my Woodland Pullover with how shoulder increases are worked and how the front and back are worked separately and then re-joined. If you want to visually see how the overall construction works with knitting steep increases for the shoulders, knitting the front and backs, and then joining the work back together, feel free to check out my Woodland Pullover Tutorial.

How to work the long-tail cast on

How to knit DI (double increase) in half fisherman’s rib

How to work half fisherman’s rib flat

How to work a SBKPP (right-leaning double decrease) in half fisherman’s rib

How to work a SBK2TOGP (left-leaning double decrease) in half fisherman’s rib

How to work a standard bind off

How to join a new skein of yarn

How to knit Half Fisherman’s Rib Stitch in the Round

How to Cast on using the backwards loop method

How to make a slip knot

How to move stitches to waste yarn

How to move stitch back on the needles from waste yarn