Description
The heritage test look, knitted by hand — a cream cable vest with the green-and-gold striped bands, plus the baggy green beanie to top it off.
📖 WHAT'S INSIDE
• The full written pattern for the vest, Back and Front written separately for all five sizes with per-size stitch counts and checkpoints
• All-over rope cables: a 32-stitch centre panel, C8B crossed every 8 rows, identical front and back — with the cable chart drawn from the pattern data
• The deep V-neck worked 1 stitch in on every 4th armhole row, and the striped 2×2 rib bands (Green 4 / Gold 4 / Green 4 rows) for neck and armholes, with pick-up counts per size
• The baggy-green beanie: folded 2×2 rib brim, relaxed stocking-stitch crown, all 56 rows and every crown decrease printed row by row
• Abbreviations & how-to pages — long-tail cast on, C8B, picking up stitches and mattress stitch, explained in plain English
• Yarn totals up front per size: cream 7/8/10/11/12 x 50g balls (S–XXL), green 2 balls (bands + beanie), gold 1 ball — grams, metres and yards in the table
🧶 FIT & CARE
• Sizes S–XXL, to fit chest 91/102/112/122/132 cm; finished chests 96–144 cm with comfortable wearing ease; lengths 65.7–74.6 cm
• Dimensioned schematic in the guide — block each piece to the schematic measurements before seaming
• DK yarn, gauge 20 sts x 28 rows = 10 cm on 4.5 mm needles (bands 4 mm)
• Care page included: gentle hand wash, dry flat, store the beanie uncreased
🌿 THE AUSSIE BIT
Cream cables, a deep V and the green and gold at the edges — the colours of a summer of cricket, from the Boxing Day Test to the backyard match on Christmas afternoon.
📥 DETAILS
• 9-page PDF, A4, print-ready
• Vest in 5 adult sizes S–XXL + beanie in one size (fits head 56–60 cm)
• Instant download — yours forever in your account
• Skill level: intermediate (cables, picking up stitches)
🇦🇺 MORE FROM THE SPORTS KNITS SHELF
• Rugby Gold Jumper — the raglan in gold with deep green rib trim
• Cricket Ball Cushion — the red ball as a cushion, seam lines and all
• Footy Ball Cushion — the other code's ball, tan with cream laces
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