The vest is worked from bottom up in the round and flat. You begin with the ribbing, sew it together and then start the body. The body is worked until it reaches under the arms and the split into a back section and two front sections.
You’ll seam these together at the shoulders and then add ribbing around aroholes and neckline. Turning chains do not count as stitches. Stitch count can be found in parentheses later in this guide.
- The vest in the pictures is in size XXS.
- This pattern is written using US terminology
Granite stitch
- A stitch is made by crocheting a single crochet and then chaining one. The hook is inserted in the ch space between stitches. (SC, Ch 1).
- Also known as Moss stitch or Linen stitch. Picture on next page.
Supplies
- Recommended Yarn: DK / 8 ply / 11 wpi / 3 -weight yarn. The vest in the picture is made using Paintbox Yarns Simply DK (100% Acrylic, 100g, 276m/302yds) in toffee
- Yarn usage: see size guide
- Crochet hook size: 4.0 mm / G-6 Tapestry needle to weave ends Stitch markers or similar
Sizes
This pattern is written in seven sizes: XXS, XS, S,
M, L, XL and 2XL. Stitch count for the different
sizes are in the following order in the parentheses
after each row in the pattern:
For example:
(24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36 sts)
(XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL sts)
You will find the size guide on the next page
Abbreviations
- Ch Chain
- Sts Stitches
- SC Single Crochet
- GS Granite Stitch
- SC-BLO Single Crochet in the back loop only
- Sl st Slip stitch
- 2tog Crochet 2 stitches together
- Yo Yarn over
Starting the pattern
I recommend that you read through the pattern to get an overall picture on what you will be doing. The
pattern is made in one piece and then split in to a front section and a back section.
Start by checking your gauge. Begin with the 4.0 mm / G-6 hook size (if you know from the beginning
that you crochet tight, you can start with a larger hook) and chain 23. Make a SC in the third chain from
the hook. Ch 1. Skip next chain. *SC, Ch 1, skip next chain* repeat across row ending with a SC. Chain
2. Turn. Continue with Granite stitch across row. Chain 2. Turn. Make rows of granite stitch until your
gauge swatch is 10 cm / 4” and you are ready to check your gauge.
SIZE GUIDE
Note! The measurements below are the measurements of the final garment size. Your own measurements
should be around 5 cm / 2” smaller (positive ease).
Ribbing
Leave a tail for sewing (20 cm / 8”). Chain 11
- Row 1: SC in second chain from the hook. SC in every stitch across. Ch 1. Turn. (10 sts)
- Row 2: SC-BLO across row. Ch 1. Turn. (10 sts)
- Row 3- Repeat row 2 until ribbing measures (75, 85, 95, 105, 115, 125, 135 cm / 29.5”, 33.5”, 37.4”, 41.3”, 45.3”, 49.2”, 53.1”) in length. Do not fasten off. Sew the short side of the ribbing with the tail you left before the chains. Turn the ribbing sideways to be able to space out SC around the ribbing.
Body
- Round 1: Space out (142, 160, 180, 200, 218, 238, 256) SC as evenly as possible around the ribbing. Join with a sl st in the first SC of the round. Ch 1. Turn. (142, 160, 180, 200, 218, 238, 256 sts)
- Round 2: *SC, Ch 1, skip next stitch* repeat around ending with a SC. Join with a sl st in the first SC of the round. Ch 2. Turn. (142, 160, 180, 200, 218, 238, 256 sts)
- Round 3: Granite stitch around. Join with a sl st in the first SC of the round. Chain 2. Turn. (142, 160, 180, 200, 218, 238, 256 sts)
- Round 4- Repeat round 3 until the body measures (29, 29, 30, 30, 30, 30, 29 cm / 11.4", 11.4", 11.8", 11.8", 11.8", 11.8", 11.4”) in height (including the ribbing). Do not fasten off. You will now split the piece into a front and a back section.
