This crocheted sleeveless hooded vest is developed from my Vintage Collared Vest pattern. I love how it turned out – something chic.

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Materials: ( I used )
3.25mm crochet hook
Light weight/ DK yarn: wool blend ( about 300 gr for the sample – size S&M/ 100 gr or 328 yds per skein)
Yarn needle
Scissors
Toggle buttons
Sewing machine

Abbreviations

Special stitch used: 5dc-shell stitch ( 5 double crochet stitches into same stitch or space )

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

Skill level: Easy

Gauge: 9 double crochet stitches x 5 rows = approximately 2 inches ( with materials indicated )

 

The vest part ( back and front parts ) is the same as the Vintage Collared Vest pattern.

Pattern:

Hood part:

Version 1:
R1: Join yarn and insert hook into 1 side of the neckline, dc across, make 3 dc into the corners, total 109 sts.

R2: turn, 7 dc across, * skip 2 sts, ( dc, ch3, dc ) into next st, skip 2 sts, 5 dc across * repeat ** 9 times, skip 2 sts, ( dc, ch3, dc ) into next st, skip 2 sts, 7 dc across.

R3: turn, 7 dc across, * 5dc-shell stitch into next ch3-space, 5 dc across * repeat ** 9 times, 5dc-shell stitch into next ch3-space, 7 dc across.

Repeat R2 and R3 alternately until you reach R32.

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

Version 2:
R1: Join yarn and insert hook into 1 side of the neckline, dc across, make 3 dc into the corners, total 109 sts.

R2: turn, 109 dc across.

R3 to R32: same as R2

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

Armholes: Join yarn and insert hook into the place where you made the last sc of seaming body line.
Make sc around ( 2 sc into each dc space ) ( fasten off, weave in ends )

Pockets:
R1: ch30, dc into 3rd chain from hook ( the first 2 chain doesn’t count as first dc ), 28 dc across.

R2: turn, 28 dc across.

R3 to R 15: same as R2 ( fasten off, weave in ends )

Sew to the lower side of the front parts.

Steam block your finished project. Attach buttons on.

Christina Lemberger from https://www.facebook.com/marieandmedesign made a translated version in German ( Thank you Christina! ) You can get it here: Crochet hooded vest

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