• A woman wearing a cream sherpa vest over a dark green long-sleeve top, black pants, and brown leather boots, posing on a porch with a bicycle wheel and green trees in the background.
  • A woman stands on a wooden porch wearing a cream sherpa fleece vest over a dark green long-sleeve shirt, black pants, and brown knee-high boots. A bicycle wheel is visible on the right, and green trees are in the background.
  • Cream-colored fleece knitted vest with dark brown trim and toggle closures, hanging on a wooden hanger outdoors against a background of green foliage.
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  • A woman stands on a wooden porch wearing a cream sherpa fleece vest over a dark green long-sleeve top, black leggings, and brown knee-high boots. Trees and a fence are visible in the background.
  • A woman stands on a wooden porch wearing a cream sherpa vest over a dark green long-sleeve top, black leggings, and brown knee-high boots. Trees and a bicycle are visible in the background.
  • A size measurement chart for a vest, showing front and back line diagrams with dimension labels, plus a sizing table below on a white background.
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Juliette Pécaut Designs

Rùsgach Vest Knitting Pattern

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Meet the Rùsgach Vest — a shearling-style vest with toggle-and-loop closures to carry you through the autumn.

“Rùsgach” is a Gaelic word meaning “fleecy” or “fleece-like”, so it’s the perfect name for this shearling-style fabric made with a wool/alpaca boucle. Knit with bulky yarn on large needles, this vest is quick to knit and the perfect layering piece for chilly autumn days. Inspired by fleece gilets from outdoor brands like Barbour and Boden, it’s a stylish way to keep warm while staying active. The attached i-cord edge and toggle-and-loop closures offer an opportunity for a fun pop of color or a sleek neutral detail.

You can view and purchase this pattern on Ravelry here.

About the Pattern 

Skill Level: Intermediate

Yarn

  • MC: Juliette Pécaut Designs Bulky Boucle (70% Highland wool, 30% superfine alpaca; Bulky weight; 87yd/100g). 4 (5, 5, 6, 6), 7 (7, 8, 8, 9) skeins.
    • 330 (371, 410, 442, 494), 535 (582, 624, 674, 717) yd.
    • 302 (339, 375, 404, 452), 489 (532, 570, 616, 655) m.
  • CC1 (Contrast i-cord): Bulky yarn with similar gauge to MC (or 3 strands of worsted weight held together).
    • 73 (75, 79, 81, 86), 91 (93, 97,100, 105) yd.
    • 67(68, 72, 75, 79), 83 (85, 89, 92, 96) m.
  • CC2 (Pocket lining): Bulky yarn with similar gauge to MC (or 3 strands of worsted weight held together). 72yd / 65 m.

Needles

  • US 13 (9mm) circular needles, or size to obtain gauge

Notions

  • Yarn needle
  • Scrap yarn or extra cables to hold stitches
  • Row counter (recommended as the boucle yarn makes it difficult to read stitches and rows)
  • 40mm (1.5”) toggle buttons (4)

Gauge

  • 9 sts and 12 rounds = 4”/10cm in Stockinette stitch, blocked

Finished Measurements

  • Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5), 6 (7, 8, 9, 10)
  • 38 (42, 46, 50, 54), 58.5 (62, 66.5, 70, 74.5)” finished full chest measurement; garment is meant to be worn with 6–10” of positive ease
  • 95 (105, 115, 125, 135), 146.5 (155, 166.5, 175, 186.5)cm finished full chest measurement; garment is meant to be worn with 15–25cm of positive ease
  • Sample shown is Size 3 on 39”/98cm bust

Pattern Notes

This vest is knit top down in boucle yarn with the purl side out to imitate fleece. The i-cord edge is worked as an applied i-cord and the pockets are picked up and worked inside the vest. The toggle closures are added afterwards and can be swapped for i-cord ties or other fasteners.

Techniques

Applied I-cord Edge: https://juliettepecautdesigns.com/blogs/resources/applied-i-cord-edge

 

This pattern is available in English.

This is a digital download, and it cannot be returned, exchanged, or refunded.