CROCHET MESH PULLOVER – Free Pattern

“DAKOTA” CROCHET MESH PULLOVER

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If you’re looking for a great spring-time sweater, this Dakota Crochet Mesh Pullover is a great project to bring you in to the coming season. It’s thick enough to keep you warm, but has a lattice-style mesh that announces warmer weather is coming 🙂

After making my Beverley Cocoon Sweater, I couldn’t resist using this same stitch again to create a pullover pattern. the triple crochet cross-behind creates this wonderful off-set lattice mesh that I find so pleasing to the eye! I have a feeling this stitch will show up in quite a few projects over the next while.

I chose an ombre yarn, Loops & Threads Soft Classic in Taupe Ombre. While it’s easy to control the striping, I just let it do it’s thing. This sweater, using 4wt yarn, would look great in a solid color as well.

This is an easy crochet mesh sweater, making it a great beginner-friendly project. Using one stitch for the body and slip stitches as your finishing touches keeps this sweater nice and simple. It is also made in one piece from bottom front, through the neck hole and down the back, then the sleeves are worked right on to the side of the piece. The only seaming required is from the bottom hem up through to the sleeve cuff. Easy peasy!

I hope you enjoy making and wearing this Dakota Crochet Mesh Pullover as much as I do. If you’re looking for some other spring-time makes, check out the Adelyn Batwing Sweater, the Chinook Poncho or the Meadow Pullover.

PURCHASE THE AD-FREE PDF OF THIS CROCHET MESH SWEATER PATTERN ON ETSY, RAVELRY or LOVECRAFTS STORE (or scroll down for the free pattern).

SUPPLY LIST

6mm hook Any Category 4 yarn (Used: Loops & Threads Soft Classic in Taupe Ombre) Approximate Yardage: XS: 675Y/617M  S: 725Y/662M  M: 800Y/731M  L: 875Y/800M  XL: 985Y/900M 2XL: 1100Y/1005M  3XL: 1200Y/1097M 4XL: 1325Y/1211M  5XL: 1450Y/1325M Stitch Markers Scissors Tapestry Needle

STITCHES / ABBREVIATIONS

**All stitches are in North American terms** YO – yarn over CH – chain BB – back bump ST – stitch SL ST – slip stitch SK ST – skip stitch SC – single crochet SCBLO – single crochet back loop only (for the cuffs, hem and neckline ribbing) TC – triple crochet TCCB – triple crochet cross behind

SIZE

XS through 5XL

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

** This crochet mesh pullover sweater is measured in circumference and length.  It is meant to be a fairly true fit but still has up to 4” of negative ease. XS: 31” C, 21” L S: 33” C, 21” L M: 37” C, 24” L L: 41” C, 26.5” L XL: 45” C, 26.6” L 2XL: 49” C, 29” L 3XL: 53” C, 29” L 4XL: 57” C, 29” L 5XL: 61” C, 29” L

GAUGE

Gauge for the body portion (in TCCB is 10 stitches x 5 rows – 4” x 4”  — ( 0.4 ST per inch & 0.8 rows per inch)

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

Beginner

PATTERN AND SIZING NOTES

– For this Dakota Crochet Mesh Pullover, you must have knowledge of: working in the BB of the foundation chain, skipping a stitch, slip stitch, single crochet, triple crochet, triple crochet cross-behind.  – This crochet mesh sweater is made as one piece from the bottom up, creating a neck hole and then continuing on to work the back from the top down, then the sleeves are worked directly off the sides. – The Triple Crochet Cross Behind Stitch is created by skipping a stitch and doing a TC in the next stitch, then crossing BEHIND that stitch to do another TC in the stitch you skipped.  Cross behind, not in front. – For the purposes of this pattern, I am calling every 2 TCCB ST’s a “Set” – Turning CH’s do NOT count as stitches. – The stitch count is given in parentheses ( ) at the end of each row.

INSTRUCTIONS

**Instructions for the Valerie Sweater are given in **XS (S,M,L,XL,2XL,3XL,4XL,5XL)**

DAKOTA CROCHET MESH PULLOVER (front & back worked as 1 piece):

Front Side Rows:

CH 41 (45,49,57,61,69,73,77,81) + 1 to turn

Row 1: Starting in the 1^st CH from the hook, SC in the BB of each ST across, CH 4 &  turn (41,45,59,57,61,69,73,77,81)

Row 2: Starting in the 2^nd ST from the hook, TC in that stitch, then cross BEHIND that ST to TC in the first skipped ST, then repeat [SK ST, TC, cross behind, TC in SK ST) across the row (this is called the TCCB henceforth), ending on a regular TC in the last ST, CH 4 & turn (41,45,59,57,61,69,73,77,81)

Row 3: Repeat Row 2

Repeat Row 2 to the following number of rows based on your size:

XS/S: Repeat for 22 rows

M/L: Repeat for 24 rows

XL/2XL: Repeat for 26 rows

3XL/4XL/5XL: Repeat for 30 rows

Neck Hole Row:

* The neck hole row counts as it’s own separate row from the number of front rows and back rows in your respective size for this crochet mesh sweater*

Neck Hole Row: Starting in the 2^nd ST from the CH, TCCB for the following count relevant to size:

