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The Gypsy Vest Book by Jack Frost (the yarn people), Vol. 75, 1969

SIZE 36, (40), (45) (must be bust size?)

MATERIALS: Crochet hook size "K" - 2 (4 oz.) pull-skeins Wintuk Knitting Worsted Yarn

GAUGE: 3 chains = 1 inch

Row 1: 1 sc in 8th chain from hook, * ch 5, 1 sc in 4th chain, * repeat from * to end. (25, 29, 33 large
holes and 1/2 hole)
Row 2: Ch 5, turn, 1 sc in hole, * ch 5, 1 sc in hole, repeat form * to end.

Piece will measure about 35, 40, 45 inches wide.

Repeat row 2 for pattern. Work even for 27 rows which is 16 inches, or 1" less than desired length to underarm.

ARMHOLES:
Row 1: Right Front: Ch 3, turn, 1 sc in hole, work across 4, 5, 6 spaces.
Row 2, 3, & 4: Ch 5, turn, 1 sc in hole, work in pattern across 3, 4, 5 spaces.
Row 5: Ch 3, turn, 1 sc in hole, work across 3, 4, 5 spaces.
Row 6 - 14: Ch 5, turn, 1 sc in hole, work across 2, 3, 4 spaces.
Row 15: Ch 5, 1 sc in hole, * ch 3, 1 sc in hole, repeat from * 1, 2, 3 times. To end the last stitch, put ball of yarn through the last stitch. Cut, leaving a 20" tail.

Left Front: Attach yarn in top of 5, 6, 7th sc in from front edge.
Row 1: Ch 5, sc in hole, work across 4, 5, 6, spaces.
Work rows 1 - 13 of right front.
Work row 15 of right front.

BACK:

Attach yarn in top of sc three full spaces in from left front.

Row 1 - 14: Ch 5, 1 sc in space, work across 10, 12, 14 spaces.
Row 15: Ch 5, 1 sc in space, ch 3, 1 sc in space, * ch 3, 1 sc in space, repeat from * across row.

Sew shoulder seams. Work 1 row sc around piece. Weave in all loose ends. Make a chain of desired
length.