Twilight Skies Crochet Vest FREE Crocheting Pattern & Video

Twilight Skies Crochet Vest FREE Crocheting Pattern

Twilight Skies Crochet Vest FREE Crocheting Pattern

This visually stunning motif yoke vest starts at the top with a beautiful openwork lace yoke made of pentagon shaped motifs. The pentagon shape provides a wonderful scalloped edge from which to continue the body of the sweater in a chevron pattern. Whether you wear this vest buttoned, pinned, clipped, tied or open, it is sure to become a wardrobe favorite.

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Inspiration for the Twilight Skies Crochet Vest FREE Crocheting Pattern

Manipulating motifs to create shaping is an interesting concept for creating a shaped yoke for a sweater. For this particularly design, I converted square motifs into 5-sided pentagon motifs so the surface length of the bottom side of the motifs was double the length of the top side, thereby creating increases for a round yoke. To further accentuate the wavey edge, I worked the rest of the body in a modified chevron stitch that has different rates of increase/decrease for each size to create subtle shaping so that all sizes ultimately look very similar.

This stunning crochet vest features Be So Baby Yarn in color Eggplant.

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In this video I show you step by step how to create the Twilight Skies Crochet Vest FREE Crocheting Pattern.

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What you will need to make the Twilight Skies Crochet Vest FREE Crocheting Pattern:

• 850 (930, 1030, 1130, 1245) yds 777 (850, 942, 1033, 1138m) #3 dk weight yarn

• G/6 (4mm) crochet hook

• Yarn needle

• Scissors

Shown in:  

Be So Baby Yarn; 100% milk (casein) fiber; 142 yds (130m) per 1.75oz (50g); shown in color Eggplant, 6 (7, 8, 8, 9) balls.

Gauge: Motif = 4″ (10 cm) in diameter; one pattern rep after increasing for body = 5 (5½, 6, 6½, 7) in, 12.7 (14, 15, 16.5, 18cm); 8 rows in body pattern = 3 in (7.6 cm).

Finished Sizes:

Directions are given for size S. Changes for M, L, XL, and 2X are in parentheses.

Finished bust: 40 (43½, 47, 51, 54½) in 101.6 (110.5, 119.4, 129.5, 138.4cm).  cm).

Finished length: 26 (26, 26, 26, 27) in 66 (66, 66, 66, 68.6cm).

Stitch Guide: 

See crochet glossary for  chain (ch), double crochet (dc), single crochet 2 together (sc2tog), single crochet 4 together (sc4tog), double crochet 4 together (dc4tog), double treble crochet (dtr), single crochet (sc) and slip stitch (slst).

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Twilight Skies Crochet Vest FREE Crocheting Pattern

Instructions:

Yoke

First Motif

Ch5, slst to first ch to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch4 (counts as dtr), 2 dtr in ring, *ch5, 3 dtr in ring; rep from * 3 times, ch2, dc in top of beg ch4 to join (counts as ch5 sp). —5 ch5 sps

Round 2: Ch3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same sp, *skip next dtr, sc in next dtr, skip next dtr, (5dc, ch3, 5dc) in next ch5 sp; rep from * around, 5dc in first ch5 sp at beg of round, ch3, slst in top of beg ch3 to join. — 5 petals

Fasten off.

Second Motif (Joined on One Side):

Work same as first motif through Round 1.

Round 2: Ch3, 4dc in same sp, (skip next dtr, sc in next dtr, skip next dtr, (5dc, ch3, 5dc) in next ch5 sp)x3; skip next dtr, sc in next dtr, skip next dtr, in next ch5 sp work (4dc, ch1, slst in ch3 sp on adjacent motif’s ch3 sp, ch1, 4dc), skip next dtr, sc in next dtr, skip next dtr)x2, on last rep, replace last sc with slst to top of first st at beg of round to join.

Fasten off.

Motifs 3–10:

Work same as second motif, joining motifs in a strip, leaving one petal unjoined on bottom of each motif. Do not fasten off.

Neck Edging:

Row 1: Working across shorter, smooth edge of motifs, ch11, sc2tog over ch3 sp and first dc, *sc in each of next 8 sts**, sc4tog over next (dc, 2 ch3 sps and next dc); rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc2tog over last dc and last ch3 sp. — 91 scs

Row 2: Slst tightly in each st across. Fasten off.

Body

Note: Body begins across lower edge of motifs (the side with the points), and a scalloped pattern is begun to complement the existing wavy design.

