Crochet Sleeved Circle Vest

Materials

• 5mm crochet hook
• Sport weight yarn: copper (50 gr or 202 yds per skein)
• Lightweight/DK yarn: gray, ivory cotton (100 gr or 393 yds per skein)
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• Button

Crocheted Sleeves

The crocheted sleeve is started from the armhole. However, adding sleeves is always an option; simply increasing or decreasing rounds to get the length of your choice.

I used up 500 gr of lightweight/DK yarn for the gray/long-sleeved sample – size M. The amount of yarn depends on the type and size of vest you want to make (with or without sleeves), but I suggest at least 300 gr of lightweight yarn in hand to start a sleeveless vest.

If you want to crochet smaller sleeves, I suggest a smaller hook size to narrow down the width.

Special Stitch Used

V stitch: (dc, ch 1, dc) into the same stitch or space.

Fit and Skill Level

This crochet-sleeved circle vest pattern fits sizes S and M (chest size: 30 to 34 inches).

Skill level: Intermediate

Gauge

9 double crochet stitches x 5 rows approximately 2 inches.

Pattern

Back Part: Work in Rows

R1: ch 58, dc into the 3rd chain from hook (the first 2 ch doesn’t count as 1st dc), dc across, total 56 sts, turn.

R2 and R3: 56 dc across, turn.

R4: dc into 1st stitch, skip 1 st, (V stitch into next st, skip 2 sts) x 17 times across, V stitch into next st, skip 1 st, dc into the last stitch, turn.

R5: dc into 1st stitch, (V stitch into next ch1-space) x 18 times across, dc into the last stitch, turn.

R6 to R15: same as R5.

R16: turn, dc across, total 56 sts.

R17 and R18: same as R16.

Circle Part: Work in Rounds

R1: from the last stitch of R18 (of the back part), crochet a chain of 32, sc (or sl) into the 1st stitch of R1 (of the back part), 56 sc across, ch 32, sc (or sl) into the 1st stitch of R18 (of the back part), 56 sc across.

R2: dc into the chains, 32 dc across, inc dc into next st, 54 dc across, inc dc into next st, 32 dc across, inc dc into next st, 54 dc across, inc dc into next st, sl into 1st stitch to join, total 180 sts.

R3: (dc, skip 1 st, V stitch into next st, skip 1 st) x 45 times around, sl into 1st stitch to join.

R4: (2 fpdc around the dc of last round, V stitch into next ch1-space) x 45 times around, sl into 1st stitch to join.

R5: (fpdc, ch1, fpdc, V stitch into next ch1-space) x 45 times around, sl into 1st stitch to join.

R6: (fpdc, ch2, skip next ch1-space, fpdc, V stitch into next ch1-space) x 45 times around, sl into 1st stitch to join.

R7: (fpdc, ch1, dc into next ch2-space, ch1, fpdc, V stitch into next ch1-space) x 45 times around, sl into 1st stitch to join.

R8: (fpdc, skip next ch1-space, V stitch into next st, skip next ch1-space, fpdc, V stitch into next ch1-space) x 45 times around, sl into 1st stitch to join.

R9: (fpdc, V stitch into next ch1-space, fpdc, V stitch into next ch1-space) x 45 times around, sl into 1st stitch to join.

R10 to R22: same as R9.

R23: (sc, ch4, skip next V stitch) x 90 times around, sl into 1st stitch to join.

R24: sc around, sl into 1st stitch to join. (fasten off, weave in ends)

You have finished a versatile circle vest.

Sleeves: Work in Rounds

R1: Insert hook into the 1st or last chain from R1 of the circle part. Sc around the armhole, 1 sc into each chain, 2 sc into each dc space (the dc of the back part). Total 68 sts. Sl into 1st stitch to join.

R2: 68 dc around, sl into 1st stitch to join.

R3: (fpdc, skip 1 st, V stitch into next stitch, skip 1 st) x 17 times around, sl into 1st stitch to join.

R4: (fpdc, V stitch into next ch1-space) repeat around x 17 times around, sl into 1st stitch to join.

Repeat R4 until you reach your desired length. (fasten off, weave in ends)

Steam block your finished project. Try on and choose the best position for a button.