Crochet turtle neck cropped sweater pattern

This crochet turtle neck cropped sweater was designed using a combination of different fun crochet stitches and techniques.

If you are looking into making a crochet sweater with relaxed neckline, then this is your go to project to make!

The added tassels is another fun thing that I so much love in this sweater. If you are not a fan of tassels, you can skip this part!

Few of the reasons why you should make this crochet turtle neck cropped sweater includes

1. The neckline is so amazing! You can decide to style your cropped sweater in various ways mainly because of the beautiful neckline.
2. The Sweater sleeve has a customized thump hole! This is to keep your hand warm throughout the period when you have your sweater on!
3. The texture in this crochet turtle neck sweater is everything! You would learn and perfect some cool crochet skills!

After making the beautiful crochet dickey, I knew I want to make some more fun projects with the yarn and crochet technique. The product, this crochet cropped turtle neck sweater is the first stop!

The size inclusive cropped sweater is graded over 9 different sizes and can be easily customized. This crochet turtle neck cropped sweater is graded and tested using the bust measurement of 28 through 64″

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Supplies for the Crochet turtle neck cropped sweater

Yarn – Chroma Worsted, 70% Superwash Wool, 30% Nylon, 198 yards per 100g Skein

Sample made in Mermaid 

Estimated Yardage

1200  (1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000) yards 

Hook and other Materials

6  mm Crochet Hook

Gauge

18 sts over 10  Rows = 4” across, made using dc, before blocking.

Adjust hook size, if necessary, to obtain gauge.

Pattern Notes

1. Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.
2. Any other  #4 weight yarn can be substituted. 
3.  Difficulty Level – Intermediate

Terms – US Terminology

Stitches Abbreviations

Chain/chains – ch/chs

Single Crochet – sc

Half double crochet – hdc

Double crochet – dc

Slip Stitch – sl st     

Special Stitch. 

• V-Puff stitch – *yarn over, insert hook into indicated  st and pull up a loop (3 loops on the hook), yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch, and pull up a loop (5 loops on the hook), next, yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch, and pull up a loop (7 loops on the hook), yarn over and pull through first 6 loops on the hook, yarn over, pull through the remaining 2 loops**, (first half made), chain 2, Rep from * to **
• 3rd loop

Finished Measurement

Sizes – XS (S, M, L, XL, 2Xl, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

Bust Measurement: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62)”

Sleeve length – 16.5 (17, 17, 17.5, 17.5, 18, 18, 18.5, 18.5)”

Arm hole depth – 6.5 (7, 7.5, 8, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10)”

Sweater Length (excluding the cowl): 20 (20, 20, 22, 22, 24, 26, 28, 28)”

How to crochet a turtle neck cropped sweater – Free pattern

This turtle neck cropped sweater is available as a free pattern, found below. If you would rather prefer the print friendly version as a PDF, use the link below for a copy!

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Pattern instruction for this easy turtle neck cropped sweater pattern

Section 1 – Front & Back Panels

Make 2

Chain  43 (43, 43, 51, 51, 51, 59, 59, 59)

Row 1: hdc in 3rd ch from hook, and in each ch across, turn. 41 (41, 41, 49, 49, 49, 57, 57, 57) hdc

Rows 2 – 3: Ch 1 (do not count as a st here and throughout), hdc in each st across, turn. 41 (41, 41, 49, 49, 49, 57, 57, 57) hdc

Row 4: Ch 2 (do not count as a st here and throughout), dc in first 7 sts, *ch 1, skip next st, V-puff in next st, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 5 sts, rep from * until the last 10 sts, ch 1, skip next st, V-puff in next st, ch 1, skip next st, dc in the remaining sts, turn. 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6) V-puff, 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7) dc groups

Row 5: Ch 2, dc in first 7 sts, *ch 1, skip next ch sp, V-puff in next ch sp, ch 1, skip next ch sp, dc in next 5 sts, rep from * until the last 2 sts, dc in the last 2 sts, turn. 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6) V-puff, 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7) dc groups

Rows 6 – 27 (27, 27, 29, 29, 31, 31, 33, 33): Repeat row 5.

Row 28 (28, 28, 30, 30, 32, 32, 34, 34): Ch 2, dc in first 7 sts, *dc in ch 1 sp, dc in the first leg of V-puff, dc in next ch 2 sp, dc in next leg of V-puff and next ch 1 sp, dc in next 5 sts, rep from * to last 7 sts, dc in each of the remaining 7 sts, turn. 41 (41, 41, 59, 59, 59, 77, 77, 77) dc 

Row 29 (29, 29, 31, 31, 33, 33, 35, 35):Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn. 41 (41, 41, 59, 59, 59, 77, 77, 77) hdc 

Cowl – Turtleneck

Crocheting in rounds

For a fitted turtleneck, reduce the number of stitches.

