Pullover Moss Stitch Sweater
I saw this sweater on reddit and tracked down
the pattern and want to save it here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/crochet/comments/tj0hnx/comment/i1kixx4/?share_id=B8IA0Aff8TlEftjhfU_iW&utm_content=2&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1
I found the pattern here https://masonjaryarndesigns.com/moss-stitch-crochet-pullover-free-pattern/
Any worsted weight yarn will work for this project as
long as gauge is maintained, but my finished crochet sweater features Lion Brand Yarn Jeans in Top Stitch. This
stylish and relaxed fit crochet sweater features easy construction with minimal
shaping and a beautifully textured moss stitch. It will be an instant favorite,
and will be that sweater you wear over and over!
US Size K/10 6.5 mm crochet hook
Lion Brand Jeans (Weight: 4/Worsted 100% Acrylic
–246 yards/225m, 3.5oz/100g)
Top Stitch – 4 (5, 5, 6, 7, 7) skeins; approximately
984 (1230, 1230, 1476, 1722, 1722) yards.
SIZES:
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FITS ACTUAL
BUST*
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FRONT &
BACK PANEL
LENGTH
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FRONT &
BACK PANEL WIDTH
(shoulder to shoulder)
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XS
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28-30”
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19.5”
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17.5”
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S
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32-34”
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20”
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19.5”
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M
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36-38”
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20.25”
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21”
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L
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40-42”
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20.5”
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23”
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XL
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44-46”
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20.75”
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25”
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2X
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48-50”
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21”
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27”
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*This pullover is intended to have a relaxed,
comfortable fit with 3 inches of positive ease in the main body of the cardigan
and stylish ¾ length sleeves that can be rolled up. The length of the
front and back panels can be adjusted as needed for preferred fit by adding or
removing rows.
*The sweater pictured is a size Medium, and the model
is 5’4″ with a 36″ bust.
GAUGE:
16 stitches x 18 rows = 4 inches
Each sc and each ch both count as a separate stitch –
16sts=8sc + 8ch
Please do not skip this step or you will run the risk
of your sweater not fitting the way you want. The moss stitch is a tricky
stich when trying to maintain gauge as it tends to pull tighter as you crochet.
Check your width periodically as you work in order to maintain the correct
measurements.
TIPS: Work
the chain 1 of the moss stitch with a looser tension.
With yarn and size 6.5 mm hook:
- Foundation: Ch 24
- Row 1: sc in 4th ch from
hook. *ch 1, sk next ch, sc in next ch* Repeat from * to * across
ending with sc in the last ch. Turn.
- Row 2: ch 2, sc in first ch-sp. *ch 1, sk
next st, sc in next ch-sp – Moss Stitch created.* Repeat from * to *
across working last sc in tch. Turn.
Repeat row 2 until you have a large enough size to
measure your stich count and row count easily to compare to the pattern gauge
listed above. Adjust your tension or hook size and re-swatch until you
achieve the indicated gauge.
ABBREVIATIONS:
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
ch-sp – chain space
sk – skip
st – stitch
tch – turning chain
OVERALL PATTERN NOTES:
- The pullover is worked
in two panels for the main body that are then seamed together at the
shoulders and sides, and sleeves are worked separately and seamed onto the
body at the end.
- Pattern is written in
smallest size with larger sizes following in parentheses as XS (S, M, L,
XL, 2X).
- There is no wrong or
right side to this sweater, but after your seaming is complete you will
work the edging from what has then been created as the inside of your
sweater.
- This pullover is
created using the Moss Stitch, also known as the Granite Stitch or Linen
Stitch. The Moss Stitch is completed by working single crochets into
the chain spaces created in the row below.
- Turning chain and ch 1
created when working your moss stitches stitch DO count as a stitch.
PANELS (make 2)
Ch 72 (80, 86, 94, 102, 110)
Row 1:
sc in 4th ch from hook. *ch 1, sk next ch, sc in next
ch.* Repeat from * to * across ending with sc in the last ch. Turn.
[70 (78, 84, 92, 100, 108)]
Row 2:
ch 2, sc in first ch-sp. *ch 1, sk next st, sc in next ch-sp – Moss
Stitch created.* Repeat from * to * across working last sc in tch. Turn.
[70 (78, 84, 92, 100, 108)]
Rows 3 – 88 (90, 91, 92, 93, 94): Repeat 2 until designated row is worked or
until panel measures 19.5 (20, 20.25, 20.5, 20.75, 21) inches.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for seaming.
SLEEVES (make 2 identical)
Sleeves are worked flat in turned rows from the cuff
to the shoulders, and then seamed onto the arm holes and down the arm.
