Long vest with big lapel – lovely layering piece to pair with your plain, solid-colored outfits. This one is worked with warm color lightweight yarn and lacy crochet stitches.

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Materials: ( I used )
4mm crochet hook
Light weight/ DK yarn: Gold dark khaki burgundy color ( 400 gr for the sample – size M&L/ 200 gr or 590 yds per skein )
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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 stitches used:

V stitch: ( dc, ch2, dc ) into same stitch or space.

2dc-V stitch: ( 2dc, ch2, 2dc ) into same stitch or space.

3dc-V stitch: ( 3dc, ch2, 3dc ) into same stitch or space.

4dc-V stitch: ( 4dc, ch2, 4dc ) into same stitch or space.

This sand waves long vest pattern fits size M/L ( chest size: 34 to 38 inches )

Skill level: Intermediate

Gauge: 8 double crochet stitches x 4 rows = approximately 2 inches ( with materials indicated )

Vest:

Back part:

R1: ch 111, dc into 3rd ch from hook ( the first 2ch doesn’t count as 1st dc ), 4 dc into same ch, ch 2, skip 5 ch, *dc into next ch, ch 2, skip 5 ch, 4dc-V stitch into next ch, ch 2, skip 5 ch * repeat ** 8 times across, dc into next ch, ch 2, skip 5 ch, 5 dc into the last ch, turn.

R2: 4 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *V stitch into next st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 8 times across, V stitch into next st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 4 dc into last st, turn.

R3: 3 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, * 2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 8 times across, 2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 3 dc into last st, turn.

R4: 2 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, V stitch into next ch2-space, ch2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 8 times across, 3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 2 dc into last st, turn.

R5: dc into 1st st, ch2, skip next ch2-space, * 4dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch2, skip next ch2-space, dc into next ch2-space, ch2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 8 times across, 4dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch2, skip next ch2-space, dc into last st, turn.

R6: 2 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, V stitch into next st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 8 times across, 3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 2 dc into last st, turn.

R7: 3 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* 8 times across, 2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 3 dc into last st, turn.

R8: 4 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 8 times across, V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 4 dc into last st, turn.

R9: 5 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *dc into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 4dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 8 times across, dc into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 5 dc into last st, turn.

Repeat (R2 to R9) x 7 times until you reach R57.

 

Front part: ( make 2 )

R1: ch 51, dc into 3rd ch from hook ( the first 2ch doesn’t count as 1st dc ), 4 dc into same ch, ch 2, skip 5 ch, *dc into next ch, ch 2, skip 5 ch, 4dc-V stitch into next ch, ch 2, skip 5 ch * repeat ** 3 times across, dc into next ch, ch 2, skip 5 ch, 5 dc into the last ch, turn.

R2: 4 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *V stitch into next st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 3 times across, V stitch into next st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 4 dc into last st, turn.

R3: 3 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, * 2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 3 times across, 2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 3 dc into last st, turn.

R4: 2 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, V stitch into next ch2-space, ch2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 3 times across, 3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 2 dc into last st, turn.

R5: dc into 1st st, ch2, skip next ch2-space, * 4dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch2, skip next ch2-space, dc into next ch2-space, ch2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 3 times across, 4dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch2, skip next ch2-space, dc into last st, turn.

R6: 2 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, V stitch into next st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 3 times across, 3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 2 dc into last st, turn.

R7: 3 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* 3 times across, 2dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 3 dc into last st, turn.

R8: 4 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 3dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 3 times across, V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 4 dc into last st, turn.

R9: 5 dc into 1st st, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, *dc into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 4dc-V stitch into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space* repeat ** 3 times across, dc into next ch2-space, ch 2, skip next ch2-space, 5 dc into last st, turn.

Repeat (R2 to R9) x 7 times until you reach R57.

From the wrong side:

• Seam shoulder parts with sc ( 30 sts )
• Seam body parts with sc ( 42 rows from the bottom up )

Collar and button line part:

R1: sc across button line and neckline ( make 3 sc into the corners ), until you reach the other end, turn.

R2: dc across the line and neckline [ make (dc, ch1, dc) into the corners ], until you reach the other end, turn.

R3: dc across the line and neckline [ make (dc, ch1, dc) into the ch1-space at the corners ], until you reach the other end, turn.

R4 to R7: same as R3 ( fasten off, weave in ends )

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