The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater is a free and easy crochet pattern that is made to measure, size inclusive and designed to be intuitive and beginner friendly.
This black and white striped sweater is an easy classic that you will be reaching for on an every day basis. This crochet pattern is so simple and with almost no stitch change you will crochet it up fast to completion! The basic mindless stitches will allow you to do two things at once – like watch your favourite show at the same time or chat with friends over coffee as you crochet – and before you know it you will have finished!
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Black and white stripes is a sweater classic. We didn’t have one in our wardrobe so we decided to make this staple. They are easy to dress up under a black jacket and skirt, or dress down over jeans. Other classic stripe colours that we want to crochet next are navy blue and white, pink and brown and a white stripe on a black sweater!
The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater is made from a budget friendly and super soft yarn from Patons Yarnspirations. We have used it before in one of our first crochet sweater patterns The Pink Mandevilla Crochet Short Sleeve Sweater. You will love how this yarn slips on and off your hook easily, comes in a beautiful range of colours and is soft and squishy….and when yarn feels squishy it typically has a beautiful drape.
This specific yarn is a weight 4/medium/worsted. If you are familiar with our crochet patterns you will know that sometimes we like to drop down to a smaller hook size to get a finer stitch. For The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater we kept it standard with a hook size 5 and we love the visible look of the crochet stitches that complement the general oversized feel of the sweater.
We added ribbed cuffs and a ribbed bottom to add a little more structure. We absolutely love how casual and slouchy everything turned out. Master this pattern and you will be churning out beautiful handmade striped sweaters in no time … never needing to buy another one again.
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DESCRIPTION of The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater
The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater is a long sleeved sweater that is designed to be oversized and slouchy. It features a V neck design with ribbing on the bottom and on the sleeves. It also features ribbing around the V neck. This sweater is designed to hit at the hips, however as a made to measure pattern, it can be customized easily.
The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater is a free and easy crochet pattern available as a size inclusive made to measure pattern. It is beginner friendly and uses weight 4/worsted/medium yarn. The stitch pattern is simple using primarily half double crochets.
CROCHET MEASUREMENTS & SIZES
The pattern instructions for The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater are made to measure, based on your required measurements.
Kiks + Jack Crochet will always try to write patterns that are “made to measure” (versus graded sized patterns) so that crocheters can get the wonderful benefits of making a garment that fits perfectly. However we do appreciate taking measurements can be inconvenient for some and have also provided standard measurements for those who wish to use it.
To use this pattern you will need the following measurements and you should write them down for easy reference:
Finished length: Measure from your hips (or where you would like the sweater to end) up to the top of your shoulder.
Length to Armpit: Measure from your hips (or where you would like the sweater to end) up to your armpit.
Arm Length: Measure from armpit to wrist (or where you would like the sleeve to end) with your arm slightly bent. We like oversized sleeves and have taken this measurement to the bottom of our fingers.
Armhole Depth: Measure from the top outside edge of the shoulder down to the armpit
Standard Sizing (For Reference)
If you would like to use standard sizing for the chest/bust – then for XS (S, M , L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL) use approximately 28-30 (32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50, 52-54, 56-58, 60-62) inches or 71-76 (81-86, 91-96, 102-107, 112-117, 122-127, 132-137, 142-147, 152-158) centimetres.
If you would like to use standard sizing for arm length – then for XS (S, M , L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL) use approximately 16.5 (17, 17, 17.5, 17.5, 18, 18, 18.5, 18.5) inches or 42 (43, 43, 44.5, 44.5, 45.5, 45.5, 47, 47) centimetres
If you would like to use standard sizing for armhole depth – then use approximately 6-6.5 (6.5-7, 7-7.5, 7.5-8, 8-8.5, 8.5-9, 9-9.5, 9.5-10, 10-10.5) inches or 15.5-16.5, 16.5-17.5, 17.5-19, 19-20.5, 20.5-21.5, 21.5-23, 23-24, 24-25.5, 25.5-26.5) centimetres.
Note: The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater is designed as a loose fit with significant positive ease.
CROCHET GAUGE
Using a 5mm crochet hook, approximately 14 half double crochets across and 12 rows of half double crochet in 4″ x 4″ (10 cm x 10 cm).
Note the pattern is made to measure and can accommodate for different crochet gauges, however try to find a gauge that is close to ours.
