knit vest tutorial 💕 pt. 2 (step by step)

hey! Welcome back vest-knitters and thank you for your patience. This is part 2 so if you're looking for the other parts in the series you can find them here:
☯ part 1 -    • knit vest tutorial 🧡  pt. 1 (step by ...  
☯ part 3 -    • knit vest tutorial 💚  pt. 3 (step by ...  
In this part, I show you how to knit the back piece and how to join the front and back together. As I alluded to you in part 1, I had a bit of difficulty with the neckline. Some small holes appeared on just the right half.. but I didn't actually notice until later on (that's why I don't have any footage of it). The holes are not that big.. and on reflection, I don't think I made a mistake, it's simply how this method turns out. However, I have included 2 other options for shaping the neckline if you want to avoid this problem. I go through them at the end of the video and I also provide details below. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this video & find it useful. Happy knitting! :))

Pattern (back piece):
✿ Cast on 90 stitches
✿ Work in 2x2 rib for 22 rows
✿ Change yarn colour and work in stockinette stitch for 42 rows
✿ Armhole shaping:
knit row: k2, ssk, knit until 4 stitches remain, k2t, k2
purl row: purl all stitches
✿ Alternate knit row and purl row for 16 rows total (decrease 16 stitches)
✿ Knit 38 rows in stockinette stitch, setting up stitch markers on the 38th row
Set stitch markers up on both sides of the centre 6 stitches
✿ Knit to 1 stitch before stitch marker then KF&B (knit through front and back) the stitch
before the marker
✿ Bind off the 6 stitches between the markers
✿ Shaping neckline (left) using bias bind off method:
1. Knit 1 row
2. Purl until 1 stitch remains then slip last stitch purl-wise
3. Turn work around & slip 2 stitches purl-wise
4. Pull 1st stitch over 2nd stitch
5. Bind off 2 stitches
6. Repeat steps 1-5 four more times (bind off a total of 15 stitches over 10 rows)
7. Knit 1 row, purl 1 row then bind off
✿ Shaping neckline (right) using bias bind off:
1. Purl 1 row
2. Knit until 1 stitch remains then slip last stitch purl-wise
3. Turn work around & slip 2 stitches purl-wise
4. Pull 1st stitch over 2nd stitch
5. Bind off 2 stitches
6. Repeat steps 1-5 four more times (bind off a total of 15 stitches over 10 rows)
7. Purl 1 row then bind off
✿ Join the straps together using the stockinette horizontal seaming method shown in the
video
✿ Join the sides using the mattress stitch. Join from bottom or from where colour
change starts & up to the first decrease in the armhole

Cocoknits Method for shaping the neckline:
https://cocoknits.com/blogs/knit-tuto...

Alternative necklines:
Option 1 (straight neckline):
✦ After shaping armholes knit 50 more rows and bind off

Option 2:
✦ On 38th row setup stitch markers on either side of centre 26 stitches
✦ Knit to 1 stitch before marker, KF&B, bind off 26 stitches.
✦ Left side:
k1, ssk, knit remaining stitches, purl 1 row
k2, ssk, knit remaining stitches, purl 1 row
repeat ** 3 more times to decrease a total of 5 stitches over 10 rows,
then knit 1 row, purl 1 row & bind off.
✦ Right side:
purl 1 row, knit until 4 stitches remain, k2tog, k2
repeat ** 4 more times to decrease a total of 5 stitches over 10 rows,
then purl 1 row and bind off.

Blue vest pattern (back piece):
✿ Cast on 102 stitches
✿ Work in 2x2 rib for 22 rows
✿ Change yarn colour and work in stockinette stitch for 42 rows
✿ Armhole shaping:
knit row: k2, ssk, knit until 4 stitches remain, k2t, k2
purl row: purl all stitches
✿ Alternate knit row and purl row for 16 rows total (decrease 16 stitches)
✿ Shape neckline in the same manner as the green vest but bind off 14 stitches in the
centre. Straps should end up 21 stitches wide.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:45 Repeat steps from the front
2:26 Knit 38 rows + set up stitch markers
2:48 Stitch marker explanation
3:30 KF&B + bind off 6 stitches
6:25 Shape neckline (left)
12:18 Shape neckline (right)
16:22 Attach straps
23:25 Join sides (mattress stitch)
29:24 Alternative neckline methods

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