Free pattern: Simple waistcoat

Yarn: 500g Sirdar Curly-Wurly
Tension: Not essential
Needles: 6.5mm (US 10.5)

Back

Cast on 70 sts. K every row until work measures 25cm, ending on a WS row.
Next row: Cast off 5 sts, K to end
Next row: Cast off 5 sts, K to end
Continue to K every row until work measures 48cm long Cast off.

Left front

Cast on 35 sts. K every row until work measures 25cm, ending on a WS row.
Next row: Cast off 5 sts, K to end
Continue to K every row until work measures 48cm long, ending on a WS row.
Cast off 15 sts.
K every row on rem. 15 sts until collar measures 15cm.
Cast off.

Right front

K as for left front, reversing shapings.

Making up (use a plain yarn)

Join shoulder seams and graft collar seam. Putting collar seam in centre of back, join back to collar edge on both sides.
Join side seams. Weave in ends.