Easy Crochet Vest Pattern | Style No. 7502

SIZE 35, (40), (45) MATERIALS: Crochet hook size K Gauge — 3 chains = 1 inch SMALL Chain 108, MEDIUM (124), LARGE (140)

Row 1—1 S.C. in 8th chain from hook, * ch 5, 1 S.C. in 4th ch, * repeat from * to end. (25, 29, 33 large holes & ½ hole)

Row 2— Ch 5, turn, 1 S.C. in hole, * Ch 5, 1 S.C. in hole, repeat from * to end.

Piece will measure about 35, 40, 45 inches wide. Repeat row 2 for pattern. Work even for 27 rows which is 16 inches, or 1" less than desired length to underarm.

ARMHOLES:

Right Front, Row 1— Ch 3, turn, 1 S.C. in hole, work across 4, 5, 6 spaces.

Row 2, 3, and 4— Ch 5, turn, 1 S.C. in hole, work in pattern across 3, 4, 5 spaces.

Row 5— Ch 3, turn, 1 S.C. in hole, work across 3, 4, 5 spaces.

Row 6 — 14— Ch 5, turn, 1 S.C. in hole, work across 2, 3, 4 spaces.

Row 15— Ch 5, 1 S.C. in hole, * ch 3, 1 S.C. in hole, repeat from * 1, 2, 3 times. To end last stitch, put ball of yarn through the last stitch. Cut, leaving a 20" tail.

Left Front — Attach yarn in top of 5, 6, 7th S.C. in from front edge.

Row 1— Chain 5, S.C. in hole, work across 4, 5, 6, spaces. Work rows 1 — 13 of right front. Work row 15 of right front.

BACK: Attach yarn in top of S.C. three full spaces in from left front.

Row 1— 14— Ch 5, 1 S.C. in space, work across 10, 12, 14 spaces.

Row 15— Ch 5, 1 S.C. in space, ch 3, 1 S.C. in space, * ch 3, 1 S.C. in space, repeat from * across row.

Sew shoulder seams. Work 1 row S.C. around piece. Weave in all loose ends. Make a chain of desired length.

This free pattern originally published in The Gypsy Vest Book, No. 75