Hello Craftees, I am so excited to share this Lorilane Chunky Crochet Sweater Vest with you. I have wanted to design this kind of crochet vest for a while now, and I finally got around to it.
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The Lorilane Chunky Crochet Sweater Vest is named after the sweet lady who gifted me the yarn. Her name is Lori, and anytime she travelled, she would bring me yarn- God bless her. Believe it or not, gifting crochet or knit designers yarn is always one of the top items we appreciate (speaking for myself, anyway). As my crochet motto goes, “yarn is always welcome”; because the ideas are so many.
Working with chunky yarn is one of the best ways to wrap up projects quickly, and even though I do not work with chunky yarn often, because I find it too heavy, it gave a refreshing take on completing the Lorilane chunky crochet sweater vest at a quicker pace. Plus, this particular chunky yarn is so soft, with a beautiful colourway.
Since this is my first chunky crochet sweater vest design and also my first design of 2025 on Yarn Cratee, I am gifting it to myself; which is befitting, considering that I am taking part in the “Gift to Myself Me” crochet-along hosted by Marie of The Underground Crafter. You can find all the details here, enter the giveaway, and also follow along with other crochet designers whose designs interest you. In addition, you can:
- share your progress and show your finished pieces using the hashtag #gifttomyself and #undergroundcrafter across your social media channels.
- join the underground crafters facebook group.
BLOCKING
It would be remiss of me if I do not mention that you need to block this chunky crochet sweater vest. This is a chunky fabric, and because it is a garment, the only way to have any drape is to block it. You will also notice that by blocking it the fabric can stretch further to close the ribbing at the bottom.
The Lorilane Crochet Sweater Vest comes in six sizes- small to 3xl. Usually, all patterns on Yarn Craftee that come in multiple sizes are featured for free, however, with the increasing theft of independent crochet designers’ intellectual property, I am unable to share all the sizes on the blog. The sizes featured here are the medium and large sizes only. For all sizes, please visit one of the shops below for an ad-free version.
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CHUNKY CROCHET SWEATER VEST
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Sizing: using CYC (craft yarn council) women’s size chart
| Sizes | S | M | L | 1XL | 2XL | 3XL |
| Starting chains | 42 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 50 |
| Bust (in) | 32-34 | 36-38 | 40-42 | 44-46 | 48-50 | 52-54 |
Notes:
- The pattern uses U.S terms
- Chain 2 and ch 1 at the beginning of the rows do not count as count as stitches
- You can always refer to the table for sizing guide.
- The front of the Vest is the part that has the HDC ribbing.
- Size for Large is in parenthesis
Skill level: Intermediate
Gauge: 10 stitches across/ 7 HDC/DC rows= 4 inches
Materials:
- Chunky weight, bulky 5 yarn. This pattern uses Hobby Lobby I love This Chunky in Herb Garden colour. You will need around 5 and some for the Small and Medium sizes. See this selection of Chunky yarns, especially the King Cole Cottagespun Chunky which has beautiful and similar colourways.
- 6mm hook
- Tapestry Needle
- Stitch markers
Stitches/Abbreviation
- DC- double crochet
- HDC_ half double crochet
- SC- single crochet
- SL ST- slip stitch
- CH- chain
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PATTERN
Front Panel
Row 1: ch 44, DC in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. ch 2, turn
Row 2: DC in 1st st and across the row. Ch 2, turn
Row 3: DC in 1st st and across the row. Now, extending the armhole, Ch 27 (29), turn
Row 4: skip 1st ch, HDC in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, continue to work HDC into the remaining stitches. Ch 2, turn
From here on (and before the last 3 rows) work DCs into the BACK LOOPS ONLY of the HDC stitches.
Row 5: DC in 1st st and each st across. ch 1, turn.
Row 6: HDC in 1st st and each st across.
Rows 7-10 (12): repeat rows 5 and 6. Ch 2, turn.
The next 3 rows will be decreases. Now, counting from the top of the vest, count 26 (28) stitches, place a stitch marker at the half point of the armhole (which is the 13th (14th) stitch).
Row 11 (13): DC in 1st st and each st across till the last st beside the marked one. DC2tog in the next 2 sts. ch 1, turn
Row 12 (14): skip the 1st st, HDC in the next and across the row. Ch 2, turn
Row 13 (15): DC in 1st st and across except last 2 sts, DC2tog in those last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn
Row 14 (16): HDC in 1st st and across the row. Ch 2, turn.
