Just trying out your gorgeous vest for my wee girl.
How many rounds did you work for the body to achieve this size?
I'm sorry I left out a couple rows of the pattern. I have fixed it.
I worked 40 rounds for the body.
Thanks for the comments and I hope you enjoy the vest. Please let me know if you have any more questions or find any more errors.
You sure waste a lot of paper pringting this pattern. How can it be consolidated into one sheet?
Copy & paste it into Word & then you can change/adjust it to suit your taste.
How can you adjust the pattern for a larger size, for a 7 or 8 year old?
This does look adorable. Any suggestions on how to change for bigger sizes?
Yes, I will be intrested in making some of these but I also need the pattern in a larger size. I am not good at enlargeing a crochet pattern. It is just beautiful. You sure did a good job.Thanks for sharing!
The pictures of the vest look so nice. This will be my first project to try for my son. Thank you so much for sharing your hard work with us all.
How do I print the directions for the Boys Springtime Vest. It is adorable but I can't find any icon to print it.
This message is for Jan Gerhold. Per the question on printing. You can use less paper by dragging your mouse over the instructions to highlight. Copy it to your clipboard then paste into your wordprocessing software. Then you can make the print a bit smaller and remove many of the hard returns (the spaces between the numbered lines. You can also decrease the margins. I cut the pages down from 9 to 4.
I NEED PATTERNS FOR OLDER BOYS ADOLESCENTS, PRE=TEEN. wHERE CAN I FIND THEM?
I am looking for patterns for boys between the ages of 10 to 14. What have you got. The vest is lovely, but it won't fit and i am not as capable as i should be to enlarge patterns.
Thank you for providing such a sweet springtime vest pattern for little boys. There's so much for girls. This is perfect for my newborn grandson to 'grow into' LOL. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you all for your comments and feedback! I have added a link to download the pattern in pdf format so it will be easier to print. As for enlarging the pattern, I made this specifically for my son, but I believe I have the design notes so I may be able to do the math to create the pattern in other sizes. It will take some time, but I will try. If you would like to be notified by email when it is completed please let me know in a separate comment. This is the only pattern I have so far, but I am currently working on a design for a boy's sweater. Thank you!
I would also like this pattern in a larger size. What do you think about just going up a size on the hook?
Using a larger hook would probably work for a slightly larger size. You may need to add rows to the body to make it as long as you need it. Keep in mind, though, that using a larger hook will create larger holes in the fabric so it will look a little different.
I would love to have a larger version of this adorable pattern. I have grandsons in sizes 6-12.
I love this vest and hope to make it for my sons for Easter. If you come up with a size 6-8, I would love that.
But I have a question (as I'm pretty new to crocheting), what is Sc2tog?
I am currently working on enlarging the pattern for different sizes. It's a little slow-going as I have never enlarged a pattern either, but I will post each size as I finish it.
Shannon: Sc2tog means "single crochet two together". You put your hook in the first stitch and pull the yarn through. Then you put your hook in the next stitch and pull the yarn through. Then you yarn over and pull through both the loops on the hook. Good luck!
Size 6 is now available for download.
This is my first attempt at enlarging a pattern. I have proofread it numerous times. However, the pattern has not been tested. I used the standard measurements found at http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/childsize.html.
I decided to offer the new sizes in separate downloads because the pattern was looking to jumbled with all those numbers and parentheses. I also corrected a small error in the original pattern.
More sizes to come! I would appreciate feedback from anyone who uses the patterns for the larger sizes since I don't have a size 6 child to measure for accuracy. Thank you!
Shannon: Oops! For a Sc2tog, there will be three loops on your hook to pull your yarn through after you yarn over. I'm so sorry about that and I hope I didn't cause you a lot of frustration.
Sc2tog: Put hook in first stitch and pull yarn through. Put hook in next stitch and pull yarn through. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook.
Thank you for the info on what a Sc2tog is. And thank you for taking the time to do larger patterns. I've decided to send this page to my mom (who is much better at crocheting then me) who is going to make both my boys this vest for Easter. I can't wait to see it on them.
