Designing this Chunky Crochet Boys Sweater was really fun. Seeing as most of Yarn Craftee designs have been geared toward females, it was a nice change to crochet a different kind of project.

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*This pattern was previously published on craft-her.com. This is the most recent, updated pattern.

One thing I will say about this chunky crochet boys sweater pattern is that it is one of the easiest projects you can make. While it uses the Alpine stitch technique (to make it textures), it give the sweater more thickness which results in a cozier fabric.

Another thing is the yarn. It is just the right thickness between worsted and chunky weight yarn. Not too heavy, not thin either. It also works up fast, so, you wouldn’t need to spend a long time on the project. If you really committed to this chunky crochet sweater pattern, you can complete it in 2 weeks or less.

CONSTRUCTION

This crochet boys sweater is worked from down up, row by row. After it is all done, the sides are seamed. It is also written for ages 2 to 10, so please ensure that you consult the table guide for the size you are making.

To make it easy to follow the guide, I have split the pattern to parts.

• Part 1- body of sweater
• Part 2- crochet the sleeves and seam the sides
• Part 3- trim the neckline

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CHUNKY CROCHET BOYS SWEATER

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Notes:

• Chain 1 does not count as a stitch.
• Refer to table for guide.
• This pattern uses the Alpine stitch crochet technique.

Skill level: Intermediate

Gauge: 12 SC/DC stitches across/13 rows= 3.5 inches

Special stitch- FPDC and HDC decrease

Work FPDC around stitch, but do not finish off (leave 2 loops on hook), yarn over, go into next st., yarn over pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through all loops on hook.

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• VIDEO TUTORIAL
  • Part 1
  • Part 2

PATTERN

Part 1- BODY– make 2

Leave a 20-35 inch tail. Chain 40 (44, 48, 52, 56, 60)

Row 1: SC in 2^nd chain from hook and each chain across. Ch 1, turn

Row 2: HDC into each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 3: SC in 1^st st, SC in each st across till last st. Ch 1, turn

Row 4: HDC in 1^st st, *FPDC around next st (stitch on row 2), HDC in next st. repeat from * across, ending with HDC in last st. Ch 1, turn

Row 5: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 6: HDC in 1^st 2 sts. *FPDC around next st (on row 4 btw the post sts), HDC in next st. repeat from * across, ending with HDC in last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn

Row 7: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Rows 8- (refer to the table for your size): repeat rows 4-7. Ch 1, turn

DO NOT SNIP YARN

Shoulder/Neckline– Mark the neckline using the shoulder/neckline ration in the table. This 15-13-15 means count 15 stitches on the left, count 15 stitches on the right. Place st markers at the marked points.

Start counting neckline from Row 1

Row 1: SC into the number of stitches marked out. Ch 1, turn

Row 2: skip 1^st st, *FPDC around next, HDC in next. Repeat from * across, ending with HDC in last st. ch 1, turn

Row 3: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 4: skip 1^st st, *FPDC around next, HDC in next. Repeat from * across, ending with HDC in last 2 st. Ch 1, turn

Row 5: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Rows 6-8: repeat rows 2 – 4. Snip yarn.

Opposite Side of shoulder (Start on the WS)

Row 1: join yarn in st, Ch 1 (counts as 1^st SC), SC into each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 2: HDC in 1^st st, *FPDC around next, HDC in next. Repeat from * till last 2 sts, FPDC and HDC decrease in last 2 sts. Ch 1. Turn

Row 3: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 4: HDC in 2 sts, *FPDC around next, HDC around next. Repeat from * till last 2 sts, FPDC and HDC decrease in last 2 sts

Row 5: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Rows 6-8: repeat rows 2-4. Snip yarn leaving 8-10” tail to sew shoulders.

REPEAT THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECOND PANEL. SEW FRONT AND BACK PANELS CROSS THE SHOULDER. LEAVE STITCH MARKERS IN PLACE.

Part 2- SLEEVES

Mark armhole by the number of stitches given in the table. So, the number of stitches given is only for one part of the panel. Counting from up, the last stitch row where you place the stitch marker should be a SC row.

Note: your last sleeve row may end with an even or odd number. If it ends with an odd number, your last stitch will be a HDC, if it ends with an even number, your last stitch will be FPDC in the last stitch.

Row 1: join yarn st. Ch 1 (counts as a st), Slip stitch loosely across, each st row. Ch 1, turn

Row 2: SC into FLO of each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 3: Skip 1^st st, HDC in next, HDC in each st across till last st, 2HDC in last st. Ch 1, turn

Row 4: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 5: HDC into each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 6: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Age 2

Rows 7: skip 1^st st, HDC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 8: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn.

Rows 9-30: repeat rows 7 and 8. Ch 1, turn

Row 31: (work post sts on Row 29) HDC in first st, *FPDC around next, HDC in next, repeat from * across. Snip yarn

Age 3

Rows 7: skip 1^st st, HDC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 8: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn.

Rows 9-34: repeat rows 7 and 8. Ch 1, turn

Row 35: (work post sts on Row 33) HDC in first st, *FPDC around next, HDC in next, repeat from * across. Snip yarn

Age 4

Rows 7-12: repeat rows 3-6

Row 13: skip 1^st st, HDC in each st across. Ch 1 , turn

Row 14: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn.

Rows 15-36: repeat rows 13 and 14. Ch 1, turn

Row 37: (work post sts on Row 35) HDC in first st, *FPDC around next, HDC in next, repeat from * across. Snip yarn

Ages 5-6

Rows 7-12: repeat rows 3-6

Row 13: skip 1^st st, HDC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 14: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn.

Rows 15-40: repeat rows 13 and 14. Ch 1, turn

Row 41: (work post sts on Row 39) HDC in first st, *FPDC around next, HDC in next, repeat from * across. Snip yarn

Ages 7-8

Rows 7-14: repeat rows 3-6

Row 15: skip 1^st st, HDC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 16: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn.

Rows 17-46: repeat rows 15 and 16. Ch 1, turn

Row 47: (work post sts on Row 45) HDC in first st, *FPDC around next, HDC in next, repeat from * across. Snip yarn

Ages 9-10

Rows 7-16: repeat rows 3-6

Row 17: skip 1^st st, HDC in each st across. Ch 1, turn

Row 18: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn.

Rows 19-52: repeat rows 17 and 18. Ch 1, turn

Row 53: (work post sts on Row 51) HDC in first st, *FPDC around next, HDC in next, repeat from * across. Snip yarn

Seam the Sides

With WS facing out, lay your piece flat and sew from bottom of sweater to sleeves with the tail you left at the beginning of the piece.

Part 3- Neckline

Round 1: Join yarn in marked stitch, Ch 1 (does not count as a st, but take note of it). Slip stitch into each st around, skip the corner stitches with the stitch markers. Join into ch 1 at beginning of round.  Ch 1, turn

Round 2: SC into FLO of each st around. Join to 1^st st. Ch 1, turn. Mark the middle stitches at the shoulder (where you joined the front and back panels.

Round 3: HDC into each stitch around, making HDC decrease on the left and right shoulder. Join to 1^st st. ch 1, turn

Round 4: SC into each st around. Join to 1^st st. Ch 1, turn

Round 5: repeat round 3. Snip yarn.

If you want a higher neckline repeat rounds 3 and 4. Last round should be HDC stitches.

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