Sizes: 34/36, 38/40, 42/44, 46/48, 50/52
You will need:
8/8/9/10/11 balls of light gray Mastic (0346) Anny Blatt Merinos yarn (100% merino wool, 125 m/50 g), 3/3/3/4/4 balls of Ivoire (0271) light gray Anny Blatt Victoria yarn (100% polyamide, 100 m/50 g); 3.5 mm and 4 mm knitting needles.
1×1 Rib: alternate 1 knit, 1 purl.
2×2 Rib: alternate 2 knit, 2 purl.
Garter Stitch: knit every row, right side and wrong side.
Diagonal Patterns 1 and 2: work from the charts.
Start according to the instructions, repeat the pattern repeat stitches, and finish to match the pattern.
Repeat rows 1 to 10.
Gauge: diagonal pattern 1 or 2, 4 mm needles: 23 sts and 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Back:
With 4 mm needles, cast on 112/122/132/140/154 sts with Merinos yarn. Work 56/61/66/70/77 sts in diagonal pattern 1, starting from st 5/5/5/1/4 of the chart, and 56/61/66/70/77 sts in diagonal pattern 2, starting from st 1 of the chart.
For shaping the waist, bind off on both sides every 4th row 12 x 1 st and every 2nd row 2 x 1 st = 84/94/104/112/126 sts.
At 18 cm from the cast-on edge, continue in 1×1 rib with Victoria yarn.
At 24 cm from the cast-on edge, continue with Merinos yarn as follows: 42/47/52/56/63 sts in diagonal pattern 2, starting from st 1/1/1/2/5 of the chart, and 42/47/52/56/63 sts in diagonal pattern 1, starting from st 4 of the chart.
For the side shaping, increase on both sides every 8th row 3 x 1 st and every 10th row 2 x 1 st = 94/104/114/122/136 sts.
At the same time, at 33 cm from the cast-on edge, begin shifting the pattern toward the center: work 2 knit/3 knit/2 purl/2 purl/3 knit on both sides, then every 2nd row work 4 sts on both sides in 2×2 rib instead of the diagonal pattern, until all stitches are in 2×2 rib.
At 42 cm from the cast-on edge, shape the armholes by binding off on both sides 5/5/5/7/12 sts = 84/94/104/108/112 sts.
At 59/60/61/62/63 cm from the cast-on edge, shape the shoulder slopes by binding off on both sides every 2nd row 2 x 7 sts and 2 x 6 sts / 3 x 8 sts and 1 x 7 sts / 4 x 9 sts / 2 x 10 sts and 2 x 9 sts / 4 x 10 sts.
Bind off the remaining 32 sts for the neckline.
Right Front:
With 4 mm needles, cast on 66/71/76/80/87 sts with Merinos yarn, work in diagonal pattern 2, starting from st 3 of the chart.
On the left side, work the waist decreases and side increases as for the back.
At 24 cm from the cast-on edge, continue with Merinos yarn in diagonal pattern 1, starting from st 2 of the chart.
At 33 cm from the cast-on edge, begin shifting the 2×2 rib toward the right side.
At 42 cm from the cast-on edge, shape the armhole by binding off on the left side 7/7/7/9/14 sts = 50/55/60/62/64 sts.
At 52/53/54/55/56 cm from the cast-on edge, shape the neckline by binding off on the right side every 2nd row 1 x 8 sts, 1 x 4 sts, 2 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts, and 2 x 1 st.
At 59/60/61/62/63 cm from the cast-on edge, shape the shoulder slope by binding off on the left side as for the back.
Left Front:
With 4 mm needles, cast on 66/71/76/80/87 sts with Merinos yarn, work in diagonal pattern 1, starting from st 5/5/5/1/4.
Work to mirror the right front.
After the rib at waist level, continue in diagonal pattern 2, starting from st 1/1/1/2/5 of the chart.
Shoulder Straps:
With 4 mm needles, cast on 44/52/60/64/68 sts with Victoria yarn, work in garter stitch, binding off 1 st on both sides every 2nd row until 2 sts remain, then bind off these stitches.
Work the second shoulder strap in the same way.
Finishing the Vest:
Along the edge of each front, with 3.5 mm needles, pick up 135/139/143/147/151 sts with Victoria yarn, work 2 cm in 1×1 rib, placing 2 purl sts on both sides on the wrong side, then bind off all stitches.
Sew the shoulder seams.
Along the edge of the neckline, pick up 117 sts, work 4 cm as for the front bands.
Sew the side seams.
Sew on the shoulder straps.