You're welcome, Shannon! I hope your vests turn out great!
Size 8 is now available for download!
Size 10 is now available for download!
This pattern was super easy & fun to make.
I'm happy to know my pattern is being used for such a great cause!
Thank you, and I hope the children love them!
I love the vest but for the life of me I can't get past the rib stage. The slip stich the short edges together and the slip one at the end of row and chain one at beginning of next row ends up in a complete muck up. I have tried umpteen times and come a cropper every time.
Greta can't get it right Shefers.
I sent you an email that will hopefully help you out a bit. If not, please leave another comment or contact me via my contact page and I will try to help further.
Love love love this little vest. I am managed to get the ribbing and the body done but am having a time with the top part. Do you just start anywhere forming the top?
Thank you! Once you join your last round for the body section you will start the top. The line where you joined your body rounds will end up down the side of the vest. I hope you like it and if you have any more questions please let me know!
I am having a difficult time with the side seam,the further up I go,the more crooked the seam gets.I count my stitches for each row.I would like to get this made for a boy I watch in the nursery at church.Thank you for your time with this matter.
Remember that the stitch that you sl st in at the end of the round is actually the first st of the round. The ch 1 does not count as a st so after you ch 1, sc in that same st and that is the first sc of the new round. When you come around to the end of the new round, sl st into that first sc you made for the round and not the ch 1. Hopefully that will straighten your seam.
I hope that helps! If you have more questions please let me know!
Hi Iris. Thank you, but unfortunately the pattern is only written up to size 10 at this point. Hopefully in the future I will have the opportunity to write the pattern for larger sizes or create a similar pattern for young adult and adult sizes.
I can not for the life of me figure out the finishing step. everything else came together perfectly but I can't seem to finish. if you could help that would be amazing.
I addressed some questions and clarified some of the steps in a tutorial. Hopefully it will help. Click on the link below to see the tutorial. If you have any trouble after checking out the tutorial, please let me know. Thanks!
I'm so glad he loved it!
How do you slip stitch in first 4 stitches? Is the ribbing and body one part and start back top as seperate piece and then attach? I am a beginner crochet only made grandkids baby blankets.Working on boy Vest.
This vest is made in one piece. You will not need to sew anything but the shoulder seams when you are finished. You will need to fasten off and attach yarn to a new section when working on the top part.
I am somewhat experienced at crocheting but I cannot get the bottom of the neck opening to lay flat when making the V. I don't like the looks of the pucker at the bottom. Any suggestions?
It does pucker a little bit, but it shouldn't be too pronounced. I liked the little pucker so I didn't try to get rid of it before writing the pattern. You may be able to reduce the pucker by adding a row of single crochets to the double crochet trim before slip stitching, but I have not tried it.
What I liked the most about the pattern you designed is your color combination of course! You have done it perfectly well to match the cloth design! I think you would get a lot of orders after people see this blog! All the best for your works!
Lisa, the intoduction to the pattern says it uses Single Crochet and Double Crochet stitches, and the pics do look as if the upper parts of the vest uses Double Crochet, but the entire pattern is printed with SCs only. Am I mistaken?
The entire body of the vest is done in single crochet stitches. The double crochet stitches are only around the neckline. The top half of the vest looks slightly different than the bottom because the bottom is done in continuous rounds and the top is done in rows (turning). I liked the difference in the stitches, but if you want it to look the same throughout you would simply turn after each round of the body section.
Thanks Lisa. I had already realised why the top looked slightly different and am now in the middle of the vest. I am also going to try adding a row of SC to the DC trim to reduce the little pucker. Hope it works out. If it doesnt, well then, I'll just leave the pucker. Thanks again. regards.
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Love this pattern. I'd really like to make one for each of my grandsons for Easter. Any chance you have a sz 12/14 pattern? Really looking for an email from you with the info or a link. Thanks so much.
I do not not have a pattern for 12/14. There is a vest pattern that looks similar available on Ravelery.com. It is $5 to download the pattern. It is not my pattern and I have not used the pattern before, but you might be interested. It has the size you are looking for. Thanks.