Crochet Purple Vest
You’ll need:
450 (500) 550g of blue Clou yarn (75% sheep wool, 25% polyacryl; 85m/50g);
Crochet hook 5,5 and 6;
Circular knitting needles 6;
3 buttons 26 mm diameter.
Size: S (M) L.
Used Patterns
Lace pattern, crochet hook 6: the quantity of sts is multiple 6 + 3 + 3 chain sts increase. Work due to the scheme. Start every row with 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1st double crochet and sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1st-7th rows x once, then, repeat 2nd-7th rows.
Pearl pattern: * 1 knit st, 1 purl*, replace sts after every row.
Stitches control: 12 sts x 5,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Make 63 (69) 75 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and work with lace pattern = 8 (9) 10 pattern repeats + initial and final sts. Finish your work in 80 cm = 44 rows (83,5 cm = 46 rows) 87 cm = 48 rows from the set-up row, the central 25 (27) 29 sts form neck-hole, outer 19 (21) 23 sts from each side – shoulders.
Left Front
Make 27 (30) 33 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and work with lace pattern, for size M, finish with first 4 sts after pattern repeat and the last final st = 2 pattern repeats + initial and final sts (3 pattern repeats + initial and final 5 sts) 3 pattern repeats + initial and final sts. In 67,5 cm = 37 rows (71 cm = 39 rows) 74,5 cm = 41 rows from the set-up row, decrease 3 (4) 5 sts from the left side for neck-hole, then, decrease 5 x 1 st in every row. Finish your work at the height of back on the rest 19 (21) 23 sts of shoulder.
Right Front
Make in symmetry to left front.
Assembly
Make shoulder seams. For arm-hole plackets, cast on sts with circular knitting needles along upper 20 cm = 11 rows (22 cm = 12 rows) 23,5 cm = 13 rows of front and back, totally, 44 (50) 56 sts, make 3,5 cm of pearl pattern and bind off all sts as they face. Make side and placket seams. Fasten the lower edges of front and back with 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of “crab stitch”.
For plackets, cast on 82 (87) 92 sts with circular knitting needles along the straight edges of front and work with pearl pattern. For collar, cast on 91 (95) 99 sts with circular knitting needles along short sides of plackets, make 8,5 cm of pearl pattern and bind off sts as they face. Sew buttons to the center of left front.