Lightweight Crochet Pullover Top Pattern For Relaxed Fit

Wrap yourself in handmade charm with this Crochet Pullover Top Pattern that’s as cozy as it is chic! This isn’t just any top it’s the kind you’ll reach for on breezy mornings, lazy weekends, and coffee runs with friends. With every stitch, you’re building a piece that blends comfort, texture, and style in all the right ways.

Crochet Pullover Top

Play with colors, go bold or stay classic, and watch this Crochet Pullover Top become your favorite go-to layer. It's not just a pattern it's your new favorite top in the making!

Materials

• Big Twist Jar (6 oz/170g yarn)
• Crochet hook sizes: 6 mm and 7 mm

Collar

Using 6 mm hook

Ribbing

• Chain 7
• Row 1: Skip the first chain. Single crochet in the second chain and across (6 sc total)

Rows 2–56:

• Chain 1, turn
• Skip first stitch
• Single crochet in the back loop only across all stitches (6 sc total)

Joining the Collar

• Fold the collar to bring the two short edges together
• Slip stitch across both edges (insert hook into first stitch of one side and back loop of the corresponding stitch on the other side)
• Chain 1 and flip the collar right-side out

Yoke

Using 7 mm hook

Foundation Row

• Work 1 single crochet into each of the 56 rows around the collar (56 sc)
• Slip stitch to join

Shaping with V-Stitches and Extended Single Crochets

• Chain 3
• Work 1 half double crochet in the same stitch to form first V-stitch

First Round Breakdown

• 8 extended single crochet (first sleeve)
• 1 V-stitch (half double crochet, chain 1, half double crochet in same stitch)
• 18 extended single crochet (front)
• 1 V-stitch
• 8 extended single crochet (second sleeve)
• 1 V-stitch
• 18 extended single crochet (back)
• Slip stitch to join

Increasing Rows (Yoke Expansion)

• Chain 3, hdc in same stitch (V-stitch)

In each following row, increase by adding:

• 2 stitches for the front
• 2 stitches for the back
• 2 stitches for each sleeve (1 per edge of each sleeve section)

Work for a total of 16 rows (can switch to dark gray yarn for these rows)

Connecting the Sleeves

At row 15 or 16

• Slip stitch in the V-stitch, then chain 2
• Insert hook into corresponding V-stitch on the other side of the sleeve opening
• Make an extended single crochet to connect sleeves
• Continue with extended single crochet across the body until the next sleeve
• Repeat sleeve connection process
• Finish the round with extended single crochet

Body Section

Using 7 mm hook

• Continue in rounds with extended single crochet in each stitch

Color changes as follows:

• 16 rows in dark gray
• 16 rows in light gray
• 16 rows in coral pink

Bottom Ribbing

 

Switch to 6 mm hook

Prep Row

• Work 1 single crochet in every stitch around the bottom edge
• Slip stitch to join

Ribbing Rows

• Chain 9
• Row 1: Skip first chain, single crochet in remaining chains (8 sc)
• Slip stitch into next 2 stitches of body, turn
• Skip slip stitches, work 8 back loop only sc
• Chain 1, turn
• Skip first stitch, back loop only sc across (8 sc)
• Repeat the ribbing process all around the bottom of the pullover

Joining Ribbing

• Flip work inside out
• Slip stitch across ribbing edges to join (through front loop of one side and back loop of the other)

Sleeves

 

Start with 7 mm hook and light gray yarn

First Round

• Secure yarn to sleeve opening
• Chain 1
• Extended single crochet decrease over first 2 stitches
• Work extended single crochet around to last 2 stitches
• Extended single crochet decrease over last 2 stitches

Main Sleeve Rounds

• Slip stitch to join each round
• Chain 1, work 1 extended single crochet in every stitch
• Work 24 rounds total

Shaping

 

After 24 rows:

• Decrease over first 2 and last 2 stitches
• Work 10 rows of extended single crochet
• Make another decrease row (same as above)
• Work 4 more rows in extended single crochet

Total sleeve length: 35 rows

Sleeve Ribbing

Switch to 6 mm hook

Prep Row

• Single crochet around the edge of the sleeve
• Slip stitch to join

Ribbing Rows

• Slip stitch, chain 9
• Row 1: Skip first chain, sc in next 8 chains (8 sc)
• Slip stitch into next 2 sleeve stitches, turn
• Work 8 back loop only sc
• Chain 1, turn
• Skip first stitch, work back loop only sc (8 sc)
• Repeat all around the sleeve

Joining Ribbing

• Flip ribbing to inside
• Slip stitch across to join both edges together (through front loop and back loop of opposite sides)