Easy Crochet Hooded Vest Pattern with Pockets

Materials

3.25mm crochet hook

Light weight/ DK yarn: wool blend (approximately 300 gr for the sample – size S&M/ 100 gr or 328 yds per skein)

Yarn needle

Scissors

Toggle buttons

Sewing machine

Abbreviations

Special stitch used: 5dc-shell stitch (5 double crochet stitches into the same stitch or space)

This crochet hooded vest pattern fits size L (chest size: 36 to 38 inches).

Skill level: Easy

Gauge: 9 double crochet stitches x 5 rows = approximately 2 inches (with materials indicated)

Hood Part

Version 1

RND 1: Join yarn and insert hook into one side of the neckline, dc across, make 3 dc into the corners, total 109 sts.

RND 2: Turn, 7 dc across, * skip 2 sts, (dc, ch3, dc) into next st, skip 2 sts, 5 dc across * repeat ** 9 times, skip 2 sts, (dc, ch3, dc) into next st, skip 2 sts, 7 dc across.

RND 3: Turn, 7 dc across, * 5dc-shell stitch into next ch3-space, 5 dc across * repeat ** 9 times, 5dc-shell stitch into next ch3-space, 7 dc across.

Repeat RND 2 and RND 3 alternately until you reach RND 32.

From the wrong side, fold in half and seam the top with sc or sl (fasten off, weave in ends).

Version 2

RND 1: Join yarn and insert hook into one side of the neckline, dc across, make 3 dc into the corners, total 109 sts.

RND 2: Turn, 109 dc across.

RND 3 to RND 32: Same as RND 2.

From the wrong side, fold in half and seam the top with sc or sl (fasten off, weave in ends).

Armholes

Join yarn and insert hook into the place where you made the last sc of seaming body line.

Make sc around (2 sc into each dc space) (fasten off, weave in ends).

Pockets

RND 1: ch30, dc into 3rd chain from hook (the first 2 chains don’t count as first dc), 28 dc across.

RND 2: Turn, 28 dc across.

RND 3 to RND 15: Same as RND 2 (fasten off, weave in ends).

Sew to the lower side of front parts.

Steam block your finished project. Attach buttons on.