Baby Girl Picot Vest
Make this crochet baby vest for your baby girl to wear this summer. It will be the perfect accessory to go over a t-shirt or a long-sleeved shirt, making it great for transitional and winter weather too!
Disclaimer: This is an open stitch pattern, making it easy for babies to get their fingers caught within the lace. Do not leave the baby unattended while wearing this vest.
The Size
The finished size is for a 6-month-old. However, if you need to make changes, the stitch multiple for the back panel is 8+1, and then the front panels are half the amount of stitches as for the back, with a multiple of 4+1 for each side. The length and armholes are also super easy to adjust for other sizes.
The Yarn
Bernat Baby Sport, a light #3 acrylic yarn, is my go-to yarn for making simple baby items such as this one. I prefer to work off a big ball, but small balls in the same weight category will work too.
I used about 55g to make this one.
The Stitch Pattern
The stitch pattern is easy for intermediate crocheters. The first row is worked with single crochets and picots worked on top of the single crochets. Then in the next row, chain-5 spaces are made over the picots to give you a pretty lace. Lastly, another row of picots worked in with single and double crochets to keep things even around the chain-5 loops.
The neck shaping is done over four rows.
As for the button, I used this crochet button pattern, but any button of your choice can work.
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Skill Level
Materials
- Yarn: Bernat Baby Sport (Light, #3; 100% acrylic; 280g/9.8oz; 1004yds/918m) Color: Baby Baby Ombre, – 75g.
- Crochet Hook: G 4.00 mm
- Other: Measuring Tape, Scissors, Yarn Needle.
Measurements
- Gauge: 16 sts and 12 rows = 4.25"
- Finished Size: Fits a 6 month old.
Abbreviations
- Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
- Dc = Double Crochet
- Lp/Lps = Loop/Loops
- Rep = Repeat
- RS = Right Side
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Sk = Skip
- Sl St = Slip Stitch
- St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
- WS = Wrong Side
- Crochet Abbreviations and Terms are in American.
Special Stitch Instructions
- Picot: Ch 3, sl st into last sc made.
Notes
- Disclaimer: This is an open stitch pattern, making it easy for babies to get their fingers caught within the lace. Do not leave the baby unattended while wearing this vest.
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Instructions
- Ch 33,
- Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, picot, *sc in next 4 chs; picot; rep from * to last 2 chs, sc in last 2 chs. Turn. [32 sc and 8 picots]
- Row 2 (WS): Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 5, sk next (sc, picot, sc),** sc in next 2 sts, rep from * to last st ending last rep at **; sc in last st. Turn. [8 ch-5 lps]
- Row 3: Ch 2 (does not count as st, now and throughout pattern), dc in first st *(sc, picot, sc) in ch-5 lp,** dc in next 2 sc; rep from * to last st ending last rep at **, dc in last sc. Turn. [16 dc, 16 sc and 8 picots]
- Rows 4-27: Rep Rows 2 & 3 alternatively.
- Row 28: Rep row 2.
- Row 29: Ch 2, dc in first st, *2 sc in ch-5 lp,** dc in next 2 sc; rep from * to last st ending last rep at **, dc in last st. FO. [32 sts]
Front Panels
- Make 2. Rows 1-24 are the same for both sides, then from there follow specific instructions as given for the Left and Right sides.
- Row 1 (RS): Ch 17, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, picot, *sc in next 4 chs, picot; rep from * to last 2 chs, sc in last 2 chs. Turn. [16 sc and 4 picots]
- Row 2 (WS): Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 5, sk next (sc, picot, sc),** sc in next 2 sts; rep from * to last st ending last rep at **, sc in last st. Turn. [4 ch-5 lps]
- Row 3: Ch 2, dc in first st, *(sc, picot, sc) in ch-5 lp,** dc in next 2 sc; rep from * to last st ending last rep at **, dc in last st. Turn. [8 dc, 8 sc, and 4 picots]
- Rows 4-23: Rep Rows 2 & 3.
- Row 24: Rep Row 2.
Neck Shaping – Left Side
- Row 25: Ch 2, dc in first st, *(sc, picot, sc) in ch-5 lp, dc in next 2 sc; rep from * to last ch-5 lp, sc in ch-5 lp. Turn. [7 dc, 7 sc, and 3 picots]
- Row 26: Sl st into first dc st, ch 1, sc in next dc, *ch 5, sk next (sc, picot, sc),** sc in next 2 sts; rep from * to last st ending last rep at **, sc in last st. Turn. [3 ch-5 lps]
- Rows 27-28: Rep Rows 25 & 26 once.
- Row 29: Ch 2, dc in first st, 2 sc in ch-5 lp, *dc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in ch-5 lp, dc in next sc. FO. [8 sts]
Neck Shaping – Right Side
- Row 25: Ch 1, sl st into ch-5 lp, ch 1, sc in same lp, dc in next 2 sc, *(sc, picot, sc) in ch-5 lp,** dc in next 2 sc; rep from * to last st ending last rep at **, dc in last st. Turn. [7 dc, 7 sc, and 3 picots]
- Row 26: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 5, sk next (sc, picot, sc), sc in next 2 sts; rep from * up to last picot, ch 5, sk next (sc, picot, sc), sc in next st. Turn. [3 ch-5 lps]
- Rows 27-28: Rep Rows 25 & 26 once.
- Row 29: Ch 2, dc in first st, 2 sc in ch-5 lp, *dc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in ch-5 lp, dc in last st. FO.
Sewing Seams
- Place right sides together and sew shoulder seams and side seams leaving enough room for the arms, about 4.5".
Edging
- Join yarn and sc evenly around all edges, working 3 sc in each bottom corner. Join with a sl st to first sc. FO.
Button
- Use any button you like, but I made my own crochet button.
Button Loop
- Ch 8, or as many chains as needed to fit around button; join with sl st to first ch. FO leaving tail ends for securing to the vest.
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