Rugged Landscapes Crochet Gilet – Free Pattern

The Rugged Landscapes Crochet Gilet is a wonderfully cozy, sleeveless layering piece made with thick faux fur yarn. Its beautifully textured appearance, relaxed shape and generous collar make it a lovely addition to your handmade winter wardrobe.

Inspired by the rugged beauty of the outdoors, this crochet gilet has a rustic look that pairs beautifully with jeans, boots and a simple sweater. The mottled brindle yarn gives the finished piece an almost natural fur-like appearance, adding plenty of character to the design.

This free crochet gilet pattern is surprisingly easy to make. Using half double crochet stitches throughout an no complicated shaping, the design is worked in separate panels before being seamed together. It’s a satisfying project for anyone wanting to try crocheting with faux fur yarn.

If you’ve never worked with faux fur yarn before, don’t be put off by its fluffy texture. Although the stitches can be difficult to see, you’ll soon become accustomed to feeling for the tops of your stitches with your fingers. I recommend checking your stitch count at the end of every row to keep your work consistent.

The finished gilet features an open front, a soft collar and a sleeveless silhouette that’s ideal for layering over long sleeved tops during the colder months.

How the Rugged Landscapes Crochet Gilet is Constructed

The Rugged Landscapes Crochet Gilet is constructed from four separate pieces: one back panel, two front panels and a collar. Each piece is crocheted flat, making assembly easy.

We begin by crocheting the back panel and two front panels from the bottom up, working entirely in half double crochet stitches. There is no shaping required, so you can concentrate on maintaining an even stitch count throughout.

Once all three body panels are complete, we’ll seam them together across the shoulders and along the sides, leaving openings for the arms. Next, we’ll crochet the collar separately, working back and forth in rows. The finished collar is then sewn along the upper edge of the gilet to complete the design.

Yarn

The Rugged Landscape Crochet Gilet uses Sirdar Alpine Faux Fur in the color Brindle. When choosing my shade I wanted something that reminded me of the wild or something that resembled natural animal fur. I think Brindle reminds me of the coat of a wolf and I get cool Viking vibes from this colorway! With ten shades in the line there is something to suit everyone.

Sirdar Alpine Faux Fur is super chunky and 100% polyester. One of the best things about this yarn is that you can machine wash on a cool cycle and even throw it into the tumble dryer on the cool setting. perfect, right?

Sizing

S(M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL)

Finished bust: 38(42, 46, 50, 54, 58) inches (96[106, 116, 127, 137, 147]) cm

For reference, the model is 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) tall with a 34 inch (86 cm) bust and wearing a size small with a finished garment bust measurement of 38 inches (96 cm).

Materials

Yarn:

Super Bulky, weight 6, Sirdar Alpine Faux Fur (100% polyester), 36 yds (33 m) per 50 g skein.

Yardage/Meterage

324(342, 360, 378, 396, 414)yds / or 297(314, 330, 347, 363, 380)m

Shown in: Brindle colorway.

A good substitute for Sirdar Alpine is Knit Picks Fable Fur. If you are looking for a gilet without the fur look, any super bulky or weight 6 yarn will work as long as it matches the gauge.

Hook

Size U.S. M/13 (9 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions

Tapestry needle, several locking stitch markers to help with seaming.

Gauge

7 sts x 4 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in half double crochet

Rugged Landscapes Gilet Crochet Pattern

Back Panel

Ch 35( 37, 41, 45, 49, 51).
Row 1: Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. [ 34(36, 40, 44, 48, 50) sts]

Row 2: Ch 1 (does not count as a st here and throughout), hdc in each hdc across, turn.

Rep Row 2 until piece measures 12(12.5, 13, 13.5, 14, 14.5)” or 30(32, 33, 34, 35, 37) cm. You can add more length now for a longer gilet if needed.

Armhole: Sl st in next 2 hdc, hdc across leaving last 2 hdc unworked, turn. [30(32, 36, 40, 44, 46) sts]

Next row: Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn. Work until the armhole measures 8(8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5)” or 20(21, 23, 24, 25, 27) cm. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Front Panel (Make 2)

Ch 18(19, 21, 23, 25, 26).

Row 1: Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. [17(18, 20, 22, 24, 25) sts]

Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in each hdc across. Turn.

Rep row 2 until piece measures 12(12.5, 13, 13.5, 14, 14.5)” or 30(32, 33, 34, 35, 37) cm

Armhole: Sl st in next 2 hdc, hdc across leaving last 2 hdc unworked, turn [13(14, 16, 18, 20, 21) sts]

Next row: Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn. Work until the armhole measures 8(8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5) “ or 20(21, 23, 24, 25, 27) cm. Fasten off leaving a long tail for seaming the shoulders.

Collar

Ch 38(38, 40, 40, 40, 42)

Row 1: Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. [37(37, 39, 39, 39) sts]

Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in each hdc across, turn.

Rep row 2 until you have completed 7(7, 7, 8, 8, 8) rows. Fasten off leaving a 16- inch (41- cm) tail.

Assembly

Lay the front panels on top of the back panel. You can use your interlocking stitch markers to hold the pieces together. Whip stitch across the shoulders and up along the sides making sure to leave the armholes open.
Turn the sweater right side out so the seams are on the inside. Fold the collar in half lengthwise and attach the foundation center edge to the center of the neckline with an interlocking stitch marker. Space out the collar evenly and secure with several interlocking stitch markers and whip stitch the collar to the neckline.

Weave in any remaining ends.