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The New High Rise Crocheted Vest and Skirt: vintage crochet pattern
A matching set: a straight skirt worked flat in sc/dc pattern with shaping increases, then in joined rows of double crochet shells, and a sleeveless vest worked from the shoulders down in shells and single dc, edged with 5-dc scallops.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Medium (#4) |
| Yardage | 207–230 yd (189–210 m) |
| Hook | 5 mm |
| Gauge | Skirt, H hook: 3 sts = 1 in (2.5 cm). Vest, H hook: 1 dc, dc shell, 1 dc = 2 in (5 cm); I hook: 1 dc, dc shell, 1 dc = 2¼ in (5.5 cm). |
| Finished size | Small to Medium (Medium to Large). Vest: width across back at underarm 16 (18) in [40.5 (45.5) cm]; width across each front at underarm 8 (9) in [20.5 (23) cm]. Skirt: 18 in (46 cm) long or desired length; waist and hip measurements not printed. |
| Time | about 15 hours |
Materials
- Medium (CYC #4) worsted-weight yarn — the original was knitting worsted or Sayelle (a worsted-weight acrylic): 4 (5) skeins of 4 oz (113 g) for the set, or 2 (2) for the vest and 3 (3) for the skirt. Assumption: a 4 oz (113 g) skein of worsted-weight yarn holds about 200–230 yd (183–210 m) — check your label.
- Crochet hooks (original: plastic crochet hook size H for the skirt; size H for the Small to Medium vest, size I for the Medium to Large vest)
- 7 in (18 cm) skirt zipper, sewing needle and thread, tapestry needle
- Hook: Start with 5 mm (US H-8) for the skirt and the Small to Medium vest, and 5.5 mm (US I-9) for the Medium to Large vest; change size to match the gauge
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 230 yards of weight #4 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
Caron Simply Soft · 100% Acrylic
315 yds per skein · High-yield yardage, silky no-scratch texture
1 skeins required
approx. $$5.49 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- single crochet
- double crochet
- treble crochet
- slip stitch
- skip
- stitch
- stitches
- repeat
- shell
- beginning
- increase
- turning chain
- space
- loop
Notes before you start
- Source: "The New High Rise — Crocheted Vest and Skirt", In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230), American Thread Company. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: AMERICAN THREAD; DAWN “SAYELLE”® or “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED; 4 (5)—4 oz. skeins Lemon or Amber for vest and skirt or; 2 (2)—4 oz. skeins for Vest; 3 (3)—4 oz. skeins for Skirt; Plastic Crochet Hook Size H for Skirt; Size H for Small to Medium Vest; Size I for Medium to Large Vest OR ANY SIZE HOOKS WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW.; 1—7 inch CONMAR No/Snag Skirt Zipper. Gauge: SKIRT H hook: 3 sts = 1 inch / VEST H hook: 1 d c, d c shell, 1 d c = 2 inches / I hook: 1 d c, d c shell, 1 d c = 2¼ inches.
- Modernisation note: Original is written in US crochet terms; kept as US terms (sc = single crochet, dc = double crochet).
- Modernisation note: Spaced abbreviations (s c, d c, sl st, y o) written as sc, dc, sl st, yo; "trc" written as tr and "d trc" as dtr; "1st" written as "first"; "st of ch" written as "ch" where the stitch is a chain.
- Modernisation note: "Cut yarn" written as "fasten off"; "attach" (yarn) written as "join".
- Modernisation note: Long printed paragraphs split into one row, round or step per line; stitch order unchanged.
- Modernisation note: Vintage sizing and ease differ from today's — compare the printed finished measurements with your own before choosing a size.
- Modernisation note: Skirt Row 1 label added (printed without a row number); the vest back's first two unnumbered steps labelled "First shoulder", "Second shoulder" and "Joining row".
- Modernisation note: Left front "Repeat last row 7 times" labelled Rows 3–9 and the following "NEXT ROW" labelled Row 10; these numbers follow from the printed 11th ROW.
