Free Easy Crochet Granny Stripe Vest Pattern

Make a trendy retro styled vest using the classic granny stitch with the free pattern in this blog post. The Granny Square Vest has been all the rage lately but if you want something a bit different than the classic 70’s granny you see everywhere try the granny stripe! This striped vest is going to be the perfect any season layering piece to add to your handmade wardrobe! Happy Crocheting on your next project!

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Pattern Description and Construction

This crocheted granny vest is an easy project that is an Intermediate Skill Level Pattern and is written in US Terms.  

Worked in one piece with the only seam being created at the top of the shoulders makes this vest a breeze with no messy side of vest seam.

Be sure to leave a long tail at the end of your shoulders to use for seaming so you will reduce the amount of ends to weave in.

There is minimal shaping on this crochet project. The only area for shaping is when creating the shoulder strap and arm openings to ensure a good fit. 

This is a perfect piece for warmer weather as you can layer it over a tank top to colder weather as you can layer it over a turtleneck or sweater.

This is not meant to be a tight-fitting piece and will have 2 plus inches of positive ease. 

How to Customize your Granny Stripe Vest

You may customize this striped crochet vest in so many ways from changing up your yarn fiber to match the season you want to wear it in to your stripe pattern.

This pattern was designed using Lion Brand Re-Make, a brand new medium weight yarn that is part of their sustainable stitching line made of 100% post-consumer recycled polyester. Super soft, available in lots od colors and machine washable and dryable, this yarn is great for any project.

Not into polyester? I get it, you could make this vest in something like Pima Cotton Yarn for spring or summer or Wool-Ease for fall and winter.

If you wanted this crochet vest to be longer you can very easily work more than the recommended rows in the Bottom of Body Section to make it as long as you want. 

To make this a more classic piece, have fun picking your colors for your stripes. However, if you want to modernize this crochet vest then you can crochet a solid colored vest and keep it simple. 

Yarn Substitutes

• Vanna’s Choice
• Color Theory
• Wool Ease
• Pima Cotton

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Materials

• 5.50 mm Crochet Hook
• 2 (2, 3, 3) Skeins of Lion Brand Remake Peacock [849-171N] – Color A
• 1 (1, 2, 2) Lion Brand Remake in Amber [849-186L] Color B
• 1 (1, 2, 2) Lion Brand Remake in Hazelnut [849-122T] Color C
• #4 Worsted Weight Yarn – Each Skein of the recommended yarn is 217 yards and 3.5 ounces.

Gauge

• (5) clusters x 8 rows in granny stitch is 4×4” inches. Ch 26 and follow from Row 1 instructions for 8 Rows.
• If your gauge is too small go up a hook size, if it is too large you must go down a hook size. 

Sizing 

• Sizes – XS/S (M/L, XL/2XL, 3XL/4XL)
• Fits Bust – 34 (42, 50, 58)” 
• Actual Bust – 32 (40, 48, 56)”
• Shoulder to Waist – 23”

Stitch Descriptions and Abbreviations

• Chain Stitch – ch 
• Slip Stitch – sl st 
• Stitch(es) – st(s)
• Skip(ped) – sk(d)
• Single Crochet – sc
• Double Crochet  – dc
• Previous – prev
• Between– btw

Pattern Notes

• Sizes – XS/S (M/L, XL/2XL, 3XL/4XL)
• * Designates a repeat.
• “sc 1” means to single crochet in the next stitch.
• “sc 2” means to single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches.
• “2 sc” means to single crochet twice in the next stitch to create an increase.

Crochet Granny Stripe Vest Pattern

Bottom of Body

Color A  – Chain 110 (134, 158, 188)
Row 1 – 3 dc in 6th ch from hook, *sk 2, 3 dc in next ch, repeat from * across to last 2 sts, sk 1, dc in last st.
Note: You will have 35 (43, 51, 61) 3-dc clusters in Row 1.
Row 2 – Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch.
Row 3 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters**, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across with last repeat ending at **, sk next 2-dc, dc in t-ch.
Rows 4 and 5 – Repeat Rows 2 and 3.

Color B
Row 6 – Repeat Row 2.

Color C
Rows 7 to 9 – Repeat Rows 3, 2, 3.

Color B
Row 10 – Repeat Row 2.

Color A
Rows 11 to 15 – Repeat Rows 3, 2, 3, 2, 3.
Rows 16 to 25 – Repeat Rows 6 to 15 with corresponding color changes.

Color B
Row 26 – Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch.

