WOMAN’S VEST

Sizes 10-12 and 14-16 Materials required: SUSAN BATES® or MARCIA LYNN® 3-inch Hairpin Lace loom Crochet Hook D or 3 4-ply Knitting Worsted-8 ounces

GAUGE: 5 sc = 1 inch at center of strip. For Sizes 10-12, make 4 strips each of 200 lps—each 40″ 2 strips each of 60 lps—each 12″ 1 strip each of 92 lps—18½″

For Sizes 14-16, make two strips of 92 lps each for back.

Finish each strip as follows:

After last loop is made, ch 6, slip loops off loom being careful not to twist. Make a sc through first 4 lps, * ch 4, make a sc through next 4 lps. Repeat from * across strip. Ch 6, sc in center of strip, ch 6, and work down other side of strip in the same way. At end of strip, ch 6, sl st in center and fasten off. Join strips as follows, putting them together as shown in diagrams. Sl st in top of cluster on first strip, ch 1, sl st in top of cluster on second strip, ch 1, sk 1 ch on first strip, and sl st in next ch. Continue to work back and forth with a sl st in every other ch, alternating from one side to the other, with a ch 1 in between, being careful to keep patterns even.

Sizes 10-12	Sizes 14-16
60	60
200	200
200	200
92	92
200	92
200	200
60	200
	60

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When pieces are all joined, fold over at shoulders, and join side fronts to underarm strips. Work a row of s c around armholes, working 3 s c in each ch-4 chain, and 10 s c across underarm. Work 2 more rows, working 1 s c in each s c. Work s c around outside of vest as follows: Starting at lower right front, work 4 s c in each ch-4 chain (skipping the ch 1 which forms the cluster), 6 s c in each ch-6 chain, 4 s c in each ch-4 chain down left side, 3 s c in corner cluster st, 6 s c in each ch-6 space across bottom, and 3 s c in lower cluster st on right front. Work 2 more rows of s c, st for st, working 3 sts in each lower corner. If desired: Make a chain 40 inches long for closing.