Pattern Instructions: Summer Crochet Vest with Buttons
Sizes
36/38 (40/42) 44/46
You Will Need
- yarn (100% cotton; 230 m/100 g) – 300 (400) 400 g coral-variegated
- crochet hooks size 3 mm and 4 mm
- five buttons
Stitch Patterns and Charts
Main Pattern
The number of stitches in the starting chain is a multiple of 8 + 1.
Work according to the stitch chart. Start with the stitches before the repeat, repeat the repeat continuously, and finish with the stitches after the repeat.
Work rows 1-7 once, then repeat rows 5-7 continuously.
Gauge
20 sts of starting row x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Schematic
Instructions
Back
Using a 3 mm hook, chain 97 (105) 113 sts + 1 turning chain, work 2 rows of sc, then switch to a 4 mm hook and work in the main pattern. Finish the piece after 55 cm from the starting row.
Left Front
Using a 3 mm hook, chain 49 (53) 57 sts + 1 turning chain, work 2 rows of sc, then switch to a 4 mm hook and work in the main pattern; for size 40-42 finish with the stitches up to the arrow and 1 dc.
After 48 cm from the starting row, leave 4 cm unworked at the left edge for the neckline, and for the curve leave an additional 4 x 2 cm unworked in each following row.
For a neat curve, we recommend skipping the first 1 cm of the row using a slip stitch and the next 1 cm using chain stitches; at the end of the row, skip the second-to-last centimeter using 1 dc.
Finish working on the remaining shoulder stitches at the same height as the back.
Right Front
Work as a mirror image.
Finishing
Sew the seams, leaving the top 22 (23) 24 cm of the side seams open for the armholes.
Using a 3 mm hook, work 4 rounds of sc around each armhole. Begin each round with 1 extra turning chain and finish with 1 slip stitch into the first sc of the round.
Using a 3 mm hook, work 4 rows of sc along the front edges of the fronts and the neckline; in the 2nd row, make 5 buttonholes on the right front (= instead of 2 sc, work 2 chains).
Make the first buttonhole at the start of the neckline, and the remaining buttonholes every 10 cm.
Using a 3 mm hook, work 4 rows of sc along the bottom edge and the short sides of the front bands.
Sew on the buttons.