Split for Front and Back Panels

Front Panel
Color C
Row 1 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across 8 (9, 11, 14) more times, sk next 3-dc, dc bet next and next dc.[Total of 9 (10, 12, 15)] 3 dc clusters]
Row 2 – Turn, ch 3, sk first and next 3-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across stopping before last cluster, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch. [Total of 8 (9, 11, 14) 3 dc clusters]
Row 3 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across 7 (8, 10, 13) more times, sk next 3-dc, dc bet next and next dc.[Total of 8 (9, 11, 14) 3 dc clusters]

Color B
Row 4 –  Turn, ch 3, sk first and next 3-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across stopping before last cluster, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch. [Total of 7 (8, 10, 13) 3 dc clusters]

Color A 
Row 5 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across 6 (7, 9, 12) more times, sk next 3-dc, dc bet next and next dc.[Total of 7 (8, 10, 13) 3 dc clusters]
Row 6 – Turn, ch 3, sk first and next 3-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across stopping before last cluster, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch. [Total of 6 (7, 9, 12) 3 dc clusters]
Row 7 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across 5 (6, 8, 11) more times, sk next 3-dc, dc bet next and next dc.[Total of 6 (7, 9, 12) 3 dc clusters]
Row 8 – Turn, ch 3, sk first and next 3-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across stopping before last cluster, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch. [Total of 5 (6, 8, 11) 3 dc clusters]
Row 9 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across 4 (5, 7, 10) more times, sk next 3-dc, dc bet next and next dc. [Total of 5 (6, 8, 11) 3 dc clusters]

Color B
Row 10 –  Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch.

Color C 
Row 11 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters**, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across with last repeat ending at **, sk next 2-dc, dc in t-ch.
Row 12 – Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch.
Row 13 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc btw last dc and next dc**, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across with last repeat ending at **, sk next 2-dc, dc in t-ch.

Color B 
Row 14 –  Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch.

Color A 
Row 15 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters**, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across with last repeat ending at **, sk next 2-dc, dc in t-ch.
Row 16 –  Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across 4 (5, 7, 10) more times, dc in t-ch. [Total of 5 (6, 8, 11) 3 dc clusters]
Row 17 – Turn, ch 3, sk first and next 3-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across stopping before last cluster, sk next 2-dc, dc in t-ch. [Total of 4 (5, 7, 10) 3 dc clusters]
Row 18 – Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across 3 (4, 6, 9) more times, dc in t-ch. [Total of 4 (5, 7, 10) 3 dc clusters]
Row 19 –  Turn, ch 3, sk first and next 3-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across stopping before last cluster, sk next 2-dc, dc in t-ch. [Total of 3 (4, 6, 9) 3 dc clusters]
Row 20 – Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc btw last dc and next dc, repeat from * across, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch.
Row 21 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters**, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across with last repeat ending at **, sk next 2-dc, dc in t-ch.
Row 22 – Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch.
Row 23 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters**, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across with last repeat ending at **, sk next 2-dc, dc in t-ch, finish off.

Reattach your yarn at the other end of Row 26 in the Bottom of the Body and repeat Rows 1 to 23 to create the other front panel.

Back Panel 

Using Color C, reattach your yarn in the last worked space between the (2) 3-dc clusters in Row 26 in the Bottom of the Body.
Row 1 – Ch 3, sk next 3-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across 14 (20, 24, 28) more times, sk next 3-dc, dc bet next and next dc. [Total of 15 (21, 25, 29) 3 dc clusters]
Row 2 – Turn, ch 3, sk first and next 3-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across 13 (19, 23, 27) more times, sk next 3-dc, dc bet next and next dc. [Total of 14 (20, 24, 28) 3 dc clusters]

Note: Each Row decreases by one set of 3-dc clusters.

Row 3 – Repeat Row 2. [13 (19, 23, 27) 3 dc clusters.]

Color B
Row 4 – Repeat Row 2. [12 (18, 22, 26) 3 dc clusters.]

Color A
Rows 5 to 9 – Repeat Row 2. [Row 9 ending with 7 (13, 17, 21) 3 dc clusters.]

Color B
Row 10 – Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch.

Color C 
Row 11 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters**, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across with last repeat ending at **, sk next 2-dc, dc in t-ch.
Row 12 – Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch.
Row 13 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters**, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across with last repeat ending at **, sk next 2-dc, dc in t-ch.

Color B 
Row 14 – Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch.

Color A 
Row 15 – Turn, ch 3, sk next 2-dc, *3 dc in sp btw clusters**, sk next 3-dc, repeat from * across with last repeat ending at **, sk next 2-dc, dc in t-ch.
Row 16 – Turn, ch 3, 2 dc btw first dc and next dc, *sk next 3-dc, 3 dc in sp btw clusters, repeat from * across, sk next 3-dc, 2 dc btw last dc and t-ch, dc in t-ch.
Rows 17 to 19 – Repeat Rows 15 and 16, finish off.

Assembly

1. Fold your Front Panels over to align Row 23 with Row 19 of the Back Panel.
2. Seam together to create the shoulder seam with a tapestry needle. 
3. Weave in all ends and enjoy!