My DH has been looking longingly at photographer’s vests ever since we met.  I finally decided to take the plunge and make him one for his birthday.  Since his birthday was yesterday – it’s finally safe to post about it
I started off with McCalls pattern #5538

Which is a pretty cool looking vest, but it didn’t have all the extra cargo pockets he wanted.
I’ve made enough cargo pants over the years that I decided I didn’t need a pattern just for pockets.  I made the basic vest and then measured where I thought the pockets should go.
I hauled out …read more