Increase rows are indicated as per size and will increase stitch count by four
each time.
INCREASE ROW:
Ch 2, sc in first ch-sp. Work (ch 1, sk next st, sc in next ch-sp)
twice. Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next ch-sp. *Ch 1, sk next st, sc in next
ch-sp.* Repeat from * to * until three ch-sps remain. Ch 1, (sc, ch
1, sc) in next ch-sp. Work (ch 1, sk next st, sc in next ch-sp) in last
two ch-sps, ch 1, sc in tch. Turn.
Ch 42 (46, 50, 54, 58, 62)
Row 1:
sc in 4th ch from hook. *ch 1, sk next ch, sc in next
ch.* Repeat from * to * across ending with sc in the last ch. Turn. [40 (44,
48, 52, 56, 60)]
Row 2:
ch 2, sc in first ch-sp. *ch 1, sk next st, sc in next ch-sp – Moss
Stitch created.* Repeat from * to * across until sc is made in tch.
Turn. [40 (44, 48, 52, 56, 60)]
Rows 3 – 55 (57, 59, 61, 63, 65): Repeat Row 2, working increase rows as
indicated per size.
Example – for size XS, you will work the increase
row for rows 14, 27 and 40 and should have the indicated number of
stitches at the end of each row.
INCREASE ROWS FOR SIZES
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Size
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Inc Row #
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Inc Stitch
Count
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XS
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14
27
40
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44
48
52
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S
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15
29
43
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48
52
56
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M
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16
31
46
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52
56
60
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L
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17
32
47
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56
60
64
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XL
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18
33
48
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60
64
68
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2X
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19
34
49
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64
68
72
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Fasten off sleeves, leaving a yarn tail for seaming
that is long enough to seam around the armholes and down the inside of the
arm.
SEAMING THE PIECES TOGETHER
Main Sweater Body
Lay the front and back panels together and line them
up. Using stitch markers, pin across the top of the shoulders and down
the sides of the sweater. The size of the neck hole can be customized as
preferred by placing stitch markers where the seaming will end prior to
fastening off.
Leave approximately 6.5 (7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9) inches for
each armhole.
Using the yarn tail, seam the shoulders with your
preferred seaming method and fasten off once you are happy with the size of the
neck opening.
Attach yarn at the armpit and seam down the sides of
the sweater; repeat on the right side and fasten off yarn.
- Now that you have
seamed the panels together, the panels facing you will now be the inside
of your sweater.
Attaching sleeves to the body
Lay the sleeves flat and fold over; position sleeves
so that increase rounds/seaming will be on the underside of the arm.
Using stitch markers, pin the length of the arm and pin the largest part of the
sleeve to the arm hole. With the long yarn tail, seam up the length of
the arm, attach the sleeve at the armpit and seam around the arm hole.
Continue seaming down the sleeve from the armpit to the cuff and fasten
off. Repeat for the other sleeve.
- Before turning your
sweater out, I recommend placing a few stitch markers along some part of
the panels to designate that this is now the inside of your sweater.
This is important as you will crochet the edging as follows with the
inside of the sweater facing you.
DECORATIVE EDGING
Edging is added to the bottom of the sweater panels,
the cuffs and the collar. You will be joining yarn at the specified seams
and working single crochet and slip stitches into the bottom row (the first
rows) that were created for the panels and sleeves and along the collar.
The total stitch count is not important here, as long as you are working your
single crochets evenly to achieve the embroidery look.
Bottom edging
Join yarn at the bottom of the sweater at one of the
side seams.
Ch 1, sl st in first st from the ch. *Insert
hook in stitch space three rows down, pull up a long loop, yarn over and pull
through. Sl st in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * evenly across
the bottom edge of both panels, join to ch 1 with sl st. Fasten
off.
Cuff edging
Join yarn at the cuff where seamed together.
Ch 1, sl st in first st from the ch. *Insert
hook in stitch space three rows down, pull up a long loop, yarn over and pull
through. Sl st in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * evenly across
the edge of the cuff, join to ch 1 with sl st.
Repeat for other sleeve, fasten off.
Collar edging
Join yarn at shoulder where seamed.
Ch 1, sl st in first st from the ch. *Insert
hook in stitch space three rows down, pull up a long loop, yarn over and pull
through. Sl st in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * evenly across
the collar, working a long sc stitch where the collar seams meet, join to ch 1
with sl st. Fasten off.
Close up of the sweater edging – You can see the space
in the third row down where you will insert your hook to make your long loop
single crochet stitch, and then the slip stitch is created in the next stitch.
