I designed this sweater to be slightly over-sized and cozy.  Perfect for wearing to the school and during after school activities, or just around the house playing with your pet on a sunny day like today. 

This crochet sweater is great for beginners who are looking to expand their skills or advanced crocheters who want a quick, stylish project.

And as I know my son prefers sweaters a little bit longer, I chose to make this easy crochet sweater pattern longer.

When trying to decide on a yarn for this amazing sweater, I knew I wanted something really soft and warm. I chose Soft Samet yarn! The colour choice was also easy – I picked a blue colour for my boy! The pattern is available here below for free. It comes with a video guide as well.

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This pattern is made for very beginners - only a basic skill level is required to make it. If you don't understand any of my instructions, don't worry I am here for you - enter the comments at the end of this post.

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Let’s get started to make this perfect FALL SWEATER pattern!

COSY and SOFT SWEATER DIRECTIONS

For this boys size you will need:
SAMET SOFT COLOR, 100% polyester, super soft, net weight 100g, 100m, 4 skeins (2 blue, 2 colorful)
https://www.vlnika.com/z14602-samet-softyarn

For this pattern you will need 8.00 and 5.50 mm crochet hook.

5 buttons any color you love - approx: 1.5 inch each

Color A = Blue
Color B = Any complementary colorful yarn 

Size: Boys size can easily be adapted to a smaller size or bigger size just by reducing or increasing the number of chains and rows for the Sweater and as well as making less or more chains in the basic chain.

Difficulty Level: Level 2 – Advanced beginners, Intermediates 

US crochet term:

SlSt – slip stitch
CH/s – chain/s
SC – single crochet
HDC - half double crochet
DC - double crochet
FPDC - front post double crochet
BPDC - back post double crochet
hdc2tog - decrease by working two hdc together
SK - skip
T - turn
ST/s - stitch(es)
REP - repeat

Special stitches used: hdc in the 3rd loop only - the 3rd loop is hidden under the back loop.

Special stitches used: front post double crochet (fpdc) and front post triple crochet (fptr)

Front and back post crochet stitches are used to create wonderful texture in crochet. Instead of making your stitch through the loops at the top of the stitch, you make it around the stitch. Everything else stays the same. The most challenging things about crochet post stitches are knowing where and how to insert the hook. There are front post stitches and back post stitches.

For front post double crochet stitches (fpdc): yarn over, insert your hook from front to back then from back to front around post of stitch indicated, yarn over, pull through stitch, then finish your double crochet as normal, yarn over, pull through 2 lps, yarn over, pull through last 2 lps

For front post triple crochet stitches (fptr): yarn over twice, insert your hook from front to back then from back to front around post of stitch indicated, yarn over, pull through stitch, then finish your triple crochet as normal, yarn over, pull through 2 lps, yarn over, pull through 2 lps, yarn over, pull through last 2 lps

Special stitches: hdc2tog = decrease by working two hdc together
Half Double Crochet Decrease instruction (hdc2tog)
A crochet decrease makes the current row or round that you are working on shorter than the one previous to it.
Yarn over and Insert hook into the first stitch.
Yarn over and draw through the loop.
Do not complete the stitch as normal.
Instead, yarn over insert the hook into the next stitch.
Yarn over and draw through the loop.
There should now be five loops on your hook
Yarn over and draw through all five loops on the hook
You should now have two half double crochet stitches side-by-side, joined together into one stitch at the top.

Pattern Notes

1) The direction shown are for boys size 7 years but can be easily converted into bigger size or smaller size – just measure your starting chain shorter or longer.

2) a ch1 at the beg row DOESN'T count as hdc

3) work in rows – from left to right side, start with the left front panel, then the back panel and the right front panel as the last part.

THE PATTERN

Start to make LEFT FRONT PANEL 

Color A

Pick up the 8.00 mm crochet hook and let’s make a chain crochet foundation.

Ch25

R1: Ch1 (don't count as a st), 1hdc in the 2rd ch from the hook, 1hdc in each ch across, turn (25 hdc)

R2: ch1 (don't count as a st), 1hdc in each st across in 3rd loop only, turn (25 hdc)

R3: ch1 (don't count as a st),  1hdc in each st across in 3rd loop only, turn (25 hdc)

Repeat R2 and R3, make 10 rows in total or as many as you wish for the left front panel.

R11: ch1, 1hdc in next 17 st, ch8, turn

BACK PANEL

R12: ch1, 1hdc in 2nd ch from hook, 1hdc next 7 chains, 1hdc in 3rd loop only in next 17 st, turn (25 hdc)

R13: ch1, 1 hdc in each st across in 3rd loop only, turn (25 hdc)

R12 - R33: Repeat R2, make 21 rows in total of the back panel or as many as you wish for the back panel.

Don't fasten off, leave a longer tail for sewing/joining the Back panel with the Front panel.

R34: ch1, 1hdc in next 17 st, ch8, turn

RIGHT FRONT PANEL
R35: ch1, 1hdc in 2nd ch from hook, 1hdc next 7 chains, 1hdc in 3rd loop only in next 17 st, turn (25 hdc)

Repeat R2 and R3, make 10 rows in total or as many as you wish for the right front panel.
 

