Rainbow Singlet Vest

Going a little nuts making these gorgeous vests for our little one. They are so practical- keeps the body warm but arms free to crawl and no mucky sleeves after she has demolished food!

My vest patterns are based loosely around the idea of a vest but not being able to find a crocheted pattern... I've made my own up. Please go easy on me, this is my absolute first time at writing a pattern so please feel free to help me out with corrections or feedback <3

Infants Vest

size 6months -12 months

Stitches are in NZ (UK) terminology

You will need:

4mm crochet hook
5mm Crochet hook
8 ply wool of your choice... I have used a selection of 12 colours here but it works just as well in single colours or just a couple
a button for decoration if you want
(I have written the pattern in single colour but to make it rainbow coloured like the one pictured, simply change the colour wool at the end of each group of three rows)

Foundation:
using your 5mm hook, chain 80, sl st the ends together and ch 2. Switch to 4mm hook.

Row one:
The ch 2 from foundation counts as your first stitch, now go back across your foundation chain and half treble (htr) in each. Sl st to join to first Ch2. You should have 80 stitches (sometimes you may end up with an extra 1... no worries, can decrease that later)

Row two:
Chain 2 and htr in each stitch around, again totalling 80 stitches.

repeat this until you have a total of 24 rows. Fasten off.

FRONT:
Row 25:
Where each of your rows have ended, this is now your side seam. From where you have ended, count off 4 stitches and join a new thread, ch 2 (counts as first htr), htr 31.

Row 26:
ch2 and turn work, 31 htr across, including in last founding ch2. You should have 32 stitches including the turning ch.

Row 27-31:
repeat row 26.

Row 32:
ch2 and turn work, 8 htr across (total of 9 st including turning chain)

Row 33- 46:
repeat row 32
This will have created a shoulder strap on one side. Fasten off  leaving a 20cm tail of yarn.
To create the shoulder strap on the other side, go back to Row 32 (the first row of the completed strap) and count across missing 14 stitches, join yarn in 15th stitch and ch2, 8 htr. This should give you 9 stitches including the ch and should return you to the edge of Row 31.

now Row 33- 46:
repeat row 32 (makes second shoulder strap). Fasten off leaving a 20cm tail of yarn.

BACK:
go back to the last stitch on row 25. Count across and miss 8 stitches. On 9th stitch, join a new thread, ch 2 (counts as first htr), htr 31.

Row 26:
ch2 and turn work, 31 htr across, including in last founding ch2. You should have 32 stitches including the turning ch.


Row 27-31:
repeat row 26. fasten off.

Using the tails of yarn from the shoulder strap ends, hand sew the ends of the shoulder straps to the top of the back panel.

To finish, I have used a grey wool and htr around the outside of the shoulder straps/under the arm hole and also along the bottom edge of the vest.

Sew in loose ends.

I like to block my work by giving it a brief hand wash in wool wash and laying out in shape to dry.

So- easy as!!