If you’re looking for a lightweight crochet garment, then the crochet shawl vest is just what you need.
It’s an amazing crochet shawl and crochet vest combination, that can be used both as a crochet clothing and crochet accessory.
Grab it and wear it over your shoulders on a chilly summer evening or as a shawl around your neck throughout the year.
Let’s check out this easy crochet pattern.
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How to Crochet the Crochet Shawl Vest Pattern
This crochet pattern starts out as a granny triangle shawl, using the granny stitch, but is then turned into a crochet shawl vest by creating armholes.
The armholes are created by crocheting foundation double crochet stitches and skipping stitches.
The final part of this crochet shawl vest you will try a different lace crochet stitch to create some extra interest.
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About the Crochet Shawl Vest Pattern
If you’re looking to crochet a garment for summer, consider crocheting a crochet shawl vest.
This crochet pattern is the perfect combination between crochet accessory and crochet garment.
Keep your shoulders and neck warm during cool summer nights & enjoy the compliments you’ll get when wearing it.
Project level: Easy
Materials
Crochet Hook Size
Yarn
- Yarn
- Hobbii – Twister Color Changing Cake in color 30 (CA)
- Weight
- 2 Fine Yarn
- Fiber
- 55% cotton, 45% acrylic
- Yarn
- Hobbii – Twister Solid in color 102 (CB)
- Weight
- 2 Fine Yarn
- Fiber
- 55% cotton, 45% acrylic
Yarn amount needed:
| Color | Skeins | Grams | Meters | Yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 1 | 175 | 700 | 765 |
| CB | 1 | 95 | 380 | 415 |
One skein of Twister Color Changing Cake is 250 grams · 1000 meters · 1094 yards.
One skein of Twister Solid is 100 grams · 400 meters · 437 yards.
Other Materials Needed
Gauge
Measured over granny stitch crocheted in rows:
20 stitches & 12 rows per 10 cm / 4".
Crochet Pattern Notes
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
- All measurements given are unblocked.
- Note that measurements are given as exact as possible. But crochet tension & technique might give variations in the result, that changes from person to person.
- Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
- Make a swatch that measures at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger. Learn more about testing gauge.
- Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
- This pattern is written for 1 size. Size adjustments are added under the heading “Sizes & Measurements”.
- At the end of each row, the stitch count is given in parenthesis.
Sizes and Measurements
Width: 160 cm / 63 inches
Length: 80 cm / 31.4 inches
Armhole circumference: 46 cm / 18.1 inches
Size Adjustments
- Make the crochet shawl vest smaller by decreasing the number of rows you crochet.
- Make the shawl vest bigger by increasing the number of rows you crochet.
- You can adjust the placement of the armholes to be made earlier or later, however you’ll need to calculate the adjustments yourself. The size made will work for many body sizes and just adding/reducing the rows you crochet may be sufficient to adjust the size without moving the arm-holes.
Abbreviations
- CA = color A
- CB = color B
- ch = chain
- ch-1-sp = chain space created by 1 chain
- ch-2-sp = chain space created by 2 chains
- dc = double crochet
- FDC = foundation double crochet
- rep = repeat
- sk = skip / skipped
- sp / sp(s) = space(s)
- st = stitch(es)
- tr = treble crochet
We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.
Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.
Stitches You Will Need
Foundation Double Crochet Stitch (FDC)
*When using this technique after the FSC technique in this pattern, just do step 3 below.
Step 1: Ch 3 st.
Step 2: Yo, insert hook into 3rd ch from hook, pull up a loop. Yo and pull through first loop (making “chain”). Yo and pull through 2 loops. Yo and pull through last 2 loops on hook.
Step 3: Yo, insert hook into prev “chain” you made (It should look like you go through a resemblance of a “normal” st, with 2 strands of yarn), pull up a loop, yo and pull through first loop (making “chain”). Yo and pull through 2 loops. Yo and pull through last 2 loops on hook.
Repeat step 3 until you’ve made enough stitches. *last 2 ch in step 1 makes 1 st, step 2 makes 1 st & every time step 3 is repeated you make 1 st.