Size Small only:

Row 1: With RS facing, join yarn with slst in first ch3 sp on bottom edge of first motif, ch3, *[dc2tog over next 2 sts] twice, work dc2tog over next 3 sts, skipping sc between 2 dcs, dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in each of next 2 dcs, 4 dc in next ch3 sp, 2 dc in each of next 2 dcs, dc in each of next 2 dcs, work dc2tog over next 3 sts, skipping sc bet 2 dcs, [dc2tog over next 2 sts] twice; rep from * across, dc in last ch3 sp, turn. —222 sts

Sizes Medium, Large, X-Large, and 2-X Large only:

Row 1: With RS facing, join yarn with slst in first ch3 sp on bottom edge of first motif, ch3, *[dc2tog over next 2 sts] 3 times, dc in each of next 3 sts, 2dc in each of next 2 dc, 4dc in next ch3 sp, 2dc in each of next 2 dcs, dc in each of next 3 dcs, [dc2tog over next 2 sts]x3; rep from * across, dc in last ch3 sp, turn. — 242 sts

All Sizes:

Row 2: Ch1, sc in each st across. — 202 (242, 242, 242, 242) scs

Row 3: Ch3, *[dc2tog over next 2 sts] 3 (3, 2, 2, 2) times, dc in each of next 2 (3, 5, 5, 5) sts, 2 dc in each of next 6 dc, dc in each of next 2 (3, 5, 5, 5) sts, [dc2tog over next 2 sts] 3 (3, 2, 2, 2) times; rep from * across, dc in last ch-3 sp, turn—222 (242, 262, 262, 262) sts.

Row 4: Rep Row 2. — 222 (242, 262, 262, 262) scs

Row 5: Ch3, *[dc2tog over next 2 sts] x3 (3, 3, 2, 2), dc in each of next 2 (3, 4, 6, 6) sts, 2 dc in each of next 6 dcs, dc in each of next 2 (3, 4, 6, 6) sts, [dc2tog over next 2 sts]x3 (3, 3, 2, 2) times; rep from * across, dc in last ch3 sp, turn. — 222 (242, 262, 282, 282) sts

Size 2X-Large only:

Row 6: Rep Row 2.

Row 7: Ch3, *[dc2tog over next 2 sts]x2, 1dc in each of next 7 sts, 2dc in each of next 6 dcs, 1dc in each of next 7 sts, [dc2tog over next 2 sts]x2; rep from * across, dc in last ch3 sp, turn. — 302 sts

Separate for Body and Sleeves:

Row 6: Ch1, sc in each of next 33 (36, 39, 42, 45) sts, ch22 (24, 26, 28, 30), skip next 44 (48, 52, 56, 60) sts, sc in each of next 66 (72, 78, 84, 90) sts, ch22 (24, 26, 28, 30), skip next 44 (48, 52, 56, 60) sts, sc in each of next 33 (36, 39, 42, 45) sts. — 178 (194, 210, 226, 222) sts

Row 7: Ch3, *(dc2tog over next 2 sts)x 3 (3, 2, 2, 3), dc in each of next 2 (3, 4, 5, 6) sts, 2dc in each of next 6 dc, dc in each of next 2 (3, 4, 5, 6) sts, (dc2tog over next 2 sts) x3 (3, 2, 2, 3); rep from * across, dc in last ch3 sp, turn. — 178 (194, 210, 226, 222) sts

Row 8: Ch , sc in each st across, turn—178 (194, 210, 226, 222) scs

Rows 9 – 44: Rep rows 6 and 7 eighteen more times. Do not fasten off.

Right Front Band:

Row 1: Ch1, working across right front edge, work 3scs in each row-end dc across to motif, sc in each st across motif, sc in each of next 2 row-end sts of neck edging, turn.

Row 2: Ch3 (counts as dc), work 1dc in ea st across.

Row 3: Ch1, sc in each sc across. Fasten off.

Left Front Band:

Row 1: With RS facing, join yarn with slst in top corner of left front edge, ch1, sc in each of next 2 row-end sts of neck edging, ch3, skip next 2 sts, sc in each st across motif, ch3, skip 2 2-row-end sts, 3scs in each row-end dc across, turn.

Row 2: Ch3 (counts as dc), work 1dc in ea st across.

Row 3: Ch1, sc in each st across, working 3scs in each ch3 sp. Fasten off.

Finishing:

Weave in loose ends. Hand wash, block to finished measurements and allow to dry.

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