These tiny sweaters are fun and quick makes to either decorate your Tree (remember to add one letter for each family member!), to be used as gift toppers or to make a winter garland.
You can make a few in one evening and use up all your leftover yarn. Even scraps can find their place.
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Supplies
- A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) crochet hook
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- 2 stitch markers
- Doll clothes hangers (optional): make you own or look for miniature hangers online or in craft shops
- Yarn: Drops Baby Merino (100% wool, sport weight, 50g, 175m) in various colors. For a plain sweater you will need approx. 15g of yarn, for a sweater with colorwork you will need that amount of yarn in two (or more) contrasting colors.
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Finished Size
Sweater measures approx 9cm/3.5” (from top to bottom)
Abbreviations (in US terms)
beg – beginning
CC – contrasting color
ch – chain
MC – main color
pm – place marker
rep – repeat
RS – right side
sc – single crochet
sc2tog – (insert hook in next st, yo and draw a loop through) twice, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook
sl st – slip stitch
sk – skip
st/s – stitch/es
WS – wrong side
yo – yarn over
Notes
- Sweater is crocheted top down in turned rounds.
- Ch1 at the beginning of round does not count as stitch.
- In Round 9 Sleeves and Body will be separated. Also in Round 9 markers will be placed to mark out the colorwork chart – that does not apply to the Basic Sweater pattern which is worked in one color throughout. Colorwork instructions can be found in PART 2 of the pattern.
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PATTERN
Here in PART 1 instructions are given for plain Basic Sweater. If you’re willing to make a colorful version, head to PART 2: Sweater Variations. If you’re interested in sweater ornaments with letters, head to PART 3: Alphabet Sweaters.
BASIC SWEATER
Ch24. Sl st in first ch to close loop. Be careful not to twist the chain.
Round 1: Ch1, sc in each ch around, sl st in beg st, turn. (24 sts)
Round 2: Ch1, (3sc, 2sc in next st) six times, sl st in beg st, turn. (30 sts)
Round 3: Ch1, (4sc, 2sc in next st) six times, sl st in beg st, turn. (36 sts)
Round 4: Ch1, (5sc, 2sc in next st) six times, sl st in beg st, turn. (42 sts)
Round 5: Ch1, sc in each st around, sl st in beg st, turn. (42 sts)
Round 6: Ch1, (6sc, 2sc in next st) six times, sl st in beg st, turn. (48 sts)
Round 7: Ch1, sc in each st around, sl st in beg st, turn. (48 sts)
Round 8: Ch1, (7sc, 2sc in next st) six times, sl st in beg st, turn. (54 sts)
Round 9 (separation round): Ch1, (15sc, ch1, sk 12sts) twice, sl st in beg st, turn. (32 sts)
Continue with Body:
Rounds 10-20: Ch1, sc in each st around, sl st in beg st, turn. (32 sts)
Round 21: Ch1, (2sc, sc2tog) eight times, sl st in beg st, turn. (24 sts)
Round 22: Ch1, sc in each st around, sl st in beg st. (24 sts)
Fasten off.
SLEEVES
Attach yarn to the middle of underarm in the back loop of underarm st (see pic below).
Round 1: Ch1, sc in the underarm st and each of 12 sts skipped in separation round, sl st in beg st, turn. (13 sts)
Round 2: Ch1, sc in each st around, sl st in beg st, turn.
Rounds 3-10: Rep Round 2.
Round 11: Ch1, (2sc, sc2tog) three times, sc, sl st in beg st, turn. (10 sts)
Round 12: Ch1, sc in each st around, sl st in beg st. (10 sts)
Fasten off.
Rep on second Sleeve.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Add a loop or use a miniature clothes hanger and hang it on your Tree!
For instructions on how to make different colorwork, head to PART 2 of the pattern. For instructions on how to make sweaters with letters, head to PART 3.