Instructions for the Crochet Shawl Vest Pattern
Granny Stitch Part
Use CA in this part.
Ch 4.
Row 1: dc 2 in first ch made (3 skipped ch counting as 1 dc), ch 2, dc 3 in first ch, turn (=8 st)
Row 2: ch 3 (counting as 1 dc), dc 2 in first ch, ch 1, dc 3 in corner ch-2-sp, ch 2, dc 3 in same corner ch-2-sp, ch 1, dc 3 in last st, turn (=16 st).
Row 3: ch 3 (counting as 1 dc), dc 2 in first ch, *ch 1, dc 3 in next ch-1-sp*, rep from *to* until you reach next corner ch-2-sp, ch 1, dc 3 in corner ch-2-sp, ch 2, dc 3 in same corner ch-2-sp, rep from *to* until you have 3 st left, ch 1, dc 3 in last st, turn (=24 st).
Row 4-42: Rep row 3.
Row 43 (making armholes): ch 3 (counting as 1 dc), dc 2 in first ch, *ch 1, dc 3 in next ch-1-sp*, rep from *to* 11 times, FDC 41 st, sk 43 st, dc 3 in next ch-1-sp, rep from *to* until you reach next corner ch-2-sp, ch 1, dc 3 in corner ch-2-sp, ch 2, dc 3 in same corner ch-2-sp, rep from *to* 19 times, FDC 41 st, sk 43 st, dc 3 in next ch-1-sp, rep from *to* until you have 3 st left, ch 1, dc 3 in last st, turn (=344 st).
Row 44: ch 3 (counting as 1 dc), dc 2 in first ch, *ch 1, dc 3 in next ch-1-sp*, rep from *to* 11 times, **ch 1, sk 3 st, dc 3 in next st*, rep from **to** 10 times, rep from *to* until you reach next corner ch-2-sp, ch 1, dc 3 in corner ch-2-sp, ch 2, dc 3 in same corner ch-2-sp, rep from *to* 19 times, rep from **to** 11 times, rep from *to* until you have 3 st left, ch 1, dc 3 in last st, turn (=352).
Row 45-52: Rep row 3.
Do not fasten off.
Petal Lace Stitch Part
Change to CB in this part.
Row 53: Ch 3, dc 2 in first st, dc 1 in next 2 dc, *dc 1 in ch-1-sp, dc 1 in next 3 dc* repeat from *to* until you reach corner ch-2-sp, dc 1 in corner ch-2-sp, ch 2, dc 1 in corner ch-2-sp, **dc 1 in next 3 dc, dc 1 in ch-1-sp**, repeat from **to** until you have 3 dc left, dc 1 in next 2 dc, dc 3 in last dc, turn (=210 dc + 2 ch + 210 dc = 422 st).
Row 54: Ch 4, tr 4 in 1st st, sk 2 st, tr 1 in next st, *sk 2 st, tr 5 in next st, sk 2 st, tr 1 in next st* repeat from *to* until you have 2 st left before ch-2-sp, sk 2 st, tr 5 in ch-2-sp, ch 2, tr 5 in same ch-2-sp, *sk 2 st, tr 5 in next st, sk 2 st, tr 1 in next st*, repeat from *to* until you have 2 st left, sk 2 st, tr 5 in last st, turn (=432 st).
Row 55: Ch 4, tr 4 in 1st st, sk 1 st, tr 1 in next st, *sk 2 st, tr 5 in next st, sk 2 st, tr 1 in next st* repeat from *to* until you have 2 st left before ch-2-sp, sk 2 st, tr 5 in ch-2-sp, ch 2, tr 5 in same ch-2-sp, *sk 2 st, tr 5 in next st, sk 2 st, tr 1 in next st*, repeat from *to* until you have 2 st left, sk 1 st, tr 5 in last st, turn (=444 st).
Row 56-59: Rep row 55.
Fasten off & cut yarn.
Finishing
Block your crochet project to shape.
Fasten threads & weave in ends.
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