How to Crochet a Vest for Toddlers Aged 18-24 Months

You’ll Need:

100g of violet Romance yarn (96% acryl, 4% lurex; 400m/100g);

Odds of bright yarn for fastening;

Crochet hook 1.5.

Size:

Instructions

Vest

Back

Make 58 chain stitches with violet yarn and 55 double crochets, and work straight for 18 rows = 18 cm. Bind off 3 stitches for arm-holes from both sides and crochet straight for 14 rows.

Front

Make 59 chain stitches and 56 crochets on this chain, and make 1 row of double crochets. Divide the stitches in the following way: 4 stitches - side, 4 stitches – cable stitch, 38 stitches – base, 4 stitches – cable stitch, 4 stitches – side. Make side parts with double crochets, and cable stitches with front post double crochets, making overlap every 2^nd row (at first, make 3^rd and 4^th crochets, then, 1^st and 2^nd).

Make the base in the following way:

1^st row: 4 double crochets, * 1 front post double crochet, 5 double crochets*; repeat from * to * x 5 times;

2^nd row: 4 double crochets, skip front post double crochets, double crochet, front post double crochet;

3^rd row: 5 double crochets, skip front post double crochets, double crochet, front post double crochet. Work in the same way to arm-hole. Then, divide your work in half and finish each side separately. For chamfer, decrease 1 stitch from inwards in every row. Make arm-holes in the same way as the back. Finish your work at the height of the back.

Assembly

Make shoulder and side seams of the front and back. Fasten arm-holes, neck-hole, and bottom of the vest with 4 rows of single crochets. Make 2^nd and 3^rd rows with bright yarn.