White Crochet Vest

Here's the White Crochet Vest pattern published in McCall’s How to CROCHET IT! in 1973. I had taken a photocopy of that pattern from a friend's mom. So I don't have the original image. But here's what the crochet vest looks like.

Filet Crochet - White Mesh Vest

This one's my all-time favorite (also mentioned in my other blog). I actually worked this pattern thrice - in different colors. Some have asked me for the pattern several times (I don't mind sharing, bcoz I would never have this Jacket if Vrinda aunty had not shared this with me) but unfortunately, this one's a kind of crochet where you need to go by the instructions down to the T.

Unlike the Catherine Wheel pattern which had just 5 rows of instructions, in this one, each row is unique and the instructions are quite lengthy. That's when I created the below graph to make it simpler.

Graph:

• The jacket starts from the Top Left corner (marked an arrow).
• Plz ignore the border edging done around the vest, that's done after finishing the vest. The border edging does not include the lower scalloped shape.
• Follow the diagram vertically starting from top left.
• The stitches used are the basic Chain, Single Crochet, Double Crochet & Treble Crochet
• To begin, ch 51. DC in 4th ch from hook, work 1 dc each in next 2 dc. Ch 6, skip 6 ch. sc in each of next 5 ch. Ch 6...
• Please refer diagram for complete instructions.
• The mesh pattern is worked with a gap of 2 ch.
• For the long stitch that appears as a line from the center of the flowers is worked in Treble Crochet.
• To create the steps like lower edging, add 6 ch, work dc in 4th ch, followed by dc in 5th & 6th ch.
• To begin the part around armholes, add chain, count 3ch per cell (as per diagram).
• Edging is worked in 3 rows of SC.
• The front edges may be either stitched together or buttons could be added.

Also, in the diagram ignore the part marked in red - that creates extra long arm holes.

I know, these instructions may not help much, but I hope the diagram lays a framework to create a similar jacket.


This jacket would require around 150 grams of wool.