Crochet Men’s Vest

You’ll need:
500g of mélange yarn (50% acryl, 50% cotton);
Crochet hook 2;
Knitting needles 2.
Instructions
Front
At first, make a sample due to the scheme. Make 22 chain sts. Then, make 4 chain sts and 1 double crochet in the 8th st from the crochet hook. Make 2 chain sts and 1 double crochet in the 3rd st of the chain.
Cast on 166 sts with knitting needles and make 15 rows (about 5 cm) of 1 x 1 rib. Then, bind off the sts on the knitting needle and make crochet motifs in the end of row due to the previously described scheme. About 14 patternrepeats. Make 9 verticalpatternrepeats. Then, leave 1 motif from each side for arm-holes. Make 5-6 rows due to the scheme of the square motif to up – totally, 12 pattern repeats. Then, divide your work in 2 halves of 6 motifs each. Make decreases along the neck-hole due to the pattern design.
Back
Make back in the same way, as front, but don’t make V-shape neck-hole.
Assembly
Connect side and shoulder seams. Then, make placket for arm-holes in the following way – cast on 90 sts and make 5 cm of rib with knit sts and purls by turn. After that, bind off all the sts. Make the second placket in the same way. Make neck-hole placket. For this, cast on 230 sts and make 6 rows of 1 x 1 rib. Bindoffthests. Sewplacketstothevest.