RIBBED BOTTOM OF SWEATER:
Crochet Hook 8.0 mm
Colour A
R1: ch1, 1sc in next and into each end of st around bottom of sweater till end of row, turn

Crochet Hook 5.5. mm to make the bottom part narrower

R2: ch2, 1dc in each st across till end of row, turn

R3: ch2, 1fpdc around next st, 1bpdc around next st. Alternate fpdc and bpdc around each stitch across the row. End the row with 1dc, turn

R4: repeat R3

Fasten off. Weave in the end.
 

SLEEVES:
Crochet hook 8.0 mm, with the color matching the armhole: Color A
Make a slip knot. 
Start on the Left Front Panel corner R10
R1: ch1, work 1hdc in each space at the end of each row till end of row (the corner of R12 Back Panel), turn
R2: ch1, 1hdc in each st across in 3rd loop only till end of row, turn 
R3 - R7: repeat R2
R8: hdc2tog, 1hdc in each st across 3rd loop only till 2 st left at the end of row, hdc2tog, turn
R9 - R10: repeat R2
R11: hdc2tog, 1hdc in each st across 3rd loop only till 2 st left at the end of row, hdc2tog, turn
R12: repeat R2
R13: hdc2tog, 1hdc in each st across 3rd loop only till 2 st left at the end of row, hdc2tog, turn
REPEAT THE INSTRUCTION AND MAKE THE SLEEVE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE
Start on the Right Front Panel corner R35.

SHOULDER EXTENSION = COLORFUL STRIPE
Shoulder Extension cross back panel
Crochet hook 8.00 mm
Color B
Start on the corner of sleeve end, work cross the back panel and end the row at the end of sleeve on the opposite side.
Make a slip knot. Attached the yarn at the end of sleeve.
R1: ch1, work 1hdc in each space at the end of each row from one end of sleeve cross the back panel till end of the second sleeve. Turn
R2: ch1, 1hdc in each st across in 3rd loop only till end of row, turn 
R3: ch1, 1 hdc in each st across in 3rd loop only till end of row, turn 
Fasten off. Weave in the end.

SHOULDER EXTENSION = COLORFUL STRIPE
Shoulder Extension cross front panel:
Crochet hook 8.00 mm
Color B
Start on the corner of sleeve end, work cross the front panel and end the row at the end of front panel.
Make a slip knot. Attached the yarn at the end of sleeve.
R1: ch1, work 1hdc in each space at the end of each row from one end of sleeve cross front panel till end of front panel, turn
R2: ch1, 1hdc in each st across in 3rd loop only till end of row, turn 

JOIN BOTH EXTENSION PARTS, BOTH STRIPES WITH SLIP STITCHING TOGETHER
R3: ch1, 1hdc in 1st st 3rd loop, sl st in 1st hdc on Extension part on opposite side to join stripes, repeat: 1hdc in next st 3rd loop, sl st in next st on Extension part on opposite side to join both stripes. Continue till there are 4st left, then make 1 sl st in next 4 st till end of row and don't fasten off, just keep continue crocheting the RIBBED BORDER around the front part.

RIBBING BORDER AROUND THE FRONT PART
Crochet Hook 8.0 mm
​Color B
R1: ch1, work sc in each space at the end of each row in next and into each end of st across the row, turn
R2: ch2, 1dc in each st across till end of row, turn
R3: ch2, 1fpdc around next st, 1bpdc around next st. Alternate fpdc and bpdc around each stitch across the row. End the row with 1dc, turn
R4: repeat R3

REPEAT THE INSTRUCTION AND MAKE Shoulder Extension cross front panel on opposite side and also the ribbing around this front panel.

COLLAR 
Use the same yarn and the crochet hook, continue crocheting (you just finished ribbed border around the front part).
Work the collar around the font panel cross the back panel to the end of the front panel on the opposite side.
Crochet Hook 8.0 mm
Color B
R1: ch1, work hdc in each space at the end of each row in next and into each end of st across the row, turn
R2: ch1, 1hdc in each st across in 3rd loop only till end of row, turn 
R3-R4: repeat R2
Fasten off. Weave in the end.

R1: ch1, work sc in each space at the end of each row in next and into each end of st across the row, turn

Crochet Hook 5.5. mm to make the wrist part narrower

R2: ch2, 1dc in each st across till end of row, turn

R3: ch2, 1fpdc around next st, 1bpdc around next st. Alternate fpdc and bpdc around each stitch across the row. End the row with 1dc, turn

R4: repeat R3

 

Fasten off, hide all loose tails in the back of your work and you are all almost done my friends. Add the buttons or a zipper.

I attached the buttons: Arrange the buttons in a way that makes you happy and hand sew them to the left front panel, the ribbing is natural button holes, I like the toggle style the best.

You just created a beautiful blue cosy sweater! 

THE FINAL SIZE MEASUREMENT:

Sweater is 21.6 inch / 55 cm long
Body circumference: 18 inch / 46 cm wide
Sleeve length: 16.5 inch / 42 cm long 
Colorful Stripe (Sleeve and Shoulder extension) is 4 inch / 10 cm wide
Border is 2.7 inch / 7 cm long
Collar is 4 inch / 10 cm high
Bottom border circumference: 14 inch / 35 cm wide
 

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