Gilet
Size Directions are for large size

Materials
6 x 50g balls of Ornaghi Filati Stripe: 2 balls cream, 1 ball each brown mélange, light brown, brown, hazelnut; one pair 4 mm and one pair 5 mm needles.

Stitches
K1, p1 rib:
Row 1: *k1, p1*
Row 2 and foll rows: k the k sts and p the p sts as they face you
Stocking stitch (St st):
*knit 1 row, purl 1 row*

Gauge
15 sts and 21 rows to 10 cm in St st using size 5 mm needles.

Back
With size 4 mm needles and cream cast on 80 sts. Work in K1, p1 rib, 4 rows cream, 6 r. hazelnut. Cont in St st: 10 r. cream, 4 r. brown mélange, 12 r. cream, 4 r. light brown, 12 r. brown, 2 r. hazelnut, 12 r. brown, 4 r. light brown, 8 r. brown, 4 r. hazelnut, 4 r. brown, 12 r. cream, 4 r. hazelnut, 14 r. cream, 6 r. brown mélange, 22 r. cream. Work straight until piece measures 37 cm from rib (=78 r.). Shape armholes. Cast off at beg of every row 2 sts 4 times, 1 st 6 times (=66 sts). Work straight until piece measures 64 cm from rib (=134 r.). Cast off rem. sts.

Front
With size 4 mm needles and cream cast on 80 sts. Work in K1, p1 rib, 4 rows cream, 6 r. hazelnut. Cont in St st: 10 r. cream, 4 r. brown mélange, 12 r. cream, 4 r. light brown, 12 r. brown, 2 r. hazelnut, 12 r. brown, 4 r. light brown, 8 r. brown, 4 r. hazelnut, 4 r. brown, 12 r. cream, 4 r. hazelnut, 14 r. cream, 6 r. brown mélange, 22 r. cream. Work straight until piece measures 37 cm from rib (=78 r.). Shape armholes. Cast off at beg of every row 2 sts 4 times, 1 st 6 times (=66 sts). Work straight until piece measures 51 cm from rib (=108 r.). Shape neck. K to centre 12 sts and bind off, join a 2nd ball of yarn and k to end. Working with 2 balls of yarn, dec 2 st at each side of neck edge on every foll alternate row 3 times, 1 st 3 times. Work straight until piece measures 64 cm from rib (=134 r.). Cast off rem. 18 sts.

To make up
Join right shoulder seam. With right side facing, using size 4 mm needles and cream knit up 76 sts evenly around neck edge and work in k1, p1 rib 4 r. cream, 4 r. hazelnut. Cast off. Join left shoulder seam. With right side facing, using size 4 mm needles and cream knit up 79 sts evenly around armhole edge and work 8 r. in k1, p1 rib. Join sides.