Summer Crochet Vest
You’ll need:
About 250g of 100% cotton yarn;
Crochet hook 2.
Size: L.
Stitches control: 32 sts х 13 rows = 10 х 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Make 17 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and make pattern repeat due to the scheme 1 x 16 times, after that, finish your work.
Turn and work with the patterns due to the scheme 2 by turn.
After crocheting 42 rows, repeat the relief pattern from the 15th row.
At 26 cm height, leave 10 sts from both sides for arm-holes.
At 49 cm height, leave 10 sts from both sides in every row for shoulder chamfers. Finish your work at 52 cm height.
Front
Make 17 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and pattern repeat due to the scheme 1 x 8 times, after that, finish your work.
Turn and work with the patterns due to the scheme 2 by turn.
At 26 cm height, leave 10 sts from both sides for arm-holes. At the same time, leave 1 st in every row from inwards for the neck-hole chamfer. At 49 cm height, leave 10 sts in every row from outer side. At 52 cm height, finish your work.
Assembly
Sew shoulders and sides, leave 12 cm from each side for the cuts.
Make fringe due to the scheme 4 along the neck-hole line and vertical edges of front, along arm-holes and cuts. Make 8 motifs due to the scheme 3 and sew them to the bottom part of vest: 4 of them – on back, 2 – on each half of front.