CROCHET MATERIALS for The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater
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Yarn brand: Patons Canadiana by Yarnspirations. Weight 4/Aran/Worsted. 100g skein and 205 yards (or 187m). Approximately 4.7 skeins or 964 yards (or 879) used for our garment (approximately XS/S) with a finished width of 18 inches and a finished length of 16 inches.
Colours used in The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater are Aran and Black. Due to the stripe effect, we required 5 skeins of aran and 1 skein of black.
5 mm crochet hook (US size 8). We use many different crochet hooks and if you are looking for some great budget friendly ergonomic crochet hooks try these from Amazon. It comes in a set and the grip and the shape is amazing for beginner crocheters. However our absolute favourite, slightly more pricey crochet hooks are clover crochet hooks. You can buy then in a set or individually. We started our collection just purchasing the size 4 ,5 and 6.
Measuring Tape. We use a super budget friendly measuring tape. Make sure it has cm and inches (not all patterns are written with both). We are always crocheting on the go so we like our tapes small and compact and we put one in our design area, one in our bag and one in our car. Retractable works best! We use these super cheap mini measuring tapes from Amazon.
Stitch Markers. We use these locking crochet stitch markers from Amazon and these stitch markers that do not lock. They are cheap and colourful.
Blocking Pins. You should buy more pins than you think you need. If you are going to take the time to block don’t skimp on the pins. We like T shaped stainless steel pins that don’t rust when they get wet. We love these blocking T pins from Amazon and the tin means the pins don’t fall out on the floor.
Yarn Needle. Buy blunt needles with large eyes for yarn. We use these Yarn Needles because we like the convenient bottle, they are budget friendly and we get lots of them!
Scissors. We love these thread snippers because they are cheap, we get two of them AND they come with a case (some don’t). Don’t carry these without the case! After you use thread snippers you won’t want to snip with scissors.
CROCHET STITCHES & ABBREVIATIONS
The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater pattern uses US terms.
ch = chain (With one loop on your hook, yarn over and pull through the loop)
sc = single crochet (Insert hook into desired stitch. Yarn over and pull through the stitch. You now have two loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all two loops)
hdc = half double crochet (Yarn over and insert hook into desired stitch. Yarn over and pull through the stitch. You now have three loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all three loops)
hdc2tog = half double crochet 2 stitches together (Yarn over and insert hook into desired stitch. Yarn over and pull through the stitch. You now have three loops on your hook. Yarn over and insert hook into the NEXT stitch. Yarn over and pull through the stitch. You now have five loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all 5 loops. You have now combined 2 stitches into 1 stitch)
dc = double crochet (Yarn over and insert hook into desired stitch. Yarn over and pull through the stitch. You now have three loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through the first two loops. You now have two loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all two loops)
fpdc = front post double crochet (Yarn over and insert your hook from the front side to the back side of your work around the double crochet – the post – from the previous row, coming up on the opposite side of the stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop. You will now have three loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through the first two loops. You will now have have two loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all two loops)
bpdc = back post double crochet (Yarn over and insert your hook from the back side to the front side of your work around the double crochet – the post – from the previous row, coming up on the opposite side of the stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop. You will now have three loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through the first two loops. You will now have have two loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all two loops)
tch = turning chain
st = stitch
sk = skip stitch
* = repeat the instructions following the * as directed
Note unless stated otherwise turning chains do not count as a stitch if there are 1 or 2 chains and the turning chain does count as a stitch if there are 3 or 4 chains.
SUMMARY of CONSTRUCTION for The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater
The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater is made by first crocheting a back panel and a front panel. We will crochet the panels bottom up starting with a ribbing. On the front panel we will crochet the V neckline. We will then crochet the sleeve panels starting with the ribbing. Finally we will seam the front panel and the back panels at the shoulder and then seam sleeves directly on to the panels.
The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater pattern is made to measure, size inclusive and the stitch used is beginner friendly primarily using the half double crochet.
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Crochet the Back Panel Ribbing
Use your primary colour yarn eg. aran/cream
ch 12
The height of our ribbing is just over 2 inches. Based on our gauge this is 12 chains. If your gauge is different to ours, the height of your ribbing may be slightly different.
Row 1: hdc in 3rd ch from hook, hdc in each ch across until end. Turn
Row 2: ch2, hdc BLO in each st across. On the last st, hdc into the whole st. Turn
Repeat row 2 until the total length of the ribbing is equal to HALF of your “Chest/Bust Measurement” + 1 to 2 inches.
