The Linen Vest is a modern spin on a sleeveless vest, with strongly defined Half-Twisted Rib bordering the side seams, armholes, and neckline. Wear it alone in Summer, or throw on over a crisp white shirt when the temperature plummets.
This pattern includes two options: either with holes to lace up with ribbon, or without holes to sew up. I love the flash of skin that the lace up version gives, and used a sheer black chiffon ribbon (that I whizzed up on my sewing machine, using some leftover fabric and my rolled hem sewing machine foot!)
I used the Long Tail cast on technique because it gives a pretty and stable right side edge and Jenny’s Stretchy Bind Off to cast off the neckline stitches, to give a nice stretchy edge. For the buttonholes, I used a Basic Knit cast off and the Backwards Loop cast on as they are easy and don’t stretch out of shape.