Crochet Little Boy’s Vest

• 5mm crochet hook
• Worsted weight yarn: green and white colors (about 100 gr for the sample)
• Buttons
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Note: I used chainless starting double crochet/triple crochet for every first double crochet of each row instead of chain 3/chain 4. Another good crochet technique to use is chain 2/chain 3 then double crochet/triple crochet into the same stitch (counted as 1st double crochet/triple crochet). In the pattern below, you’ll see I simply state double crochet/triple crochet into the 1st stitch for every first double crochet/triple crochet of each row, so just choose your best technique.

This crochet little boy’s vest pattern fits a size of 6 to 12 months old baby boy (chest size: 18 to 20 inches).

Intermediate

8 double crochet stitches x 4 rows = approximately 2 inches (with materials indicated).

Start with color A yarn

• R1: Ch49, dc into 3rd chain from hook (the first 2 chain doesn’t count as 1st dc), 46 dc across, total 47 sts, turn.
• R2: 47 dc across, turn.
• R3: same as R2.
• R4: change to B color yarn, (dc, fpdc) x 23 times across, end with 1dc into last st, turn.
• R5: 47 dc across, turn.
• R6: change to color A yarn, (sc, fptr around the fpdc of R4) x 23 times across, end with 1 sc into last st, turn.
• R7: 47 dc across, turn.
• R8: change to color B yarn, (sc, fptr around the fptr of R6) x 23 times across, end with 1 sc into last st, turn.
• R9: 47 dc across, turn.
• R10: change to color A yarn, (sc, fptr around the fptr of R8) x 23 times across, end with 1 sc into last st, turn.
• R11: 47 dc across, turn.
• R12: change to color B yarn, (sc, fptr around the fptr of R10) x 23 times across, end with 1 sc into last st, turn.
• R13: 47 dc across, turn.
• R14: change to color A yarn, (sc, fptr around the fptr of R12) x 23 times across, end with 1 sc into last st, turn.
• R15: 47 dc across, turn.
• R16: dc into 1st st, dec dc, 41 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.
• R17: dc into 1st st, dec dc, 39 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.
• R18: dc into 1st st, dec dc, 37 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.
• R19: dc into 1st st, dec dc, 35 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.
• R20: dc into 1st st, dec dc, 33 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.
• R21: 37 dc across, turn.
• R22 and R23: same as R21.
• R24: 9 dc across, dec dc (fasten off).

Repeat R24 at the other side.

# 1: Start with color A yarn

• R1: Ch27, dc into 3rd chain from hook (the first 2 chain doesn’t count as 1st dc), 24 dc across, total 25 sts, turn.
• R2: 25 dc across, turn.
• R3: same as R2.
• R4: change to B color yarn, (dc, fpdc) x 12 times across, end with 1dc into last st, turn.
• R5: 25 dc across, turn.
• R6: change to color A yarn, (sc, fptr around the fpdc of R4) x 12 times across, end with 1 sc into last st, turn.
• R7: 25 dc across, turn.
• R8: change to color B yarn, (sc, fptr around the fptr of R6) x 12 times across, end with 1 sc into last st, turn.
• R9: 25 dc across, turn.
• R10: change to color A yarn, (sc, fptr around the fptr of R8) x 12 times across, end with 1 sc into last st, turn.
• R11: 25 dc across, turn.
• R12: change to color B yarn, (sc, fptr around the fptr of R10) x 12 times across, end with 1 sc into last st, turn.
• R13: 25 dc across, turn.
• R14: change to color A yarn, (sc, fptr around the fptr of R12) x 12 times across, end with 1 sc into last st, turn.
• R15: 25 dc across, turn.
• R16: dc into 1st st, dec dc, 22 dc across, turn.
• R17: 21 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.
• R18: dc into 1st st, dec dc, 20 dc across, turn.
• R19: 19 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.
• R20: dc into 1st st, dec dc, 18 dc across. (fasten off).
• R21: Insert hook and yarn into the 1st stitch of R20, 9 dc across, dec dc, turn.
• R22: 10 dc across, turn.
• R23: same as R22.
• R24: 10 dc across. (fasten off).

# 2: Start with color A yarn

• From R1 to R15: same as # 1
• R16: 22 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.
• R17: dc into 1st st, dec dc, 21 dc across, turn.
• R18: 20 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.
• R19: dc into 1st st, dec dc, 19 dc across, turn.
• R20: 18 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.
• R21: 9 dc across, dec dc, turn.
• R22: 10 dc across, turn.
• R23: same as R22.
• R24: 10 dc across. (fasten off).

Seam shoulder lines with single crochet.

Seam body lines with single crochet (15 rows from bottom up).

Using color B yarn, single crochet around armholes, neckline, button lines, and hemline as borders. Insert yarn and hook into the left side of the button line, crochet one row of triple crochet across (fasten off, weave in ends).

Sew buttons on, using the gap between each triple crochet you made as button loops.