Crochet Set Sail Baby Sweater Free Pattern

Crochet Set Sail Baby Sweater Pattern by Crochet For You.

Today I love to share with you how to crochet this baby sweater. I crocheted this baby sweater pattern thinking about a sailboat on the sea. I just loved how it turned out. I hope you like this pattern as much as I like it. 🙂

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When talking more about the pattern, the main body part works in both round and rows. As you know, crocheting rounds and rows have two different looks but I wanted to create the same texture, I turned the work at the end of each round. By doing this I got the same effect from both ways, crocheting rounds and rows.

And I want one more thing to tell you my friends before starting the pattern. It is about the yarns I used. Since I have lots of sport weight yarns in my yarn stash, I used them to make this baby sweater. If you used DK weight yarn you can probably make a larger size sweater. But I haven’t tested it yet. If you make it tell us the final result. 🙂 I would like to know about how it turned.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Finished size: (12 months)

• Chest 22″
• Height (shoulder to bottom) = 12″
• Armhole Depth = 3.75”
• Sleeve length = 7.75”

Materials:
2-Fine / Sport / 100% Acrylic / approx: 350 yards

(also, you can use DK weight yarns to make a larger size baby sweater)

(I used)

• 2-Fine/Sport weight yarns. (C1) Baby blue (approx: 275 yards), (C2) White (approx: 75 yards )
• For sailboat applique, Small amount of 2-Fine/Sport weight yarns in dark blue, white and orange.
• US 6 / 4mm crochet hook
• US 4 / 3.5mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle for weaving end
• Stitch markers
• Scissors

Gauge: 17 hdc x 13 rows = 4″ with US 6 / 4mm crochet hook

Abbreviations

• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• st = stitch
• BL = back loop
• sk = skip
• (C1) = color 1
• (C2) = color 2
• (RS) = right side
• (WS) = wrong side
• Beg = beginning

Special stitches

• 2hdctog = [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yo, pull up a loop] 2 times, yo, pull back through all the loops on the hook.
• 3hdctog = [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yo, pull up a loop] 3 times, yo, pull back through all the loops on the hook.

Notes:

• This sweater work in bottom up.
• And the bodice part works in both crochet in rounds and rows.
• From 1 to 22 work in rounds and the rest of the bodice part work in rows.
• Turn at the end of each round to get the same effect of crochet in rows.
• This sweater has a ribbed edging part in neck, sleeves and bottom edge of the sweater.
• The ribbed edging creates by joining to the main body part while crocheting short rows.
• You can use DK weight yarns to make a larger size baby sweater
• Beg ch does not count as st.

Crochet Set Sail Baby Sweater Pattern

With (C1) and US 6/4mm crochet hook, crochet ch 96, sl st to first ch. (be careful not to twist)
(Turn at the end of each round and attach stitch marker in the last st)
Round 1: ch 1, hdc in each ch around, sl st to the first st. Turn. (96 sts)

(start at the last st in the previous round)
Round 2: ch 1, hdc in first st and each around, sl st to the first st. Turn. (96 sts)
Round 3 to 11: repeat round 2.
Round 12: repeat round 2 with (C2). Do not forget to turn.
Round 13: repeat round 2 with (C1).
Round 14 to 17: repeat round 2 with (C2).
Round 18 to 22: repeat round 2 with (C1). Do not cut the yarn, turn the work to start rows.
Work in rows
Row 1 and 2: ch 1, hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 47 sts, turn. (48 sts)

Neck shaping (front side)
Row 3: ch 1, hdc in first st and each of next 12 sts, 2hdctog, 2hdctog, turn. (15 sts total)
Row 4: ch 1, hdc in first st, 3hdctog, hdc in each of next 11 sts, turn. (13 sts total)
Row 5: ch 1, hdc in first st and each of next 10 sts, 2hdctog, turn. (12 sts)
Row 6 to 10: ch 1, hdc in first st and each st across, turn. (12 sts)
Row 11: ch 1, sc in first st and each of next 5 sts, hdc each of next 6 sts. (12 sts total) Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Other side neck shaping of the front side
Sk 14 sts, join the (C1) yarn next (15th) st of the work.
Row 3: ch 1, hdc in first st, 2hdctog, 2hdctog, hdc in each of next 12 sts, turn. (15 sts total)
Row 4: ch 1, hdc in first st and each of next 11 sts, 3hdctog, turn. (13 sts total)
Row 5: ch 1, hdc in first st, 2hdctog, hdc in each of next 10 sts, turn. (12 sts)
Row 6 to 10: ch 1, hdc in first st and each st across, turn. (12 sts)
Row 11: ch 1, hdc in first st and each of next 5 sts, sc in each of next 6 sts. (12 sts total) Fasten off and cut the yarn.

