Heads turn at crochet sweater coats in sunny yellow and white, and yours can be the one people ask about. The two colours trade places row by row, so switching to mustard and cream or navy and white changes the whole look without changing a single stitch. Laced up the front with yellow cords, the…
Summer festivals call for crochet ballet wrap tops with a soft bow tied at the waist. High waisted jeans show off that bow, and the free crochet ballet wrap pattern works up just as well in sage, blush or cream. Diagonal bands of small eyelets sweep across both crossed front panels of this free crochet…
Date nights suit crochet wrap sweaters that tie at the waist and frame the neckline. Lavender works for spring and deep plum for winter, and the same crochet sweater wrap top pattern makes both. Both front panels cross over the chest and tie at one side of the waist in this crochet sweater wrap top…
Grooms pull on mens crochet sweater vests for rehearsal dinners, then wear them straight through winter. Mens sleeveless sweaters in navy or oatmeal yarn work just as well as grey over a linen shirt on summer evenings. Grey sweater vest is one of those pieces that layers over almost anything, and this one earns its…
Office workers layer crochet V neck sweater vests over crisp collared shirts all through autumn. Skip the shirt underneath and the vest from this free V neck crochet vest pattern wears as a sleeveless top on warm days. Shirt underneath vest combination has been consistent for a few seasons now, and this grey V neck…
Brunch dates suit crochet button vests worn closed as a top or open over a sundress. Wooden or pearl buttons swap in for gold on the free crochet sweater vest button up pattern, which runs from S to 3XL. Three gold buttons on a magenta vest is a combination that does not need much else…
Your yellow crochet sweater vest layers over tees and turtlenecks from September to March. Beginners can follow the free sweater vest pattern crochet steps, and any solid colour you already own swaps in for the mustard. Mustard yellow is one of those colours that photographs warm and wears even warmer, and this crew neck vest…
Preschoolers wear crochet kids Christmas jumpers to every December party, carol concert and family photo. Grandparents and aunts can gift it as a handmade kids sweater from a free pattern, so the only cost is the yarn. Rainbow appliques scattered across a red body with chevron stripe sleeves is the kind of combination that makes…
Deeper ribbing at the wrist and hem is what stops a crochet sweater cuff losing shape against the looser body fabric. Vertical lines run the full garment, so consistent tension matters more here than on a textured stitch. Vertical ribbing runs the full length of body and sleeves on this free crochet sweater sleeve cuffs…
Picking up fewer stitches than the sleeve edge has is what gives a crochet sweater cuff its grip, and picking up the full count leaves it floppy. The technique works on a finished sweater as well as one still on the hook. Adding ribbed cuffs to a finished sweater is one of those small details…
