Hello Everyone!
After my last sweater pattern (Which you can see here) I needed to do another one in the color block style. Doing it block by block was such a fun way to make these sweaters and I wanted to experiment with some corner to corner in my clothing so doing the color block method was perfect. Let me know in the comment if you would like to see some more corner to corner elements in my clothing as the year goes on.
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This sweater uses the corner to corner technique and basic double crochet stitches along with some posted double crochets for the textured edging. If you know the c2c stitch then this sweater is extremely easy and works up quickly. It also doesn’t use very much yarn compared to other sweaters.
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Let’s get hooking!
Supplies
For the extra large size I used about 4 100 gram balls of pink, and 5 100 gram balls of the sea green. I used favorite from iceyarns.
6mm crochet hook
5.5mm crochet hook
5mm crochet hook
Scissors
Darning needle for weaving in ends and sewing your squares together
Abbreviations
Ch- Chain
DC- Double crochet
FPDC- Front post double crochet
BPDC- Back post double crochet
Slst- Slip stitch
Notes
Gauge- 1 cluster equals about .75 inches.
For the sleeves if you want them full length add another 6 rows of DC I made them a little short for personal preference.
Crochet Sweater Pattern
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Bottom c2c blocks
Make 2 in each color
Work corner to corner increase until you have (10-Extra small)(12-Small)(13-Medium)(14-Large)(15-Extra large)(15-2X)(16-3X)(16-4X)(17-5X)
Work c2c increase on one side and decrease on the other so you are working straight until you have (13-Extra small)(13-Small)(14-Medium)(15-Large)(15-Extra large, this will have none just skip this part if you’re working extra large)(16-2X)(17-3X)(18-4X)(19-5X) on your other side. Make sure you still have your original stitches on the other side.
Decrease on both sides until you close your square. Tie off.
Top c2c Blocks
Make 2 in each color
Work corner to corner increase until you have (10-Extra small)(12-Small)(13-Medium)(14-Large)(15-Extra large)(15-2X)(16-3X)(16-4X)(17-5X)
Work c2c increase on one side and decrease on the other so you are working straight until you have (13-Extra small)(13-Small)(14-Medium)(15-Large)(15-Extra large, this will have none just skip this part if you’re working extra large)(16-2X)(17-3X)(18-4X)(19-5X) on your other side. Make sure you still have your original stitches on the other side.
Work c2c decreases until you have (4-Extra small)(5-Small)(6-Medium)(7-Large)(8-Extra large)(9-2X)(10-3X)(11-4X)(12-5X) clusters across the top.
Work c2c increase on the top and c2c decrease on the side until you have (3-Extra small)(3-Small)(3-Medium)(4-Large)(4-Extra large)(4-2X)(5-3X)(5-4X)(5-5X) clusters going up from the top. (the top for everything under extra large will be the longest side and the top for every size above extra large will be the shortest side.)
Once you have your designated number of stitches going up work c2c decreases until you close your square.
Tie off.
Sewing blocks together
Sew your front blocks together in a checkered pattern, sew your back blocks together in a checkered pattern.
Lay your front and back pieces together so green matches green and pink matches pink. Sew the entire bottom blocks together with the corresponding color, (use green to sew shut green and pink to sew shut pink.) Weave in your ends to secure your seam.
Switch to your next color for the top blocks matching sewing color yarn to the yarn color of the top blocks your sewing and sew up 5 clusters. You will do 5 clusters for each size.
Once you sew up your 5 clusters weave in your end to secure your seam.
Sleeves
You will repeat this on both sides with the yarn color of the blocks you attach to. If you attach to green use green if you attach to pink use pink.
I made these sleeves a little short for personal preference if you want them to be full length or go up to your hands add an extra 3 rows of DC to the 5.5mm section and the 5mm section for a total of 6 extra rows.
Using a 5.5mm hook
Row 1- Tie on in the armpit of your sleeve hole. Ch 2, DC into the stitch you tied onto and work 2 DC in the ch spaces of your squares, and 1 DC into the bottoms or tops of stitches. This means you will work 2 stitches in one c2c cluster and 3 in the next. Repeat around. Join to beginning with slst.
Rows 2-(11- Extra small, small, medium, large)(12-Extra large, 2X, 3X)(13-4X, 5X) Ch 2, turn, work 1 DC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Drop to a 5mm hook.
Rows (12- Extra small, small, medium, large)(13- Extra large, 2X, 3X)(14-4X, 5X)–(23-Extra small, small, medium, large)(24- Extra large, 1X, 2X)(25- 4X, 5X)- Ch 2, turn, work 1 DC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row (24- Extra small, small, medium, large)(25- Extra large, 2X, 3X)(26- 4X, 5X)- Ch 1, turn, DC decrease in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Rows (25-26 Extra small, small, medium, large)(26-27 Extra large, 2X, 3X)(27-28 4X, 5X)- Ch 2, DC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Rows (27-34- Extra small, small, medium, large)(28-35- Extra large, 2X, 3X)(29-36- 4X, 5X)- Ch 2, turn, alternate FPDC and BPDC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst. (on the first row of this repeat skip the final stitch.)
Tie off.
Neckline
Tie on anywhere with a 5.5mm hook.
Row 1- Ch 2, work 3 DC into the side of each cluster around. Join to beginning with slst.
Rows 2-3- Ch 2, turn, alternate FPDC and BPDC into each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Drop to a 5mm hook.
Rows 4-5- Ch 2, turn, alternate FPDC and BPDC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Tie off. Weave in ends.
Bottom Edging
Tie on anywhere on the bottom with a 5mm crochet hook.
Row 1- Ch 2, work 2 DC in every other cluster and 3 DC into every cluster your not working 2 stitches into. Repeat around and join to beginning with slst.
Rows 2-5- Ch 2, turn, alternate FPDC and BPDC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Tie off, weave in ends.
That’s it you’re done with your sweater you can wear it and show it off to everyone now!
Before we go…
As always I hope you all enjoyed today’s pattern, it was a lot of fun for me to make I am absolutely in love with making sweaters this way. I have several more planned with different styles and stitches of color blocks to sew together so for those of you who prefer that there will be plenty more! For those of you who don’t don’t worry there will be different sweater constructions as well I’m just really enjoying this style for the moment.
If you like this color block sweater you can see my other color block sweater here, you can also see my beginner friendly mono colored sweater here.
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Once again I hope you all enjoyed today’s pattern and happy hooking everyone!