Cozy up with your very own handmade crochet sweater dress, complete with a snug hoodie for those breezy days. Picture yourself wrapped in the warmth of soft yarn, each stitch lovingly hooked by hand to create this unique and comfortable piece.
Crochet Sweater Dress With Hoodie
Whether you're enjoying a quiet evening at home or stepping out for a casual meet-up, this charming sweater dress is the perfect companion to keep you toasty. Just grab your favorite color of yarn and hook, and get ready to craft a garment that's as fun to make as it is to wear.
Materials Needed:
- Yarn (Color number 3025, 50 g for 140 M)
- 5 mm (H8 US) crochet hook (or size based on comfort and gauge)
- Scissors
- Stitch markers (or yarn scraps to mark positions)
- Tape measure
Pattern Overview:
Foundation Chain: Start by creating a chain where each chain represents the width of the sweater dress. In this case, a chain of 25 was made for the bottom cuff of the dress.
- Establish Pattern: Start the pattern with half-double crochets (hdc), skipping the first chain from the hook and beginning in the next chain, crochet a row of hdc, ensuring 24 stitches in total.
- Building the Bottom Band: Create the ribbed band for the bottom of the sweater dress by crocheting in the back loop of each stitch for however many rows desired for your band height (likely 45-50 rows for this project).
- Expanding for the Body: For expanding and working upwards for the rest of the sweater, transition to rows of double crochet (dc). Start with a half-double crochet row along the side of the bottom band. Then, proceed with rows of double crochets until reaching the desired length for your sweater dress.
- Split for the Front Panel: For the front panel, stop short (about 10 rows less) than the back panel before reaching the top, work each side to create a space for the neck opening.
- Sleeves: Crochet a tight cuff in single crochet stitches for the wrist area. Increase stitches and transition to double crochets for a baggy sleeve. Work until the sleeve is about three-quarters the length of your arm.
Assembly: Join the front and back panels at the shoulders and sides, leaving space for the armholes. Attach the sleeves and sew the side of the sleeves and the torso together.
Detailed Pattern Steps:
Bottom Band of Sweater Dress:
- Chain 25.
- HDC in 2nd chain from hook and across to end (24 hdc total).
- Turn, chain 1 (does not count as stitch), and hdc in the back loop only across the row.
- Repeat step 3 for 45-50 rows.
Body of Sweater Dress:
- Pivot work to side of bottom band, chain 1 (counts as hdc now).
- HDC evenly across, ensuring to increase evenly (every 2 stitches, add one extra hdc) across.
- Chain 2, turn work, and dc in each stitch across.
- Repeat step 3 until desired length minus 10 rows for front panel.
Front Panel Neck Shaping:
- Work only half of the stitches to the neckline for 10 rows.
- Repeat for the other half of the front panel.
Sleeves:
- Chain enough for snug fit on the wrist (21 chains suggested in the pattern).
- Work in SC for the first row.
- Continue SC in the back loop only until cuff wraps comfortably around the wrist.
- Transition to HDC across the last row of cuff.
- Increase evenly (like in the body section).
- Switch to DC stitches and continue until three-quarters the length of the arm.
Assembly:
- Sew shoulders together on the front and back panels.
- Position sleeves evenly and sew into place.
- Sew sides of the dress and sleeves together.
Final Touches:
- Decide whether to add a hoodie (if enough yarn left) by creating a hood and attaching it to the neckline.
- Fasten off all ends.