Round 1: Ch 1, hdc in next 41 (41, 41, 59, 59, 59, 57, 57, 57) sts, pick up the second panel, hdc in next 41 (41, 41, 59, 59, 59, 57, 57, 57) sts, join with a sl st to the beginning chain. 82 (82, 82, 118, 118, 118, 154, 154, 154) hdc

Try the piece on, if the neckline is too wide, join a few STS on either side of both panels together, leaving the middle part as the neckline. Continue with the pattern below.

Rounds 2 – 18: Ch 1, hdc around, join with a sl st to the beginning chain. 82 (82, 82, 118, 118, 118, 154, 154, 154) hdc

Increase or reduce the number of rounds accordingly.

For a shorter turtle neck, work fewer rounds.

Eyelets

Round 19: Ch 3, *skip next st, hdc in next st, ch 1, rep from * to end, join with a sl st to the beginning chain. 41 (41, 41, 59, 59, 59, 57, 57, 57) hdc/ch sps

Round 20: Ch 1, 2 hdc in each ch sp, join with a sl st to the beginning chain. 82 (82, 82, 118, 118, 118, 154, 154, 154) hdc

Round 22: Ch 1, sl st in each st around, join with a sl st to the beginning chain. 82 (82, 82, 118, 118, 118, 154, 154, 154) hdc

Fasten off

Lower section

Front panel

Join yarn with a sl st to the beginning of the foundation chain

Row 1: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn

Row 2: Ch 2, dc in first 2 sts, *skip next 2 sts, V puff in next st, skip next 2 sts, rep from * to the last 2 sts, dc in last 2 sts, turn

Row 3: Ch 2, dc in first 2 sts, V puff in each ch 2 sp, dc in last 2 sts, turn.

Row 4 – 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10): Ch 2, rep Row 3

Fasten off.

Back panel

Repeat from Row 1 of lower section on the Back panel 

Section 2  – Side of the body

Right side

Join yarn with a sl st to the lower end, crocheting across the sides/edges from the front panel to the back panel.

Edging – join yarn with a sl st to the  beginning of the foundation chain,  crocheting around the sides

Row 1: Ch 1, sc evenly in each st/ch sp, Rows 2 – 3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11):  Ch 2, hdc in each st across, turn.

Fasten off

Left side

Join yarn with a sl st to the beginning of the other side of the main panel. 

Repeat Rows 1 – 3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Fasten off 

Note – The finished measurement should be equal to your bust measurement. If not, add more rows to the sides.

Side seam(s)

• Turn both panels to the wrong side (decide which side you’d want as the wrong side).
• Fold the front panel over the back panel.
• Measure 7.5 (8, 8, 8.5, 8.5, 9, 9, 9.5, 10)” from the shoulder tip downwards. 
• Try this piece on to know if you are happy with the armpit opening.
• Please note that you can adjust the length of the armpit opening as you see fit.
• Place stitch markers on the point (1^st on the front panel, the 2^nd on the back panel), over both panels – these would be the sleeve opening.
• Join yarn with a slip stitch at the stitch with the marker, crocheting away from the stitch marker towards the edge.
• Ch 1, sc over both sides, continue until the end.
• Fasten off, repeat on the other side.  

Section 4 – Sleeves

Crocheting across the stitches left (between the two stitch markers)

Crocheting in rows

Row 1:  Ch 2 Hdc in each st across until the next stitch marker, turn. 52 [56, 60, 64, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80] hdc

Rows 2-40: Ch 2, hdc in each st across, turn.

Sleeve cuff

Crocheting in rounds

Round 1: Ch 2, *hdc in next 5 sts, hdc2tog, rep from * to end, join with a sl st to the beginning chain.

Round 2: Ch 2, *hdc in next 4 sts, hdc2tog, rep from * to end, join with a sl st to the beginning chain.

Round 3: Ch 2, *hdc in next 3 sts, hdc2tog, rep from * to end, join with a sl st to the beginning chain .

Try the sleeve on, if too loose, repeat round 3.

Split for thumb opening

Round 4: Ch 2, hdc in each st until the last 2 sts, ch 2 skip the last 2 sts, join with a sl st to the beginning chain.

Round 5: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st to the beginning chain.

Round 6: In 3rd Loop Only, ch 2, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st to the beginning chain.

Rounds 7 – 9: Repeat round 6

Fasten off

Make the second sleeve

Sew in ends.

Rope

Chain 200

Fasten off

Thread in the chains through the eyelet made in Round 19

Secure with the rope by adding tassels at each end.

Fasten off.

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