Yarn - Aunt Lydias crochet thread Fashion 3 / weight 1 super fine / 137 m (150 yd) / about 5.5 balls needed
Hook - E-4 / 3.50 mm or other size hook needed for the gauge
Gauge - About 18 sc in 4 inches (10 cm)
Vest Size - S
Complexity - Easy
Crochet men’s button up vest jacket - easy to follow beginners stitch
Step-by-step crochet instructions
Step 1
Foundation chain
Make a foundation chain of 158 chain stitches. I count all the chains including the chain on the crochet hook.
Step 2
Increase
1st row (wrong side) – h4ch, dc2 on 1ch, dc to last 1 ch; dc2 on 1ch + RC1
2nd row (right side) – h2ch, sc to end + RC3
3, 5, and 7 rows = 1st row
4 and 6 rows = 2nd row
Step 3
Work the pattern without increasing chains and make buttonholes
8th row – h2ch, sc to last 6 chs; (sl.st.1, ch2, sk2, sc1)*, sc2 + RC3
*buttonhole
9th row – h4ch, dc to end + RC1
10, 12, 14, & 16 rows =2nd row
11, 13, 15, & 17 rows = 9th row
Repeat the above two more times. You should have 3 button holes.
Step 4
Decrease chains from the neck side and increase chs underarms
38th row – h2ch, sc to last 6 chs; (sl.st.1, ch2, sk2, sc1)*, sc2 + RC2
39th row – h4ch, dc 40, dc2 on 1ch, dc78, dc2 on 1ch, dc to last 2 chs; CL1 + RC1
40th row – h2ch, sc to end + RC2
41st row = 39th row
Step 5
1st front part (right)
Decrease from both sides
42nd row – h2ch, sc36 + RC2
43rd row – h4ch, dc to last 2 chs; CL1 + RC1
44th row – h2ch, sc to end + RC2
45 & 47 rows = 43rd row
46th row = 44th row
Decrease from one side
48th row – h2ch, sc to end + RC3
49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73 rows = 43rd row
50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74 rows = 48th row
Step 6
Front shoulder part (right)
Work the pattern without decreasing chains
75th row – h4ch, dc to end + RC1
76th row = 48th row
77th row = 75th row
78th row – h2ch, sc to end
Step 7
Back part
Skip 12 chains from the right front part
Decrease from both sides
42nd row – attach the yarn, work sc 66 + RC2
43rd through 47th rows = 43rd through 47th rows of the front part
Work the pattern without decreasing chains
48th row – h2ch, sc to end + RC3
49th row – h4ch, dc to end + RC1
Alternate 48th and 49th rows.
Step 8
Back shoulder parts
75th row – h4ch, dc17 + RC1
76 & 78 rows = 48th row
77th row = 75th row
Step 9
2nd front part (left)
Skip 12 chains from the back part
Decrease from both sides
42nd row – attach the yarn, sc to end + RC2
43rd row – h4ch, dc to last 2 chs; CL1 + RC1
44th row – h2ch, sc to end + RC2
45 & 47 rows = 43rd row
46 & 48 rows = 44th row
Decrease from one side
49th row – h4ch, dc to end + RC1
51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73 rows = 49rd row
50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72 rows = 44th row
74th row – h2ch, sc to end + RC3
Front shoulder part (left)
Work the pattern without decreasing chains
75 & 77 rows = 49th row
76th row =74th row
78th row – h2ch, sc to end
Step 10
Finish up the vest
Join shoulder parts together. You may sew them or use a crochet hook.
Work sl.sts for all the edges (around the arms, back and front parts).
Sew up buttons.
Abbreviations
ch – chain
CL – cluster – yo, insert a hook into a, grab the yarn, and pull it through. You should have 3 loops on your hook, pull the yarn through the first 2 sts. You have 2 loops left on the hook. Yo, insert the hook into a following chain, grab the yarn, and pull it through and then through the first 2 sts on your hook. Lastly, pull the yarn through 3 remaining sts on your hook.
dc – double crochet
dc2 on 1ch – two double crochets on one base chain to increase one ch.
h#ch – insert a hook into the 2nd or 4th chain from the hook as indicated
RC – returning chain
sc – single crochet
sk – skip a ch
sl.st. – slip stitch
st – stitch
How to crochet a vest jacket - men’s waistcoat crochet pattern
Comments
thank you so much.
thank you so much.
Hi, I'm trying to make a
Hi, I'm trying to make a cardigan for my husband. This is the closest I've come to finding one but... no sleeves. Is there a way I can add them?
Hi Sonya,
Hi Sonya,
To add sleeves to the vest, I would make armholes not that wide. For that, I would add about 2 rows between each button, and then work fewer shoulder rows. Instead of working edges around each armhole, I would dc in the round gradually decreasing some chs. Happy crochet!
love it!
love it!
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