This crochet heart sweater pattern is a charming two-color pullover made using simple half-double crochet stitches, perfect for beginners and advanced makers alike. The heart motif adds a sweet touch to the front, created through easy colorwork using the intarsia technique.
Crochet Heart Sweater
Worked in panels and finished with ribbed edges and airy mesh sleeves, it offers a comfortable fit that you can customize in size and color for a personal style. Whether you want a cozy everyday sweater or a thoughtful handmade gift, this pullover is designed to be fun to make and lovely to wear.
Materials
- Medium weight yarn size 4 in two colors (main and contrast)
- 5.5 mm hook for body panels
- 6.0 mm hook for sleeves
- Darning needle, scissors, stitch markers
Sweater Panels Make 2
- Make a slip knot and chain 61
- Row 1 skip first chain and work 1 hdc in each back bump across 60 hdc
- Rows 2 to 9 ch 1 turn work hdc in each stitch across
Creating the Heart Motif
- Use intarsia color change technique switch colors on final yarn over
- Row 10 work 29 hdc in MC change to CC work 2 hdc change to MC work 29 hdc
- Rows 11 to 29 increase CC stitches and decrease MC based on pattern counts
- Row 30 form top of heart with 8 CC 4 MC 8 CC
- Row 31 6 CC 6 MC 6 CC
- Row 32 4 CC 8 MC 4 CC
Top Body Section
- Rows 33 to 46 ch 1 turn work 14 rows of hdc all MC
- Row 47 ch 2 skip 1 stitch repeat ch1 skip1 hdc
- Rows 48 to 50 ch 1 turn work 3 rows sc across
Assembly
- Place both panels wrong side facing out
- Measure 8 inches for armhole seam slip stitch sides until mark
- Slip stitch 12 stitches across each shoulder for neck opening
Bottom Ribbing
- Attach MC at bottom center and work dc evenly around join
- Work 5 rows repeating 3 FPDC and 3 BPDC around matching placement
- Fasten off
Sleeves Make 2
- Switch to 6 mm hook
- Join MC at underarm work sc around join
- Rows 2 to 25 ch 4 dc ch1 repeat around for mesh stitch join each round
Sleeve Cuff Ribbing
- Row 1 work sc into dc stitches skipping chain spaces
- Row 2 sc2tog around to reduce
- Row 3 work sc around fasten MC join CC
- Row 4 ch 2 work dc around 24 dc join
- Rows 5 to 11 repeat 2 FPDC and 2 BPDC around for 7 rib rows
- Fasten off and weave endsCrochet Heart Sweater
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