This easy round-neck crochet sweater pattern is perfect for creating a warm and comfortable garment for children aged 5 to 6 years old. Designed with simple Half Double Crochet stitches and a stretchy slip-stitch ribbing, it offers both style and softness.
Crochet Sweater
The construction is beginner-friendly, allowing you to build the back panel, front shaping, sleeves, and finishing borders. This pattern can be customized with different yarn colors, textures, and sleeve lengths, making it a versatile project suitable for everyday wear or gifting.
Materials
- Yarn Approx. 200g
- Hook Size 3 mm
- Target Chest 25 inches with a 12.5 inch starting chain
Foundation Chain And Starting Row
- Make 56 chains
- Skip 2 chains and make HDC in the third chain from the hook, then continue HDC across
- Chain 2 and turn
- Work HDC rows back and forth, placing the final stitch into the second chain of the turning chain
Back Panel
- Work 47 rows of HDC
- Length should measure around 13 inches
- Fasten off yarn
Front Panel And Neck Shaping
- Begin as the back panel and work 35 rows of HDC
- Mark 17 stitches on each side for shoulders
- Work HDC up to the neck opening and complete the short row
- Chain 2 and turn, continue rows on this shoulder until reaching 47 rows
- Join yarn at the second shoulder mark and repeat the same shaping until reaching 47 rows
Joining The Panels
- Place front and back panels together with wrong sides facing
- Join shoulder stitches using slip stitches
- Measure 5.5 inches down from the shoulder to mark armholes
- Join side seams from the bottom up to the armhole mark using slip stitches
Neck Border Ribbing
- Join yarn at the back of the neck
- Chain 6 and make slip stitch in the next 5 chains
- Slip stitch into the next two stitches of the neckline
- Turn and work 4 slip stitches in the back loop only, secure the last stitch
- Chain 1 and turn, work 5 slip stitches in the back loop only
- Continue slip stitching into two neckline stitches each time
- Repeat around the full neckline and join ribbing ends with slip stitch
Sleeves
- Join yarn at the underarm center
- Make 51 HDC around the armhole
- Slip stitch to join and chain 1, turn
- Work rounds of HDC maintaining 51 stitches for the first three rounds
- Decrease every fourth row by working HDC decrease at the beginning and end
- Work 3 regular rows then 1 decrease row until completing 30 rows leaving 37 stitches
Sleeve Cuff And Bottom Border
- Make one row of SC around the sleeve, reducing stitches as needed
- Chain 11 and work slip stitch back-loop ribbing around the wrist, join ends
- Repeat ribbing method at the bottom of the sweater with chain 11 and slip stitch back-loop ribbing
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