FREE Cropped Vest KNITTING PATTERN + TUTORIAL

Knit this fabulous simple cropped sweater vest with me. Grab your free pattern PDF in the link below and follow along in this step by step video tutorial where I show you exactly how to knit this amazing, cozy slipover vest. It's a fun, quick knit that’s great for beginner knitters and fun for the more advanced.  The vest can be worn on its own or over your favorite t-shirt, dress, or collared shirt. 

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
3:29 How to Cast On
5:21 How to Join in the Round
8:48 How to Knit the Back
20:20 How to Bind Off
22:03 How to Knit the Front
25:35 How to Shape the Neckline
32:58 How to Seam the Shoulders
35:58 How to Knit the Collar
45:50 How to Knit the Armhole Ribbing
49:38 How to Weave in Ends

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[cydney]

I would just like to say that I started this without doing a gauge swatch, used the wrong size needles, and held two random yarns together to make this. I was perfectly on gauge. I had nowhere else to flex this so that is all.

[rubymarilynrich]

Just finished this and wore it to school today! It's my first knit project that has turned out good enough to wear that I haven't gifted to someone else. Feeling super proud. Thanks for this great tutorial and the free pattern!!!!

[uki]

thank you for your videos! I feel like you’re the only one who does simple tutorials with thorough and visual instructions, I recently did your tutorial for the chicly knit sweater and it came out amazing and now i’m moving on to this one 🙌🏼 can’t wait to see the outcome I know it will be great, thanks again

[zosiapochocka]

Wow that was so well prepared! You can really tell that a lot of work was put into this. Thank you so much for the motivation ❤

[felikayonze]

You are the most thoughtful and best knitting teacher on YouTube!

[lovubye]

just finished the sweater using mostly yarn i got from the thrift store. it turned out so beautiful! thank you so much for this pattern. it’s my first ever sweater so i’m really proud of it 😄😊😅

[sewhappysarahr]

So excited, I have been looking for a pattern exactly like this! I am working on my first sweater right now, your Hillside Cardigan, and I am finding it so much fun and not difficult, even though I am only and advanced beginner. Thank you for such clear instructions!

[ruzyf]

wondeful tutorial! im new to knitting and its always nice to watch a well structured/detailed video i can easily follow! keep up the amazing work 💗

[sweetesthoneybee]

Thank you for your videos! It’s like going to a knitting club but from the comfort of my sofa! Love knitting along.

[chrisslwong]

Thanks Ashley! Your teaching is so detailed, You're most awesome and thoughtful teacher on youtube. You speak so clearly and have an excellent demonstration in every part of the work.

[alicemarchetti]

Hi Ashley! I need to thank you so much because with your simple designs even beginner knitters like me can really understand how knitted garments are constructed, learn so many new techniques and still have many beautiful pieces! I love love love this vest and I made it for my sister as a really appreciated Christmas gift and I'm also making your raglan sweater, just for myself this time, as my first ever raglan project! Again, so simple but so much fun and I'm learning a lot, seriously! Thank you so very much, you're making our beginner-knitters life so enjoyable💕

[lovubye]

hii i just did a gauge swatch with my yarn and i ended up with 14 rows and 11 stitches in 10cm while your pattern says it should be 13 rows and 10 stitches. will this be a problem? if i switch to a 1mm smaller needle would that fix the difference or would it end up being too small then. please help! i have no experience

[emmalouie]

Thank you Ashley for this tutorial, I've knit quite a few hats and mittens but I've never felt I could graduate to sweaters or even vests due to the piecing together of the parts and also the commitment. This pattern looks like something I could perhaps manage so I will be keeping my eye out for some yarn I suppose to try this. Thank you so much in advance. I like that it's a bigger yarn that you used because it's important when a person is trying a project they feel they will complete it eventually, so this looks like it could build my confidence in moving past making hats hehehe.

[crochet-gul]

Hi ur method of knitting is so easy . I request to make a raglan with wrapand turn method .i m waiting for it

[thirzazijtveld]

I just finished it and I'm immediatly wearing it! It's my first ever knitted clothing item and it turned out so great! I made it completely out of yarn fron the thrift store, so it's also very affordable😁

[Psyousmell]

Hey, absolutely adore this and really want to make it! However is it possible to make it with 8mm needles and 8mm gauge yarn? Any tips on how I would do this? Thank you I’m advanced!

[bsfbar]

Ashley will you please make a video tutorial of the Bottom Up Ragland Pullover, Thanks, your tutorial is amazing.

[waluigihossain]

I'm so close to finishing this!! It's my first ever knit project and I learnt so much from it, currently on the armhole ribbing and I can't wait to block and wear it!! Thank you so much for an awesome easy pattern!!

[erinmcnally]

THANK YOU so much for this! I can't believe how easy it is to separate the front and the back. It's not as scary as I thought.

[BoobooK]

I just discovered you today. This is the type of common sense knitting info I've been looking for, since I'm a new knitter.

I want to make the body length of this sweater longer, so that it covers the high hip. Can I assume that I would add the appropriate number of rows (on front & back obviously) between the ribbed waistband...and the armpit decreases to accomplish this longer length?? OR...do you have another pattern that is longer by design? Again, being new, I'm not sure how much I can play with the original pattern.

The pattern indicates 3-5" of ease, based on the bust circumference being the chosen size. A bust measurement doesn't work if you're "hippy". Does that 5" ease include the waistband? If I chose a larger size, not for bust, but for hip coverage...seems like that would throw the upper pattern out of whack. How would you work out some of the ease up top...dropping stitches?? I don't even know where to start with this.

My background is sewing & tailoring clothing, so it's easy for me to change literally every feature of a garment. Yarn, however, terrifies me!! :-)
Thanks so much!