The backside of the sweater
Facing front side to you, join the (C1) yarn in first st of the back side.
Row 1: ch 1, hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 47 sts, turn. (48 sts)
Row 2 to 8: repeat row 1.

Neck shaping (backside)
Row 9: ch 1, hdc in first st and each of next 11 sts, 3hdctog, turn. (13 sts total)
Row 10: ch 1, hdc in first st, 2hdctog, hdc in each of next 10 sts, turn. (12 sts total)
Row 11: ch 1, sc in first st and each of next 5 sts, hdc in each of next 6 sts. Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving 12″ long yarn tail for joining shoulder.

Other side neck shaping of the backside
Facing front side to you, sk 18 sts, join the (C1) yarn next st of the work.
Row 9: ch 1, hdc in first st, 3hdctog, hdc in each of next 11 sts, turn. (13 sts total)
Row 10: ch 1, hdc in first st and each of next 10 sts, 2hdctog, turn. (12 sts total)
Row 11: ch 1, hdc in first st and each of next 5 sts, sc in each of next 6 sts. Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving 12″ long yarn tail for joining shoulder. Sew together shoulders using a tapestry needle and yarn tails.

Sleeves (each side on armholes)
Round 1: (RS) facing, join (C1) yarn at side-hdc st of row 1 of the bodice part in underarm, ch 1, hdc in same st, [2 hdc in next side-hdc, 1 hdc in next side-hdc] 5 times, hdc in next 2 side-sc sts of the top shoulder, hdc in next side-hdc, [2 hdc in next side-hdc, 1 hdc in next side-hdc] 5 times, sl st to the first st, turn. (32 sts total)
Round 2: ch 1, hdc in first st and each of next sts around, sl st to the first st, turn. (32 sts)
Round 3 to 20: repeat round 2. (do not fasten off, you can start to crochet step 1 for edging with US 4 / 3.5mm crochet hook. See Ribbed edging part below)

Ribbed edging for neck, sleeves, and bottom of the sweater

Step 1: with US 4/3.5mm crochet hook and (C1) yarn, crochet sc around the edge, sl st to the first st.

• neck: I got 76 sts total
• sleeves: I got 32 sts total
• bottom of the sweater: 96 sts total)

Leaving 12″ long yarn tail for joining, join the (C2) yarn at one of the st in edging.
Step 2: ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sc in each of next ch 3. Sl st to the next 2 sts (previous step) on the sweater. Turn the work. (4 sc)
Step 3: sc in BL of each st across, turn the work. (4 sts)
Step 4: ch 1, sc in BL of each st across, sl st to the next 2 sts on the sweater. turn the work (4 sts)
Repeat steps 3 and 4 continuously around. Sew short rows together using the tapestry needle and yarn tails.

Last round (Work in the long side of  the edge)

ch 1, sc in first st and each of next sts around the edge, fasten off and weave the ends.

Sail Boat Applique

Boat
With dark blue yarn and US 6/4mm crochet hook, crochet ch 9
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sc in each of next 7 sts, turn. (8 sts)
Row 2: ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each of next 6 sts, 2 sc in last st, turn. (10 sts)
Row 3: ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each of next 8 sts, 2 sc in last st, turn. (12 sts)
sc around the edge
Crochet sc around the edge. 3 sc in each corner st Fasten off and weave the ends.

Sail
With white yarn and US 6/4mm crochet hook, crochet ch 3
Row 1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from the hook, turn. (2 sts)
Row 2: ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, turn. (3 sts)
Row 3: ch 1, sc in first st and next st, 2 sc in last st, turn. (4 sts)
Row 4: ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each of next 3 sts, turn. (5 sts)
sc around the edge
Crochet sc around the edge. 3 sc in each corner st Fasten off and weave the ends.

Flag
With orange yarn and US 6/4mm crochet hook, crochet ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from the hook, hdc in next st, dc in next st. Fasten off and weave the ends.

With yarn needle and same color of the applique, attach the boat, sail, and flag on to the sweater. And sew chain stitch to make a pole in the center. See the photo below.

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