Hello everyone, it's been a while since I posted my last design and finally as requested, I made a crocheted sweater and this is the outcome.
I wanted to make a sweater that looks like a knitted sweater and this is the best design that I came up with. Honestly, I am not a good knitter but I really love the stitches created by knitting and the closest stitch we can use in crochet to create the knit-like stitch are single crochet and slip stitch. I know it feels like forever to finish a project using single crochet or slip stitch but trust me it will worth all your hard work^^
~If
you don’t understand any part of this pattern, please refer to the video tutorial on my YouTube channel~
You can buy the ads-free clean printable PDF version of this pattern here.
Size: (S/M, L/XL).
Yarn: Cotton acrylic
worsted weight yarn. You can use any type of yarn you prefer.
Approximately (700, 900) grams~.
Approximately (700, 900) grams~.
Hook: 6.5 mm or any
size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge:
7 rows of 10 sc = 3” x 2” inch
Stitches used:
Chain stitch (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), reverse single
crochet (rsc), half double crochet (hdc), sc2tog (single crochet two together).
Abbreviation: Wrong
side (WS), right side (RS), back loop only (BLO), stitches (sts), space (sp), next
(nxt), yarn over (yo).
Instructions:
Direction in parentheses are for (S/M,
L/XL).
Size
|
Length
|
Bust
|
Shoulder
|
Sleeve
|
S/M
|
22/24.5 in
|
48 in
|
9.5 in
|
14.5 in
|
L/XL
|
27/29.5 in
|
55 in
|
10.5 in
|
14.5 in
|
Size
|
Length
|
Right shoulder
|
Neck
( dec, mid, inc)
|
Left shoulder
|
Sleeve
|
S/M
|
Ch (80/90)+1
|
30 rows
|
(13, 4, 13)= 30 rows
|
30 rows
|
40 rows
|
L/XL
|
Ch (100/110)+1
|
34 rows
|
(15, 4, 15)= 34 rows
|
34 rows
|
60 rows
|
Body
Part
1: Front
Foundation
chain:
Make a slip knot and ch (80/90, 100/110)
+ 1, or as long as you want your sweater to be. Multiples of 10 + 1 turning chain.
Row
1(RS):
Sc in the second ch from hook and in each ch across.
Total (80/90, 100/110) sc.
Row
2-(30, 34):
Sc in the back loop only (BLO) of each
stitches across, ch 1, turn.
Total
(30, 34) rows.
You can simply adjust how big you want your sweater by making less or more rows.
You can simply adjust how big you want your sweater by making less or more rows.
Now
we are going to decrease the number of sts to shape the neck on the nxt (13,
15) rows.
Row
(31, 35):
Sc2tog in BLO of nxt 2 sts, sc in the BLO across, ch 1,
turn. Total (79/89, 99/109) sts.
Row
(32, 36):
Sc in the BLO of the nxt (77, 97) sts across, sc2tog in
the BLO of last 2 sts, ch 1, turn. Total (78/88, 98/108) sts.
Row
(33, 37)-(43, 49):
Repeat row (31, 35)- row (32,36) alternately.
Last row you should get (67/77, 85/95) sts.
Total
(13, 15) rows of decrease.
Continue
on the next (4, 4) rows without decreasing.
Row
(44, 50)-(47, 53):
Sc in the BLO across, ch 1, turn. Total (67/77,
85/95) sts.
Now
we are going to increase the number of sts on the nxt (13, 15) rows.
Row
(48, 54):
Sc in the BLO across until 1 st left, 2 sc in the BLO
of last st, ch 1, turn.
Row
(49, 55):
2 sc in the BLO of first st, sc in the BLO across, ch
1, turn.
Row
(50, 56)-(60, 68):
Repeat row (48, 54)- row (49, 55)
alternately. Last row you should get (80/90, 100/110) sts.
Total
(13, 15) rows of increase.
Continue
on the nxt (30, 34) rows without increase.
Row
(61, 69)-(90, 102):
Sc in the BLO across, ch 1, turn. Total (80/90,
100/110) sts.
Continue to make 1 sc in each row
along the shoulder and neck.
Ch 1, fasten off.
Part
2: Back
Now continue to make the back exactly
like the front part except for the neck, make (3, 5) rows of decrease, (24, 24)
even rows, and (3, 5) rows of increase.
With both parts facing each other on
the right side, join left shoulder with sc, sc in each row along the neck, and
continue to join the right shoulder with sc.
Sleeves
(Make 2)
Foundation
chain:
Make a slip knot and ch (56,56).
Row
1(RS):
Sl st in the second ch from hook and in the nxt 14 ch,
sc in each ch across, ch 2, turn. Total (15, 15) sl st, (40, 40) sc.
Row
2(WS):
Hdc in the BLO of nxt (10, 10) sts, sc in the BLO of nxt
(30, 30) sts, sl st in the BLO of nxt (15, 15) sts, ch 1, turn.
Total (10, 10) hdc, (30, 30) sc, (15, 15) sl st.
Row
3:
Sl
st in the BLO of nxt 15 sts, sc in the BLO across, ch 2, turn.
Total (15, 15) sl st, (40, 40) sc.
Total (15, 15) sl st, (40, 40) sc.
Row
4-(40, 60):
Repeat row 2-3 alternately.
Total
(40, 60) rows.
Now
facing the RS, fold the sleeve into the WS and continue to join with sl st. Ch
1, fasten off.
You
can also sew with tapestry needle or any other method you prefer.
Continue
to join the sleeve with the body.
Join the sleeve around with (30, 45)
sts each side on the front and back side seam and one st in the middle that
joins the front and back shoulder.
Please
refer to the video tutorial on how to join the sleeve with the body.
After joining the sleeve, continue to
join the side seam together.
Make another sleeve and join like the
first sleeve.
Neck
edging:
Join yarn with a knot, ch 1, sc in
each sts around, join with sl st in the first st.
Ch 1, rsc in each of the sts around,
join yarn in the first ch 1.
Sc in each of the nxt 2 loops created
by rsc around, join with sl st in the first st. Ch 2, Fasten off.
Bottom
edging:
Join yarn with a knot, ch 1, *skip 2
rows and sc in the ribbed*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st in the first
st.
Ch 1, rsc in each of the sts around,
join yarn in the first ch 1.
Sc in each of the 2 loops created by
rsc around, join with sl st in the first st. Ch 2, fasten off. Weave in ends.
And
you’re done.
Yippie :)