K+J example: Our chest/bust measurement = 32 inches around. Half of 32 inches = 16 inches. We keep repeating row 2 until the total length of the ribbing reaches 17 inches (16 + 1 = 17 inches)
Count the total number of rows.
K+J example: We counted a total of 46 rows to achieve a length of 17 inches.
It’s a great time to check if you are completely happy with the width of the sweater before you crochet any further. We have designed this to be oversized, however you can customize this. Keep in mind that the width may increase a little further. Place the ribbing up against you to see if the width (length of ribbing) is right for you. If you would like it to be wider, crochet a few more rows. If you would like the ribbing to be tighter, then you can frog (unravel) a few rows.
Do not fasten off.
Crochet the Back Panel
You will now crochet down the long side of the ribbing that you just crocheted.
To calculate the number of stitches that you will crochet down the long side of the ribbing, calculate as follows:
| Calculation | Kiks + Jack Crochet Example |
| Count the number of rows in your ribbing | We have 46 rows in our ribbing (to achieve 17 inches) |
| Multiply this by 1.5 (round up if necessary) | 46 X 1.5 = 69 stitches |
Row 1: Using the working yarn, ch1, sc into the first st, sc across the ribbing the number of stitches you calculated above in total. Turn
In K+J example above we will crochet 69 single crochets across the long side ribbing. You may want to place stitch markers at the 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 way mark down your ribbing, to help ensure you crochet evenly. In our example we would crochet approximately 17-18 single crochets in each quarter to achieve a total of 69 stitches.
Row 2: ch2, hdc in the 1st st, hdc in every st to end of row. Turn
Row 3-9: repeat row 2
Do not fasten off as you will bring the aran/cream yarn up later when you need it.
Tip: We decided on 8 rows of aran/cream yarn and 2 rows of black yarn. You can design and customize your own stripe to your preference. Remember to follow your own stripe pattern.
Switch to the second yarn eg. black
Row 10-11: ch2, hdc in the 1st st, hdc in every st to end of row. Turn
Bring up the aran/cream yarn as the working yarn and snip the black yarn after a few crochet stitches with the aran/cream yarn.
Tip: We like to snip off the black yarn (and re-attach when needed) and bring up the aran/cream yarn (ie. don’t snip it off). It reduces the yarn we have to weave in later. If both our stripes were small (eg less than 2-3 rows each) we would typically bring up both colours.
Repeat rows 2-11 in that order (or according to your stripe pattern) until your back panel reaches a length equal to your “Finished Length Measurement“.
This is a great time to double check you are happy with the length by placing the panel up against you. If you would like to make it longer crochet more rows. If you would like to make it shorter, remove a few rows. If you made changes, then make sure you update the Finished Length Measurement AND the Length to Armpit Measurement as both rely on your final lengths.
Fasten off.
Crochet the Front Panel
Follow all the instructions from “Crochet the Back Panel Ribbing” and “Crochet the Back Panel” until your front panel plus ribbing reaches a length equal to your “Length to Armpit Measurement” + 2 inches.
Tip: For this sweater we did not want a deep V neckline so we added 2 inches to the “Length to Armpit Measurement” before we started to shape for the V neckline. However if you would prefer a deeper V neckline you can start shaping earlier when your front panel reaches a length equal to your “Length to Armpit Measurement”.
We will now start to crochet the V neckline. Do not fasten off.
Crochet the V neckline on the Front Panel
Use a measuring tape and find the centre of your top. Place a locking stitch marker at this centre point. The stitch marker will mark the tip of your V neck.
Use the working yarn (unless you are due for a stripe change, if so then change your yarn).
Row 1: ch2, hdc in the 1st st, hdc in every st towards the stitch marker, ending with a hdc2tog the stitch before the stitch marker and the stitch with the stitch marker. Turn
Row 2: ch2, hdc in the 1st st, hdc across the row until the end. Turn.
Row 3: ch2, hdc in the 1st st, hdc in every st until you are 2 stitches from the end of the row, hdc2tog the next 2 st. Turn
Repeat Row 2 and Row 3 in that order until your sweater has reached the “Finished Length Measurement“.
