The Waistcoat, you have to begin with the maths

After they joys of learning how to make a tea cup, I have put it aside now my confidence has increased and I have decided to make the knitted waistcoat. I  time tabled myself 2 weeks to complete this garment. As the actors shall not be cast until the 9th February, I have been told to make it for a person size 10-12 as the people auditioning are teenagers. The good thing about wool and knitting with wool is that it shall stretch if needed and also shrink on contact with high heat/steam. I have found a wonderful knitting pattern from Lion Brand and some multicoloured chunky knit wool which was donated to the event which matches the March Hare design. The all-in-one pattern for the vest has been chosen due to its versatility, it is possible to adjust size, length, knitting needles size and different mediums to make the waistcoat. As I needed to mark the pattern for sizing and length, I photocopied the pattern and then wrote in my calculations prior to starting to knit. This shall save time in the long run and hopefully answer any problems which creep up along the pattern.