How to Craft a Crochet Vest with Floral Details

You’ll Need:

100g of pink-purple yarn (100% mercerized cotton; 500m/100g);

Pink satin lace (100% polyester; 180m/16g), 45 mm wide;

Black lace in pink, red, and white flowers (100% polyester, 30 m, 50 mm wide);

Crochet hook 1.5.

Size:

M.

Used Patterns

Single Crochets:

Start every row with 1 chain stitch increase instead of the 1st single crochet, finish circle row with 1 slip stitch in chain stitch increase;

Double Crochets:

Start every row with 3 chain stitches increase instead of the 1st single crochet, finish circle row with 1 slip stitch in chain stitch increase;

Flower Motif:

Make 10 chain stitches, circle them in the row with 1 slip stitch and work according to the scheme 1 with circle rows.

Instructions

Make 12 flower motifs. Connect according to the schematic drawing. Make 8 chain stitches, connect front and back, as shown on the schematic drawing. Create arm-holes according to the scheme 2, decreasing 1 square in every row. In 4 rows from the set-up row, finish your work. Form the arm-hole in the same way.

Make 1 fringe row around the vest according to the scheme 3. Join 3 ruffles of laces in flower upon the fringe of arm-holes according to the scheme 4 (*1 single crochet, 2 chain stitches, 1 single crochet through lace in flower, 2 chain stitches*). Join 1 fringe of lace in flower around the neck-hole and create the vest’s plackets according to the scheme 4 (*1 single crochet, 2 chain stitches, 1 single crochet in the lace in flower, 2 chain stitches*).

Cut 4 strips of 75 cm and join ruffles as shown in the scheme. Finish with pink lace, as it’s shown in the photo.