Banana Split Baby Vest
This Banana Split Baby Vest is not only an adorable baby crochet pattern, but the best part is that it only uses one skein of yarn. The ice cream colored vest brings a little bounce into your babies' day if they don't have enough already! Button the pastel stripes together so this cute crochet baby vest doesn't fall off of your little one while they run all around and have fun inside or out. This would be a great addition to an Easter outfit or just the right touch of color for any spring day.
Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook
Yarn Weight(2) Fine (23-26 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS:
- Lion Brand Yarn, 923-204 Ice Cream, 1 ball
- Lion Brand Crochet Hook: G/6 (4 mm)
- Split Ring Stitch Markers
- Large-Eye Blunt Needles
- 3 Buttons, about 1/2 in. (13 mm) diameter
- Sewing Needle and Thread
SIZE:
Child (Multiple Sizes)
6-9 months (12-18 months, 2 year)
Finished Chest: About 18 1/2 (20 1/2, 21 1/2) in. (47 (52, 54.5) cm), buttoned.
Finished Length: About 11 1/2 (12 1/4, 13) in. (29 (31, 33) cm)
GAUGE:
15 hdc + 13 rows = about 4 in. (10 cm).
STITCH:
hdc2tog: (hdc 2 sts together) (Yarn over, insert hook in next st and draw up a loop) twice, yarn over and draw through all 5 loops on hook – 1 st decreased.
NOTES:
1. Vest is worked in one piece beginning at lower edge, then divided for armholes.
2. End with a WS row means that the last row you work should be a WS row, and the next row that you are ready to work will be a RS row.
3. When you see ‘– 12 sts’ in the instructions, this lets you know how many sts you will have at the end of that specific row.
VEST
Ch 64 (72, 76).
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across – 63 (71, 75) sc.
Rows 2-6: Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in each st across.
Row 7: Ch 2 (beg ch counts as first hdc), turn, hdc in next st and in each st across – 63 (71, 75) hdc.
Rep Row 7 until piece measures about 7 (7 1/2, 8) in. (18 (19, 20.5) cm) from beg, end with a WS row as the last row you work.
Next Row (RS): Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in each st across.
Rep last row once more.
Divide for Armholes
Row 1 (RS): Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in first 13 (14, 15) sc, ch 20 (24, 28), sk next 4 (6, 6) sc, sc in next 29 (31, 33) sc, ch 20 (24, 28), sk next 4 (6, 6) sc, sc in next 13 (14, 15) sc –55 (59, 63) sc and 2 ch-20 (24, 28) loops.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in first 13 (14,15) sc, place marker (pm), sc in next 20 (24, 28) ch, pm, sc in next 29 (31, 33) sc, pm, sc in next 20 (24, 28) ch, pm, sc in next 13 (14,15) sc – 95 (107, 119) sc.
Note: Move markers up as you complete each row.
Rows 3-5: Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in each st across.
Row 6: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), turn, hdc in next st, (hdc in each st to 2 sts before marker, hdc2tog, move marker to hdc2tog just made, hdc2tog) 4 times, hdc in each st to end of row – 87 (99, 111) hdc rem.
Rows 7-10 (11, 12): Rep Row 6 – 55 (59, 63) hdc rem on last row worked.
Row 11 (12, 13): Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in each st to end of row.
Rep last row 5 more times.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Buttonband
From RS, join yarn with a sl st at neck edge of left front for girl's vest or at lower corner of right front for boy's vest.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 1, work 34 (38, 42) sc evenly spaced along front edge.
Rows 2-8: Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in each st across.
Fasten off.
Place 3 markers along buttonband for buttons as follows: 1/2 in. (1.5 cm), 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm) and 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm) down from neck edge.
Buttonhole Band
From RS, join yarn with a sl st at lower corner of right front for girl's vest or neck edge of left front for boy's vest.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 1, work 34 (38, 42) sc evenly spaced along front edge.
Rows 2-4: Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in each st across.
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in each st across, working (ch 1, sk next st) opposite each button marker.
Rows 6-8: Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in each st and ch-1 sp across.
Fasten off.
With sewing needle and thread, sew buttons to Buttonband opposite buttonholes.
Weave in ends.