Crochet Sweater Dress

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Size: 
(S, M, L, XL). 
Instructions without bracket applied to all sizes.

Yarn: 
Cotton acrylic - aran/worsted weight. 
You can use any type of yarn you prefer.
 Approximately (900, 1000, 1100, 1200) grams~.

Hook:
 6.5 mm or any size needed to obtain gauge.


Gauge: 
9 rows of 8 sc = 3” x 3” inches

Stitches used: 
Chain stitch (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), extended single crochet (esc), esc2tog (extended single crochet two together).

Abbreviation: 
Right side (RS), wrong side (WS), stitch (st), stitches (sts), space (sp), next (nxt), yarn over (yo).


If you don't understand any part of this pattern, please refer to the video tutorial.


Instructions:
Direction in parentheses are for (S, M, L, XL).

Sleeve (Make 2)

Start by making the sleeve band/cuff.

Foundation chain:
Make a slip knot and ch 9.

Row 1(RS): 
Sc in the back bump of 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. Total 8 sc.

Row 2(WS) – (23, 25, 27, 29): 
Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. Ending on RS row.

Now without cutting off yarn, facing RS continue to make the sleeve.

Row 1(RS): 
Ch 1, esc in each sc-space across. Ch 1, turn. Total (23, 25, 27, 29) esc.

Row 2-5: 
Esc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. Total (23, 25, 27, 29) esc.

Next we are going to add 1 st in the first and last st.

Row 6: 
2 esc in first st, esc in each st across, 2 esc in last st. Ch 1, turn. 
Total (25, 27, 29, 31) esc.

Row 7 - 11: 
Esc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. Total (25, 27, 29, 31) esc.

Row 12: 
2 esc in first st, esc in each st across, 2 esc in last st. Ch 1, turn. 
Total (27, 29, 31, 33) esc.

Increase the number of sts every 5 rows on row 6, 12, 18, 24 and 30.

Row 13 – 30: 
Repeat the pattern on row 7- 12. Total (33, 35, 37, 39) esc on row 30.

Row  31: 
Esc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. Total (33, 35, 37, 39) esc.
If you feel the sleeve is too short/long, simply make more/less row before you start to decrease.

Next we will decrease the number of sts to shape the armhole.
Decrease the number of sts on row 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, and 46.

Row 32: 
Esc in first st, skip nxt st, esc in each st across until 2 sts left, skip nxt st, esc in lst st. Ch 1, turn. Total (31, 33, 35, 37) esc.

Row 33 - 46: 
Repeat the pattern on row 31 – 32 alternately. Ch 1, leave a long tail for sewing. Total (17, 19, 21, 23) esc on last row.

Body (Make two)

For the body we will start making the bottom band going up just like the sleeve.

Foundation chain:
Make a slip knot and ch 9.

Row 1(RS): 
Sc in the back bump of 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. Total 8 sc.

Row 2(WS) – (55, 59, 63, 67): 
Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn.
 Ending on RS row.

Now without cutting off yarn, facing RS continue to make the body.

Row 1(RS): 
Ch 1, esc in each sc-space across. Ch 1, turn. Total (55, 59, 63, 67) esc.

Row 2 – (40, 44, 48, 52): 
Esc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. Total (55, 59, 63, 67) esc.

If you want a shorter/longer sweater simply make less/more rows before you start to decrease. 

Next we will decrease the number of sts to shape the armhole.
Decrease the number of sts, starts on row (41, 45, 49, 53) and on every alternate row.

Row (41, 45, 49, 53): 
Esc in first st, skip nxt st, esc in each st across until 2 sts left, skip nxt st, esc in lst st. Ch 1, turn. Total (53, 57, 61, 65) esc.

Row (42, 46, 50, 54): 
Esc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. Total (53, 57, 61, 65) esc.

Row (43, 47, 51, 55) – (56, 60, 64, 68): 
Repeat the pattern on the previous 2 rows alternately. Ch 1, leave a long tail for sewing. Total (39, 43, 47, 51) esc on last row.

Continue to sew the sleeve and the body.

The long tail left from the sleeve will be used to sew the arm portion and sleeve.

The long tail left from the body will be used to sew the other arm portion and side seam of the body.

Please refer to the video tutorial on how to join the sleeve with the body.

Neck

Choose which side you want to be the front or back of you sweater and join yarn in the center st of the back.

Round 1: 
Ch 1, esc in the same st you join the yarn and in the nxt 3 sts,
*esc2tog in nxt 2 sts, esc in nxt 4 sts*, repeat * to* around,
esc in remaining sts,  join with sl st in the first st.

Round 2: 
Ch 1, esc in the same st you sl st and in the nxt 3 sts,
*esc2tog in nxt 2 sts, esc in nxt 4 sts*, repeat * to* around,
esc in remaining sts,  join with sl st in the first st.

Now without cutting off yarn, continue to make the neck band and attach it directly to the body with slip stitch.

Row 1: 
Ch 6, sc in the back bump of 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, sl st in the nxt 2 sts. Turn. Total 5 sc.

Row 2: Sc in each st across, ch 1. Turn.
Row 3: Sc in each st across, sl st in nxt 2 sts. Turn.

Repeat the pattern on row 2 - 3 alternately till the end of round.
Ch 1, fasten off. Leave a long tail to sew the band together.

And you’re done.

Modification and adjustment:

 This sweater is made using raglan style where you assemble 2 identical sleeve and 2 identical body together. 

  If you don't want a heavy and bulky sweater dress, you can use a lighter yarn weight and just follow the steps and use the size measurement above as your guidelines to know how many rows you need to make to get the desired size.

 You can also modify this pattern using any stitch you want instead of using extended single crochet and single crochet as the main stitch for your sweater.


1 Comments

  1. SeoriNovember 14, 2020 at 11:59 PM

    Hi! Is it possible to increase the amount of stitches for a larger size? I'm wanting to make this in a XXL size. Could you please help me adjust the amount of stitches? Thanks in advance!

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