- Modernisation note: Skirt shell written as "(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc)" and the later shells as "(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc)" — the printed wording is "2 d c, ch 1, 2 d c in next st (shell)" and "3 d c, ch 1, 3 d c shells".
- Modernisation note: Check: the skirt rows turn with ch 4, but the join is printed as "joining last row to 3rd st of ch 3 at beg of row". Left as printed; join into the 3rd ch of the turning chain.
- Modernisation note: The skirt is printed before the vest in the booklet; the same order is kept. The skirt's waistline edging and zipper, printed at the end of the skirt, are kept in that section.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions added.
Row progress: 0 of 14 done (0%)
Skirt
0 of 14 done- Row 1: Ch 73 (77), 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch, ch 1, turn.Mark row complete
- Row 2: Sc in first sc, dc in next sc, *sc in next sc, dc in next sc; rep from * across row, ch 1, turn.Mark row complete
- Row 3: Sc in first dc, dc in next sc, *sc in next dc, dc in next st; rep from * across row. Rep Row 3 for pattern, always working a sc over a dc and a dc over a sc.Mark row complete
- Row 4 (increase row): Work in pattern across first 10 (12) sts, *1 sc and 1 dc in next st; rep from * once (1 pattern inc), *work in pattern across next 14 sts, inc in next 2 sts; rep from last * twice, work in pattern across next 12 (14) sts, ch 1, turn.Mark row complete
- Next 5 rows: Work even in pattern.Mark row complete
- Next row: Work in pattern across first 8 (10) sts, inc in next 2 sts, *work in pattern across next 18 (18) sts, inc in next 2 sts; rep from * twice, work in pattern across next 10 (12) sts.Mark row complete
- Next row: 1 sc in each st, ch 4, turn.Mark row complete
- Next row: Sk next st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next st (shell), *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st, ch 1, sk next st, shell in next st; rep from * across row, ending with ch 1, dc in last st, ch 4, turn.Mark row complete
- Next row: Shell in center of shell, ch 1, dc in next dc; rep from beg across row, ending last repeat with dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, ch 4, turn.Mark row complete
- Rep last row 3 times, joining last row to 3rd ch of ch 3 at beg of row.Mark row complete
- Continue to work in same manner, always joining and turning each row, until skirt measures 12 in (30.5 cm) from beg.Mark row complete
- Then work in same manner but work shells of (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) until skirt measures 18 in (46 cm) from beg or desired length. Fasten off.Mark row complete
- Join yarn in first st at waistline, work a sc in each st and a sl st in each row at back opening.Mark row complete
- Sew zipper in position.Mark row complete
Working on:
Row 1: Ch 73 (77), 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch, ch 1, turn.
Continue this pattern
The rest of the The New High Rise Crocheted Vest and Skirt pattern is in the Vintage Crochet Fashion
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Vest — Back
- Vest — Left Front
- Vest — Right Front
- Finishing
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the The New High Rise — Crocheted Vest and Skirt pattern from?
It was published as "The New High Rise — Crocheted Vest and Skirt" in In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230) by American Thread Company. The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the The New High Rise — Crocheted Vest and Skirt?
medium (worsted) (#4) yarn. Not printed — 4 (5) skeins of 4 oz (113 g) for the set. Assumption: a 4 oz (113 g) skein of worsted-weight yarn holds about 200–230 yd (183–210 m) — check your label.
What hook should I use?
Start with 5 mm (US H-8) for the skirt and the Small to Medium vest, and 5.5 mm (US I-9) for the Medium to Large vest; change size to match the gauge Gauge: Skirt, H hook: 3 sts = 1 in (2.5 cm). Vest, H hook: 1 dc, dc shell, 1 dc = 2 in (5 cm); I hook: 1 dc, dc shell, 1 dc = 2¼ in (5.5 cm).
