Directions for MAN’S CROCHETED VEST

Materials:

3 Hanks Lion Brand Knitting Yarn.

1 Crochet Hook No. 1.

Directions:

Front of Vest—Make a ch. of 5 sts.

First Row—1 s. c. in each of the 4 sts. of ch., ch. 1 and turn.

Second Row—1 s. c. in each of 2 sts. and 2 s. c. in last 2 sts., ch. 3 and turn.

Third Row—1 s. c. in each st., 2 s. c. in the last st., ch. 1 and turn.

Fourth Row—Like 3rd row; but ch. 3 and turn.

Fifth Row—1 s. c. in each st., 2 s. c. in last ch. 1 and turn.

Sixth Row—1 s. c. in each st. 2 s. c. in last st. ch. 3 and turn. Repeat the last two rows, always having the ch. of 3 on the same end all the time, until there are 54 sts. in row. Now work straight for 14 rows, make place for pocket; work 20 s. c., ch. 18 sts., skip 16 sts. and work to end of row.

Now work 32 rows working 18 s. c. on the ch. of 18. Make another pocket starting from front end, work 14 s. c. ch. 16, skip 14 sts. and work to end of row. Work 4 more rows straight.

Now start and decrease one st. at armhole and one st. at front edge every row for 8 rows. Work front edge straight, but decrease one st. every other row at armhole until there are 24 sts. in row. Now work 40 rows straight; this finishes one front. Work the other front to correspond omitting the top pocket.

Back: Make a ch. of 64 sts., work s. c. on ch. Work straight until side seam is as long as the side seam on front: now decrease the same as you have decreased the front on both ends. Work 10 rows straight, then increase one st. every row until there are 58 sts. in row. The next 6 rows straight. This finishes back. Sew up side seams and shoulders.

Bands: Bands around front and sleeves are worked from the wrong side, so the wrong side of the s. c. st. is used for the border working 10 rows all around vest increasing at the corners by putting 2 s. c. in one st. On left side of vest make buttonholes, then 4 rows of s. c., finish with a slip st. all around vest.

Band around sleeves 7 rows of s. c. and finish with a slip st. Bind band with ribbon and sew on buttons.

Band on pockets 4 rows of s. c. on small pocket and 5 rows on large pockets. Finish inside of pockets with 18 rows of s. c.; sew up on wrong side.

Buttonholes: Start from top of vest, work 5 s. c. ch. 4, skip 3 sts., work 14 s. c., ch. 4, skip 3 sts. and repeat from start to bottom of vest. On the next row add the 3 sts. on the ch. of 4. This makes the buttonholes.

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Child’s Slip-on (6 to 8 years)