Oscar’s Vest

from the 2012 film

“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”

Original design for Thomas Horn in Boys size 8

Materials: 

Notions: two Stitch holders or scrap yarn, one stitch marker, yarn needle

Needle: 3.5 mm circular needle plus and extra needles for three-needle bindoff

Yarn: As shown Plymouth Yarns Encore Worsted

Main color 1 skein of 194 [grey]; Contrast color 1, .5 skein of 7120 [ombre blue/green]; and Contrast color 2, .5 skein of 7128 [ombre red/rust].

Woven stitch three color stripe

(even number of sts; 8 row rep)

Rnd 1:with CC1 Knit.

Rnd 2: with CC1* K1, sl 1 wyif; rep from *.

Rnd 3: with MC Knit.                                

Rnd 4: with MC *Sl 1 wyif, k1; rep from *.

Rnd 5: with CC2 Knit.

Rnd 6: with CC2 *K1, sl 1 wyif; rep from *.

Rnd 7: with MC Knit.                                

Rnd 8: with MC *Sl 1 wyif, k1; rep from *.

Rep rnds 1-8 for Woven Stitch Stripe.

Color sequence, as shown:  two rows of 7120 [ombre blue/green] , two rows of 194 [grey], two rows of 7128 [ombre red/rust], two rows of 194 [grey].

Method:

Waist ribbing and body:  Using grey, Cast on 120 stitches in Old Norwegian or your preferred cast on. Connect the two ends of the cast on for knitting in the round taking care not to twist the work. Knit 15 rows of 1 x 1 rib. Attach blue/green and begin woven stitch in the color described sequence. Do not cut the yarn, carry the yarn up the side twisting yarn together at each color change.

After 6.5 inches in pattern split for front and back. Place all half the stitches on holder or scrap yarn, this will become the garment front. Continue working as flat knitting in pattern working back and forth  

Back of garment armhole shaping: Bind off four stitches at row beginning followed by one stitch each row and then one bound off every four rows.

Front of garment armhole shaping: Bind off four stitches at row beginning followed by one stitch each row and then one bound off every four rows.

                                                                                     

Front of garment V-neck shaping:  On row eleven split for right and left front, placing half the stitches on holder or scrap yarn. Bind off two stitches adjacent to the split, then maintain an even edge to shoulder. binding off one stitch every four rows while continuing armhole shaping. 

Shoulder shaping applies to both front and back of garment: Bind off one stitch on the armhole side for four times. Do not bind off stitches remaining on the needles. Place live stitches on scrap yarn or holder while you complete the remainder of the garment. Once both front and back are complete place live stitches back on needles, picking up four stitches at the armhole side above the bound off stitches. Close shoulder seam using a three-needle bind off.

Armhole edging: Pickup ninety stitches, placing a stitch marker at bottom center. Knit the picked up stitches in 1 x 1 rib with a double decrease on the second and fourth row for five rows of rib

Row 1, 3 &5:   k1p1

Row 2, 4: [k1 p1] to marker sl1 k2tog psso [k1p1]

Bind off and weave in yarn tail

Neckline edging: Pickup 3 stitches for every four rows, placing a stitch marker at bottom center. Knit the picked up stitches in 1 x 1 rib with a double decrease at the marker on each row.

Row 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5: [k1 p1] to marker sl1 k2tog psso [k1p1]

Bind off and weave in yarn tail