Baby's Love Vest

                                       "JMSQ "Copyright April © 2011

Worsted weight yarn
H Hook 3-9 months
J Hook 6-12 months
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SPECIAL STITCHES:
V St: = (dc, ch 1, dc) in same st

X Stitch:
You can work the X st 2 ways, you decide which you perfer:
#1.)skip 1 st, dc in next st, 1 dc across  "FRONT" in st just skipped

#2.)sk 1 st, 1 dc in next st, *{1 dc in previous st as follows - go around "BACK" of st just made & into the front of prev.st working 1 dc} X st just made.

NOTE:
For this pattern, I used #2 for this pattern because these X's are more sharp and pronounced in pattern.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Chain 41

Row 1: Dc in 3rd ch from hook (do not count unworked chs as first dc) and in the next 4 ch. V st in next ch, dc in next 7 ch, V st in next ch, dc in next 11 ch, V st in next ch, dc in next 7 ch, V st in next ch, dc in last 5. Ch 2, turn. (43 dc and 4 ch 1 sp)

Row 2: Dc in 6 sts. V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 9 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 13 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 9 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in last 6 sts. Ch 2, turn. (51 dc and 4 ch 1 sp)

Row 3: Dc in 7 sts. V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 11 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in next 15 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 11 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in last 7 sts. Ch 2, turn. (59 dc and 4 ch 1 sp)

Row 4: Dc in 8 sts. V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 13 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 17 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 13 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in last 8 sts. Ch 2, turn. (67 dc and 4 ch 1 sp)

Row 5: Dc in 9 sts. V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 15 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 19 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 15 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in last 9 sts. Ch 2, turn. (75 dc and 4 ch 1 sp)

Row 6: Dc in 10 sts. V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 17 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 21 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 17 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in last 10 sts. Ch 2, turn. (83 dc and 4 ch 1 sp)

Row 7: Dc in 11 sts. V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 19 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 23 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 19 sts, V st in ch 1 sp, dc in last 11 sts. Ch 2, turn. (91 dc and 4 ch 1 sp)

Row 8: Dc in 12 sts. V st in ch 1 sp. * X st *Repeat 9 more times (10 X st's). V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 25 sts, V st in ch 1 sp. * X st *Repeat 9 more times (10 X st's). V st in ch 1 sp, dc in last 12 sts. Ch 2, turn. (99 sts and 4 ch 1 sp)

Row 9: Dc in 13 sts. V st in ch 1 sp. * X st, *Repeat 9 more times (10 X st's), V st in ch 1 sp, dc in 27 sts, V st in ch 1 sp. * X st *Repeat 9 more times (10 X st's). V st in ch 1 sp, dc in last 13 sts. Ch 2, turn. (107 sts and 4 ch 1 sp)

Row 10 (RS): Dc in 14 sts, fold sleeve matching up ch 1 sps, dc over both ch 1 sps. Dc in 29 sts, fold sleeve matching up ch 1 sps, dc over both ch 1 sps. Dc in last 14 sts. Ch 2, turn. (59 sts)

Rows 11-14: Dc in each st across. Ch 2, turn. (59 dc)

Row 15: * X st, *Repeat 28 more times, 1 dc in last st, ch 2 turn, (59 sts)

Row 16: * X st, *Repeat  28 more times, (59 sts)
DO NOT FASTEN OFF

EDGING:
Ch 1, work 30 sc up right front. Ch 1, sc in same st as 30th sc,
sc in 5 sts, sc dec over next 2 sts,
sc in 6 sts, sc dec over next 2 sts,
sc in 10 sts, sc dec over next 2 sts,
sc in 6 sts, sc dec over next 2 sts, sc in last 4 sts.
Ch 1, sc in same st, 29 sc down the left front.
Fasten off.

Weave in ends.