Ice Crystal Vest by Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby

Ice Crystal Vest

Crochet
September 2014
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
3.25 mm (D)
1632 - 2440 yards (1492 - 2231 m)
Instructions given fit woman’s size small; changes for medium, large, X-large, 2X-large and 3X-large are in [ ].
US
English
Errata available: crochetmagazine.com

Skill Level
Moderately Challenging

Finished Measurements

Bust: 37 inches (small) 41 inches (medium), 45 inches (large), 49 inches (X-large), 53 inches (2X-large), 57 inches (3X-large)
Length: 29 1/2 inches (small) 29 1/2 inches (medium), 29 1/2 inches (large), 29 1/2 inches (X-large), 32 inches (2X-large), 32 inches (3X-large)

Materials

  • Crystal Palace Panda Silk super fine (fingering) weight bamboo/machine-washable merino wool/combed silk yarn (1 3/4 oz/204 yds/50g per skein): 8 9, 10, 11, 12, 12 skeins #3001 pearl blue
  • Size D/3/3.25mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Tapestry needle
  • Stitch markers

Gauge
Note: Gauge is measured after blocking. “Hanging gauge” means Lace Panels are blocked primarily vertically and then horizontally, and then measured.
37 sts in Herringbone dc pattern = 7 3/4 inches; 22 Herringbone dc pattern rows = 6 1/4 inches
Front Lace Panel hanging gauge: 29 sts = 5 1/2 inches; 22 rows = 6 3/4 inches
Center Back Lace Panel hanging gauge: 69 sts = 10 inches; 18 pattern rows = 8 inches