Row 15 (17): DC in 1st st and across the row. Ch 1, turn
Rows 16 (18)-25 (27): repeat rows 14 & 15. Ch 1, turn
Row 26 (28): 2HDC in 1st st, HDC in each st across. ch 2, turn
Row 27 (29): DC in 1st st and across the row till last st. 2DC in last st. Now, extending the 2nd armhole, ch 12 (13), turn.
Row 28 (30): skip 1 ch, HDC in next and across each ch. Continue to make HDCs across the row. Ch 2, turn
Row 29 (31): DC in 1st st and across the row. Ch 1, turn
Row 30 (32): HDC in 1st st and across the row. Ch 2, turn
Rows 31 (33)-34 (38): repeat rows 29 & 30. Ch 2, turn
Now we will work the last 3 DC rows. From here no need to work in the Back Loops Only.
Row 35 (39): DC in 1st st and across 41 sts. Ch 2, turn
Rows 36 (40)-37 (41): repeat row 35 (39). Snip yarn, leaving tail to join panels.
Back Panel
Repeat row 1- 10 (12) as for the Front Panel.
Row 11 (13): DC in 1st st and across except last 2 sts. DC2tog in last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn
Row 12 (14): skip 1st st, HDC in next and across the row. Ch 2, turn
Row 13 (15): DC in 1st st and across except last 2 sts. DC2tog in last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn
Row 14 (16): HDC in 1st st and across. Ch 2, turn
Row 15 (17): DC in 1st st and across. Ch 1, turn
Rows 16 (18)-25 (27): repeat rows 14 & 15. Ch 1, turn
Row 26 (28): 2HDC in 1st st, HDC in across the row. Ch 2, turn
Row 27 (29): DC in 1st st and across the row except the last st. 2DC in last st. Ch 1, turn
Row 28 (30): HDC in 1st st and across. Ch 2, turn
Row 29 (31): DC in 1st st and across. Ch 1, turn
Row 30 (32): HDC in 1st st and across. Ch 2, turn
Rows 31 (33)-34 (38): repeat rows 29 & 30. Ch 1, turn
Row 35 (39): DC in 1st st and across 41 sts. Ch 2, turn
Row 36 (40): DC in 1st st and across. Ch 2, turn
Row 37 (41): repeat row 36 (40). Snip yarn, leaving tail to join panels.
RIBBING– keep your tension even throughout each piece of ribbing.
For the ribbings, there is a formula I have used to calculate the number of rows to make for each size.
Each row of DC on the body is equal to 2 rows of SC on the ribbing and each row of HDC on the body is equal to 1 row of SC on the ribbing. For instance, 3 rows of DCs on the body will be 6 rows of SCs on the ribbing.
Bottom
Row 1: Ch 10, SC in 2nd ch for hook and across (9 sts). Ch 1, turn
Row 2: working in FLO, SC in 1st st and across. Ch 1, turn
Row 3: working in BLO, SC in 1st st and across. Ch 1, turn
Row 4: working in FLO, SC in 1st st and across. Ch 1, turn
Rows 5-58 (64): repeat rows 3 & 4. Snip yarn, leave tail to join to the body.
Armhole
Row 1: Ch 6, SC in 2nd ch for hook and across (5 sts). Ch 1, turn
Row 2: working in FLO, SC in 1st st, and nxt 3 sts. SL ST in last st. Ch 1, turn
Row 3: working in BLO, SL ST in 1st st, SC in remaining sts across. Ch 1, turn
Row 4: working in FLO, SC in 1st st, and nxt 3 sts. SL ST in last st. Ch 1, turn
Rows 5-64 (68): repeat rows 3 & 4.
Neckline
Repeat the same instructions for the Armhole. Finish on row 74 (76)
JOINING
Bottom row: Join ribbings by attaching 1 row of DC on the Body to 2 rows of SC on the ribbing AND join 1 row of HDC on the Body to 1 row of SC on the ribbing.
Ensure that you are joining with the wrong side of the fabric facing up, which is the smooth side.
Neckline: Next, join the shoulders of the front and back panels. Then, proceed to join the neckline using the same formula. Join the ribbing from one of the sides of the shoulders AND with the SLIP STITCH part facing away. Thus, you are joining the SC (wider part) to the neckline. For the sides of the neckline, you only need to join 1 HDC stitch to 1 SC stitch row.
Armhole: next, we will join the sides, then proceed to armhole ribbing. We will follow the same method as with the neckline. The video tutorial is a handy guide for this whole process.
When you join the sides, you can leave the ribbing side open or closed (as you prefer). I would recommend that you leave it open. Then, AFTER blocking and trying it on, you can then decide if you want to close it or leave as is.
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