Bastelesel

A vest for all those who’d like to restart crochet or knitting and wouldn’t try difficult instructions or patterns. It’s only two rectangles of which one has to be twisted before assembling them. Instructions and wool were from wollfactory.de and I did my vest in half double crochets. It can also be knitted in nearly every pattern you like.  For a size 12 I crocheted the back 21 inches wide and 22 inches high. The front ist 23 inches wide and also 22 inches high. To finish your vest place front part on back part so that they accurately touch at the right side. Then gather the fron part in the middle from the top. Take upper and lower corner of left side and twist so that lay down on opposite position. Now close both shoulders over 8.5 inches with single crochet stitch. Leave 9.5 inches open for armholes and close sides from thereon with single crochet stitch until the end of your back. There will remain a small tip from your front part left.
For this model I took a tweed yarn and a needle a bit bigger than required. That makes my vest very cushy and yet it’s still warming. You may crochet around the edges but it’s not really necessary.