​Classic Girl Vest

You'll need:

300g of 100% cotton yarn (250m/100g);

Knitting needles 3;

Crochet hook 3.

Size: 12-13 years.

Used Patterns

2 x 2 rib;

6 knit sts x 2 purls rib;

Relief pattern due to the scheme.

Stitches control: 24 sts x 27 rows = 10cm x 10сm square.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 88 sts with knitting needles and make 4 rows with 2 x 2 rib. Turn to 6 knit sts x 2 purls rib. At 28 cm height from the beginning of rib, bind off 6 sts from both sides for making arm-holes.

At 10 cm more (see the pattern design), bind off 14 sts for the neck-hole and knit each side from separate ball. For smooth neck-hole, bind off 3 sts x 1, 2 sts x 2 in every even row along the inner edge.

Knit to the needed length and bind off 24 sts. Knit the second part of back in reflection to the first one.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but the difference is in deeper neck-hole and in the ornament.

Cast on 88 sts and knit 4 rows with 2 x 2 rib.

Turn to the relief pattern due to the scheme and knit it to 28 cm height. For the arm-holes, bins off 6 sts x 1, 1 st x 2 from both sides in every even row.

In about 2 pattern repeats from arm-holes (see the pattern design) divide your work into 2 parts for making neck-hole. Make decreases along the inner side in even rows for making chamfer: 1 st x 12.

Knit to the needed length and bind off 24 sts for the shoulder. Make the second part in reflection to the first.

Assembly

Make shoulder and side seams. Make fastening along the arm-holes - 1 row of single crochets by means of the crochet hook. Fasten the neck-hole with 2 rows of single crochets and 1 row of "shrimp stitch".