Spacing out the stitches
How to space out the stitches
depends on how many ribs you
have in your ribbing when you
have reached your length. Count
how many in between spaces you
have. You should then put at least
one SC in each space.
Vest length
The vest is designed to be a bit
shorter. If you want a longer vest it
is easily accomplished by
repeating round 4 for more rounds
before you split to front and back
pieces.
Back section of the vest
The vest will now be split into a front and back
section which are worked flat.
Granite stitch count (Remember that the number of
granite stitches is half of what is in
the parentheses)
- Row 1: Continue from the last round of the body. (3, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 13) sl st. Put a stitch marker in the (65, 74, 80, 84, 89, 93, 102 st) from your sl sts. GS until you reach the stitch marker, final st should be placed in the st with the marker. Ch 2. Turn. (65, 74, 80, 84, 89, 93, 102 sts)
- Row 2: GS across the row. Ch 2. Turn. (65, 74, 80, 84, 89, 93, 102 sts)
- Row 3 - Repeat row 2 until the back section (including body and ribbing) measures (51, 51, 53, 55, 56, 59, 61 cm / 20.1”, 20.1”, 20.9”, 21.7”, 22”, 23.2”, 24”). Fasten off.
Shoulder - front (pictures on next page)
This will be repeated twice. Put a stitch marker at
the (37, 41, 47, 55, 61, 69, 73) stitch from the back
section on both sides. You should have (3, 4, 6, 6, 7,
7, 8 sts) in the middle between the markers.
- Row 1: Begin (6, 6, 10, 16, 20, 26, 26) sts from the back section. Attach your yarn with a slip knot, ch 1. GS until you reach the stitch marker, final should be placed in the st with the marker. Chain 2. Turn. (31, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 47 sts)
- Row 2: Decrease row : Crochet 2 granite stitches together (2tog). Granite stitch across. Chain 2. Turn. (Decreases stitch count by 2) (Written and video instructions available on how to granite stitch 2 together, see next page).
- Row 3: Granite stitch across. Chain 2. Turn. Row 4*- Repeat row 3 until the shoulder section is as high as the back section adding decrease rows on the rows as according to below table. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing the shoulders together. Repeat for second shoulder. (13, 15, 15, 17, 17, 19, 19 sts)
V-depth ( The vest is designed to have a
deep V, this can easily be modified
if you want. If you do not want it as
deep as the vest in the picture,
then make a few rows in the same
way as the back section on the
front before you start to follow
these instructions for front.)
Sew the shoulders together. If you modify the V-depth
you might not have this
many rows and need to
decrease more often.
Granite stitch 2 together ( means that you insert your hook in
the spaces between stitches and
pull up a loop (2 loops on hook).
Go to next space and insert your
hook, yarn over and pull up a loop.
Yarn over and pull through all 3
loops on the hook.
(Video instructions on YouTube)
Attach your yarn in the middle of the V of the V-neck. Space
out SC until you reach the end of the row (it will be between
5-8 SC). Attach the ribbing to the neckline: Slip Stitch in the
next 2 sts on the neckline. Ch 1. Turn.
- Row 2: SC-BLO across row. Ch 1. Turn.
- Row 3: SC-BLO across row. Slip Stitch in the next 2 sts on the neckline. Ch 1. Turn
- Row 4 - Repeat row 2 and 3 all way around the neckline. Sew the last row of the ribbing to the bottom of the V on the otherside or attach it with slip stitches. Sew the ribbing together in the middle.
Ribbing around sleeves
Attach your yarn in the middle of the bottom of armhole. Ch 7.
- Row 1: SC in the second chain from the hook. SC across row. Slip Stitch in the next 2 sts on the body. Ch 1. Turn. (6 sts)
- Row 2: SC-BLO across row. Ch 1. Turn. (6 sts)
- Row 3: SC-BLO across row. Slip Stitch in the next 2 sts on the body. Ch 1. Turn. (6 sts)
- Row 4 - Repeat row 2 and 3 all way around the armhole. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing the ribbing together. Sew the ribbing together. Repeat on other side.