July hoodie vest jacket free crochet pattern

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We are in the middle of July now. Time fly by! This month is just the beginning of the raining season here in Thailand woohoo!

So I was tempt to make a boylish hooded vest jacket but they are turn out to be the girly girl pretty vest cardigan instead.

But this time it is perfect right of the hook and I did add  a zipper to the crochet piece too.

It was my first time to add zipper to crochet project especially garment, oh well they are super easy guy! I  did not have sewing machine so I did hand sew and oh they are quick to do. and I even add a pocket as well.

I make them with chunky acrylic chunky  yarn  with 6 mm crochet hook.

SO Let’s get start!

– I used bulky yarn, yarn weight 5 bulky. , The one  That I would recommend is from knitpicks  Brava bulky yarn, 100% arcylic They have a great varities at a good price!!! I Love them ^^.  Brava bulky yarn.

Or you could go for cotton blend for comfy texture with Plymouth Jeannee Chunky Yarn.

Even go for luxury  and toasty warm  100% wool with Cloudborn Superwash Merino Bulky Yarn.

I am using about   1400 yard all together.

– 6 mm crochet hook or J/10 US hook size

– Sewing yarn needle

– stitch marker

-sewing thread needle for add zipper

-Zipper

Skill and abbreviations

(American crochet terms)

You will need to know how to make

-Sl st (slip stitch)

-sc which mean single crochet

-hdc which mean half double crochet

-ch, Chain

-slip knot

Gauge: 2 (hdc,sl st) x 2 rows = 1.5-2 square inch

Finished Size Approximately: one size fit small and medium. and size up to 2 xl see detail in the pattern instruction below.

For me the model wearing this piece, I am 4’9 feet tall.

July hoodie vest jacket instruction.

Back panel.

Measurement of back panel.

-12 inches wide

-26 inches long

For the width: If you need to make it wider simply add more chain in even number  to foundation chain..like 60, 70, 80 etc. I start this poncho with foundation chains of 70.

For the length:  add more row.

Back panel. Start of by making a slip knot Then make 70 chains ( fit size s and m), ( size L chain 76), (size xl  chain 82 , ( size 2xl chain 90 ) (foundation chain)

Row1.    hdc  in the next chain from hook,  then hdc in each chain across until the end of  the row, ch1 turn.

Row2.  *hdc in next st , then sl st in next st*      repeat * to * across until the end of the row. Ch1 turn

Row3. Repeat row 2 or  until piece measures approximately 12 inch wide  desired length.  Fasten off.

Then Place stitch marker at 3 inches each side of rectangle see pic below. And join new yarn at one side of the stitch marker and begin to  crochet hdc in next st, sl st in next st  back and forward toward stitch marker and ch1 at the end of each  row, until the piece measure approximately 8 inches long.

Finished back panel then set aside waiting for assembly.

Front panel both side.

Measurement of front panel.

-8 inches wide

-20 inches long

Start of by making a slip knot Then ( make 24 chains for size s and m), ( size L chain 28), (size xl  chain 32) , ( size 2xl chain 36)  (foundation chain)

Row1.    hdc  in the next chain from hook,  then hdc in each chain across until the end of  the row, ch1 turn.

Row2.  *hdc in next st , then sl st in next st*      repeat * to * across until the end of the row. Ch1 turn

Row3. Repeat row 2 or  until piece measures approximately 12 inch long  or desired length.  Fasten off.

Then Place stitch marker at 1.5 inches at one side of rectangle see pic below. And join new yarn at one side of the stitch marker and begin to  crochet hdc in next st, sl st in next st  back and forward toward stitch marker and ch1 at the end of each  row, until the piece measure approximately 20 inches long.

Repeat on the other side of front panel. Set aside waiting for assembly.

Pocket.

-8 inches wide

-8 inches long

All size, Start of by making a slip knot Then make 24 chains (foundation chain)

Row1.    hdc  in the next chain from hook,  then hdc in each chain across until the end of  the row, ch1 turn.

Row2.  *hdc in next st , then sl st in next st*      repeat * to * across until the end of the row. Ch1 turn

Row3. Repeat row 2 or  until piece measures approximately 8 inch long  or desired length.  Fasten off.

Set aside waiting for assembly.

Hooded.

Measurement of the hooded.

-10 inches wide

-24 inches long

All size, Start of by making a slip knot Then make 34 chains (foundation chain)

Row1.    hdc  in the next chain from hook,  then hdc in each chain across until the end of  the row, ch1 turn.

Row2.  *hdc in next st , then sl st in next st*      repeat * to * across until the end of the row. Ch1 turn

Row3. Repeat row 2 or  until piece measures approximately 24  inch long  or desired length.  Fasten off.

Then fold the rectangle in half and sew on one side to create the hooded.

Set aside waiting for assembly.

Time to assembly.

We will assembly the front panel first to create the pocket.

Lay the pocket pieces under of the front panel so it not so confuse for right side or left side ( just my way ) but you guy can do it your way whatever is easy to for you.

sewing them by use your yarn needle.

Repeat on the other side. After finished will look like this.

Time to assembly back  panel to the front panel.

After finished sew of the back panel to  the front panel  now it time to attach hooded to the vest.

To create the shoulder.

Attach zipper to the jacket.

Get the zipper at 20 inches length for small to medium size then unzip and line them up in flatted use clipper fixed the position when sewing. I am hand sewing. Bring thread needle and the thread color that match the color of the zipper and begin to sew. See pic below.

Finally, at the arm hole you will join yarn at the arm hole and sc around the arm hole for 2 or 3 row, All done!

Hope you guy enjoy to make this Hooded vest jacket.

If you make one I would love to see your creation tag me on Instagram! would love to see your creation.
Happy crocheting.