Crochet Vest with Filet Pattern and Flowers

You’ll Need:

350 (400) 400g of mélange violet Secondo Print yarn (55% cotton, 25% polyamide, 20% silk; 125m/50g);

50g of the same yarn, but in mélange beige color;

50g of the same yarn, but in mélange olive color;

Crochet hooks 3 and 3.5;

2 buttons of 26 mm diameter.

Size:

S (M) L.

Note:

Make vest as one piece cloth.

Used Patterns:

Filet Pattern:

The quantity of stitches is multiple of 3 + 1 + 3 chain stitches increase. Work according to Scheme 1. Start with stitches before pattern repeat, complete pattern repeat, finish with stitches after pattern repeat. Make 1^st - 3^rd rows once, then repeat 2^nd - 3^rd rows.

Flower:

Make 8 chain stitches with violet yarn and circle them into a ring with 1 slip stitch. Then, work according to Scheme 2. Make 1^st - 4^th rows once, then repeat 3^rd - 4^th rows with olive or beige yarn.

Fringe:

* 6 double crochets in 1 base stitch, skip 1 cm from edge *; repeat from * to *.

Stitches Control:

Filet pattern: 28.5 stitches x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Double crochets: 22 stitches x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Flower: 9 cm diameter.

Instructions:

Make 292 (316) 340 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase with violet yarn and crochet hook 3.5 in filet pattern. In 30 cm from the setup row, reduce 1 stitch in every 2^nd pattern repeat for better shaping = 244 (264) 284 stitches. In 42 cm from the setup row, reduce 1 stitch in the rest pattern repeats = 195 (211) 227 stitches. Then, make 1 row of single crochets, decreasing 24 (23) 22 stitches = 171 (188) 205 stitches.

Next, create the yoke with double crochets. Divide the stitches in the 1^st row in the following way: 42 (46) 50 stitches for right front, mark the next double crochet for the right side seam, 85 (94) 103 stitches for back, mark the next double crochet for the left side seam, and 42 (46) 50 stitches for left front. Start every row with 3 chain stitches increase instead of the 1^st double crochet, and finish with 1 double crochet in chain stitch increase. For side chamfers, increase 6 x 1 stitch in every row from both sides of the marked stitches = 195 (212) 229 stitches.

In 7 cm from the beginning of the yoke, leave 3 stitches from both sides from marked stitches for armholes and finish each detail separately. First, make back on the central 91 (100) 109 stitches, bind off 3 x 2 stitches, 4 x 1 stitch in every row from both sides for armholes, and 1 x 1 stitch in the next 2^nd row = 69 (78) 87 stitches. In 26 cm from the beginning of the yoke, leave the central 47 (48) 47 stitches and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 2 x 2 stitches in every row from inwards. In 29 cm from the beginning of the yoke, finish your work. Then, make the left front on the last 45 (49) 53 stitches. Create the armhole from the right side in the same way as for back = 34 (38) 42 stitches. In 11 cm from the beginning of the yoke, leave 11 (11) 10 stitches from both left sides for neck-hole, then, bind off 2 x 3 stitches, 2 x 2 stitches, 4 x 1 stitch in every row and 2 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row. Finish your work at the height of back.

Make the right front in symmetry to the left front.

Complete all the seams. Fasten all the edges with 1 row of fringe using violet yarn and crochet hook 3.5. Make 4 beige and 5 olive flowers with crochet hook 3 and decorate the front with them. Sew buttons.