​Fancy Crochet Vest

You’ll need:

300g of sectional coloring Azalia yarn (40% merino wool, 60% acryl; 270m/100g) in blue shades;

100g of the same yarn, but in burgundy coloring;

Crochet hook 3;

3 buttons.

Size: S.

Instructions

Back

Make 66 chain sts with blue yarn and work with double crochets. In 35 cm, ncrease 30 chain sts from both sides, then, make these sts with double crochets. In 18 cm, mark the central 30 crochets for neck-hole, then, make 15 double crochets from both sides of neck-hole. Cut the yarn.

Left Front

Make big square due to the scheme 1. Make 2 crochets together before and after ↑ in every 3^rd row. Alternate the colors of yarn in the following way: 3 blue rows, 6 burgundy rows, 3 blue rows, 3 burgundy rows, 3 blue rows, 4 burgundy rows. Make the rest 7 crochets together. After that, make 50 crochets along upper part of square, make extra 30 chain sts. Crochet straight for 14 cm, leave the first 30 crochets open for neck-hole. Work with double crochets for 4 cm more, then, make 15 double crochets, 5 half double crochets from neck-hole. Cut the yarn.

Right Front

Make 20 chain sts and work with double crochets. In 53 cm, make 15 double crochets, 5 half double crochets. Cut the yarn. Make small square due to the scheme 2 (right sleeve). Alternate the colors of yarn in the following way: 6 burgundy rows, 3 blue rows, 4 burgundy rows. Make the rest 7 crochets together. Make 2 crochets together before and after ↑. Connect front with small square with kitchener’s stitch.

Assembly

Make shoulder and side seams. Fasten neck-hole and front with 1 row of single crochets. Make 3 hanging loops for buttons on the left front.