Hyacinth by Elizabeth Smith

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.  

Hyacinth is a simple & seamless vest featuring A-line shaping and eyelet details. It uses Manos del Uruguay’s Alpaca Heather yarn, a beautiful sport-weight alpaca blend.

This pattern was originally part of the Spring 2021 Elizabeth Smith Collection with Manos del Uruguay/Fairmount Fibers.

Knit seamlessly from the bottom-up, Hyacinth is all about simplicity, but with a few little details to keep things interesting. It is meant to be worn in an open-style, but you can choose to add a closure or buttons if you prefer. In the sample photographed I used 2 different colors, but you can also use just 1 color if you prefer (as in the original). There is a Hyacinth tips page (link in pattern) that provides tutorials of all of the techniques featured in this pattern!

Sizes

Finished Bust Circumference (with front bands overlapping): 31 (34.5, 38, 42.5, 46) (50, 53.5, 58, 61.5)”/ 79 (88, 97, 108, 117) (127, 136, 147, 156) cm

Picking your Size: Shown in size 38”/97 cm (in 2 color version), being worn with approx 5”/13 cm of positive ease at the bust and approx 2”/5 cm of positive ease at the hip (when front bands overlap). I recommend picking a size that is 2-5”/5-13 cm larger than your actual bust measurement, depending on your desired fit.

Yarn/Yardage

Approx 790 (860, 960, 1050, 1140) (1240, 1330, 1430, 1530) yds of sport/DK-weight yarn

Shown in Alpaca Heather by Manos del Uruguay (70% Wool, 30% Alpaca; 50g = 164 yds), 5 (6, 6, 7, 7) (8, 9, 9, 10) skeins.

If you choose to use 2 colors as sample photographed, yardage is divided as follows:

MC (main color) – for body: 428 (466, 520, 570, 618) (672, 720, 775, 830) yds, 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 6) skeins, shown in Hot Toddy.

CC (contrasting color) – for trim & eyelet ridges: 362 (394, 440, 480, 522) (568, 610, 665, 700) yds, 3 (3, 3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 5, 5) skeins, shown in Goji Berry.

Gauge

22 sts and 32 rows = 4”/10cm in St st after blocking.

Needles & Supplies

For Body: US 6/4 mm 32”/80 cm circ, or size needed to obtain gauge.

For Front Bands: US 5/3.75 mm 32”/80 cm or 40”/100 cm circ, or 1 needle size smaller than that used for body.

For Front Bands Bind-Off: US 7/4.5 mm (any type of needle), or 2 needle sizes larger than that used for front bands.

For Sleeve Trim: US 5/3.75 mm 16”/40 cm, or same size as that used for front bands.

For Three Needle Bind-Off: Extra US 6/4 mm circ (24”/60 cm or 32”/80 cm length), or same size as used for body.

Stitch markers

Scrap yarn

Tapestry needle