Crochet Purple Vest

You’ll need:

450 (500) 550g of blue Clou yarn (75% sheep wool, 25% polyacryl; 85m/50g);

Crochet hooks 5,5 and 6;

Circular knitting needles 6;

3 buttons of 26 mm diameter.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Lace pattern: 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 1^st double crochet and sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish your work with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-7^th rows x once, then, repeat 2^nd-7^th 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 (210 23 sts from each side – shoulders.

Left Front

Make 27 (30) 33 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and work with lace pattern, for M size, finish with the first 4 sts after pattern repeat and last st = 2 pattern repeats + initial and final sts (3 pattern repeats + initial and 5 final 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, for size M, start with the 1^st initial st and the last 3 sts before pattern repeat, make 3 pattern repeats, finish with 8 sts after pattern repeat.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. For arm-holes placket, cast on 44 (50) 56 sts along the upper 20 cm = 11 rows (22 cm = 12 rows) 23,5 cm = 13 rows of front and back with circular knitting needles, make 3,5 cm of pearl pattern and bind off sts due to the pattern. Make side and placket seams. Fasten the lower edges of back with 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of “crab stitch”.