crochet ꩜ caroline polachek's vest

This is my first forensic crochet project .... that means looking at the reference photos and testing to see what kind of stitches and yarn and hook size were used to construct the original garment. I wanted to make it my own, so I did black instead of the original brown. Thank you to @carolinesclosetplz for curating many beautiful reference photos of Caroline Polachek's wardrobe, including the pics for this top. If you make it, please share pictures with me on Ravelry: ravel.me/selkiesgrotto/cpcmv STITCHES USED: Ch = chain St = stitch TC = triple crochet SC = single crochet THE PATTERN: Row 1: Ch 87 and mark the last st (with a safety pin or stitch marker). Row 2: Turn work. Ch 5. Skip 2 st. TC into the 3rd st. (Ch 2. Skip 2. TC) Repeat to the end – you should have 29 squares. Row 3-8: Same as Row 2. When you reach the end of Row 8, chain 14. Row 9: Turn work. Ch 3 (counts as your first TC). Place 1 TC into the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th st. (Chain 2, skip 2, TC) Repeat to the end of the row. Chain 5 and then TC into the corner of your last square to make a new square. Chain 5, TC into the corner of the last square, to make another square. Repeat 1 more time to make a 3rd square. Ch 4, and slip st into the top of the last square. Repeat 5 more times. (These count as TC). Row 10: Turn work. Ch 3 (this counts as your first TC). Place 1 TC into the 2nd st. Chain 2 and skip 2 st. (This will be your button hole). Place a TC into the next 2 st. Now continue making square