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Yarn

Yarn suitable to hook 2,5 – 3,5, fingering yarn (super fine, 14 wpi).
I have used Sandnes Yarn, Mandarin Petit for the main colour. (Total yarn use : 100 - 200 gr).
You will need 3 colours. The other two colours I have used are Rainbow 8/4 quality from hobbii.
Alternatives : Drops Safran, Rainbow 8/4 from Hobbii.

Hook EU (US) UK
3,5 (E/4) 9

Abbrevations and explanations US term

st stitch
ch chain
sl st slip stitch
sc single crochet
ch sp chain space

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Puff st puff st with 3 pulls and close with 1 ch (does not count as a stitch)
2 puff tog st 2 puff stitches together in one.
dc double crochet
tr triplecrochet
dbtr double triple crochet
Pop popcorn (5 dc, close with 1 ch, does not count as a stitch)
C1 C2 C3 Colour 1, 2 and 3
bpdc back post dc
*...* repeat instructions
(-) Small repeat section in a stitch or chain space.
Star st Star stitch with 3 puff st together (each puff st have 2 pull through).
Crab st single crochet crocheted from the left to right (backwards)

Explanations of the star st you will work on after all the squares are sewn together.

Also check the detailed explanation on the last page of how to finish each puff st/star st.

Explaining the Star st – How to start. (These pictures are mine, but not part of this pattern, it`s just to show how)

Start with 1 puff st (puff st with just 2 pull through)

Close with 1 sl st. Picture 1

1. Then start on another puff st on top of the

first one, but do not close it. Picture 2.

Then insert hook through (2 pulls) the very 2

first st at the beginning, then through the
next place/space for the Star st (2 pulls)
(In this case it`s through the ch sp)
Picture 3.

Now you have 3 groups of yarn around your hook.

Pull through all loops. You now have 1 Star st.
(3 puff st in one).
When you continue, start from where you are and make the
3 next puff st. (You skip the first part, picture 1).

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The little diagram on the right shows you the first star
st in a row (in black) and the next star st in red.
Through out the row you will continue with the star st
in red. At the end of row turn work and start the next
row just like the first row.
When you have 2 rows of star st you will see the stars.
The red colour in the diagram is counted as one star st.

Gauge

Each square : 10,5 x 10,5 cm

Star st : 10 cm (4 inch) height : 9 rows
10 cm (4 inch) width : 7 star st

Sizes

6/9 months (12/18 months) 2 years (3/5 years) 6/8 years. Check the size chart below.
These are measurements in cm of the finished garment.

Overview of the work

The jacket is worked from the bottom to the top. The squares are made first. The squares are sewn
together in a row before you make rows of starstitch. The whole body is made in one piece (rows of
star st for the fronts and the back. When you reach the arms, make the right and the left front, then
the back. A border and two strings are made in the end.

The pattern

Make 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 Squares.

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Follow the pattern below. 6 rounds on each square. You don`t have to cut yarn for each round, it`s
made easy to bring the yarn with you and start each round where you end each round.

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Now it´s time to sew the squares together

into a row with whip stitch or the stitch you
prefere.
Here is how I did it. Picture on the right.

Then it`s time for the star st. Check the picture below. There are 7 points/places on each square to
place each star st. Start on the front of the square row, this will be the front right of the jacket.
Check the explanations above of how to start a star st and the picture below.

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Row 1 :
35 (35) 42 (42) 49 star st, turn work.
(When you use the points/places in the
picture you will end up with these number of
star st, thats included the first puff st)
Row 2 – row 8 (10) 10 (12) 14.
Like row 1.

Right front/ shoulder.

Row 9 (11) 11 (13) 15 : (The right side)
Work star st in 8 (8) 10 (10) 11 points/places,
turn work.
Row 10 (12) 12 (14) 16 :
Star st through out the row.
Row 11(13)13(15)17 – row 13(15)17(19)21 :
Like row 10 (12) 12 (14) 16.
Row 14 (16) 18 (20) 22 :
Work star st in 5 (5) 7 (6) 6 points/places,
turn work.
Row 15 (17) 19 (21) 23 :
Star st through out the row.
Row 16(18)20(22)24-row 16(18)20(23)25 :
Like row 15 (17) 19 (21) 23.
(As you can see, the first 3 sizes ends with
row 16 (18) 20 ).
Now you have finished the right front.
Finish off and leave thread for the assembly.

Left front / shoulder.

Start on the wrong side of the jacket/ the
edge of the left front.
Row 9 (11) 11 (13) 15 :
Work star st in 8 (8) 10 (10) 11 points places,
turn work and continue just like the right
front. Finish off and leave thread for the
assembly.

The back.
Row 9 (11) 11 (13) 15 :
Start on the right side of the garment after the right front, skip 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 star st or star st
point(s)/place(s) and work star st through out the row, but turn work when you have 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 star
st point(s) left on the row before the left front/shoulder.
Continue with rows of star st.
Row 16(18)20(23)25 : The last row.
Make the same amount of star st as the last row of the right and left shoulder. Work the star st from
the outer edge of each shoulder. Finish off and weave in ends.

Assembly : Sew the front pieces together with the back piece with whip stitch or the stitch you
prefere.

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Edge around the jacket.

Now you are going to work 1 row of sc around the entire piece and around the armholes.
Start on the lower right side of the jacket, or where you prefere, and crochet 1sc in the back loop of
each st of the squares and 3sc in each points of the star stitches. When you have made your way
around the entire piece, make a sl st in the first st and then work 1 row of crab st around the entire
piece, but at the same time one string on each side of the right and the left front at the neck line like
this : 50 ch, turn and make 1sl st in each ch, then continue with crab stitch.
Picture below and above showing the edge around the piece.

Finally done. Hope you have enjoyed making this jacket.

Feel free to tag your work with #vesleull and @vesleull on my Instagram account if you have
the chance.
I would love to see your work and share it if it`s OK with you.
Love Jeanette

Copyright
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You can sell what you make using this pattern, but refer to me as the designer.
Do not share, rewrite or sell the pattern. Thank you.

A detailed explanation of finishing the puff / star st.

Making of each puff st. This will also apply for the star st, when you pull through all the 3 groups of
yarn.

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Tips for adult size

Here are just some tips (not a pattern) how to make the vest bigger into adult size.

Make measure around your chest / hip, since this is a straight model I think the measurement around
your chest is the most important. The vest does not need to fit your hips at all if you would like a
short version.

Eks : Chest size 103 cm (L). 103 cm/10,5 cm (one square) = 9,8. So that means you will need 10
squares. 10 X 7 (star st/points) = 70 star stitch. ( Smaller than 9,5 I would go for one less square).

Then follow the same approach as the original pattern, but ad more rows ofcource. This depending
that you will have to try it on as you go and remembering to do the turns on a even or odd number of
rows. When you get to the armholes, you would need some markers to set the fronts, the back and
how many star st to skip for the armholes.

In this case I think I would make the both fronts 15 star st each, skip 5 stars st for each armhole and
make 30 starstitch for the back. ( = 70 star st) I haven`t tried this, so I can`t promise it will work.

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