Here’s another crochet sleeveless hooded vest for Fall and Winter time. This one is designed with a ribbed texture and shaped armholes. I love the gray color and black horn toggle buttons on it xD

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Materials: ( I used )
5mm crochet hook
Worsted weight yarn: gray color ( 450 gr for the sample – size M/ 50 gr or 200 m per skein )
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Buttons
Yarn needle
Scissors

Abbreviations

Note: I used chainless starting dc for every first dc of each row/round instead of ch 3. There’s another good crochet technique to use is ch 2, dc into the same stitch ( counted as 1st dc). In the pattern below you’ll see I simply state dc into 1st stitch for every first dc of each row/round, so choose your best technique 🙂

Special stitch used:

3dc-shell stitch: ( 3 double crochet stitches) into the same stitch or space

3dc – cluster stitch:

Yarn over, and insert your hook into the next stitch. Yarn over, and pull up a loop ( now you have 3 loops on the hook ). Yarn over, and pull through 2 loops ( now you have 2 loops on the hook ).

Yarn over, and insert your hook into the next stitch. Yarn over, and pull up a loop ( now you have 4 loops on the hook ). Yarn over, and pull through 2 loops ( now you have 3 loops on the hook ).

Yarn over, and insert your hook into the next stitch. Yarn over, and pull up a loop ( now you have 5 loops on the hook ). Yarn over, and pull through 2 loops ( now you have 4 loops on the hook ).

Yarn over, and pull through 4 loops on the hook.

This crochet Overcast vest pattern fits size L ( chest size:  36 to 38 inches )

Skill level: Intermediate

Gauge: 7 double crochet stitches x 4 rows = approximately 2 inches ( with materials indicated )

Vest:

Back part:

R1: Ch71, dc into 3rd chain from hook ( first 2 chain doesn’t count as 1st dc ), 68 dc across, total 69 sts, turn.

R2: 10 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip 1 st, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip 1 st ) x 12 times across, fpdc around next st, 10 dc across, turn.

R3: 10 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 12 times across, bpdc around next st, 10 dc across, turn.

R4: 10 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 12 times across, fpdc around next st, 10 dc across, turn.

Repeat (R3 and R4) alternately until you reach R32.

R33: dc into first st, dec dc, 7 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 12 times across, bpdc around next st, 7 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R34: dc into first st, dec dc, 6 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 12 times across, fpdc around next st, 6 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R35: dc into first st, dec dc, 5 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 12 times across, bpdc around next st, 5 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R36: dc into first st, dec dc, 4 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 12 times across, fpdc around next st, 4 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R37: dc into first st, dec dc, 3 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 12 times across, bpdc around next st, 3 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R38: dc into first st, dec dc, 2 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 12 times across, fpdc around next st, 2 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R39: dc into first st, dec dc, dc, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 12 times across, bpdc around next st, dc, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R40: dc into first st, dec dc, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 12 times across, fpdc around next st, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R41: 2 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 12 times across, bpdc around next st, 2 dc across, turn.

R42: 2 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 12 times across, fpdc around next st, 2 dc across, turn.

Repeat (R41 and R42) alternately until you reach R50 ( fasten off )

 

Front part:
#1

R1: Ch37, dc into 3rd chain from hook ( first 2 chain doesn’t count as 1st dc ), 34 dc across, total 35 sts, turn.

R2: 10 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip 1 st, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip 1 st ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

R3: 4 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, 10 dc across, turn.

R4: 10 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

Repeat (R3 and R4) alternately until you reach R32.

R33: 4 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, 7 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R34: dc into first st, dec dc, 6 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

R35: 4 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, 5 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R36: dc into first st, dec dc, 4 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

R37: 4 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, 3 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R38: dc into first st, dec dc, 2 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

R39: 4 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, dc, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R40: dc into first st, dec dc, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

R41: 4 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, 2 dc cross, turn.

R42: 2 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

Repeat (R41 and R42) alternately until you reach R50 ( fasten off )

#2

R1: Ch37, dc into 3rd chain from hook ( first 2 chain doesn’t count as 1st dc ), 34 dc across, total 35 sts, turn.

R2: 4 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip 1 st, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip 1 st ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 10 dc across, turn.

R3: 10 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

R4: 4 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 10 dc across, turn.

Repeat (R3 and R4) alternately until you reach R32.

R33: dc into first st, dec dc, 7 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

R34: 4 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 6 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R35: dc into first st, dec dc, 5 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

R36: 4 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 4 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R37: dc into first st, dec dc, 3 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

R38: 4 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 2 dc across, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R39: dc into first st, dec dc, dc, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, 4 dc across, turn.

R40: 4 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, dec dc, dc into last st, turn.

R41: 2 dc across, ( bpdc around next st, ch1, 3dc-cluster stitch across next 3dc-shell stitch, ch1 ) x 5 times across, bpdc around next st, 4 dc cross, turn.

R42: 4 dc across, ( fpdc around next st, skip ch1-space, 3dc- shell stitch into next st, skip ch1-space ) x 5 times across, fpdc around next st, 2 dc across, turn.

Repeat (R41 and R42) alternately until you reach R50 ( fasten off )

• From the wrong side:

Seam shoulder lines with sc ( 8 sts )
Seam body lines ( from R1 to R32 ) with sc (2 sc into every dc-space)

Hood:

R1: Join yarn and insert hook into 1 side of the neckline, dc across, turn.

R2: dc across, turn.

R3 to R25: same as R2

From the wrong side, fold in half and seam the top with sc. ( fasten off, weave in ends )

• Sc across the hood line and button line, choose your best positions for the buttons and make chains as button loops (it depends on the size of buttons you chose, bigger buttons bigger loops). When you reach the end of the other side, turn. Ch1 and sc across again, this time sc into the chains you made (button loops), sc across (fasten off)

• Sc around armholes and hemline as borders (fasten off, weave in ends)
• Sew buttons on.

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