​Crochet Violet Vest with Flowers

You’ll need:

350 (400) 400g of mélange violet Secondo print yarn (55% cotton, 25% polyamide, 20% silk; 125m/50g);

50g of the same yarn, but in beige color;

50g of the same yarn, but in mélange olive color;

Crochet hooks 3 and 3,5;

2 buttons 26 mm diameter.

Size: S (M) L.

Note: make as one-piece cloth.

Used Patterns

Filet pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 3 + 1 + 3 chain sts increase. Work due to the scheme 1. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-3^rd rows x once, then, repeat 2^nd and 3^rd rows.

Flower: make 8 chain sts with violet yarn and circle them with 1 slip st in the ring. Then, work due to the scheme 2. Make 1^st-4^th rows x once, then, repeat 3^rd-4^th rows with olive or beige yarn.

Fringe: * 6 double crochets in 1 base st, skip 1 cm from edge*; repeat from * to *.

Stitches control: filet pattern: 28,5 sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Double crochets: 22 sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Flower: diameter = 9 cm.

Instructions

Make 292 (316) 340 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with violet yarn and crochet hook 3,5 and work with filet pattern. In 30 cm from the set-up row, decrease 1 st in every 2^nd pattern repeat = 244 (264) 284 sts. In 42 cm from the set-up row, decrease 1 st in the rest pattern repeats = 195 (211) 227 sts. Then, make 1 row of single crochets, decrease 24 (23) 22 sts = 171 (188) 205 sts.

Then, make yoke with double crochets, divide the sts in the 1^st row in the following way: 42 (46) 50 sts for the right front, mark the next double crochet for right side seam, 85 (94) 103 sts for back, mark the next double crochet for the left side seam, 42 (46) 50 sts for left front. Start every row with 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1st double crochet and finish with 1 double crochet in chain st increase. Increase 6 x 1 st in every row from both sides of marked st = 195 (212) 229 sts.

In 7 cm from the beginning of yoke, leave marked sts for arm-holes and 3 sts from both side and finish every detail separately. At first, make back on the central 91 (100) 109 sts, bind off 3 x 2 sts, 4 x 1 st in every row from both sides and 1 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 69 (78) 87 sts. In 26 cm from the beginning of yoke, leave the central 47 (48) 47 sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 2 x 2 sts in every row from inwards. In 29 cm from the beginning of yoke, finish your work. Then, make left front on the last 45 (49) 53 sts. Make arm-hole from the right side in the same way, as for back = 34 (38) 42 sts. In 11 cm from the beginning of yoke, leave 11 (11) 10 sts from the left side for neck-hole, then, bind off 2 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts, 4 x 1 st in every row and 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. Finish your work at the height of back. Makerightfrontinsymmetry. Makealltheseams. Fasten all the edges with 1 row of fringe with violet yarn and crochet hook 3,5. Make 4 beige and 5 olive flowers with crochet hook 3 and decorate fronts with them. Sew buttons.