Fur Vest Fashion Trend + 5 Free Crochet, Knit and Sewing Vest Patterns made from Faux Fur

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FREE Crochet Pattern at Lion Brand Yarn!

This is another fashion trend borrowed from the 70's that I just love! It's SO retro. They come in all shapes and sizes, different lengths and all different colors. Some are extra thick and bulky, while others are thin and smooth. I happen to like the ones that fit in the middle of this catagory - furry, opening in front and past the hip. My color of choice would be medium brown or darker taupe. This would be very easy to recreate in crochet, since there are so many "fun fur" type yarns out there to choose from. I am going to try my hand at designing a fur vest, but in the meantime, I've posted a link (below) to a free crochet pattern at Lion Brand yarn. And if you are a knitter scroll down to the bottom of this post for a free knitted pattern! I've even posted a link to a DIY YouTube easy sewing pattern if you prefer to sew a vest with fake fur from the fabric store. See link below.

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The mobious scarf pictured below was crocheted from 3 strands of yarn. (2 fur type yarns and 1 worsted weight solid color yarn). See below for more info on the scarf. This post is acting up and when I tried to copy and paste this text below so it would be next to the picture, it deleted the other pictures of yarn as well. Frustrating!

Free Crochet Fur Vest Pattern at Beautiful Crochet Stuff

The Crochet Crowd Mobious Scar

Another fur type yarns is Red Heart's Boutique Fur Sure. I can see a Chewbacca jacket or scarf made from this!

Then there's Yarn Bee Haute Fur - a Hobby lobby Brand.You may decide you'd like your vest in a different color Such as this pretty olive green!

More info on the Mobious Scarf pictured above

1 Ball of Patons Moxie Russian Sable, 1 Ball of Patons Moxie Red Fox, and 1 Ball of Red Heart Super Saver Coffee Color. 

 I'm sure she added the strand of Red Heart Super Saver, a #4 worsted wt to carry along with the Fun Fur, making it easier to see the stitches.
Whenever I use any tyep of fun fur yarn, no matter the brand, I always use a solid color carrying yarn and a larger hook, and it works up like a breeze!

                                     Free Knitting Pattern for this Fake Fur Vest with Yarn
                                           Click on Link Below

Free Knitted Fur Vest Pattern HERE at Chris Knits in Nigeria

Free Pattern at LA VIE DIY here - http://laviediy.blogspot.com/2013/04/diy-easy-springsummer-faux-fur-vest.html

FREE Sewing Pattern with fake fur click HERE - YouTube DIY Video
DIY YouTube easy sewing pattern

Another sewing project at The Style Projects

Airy Vest in Positively Crochet

I've had people tell me the Airy Vest in Positively Crochet seems to fit small, but as you can see in the photo it was purposely designed so that the front left & right do not come together all the way.

I'd say if you don't want your vest to be this open at the front, then you should probably make a size larger than what you want to make or you could always add to the vertical edge at front, by making 2 - 4 rows.

I was at the photo shoot and this model (above left) was a size small  (maybe 4 - 6) and it doesn't come together in the front,which is the way I meant it to be. My daughter, Jamie, at the right is a size extra small (size 1 - 2) and you can see how it comes together even more.

This vest was designed to be a very quick and easy garment! Actually it takes only about 2 hours to make! Can you believe that? This is a great project even for a beginner. A # 6, super bulky yarn was used as well as a huge size "Q" hook. This hook is the turquoise one you see in the stores and is used many times to make rag rugs and baskets.

The yarn I used was a Hobby Lobby yarn by Yarn Bee yarns, but you can find a similar yarn just about anywhere. Just look for Super Bulky # 6. Having a yarn with 3 different colors makes it nice to be able to change the ribbon color from brown to olive green or denim blue.

See book this vest pattern is in below. Click on title below front cover to check it out on Amazon.

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