Yellow and Turquoise Baby Vest
You’ll need:
50g of 100% polyacryl yarn (200m/50g) in yellow color;
30g of the same yarn, but in turquoise color;
Crochet hook 2,5;
5 buttons.
Size: 24-36 months.
Used Patterns
Garter stitch: knit sts;
1 x 1 rib;
Main pattern: 8 rows of 1 x 1 rib with yellow yarn and 2 rows of garter stitch with turquoise yarn by turn.
Stitches control: 26 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back and Front
Work as one-piece cloth from bottom to up. Cast on 140 sts with yellow yarn and work with the main pattern. At 20 cm height, divide your work into 3 parts: 32 sts for each half of front and 64 sts for back. For arm-holes, bind off 6 sts between the details. Then, finish each detail separately.
Back
Bind off 1 x 2 sts form both sides for smooth arm-holes. After crocheting 12 cm from the beginning of arm-holes, bind off the central 16 sts for neck-hole and finish each side separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 2 x 2 sts from inwards. At 13 cm height of arm-hole, bind off the rest sts of shoulder. Make another half in the same way.
Right Front
For smooth rounding of arm-hole, bind off 1 x 2 sts from the left side. At 26 cm height, bind off 1 x 5 sts, 1 x 3 sts and 2 x 2 sts from the left side. Bind off the rest sts of shoulder at the height of back.
Left Front
Make in symmetry to the right front.
Assembly
Make shoulder seams. Cast on 50 sts along arm-hole with turquoise yarn and make 2 rows of garter stitch and 3 cm of 1 x 1 rib. Bind off the sts. Make the second arm-hole in the same way. Cast on 70 sts along neck-hole with turquoise yarn and make 2 rows of garter stitch, then, 3 cm of 1 x 1 rib. Fasten the edges of front with 5 rows of single crochets with turquoise yarn, make 5 button-loops in the 3rd row of the right front. Make side seams. Sew buttons.