XS: TCCB for 8 ST’s (4 sets), CH & SK 24 ST’s, then TCCB for 8 more ST’s (4 sets) & TC in the last ST, CH 4 & turn

S: TCCB for 10 ST’s (5 sets), CH & SK 24 ST’s, then TCCB for 10 more ST’s (5 sets) & TC in the last ST, CH 4 & turn

M: TCCB for 12 ST’s (6 sets), CH & SK 24 ST’s, then TCCB for 12 more ST’s (6 sets) & TC in the last ST, CH 4 & turn

L: TCCB for 14 ST’s (7 sets), CH & SK 28 ST’s, then TCCB for 14 more ST’s (7 sets) & TC in the last ST, CH 4 & turn

XL: TCCB for 16 ST’s (8 sets), CH & SK 28 ST’s, then TCCB for 16 more ST’s (8 sets) & TC in the last ST, CH 4 & turn

2XL: TCCB for 20 ST’s (10 sets), CH & SK 28 ST’s, then TCCB for 20 more ST’s (10 sets) & TC in the last ST, CH 4 & turn

3XL: TCCB for 20 ST’s (10 sets), CH & SK 32 ST’s, then TCCB for 20 more ST’s (10 sets) & TC in the last ST, CH 4 & turn

4XL: TCCB for 22 ST’s (11 sets), CH & SK 32 ST’s, then TCCB for 22 more ST’s (11 sets) & TC in the last ST, CH 4 & turn

5XL: TCCB for 24 ST’s (12 sets), CH & SK 32 ST’s, then TCCB for 24 more ST’s (12 sets) & TC in the last ST, CH 4 & turn

Back Side Rows:

Row 1: Starting in the 2^nd ST from the hook, TCCB  across the row (remembering to work in to the BB of the neck hole chain), ending on a regular TC in the last ST (41,45,59,57,61,69,73,77,81)

Row 2: Starting in the 2^nd ST from the hook, TCCB across the row, CH 4 & turn (41,45,59,57,61,69,73,77,81)

Row 3: Repeat Row 2

Repeat Row 2 to the following number of rows based on your size except on the last row, CH 1 & turn instead of CH 4:

XS/S: Repeat for 22 rows

M/L: Repeat for 24 rows

XL/2XL: Repeat for 26 rows

3XL/4XL/5XL: Repeat for 30 rows

Last Row of each Size: SC in each ST across, YO, pull through and tie off (41,45,59,57,61,69,73,77,81)

DAKOTA CROCHET MESH PULLOVER — SLEEVES:

*Repeat the following instructions for both sides of the crochet mesh sweater*

– Turning your piece sideways, find the neck hole row and mark the middle. 

– For all sizes, count out the following number of rows on either side of the neck hole row (do not count that neck hole row in this count) and use a stitch marker to mark the junction on the outside of these rows:

XS & S: Count out 6 rows either side and mark junctions

M,L,XL,2XL: Count out 7 rows either side and mark junctions

3XL,4XL,5XL: Count out 8 rows either side and mark junctions

– You can remove the centre hole stitch marker

– TIE ON at the right hand ST marker and CH 1

Sleeve Row 1: place 2 SC in the ‘hole’ created by each row across to the other ST marker so that you have the following stitch counts:

XS & S: 27 ST’s

M,L,XL & 2XL: 31 ST’s

3XL,4XL & 5XL: 35 ST’s

CH 4 & turn

Sleeve Row 2: Starting in the Starting in the 2^nd ST from the hook, TCCB across the row, CH 4 & turn (27,27,31,31,31,31,35,35,35)

Sleeve Row 3: Repeat Row 2

Repeat Row 2 to the following number of rows based on your size except on the last row, CH 1 & turn instead of CH 4:

XS,S,M,L: Repeat for 17 rows

XL/2XL,3XL,4XL,5XL: Repeat for 19 rows

Last Row of each Size: SC in each ST across, YO, pull through and tie off (27,27,31,31,31,31,35,35,35)

DAKOTA CROCHET MESH PULLOVER – ASSEMBLY & FINISHING:

– Turn the crochet mesh pullover inside out so the wrong side faces out and it is folded at the shoulder/neck hold row.

– Using a 4’ piece of yarn, start at the bottom hem of each side and use a seaming stitch of your choice (I use whip stitch) to seam from the bottom hem, through the armpit and down the sleeve to the cuff.  Tie off.  Repeat on both sides.

– Turn the crochet mesh sweater right side out.

– Find the seam of each sleeve end and tie on and CH 1 then LOOSELY SL ST all the way around.  When you reach the last ST, remove your hook from your working loop, push it through the first SL ST of the round from back to front and pick your working loop back up, then pull it through to the inside, YO pull through and tie off.

– Find the seam of either side of the bottom hem, tie on and CH 1 then LOOSELY SL ST all the way around.  When you reach the last ST, remove your hook from your working loop, push it through the first SL ST of the round from back to front and pick your working loop back up, then pull it through to the inside, YO pull through and tie off.

– On the neck hole, find the middle back ST (approximate) tie on and CH 1 then LOOSELY SL ST all the way around.  When you reach the last ST, remove your hook from your working loop, push it through the first SL ST of the round from back to front and pick your working loop back up, then pull it through to the inside, YO pull through and tie off.

VOILA, a gorgeous, casual sweater for lounging at home or when you’re out at play!