Don’t forget to follow your stripe pattern, changing the colour of the yarn when required. If you are following our stripe pattern then we would crochet 8 rows of aran/cream yarn and 2 rows of black yarn.
When your front panel reaches the “Finished Length Measurement” and matches the length of your back panel start working on the other side.
Attach a matching yarn on the other side edge of your front panel.
Repeat all the rows that you crocheted on the first side of your V neck.
Tip: Don’t worry if the edges of your V are not perfectly straight. We will be adding a ribbing around the entire V neck.
Fasten off.
Crochet the Sleeve Panel (Make 2)
We will now crochet the two sleeve panels starting with the cuff. Remember you will need to make two identical sleeve panels.
Crochet the Sleeve Panel Ribbed Cuff
Use the primary yarn colour eg aran/cream
ch 12
The height of our sleeve ribbing is just over 2 inches. Based on our gauge this is approximately 12 chains.
Row 1: 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook, hdc in each ch across. Turn.
Row 2: ch2, hdc BLO in each st across. On the last st, hdc into the whole st. Turn
Repeat row 2 until the ribbed cuff is equal to your “Wrist Circumference Measurement” + 2.5 inches. Make sure it fits comfortably and is not too tight.
Tip: We like the look of oversized sleeves and cuffs and crochet our sleeves longer, almost at our fingers. We typically add sleeve length (see later) and inches to the wrist circumference to achieve this.
Count the number of rows (we crocheted 24 rows).
Do not fasten off. Turn your ribbing. You will now crochet down the long side of the ribbing.
Crochet the Main Sleeve Panel
To calculate the number of stitches across the ribbing, calculate as follows:
| Calculation | K+J Example |
| Count the number of rows in the sleeve cuff | We counted 24 rows in our cuff |
| Double the number | 24 x 2 = 48 |
Row 1: ch1, sc evenly across the ribbing the total stitches calculated in the table above. Turn.
In K+J example, we would crochet 48 sc evenly across the ribbing. You may want to place stitch markers at the 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 mark, down your ribbing to help ensure you crochet evenly.
Row 2: ch2, hdc in the 1st st, hdc across the row until the end. Turn.
Row 3-4: repeat row 2
Switch yarn colour eg black
Note: We changed the stripe pattern for our sleeves as we wanted the black stripe to start early, then we moved to a 4 cream stripe and 2 black stripe pattern. This is a different stripe pattern to our main body as we wanted more stripes on our sleeve. Once again you should design the stripe pattern for the sleeve panels according to your own style.
Row 5-6: repeat row 2
Switch yarn colour eg aran/cream
Row 7-10: repeat row 2
Repeat row 5-10 until your sleeve panel including the cuff, is equal to your “Arm Length Measurement” following your stripe pattern.
Note we like oversized sleeves and crochet long sleeves past our wrist. However we will show you how to check the sleeve length again under “Assembly” so that you can ensure you have the perfect fit.
Fasten off.
Remember you need to crochet two identical sleeve panels.
Assembling The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater
Kiks + Jack Crochet highly recommends blocking all your panels before assembling The Aubrey Easy Long Black and White Striped Crochet Sweater. Blocking your panels will set your panels to the shape and size you want and give it a polished look.
We block our panels by using blocking pins and pinning all the pieces on to an old yoga mat. We ensure the shape and edges of the front and back panel are similar and the two sleeve panels are similar. We then spray it with water focusing on the edges and ensuring it is pretty well saturated. Do not remove the pins until the panels are completely bone dry.
Step 1: Seam the Front and Back Panel at the shoulder. Place the front and back panels together with the right sides facing together. With a yarn needle, seam the two panels together across the shoulders starting from the edge and across. Fasten off.
Step 2: Line up your sleeves at the midway point to the shoulder and seam. Open up the two panels (now seamed at the shoulders) so that the right side is facing the floor and the wrong side is facing upwards. Take one of your crocheted sleeves and fold it in half lengthways. Place a locking stitch marker at the top of your sleeve at the centre point. With the wrong side of the sleeve facing up, attach this stitch marker to the left edge of the left shoulder seam.
Customization Tip: It is a good time to check the length of your sleeve. You can “seam” it with a few locking stitch markers to the main panel. Try it on. If you would like the sleeve to be longer (eg. some like the cuff to be almost at the knuckles vs the wrist), you can remove the knot on your sleeve panel (where you fastened off) then add a few more rows on to your sleeve. Or you can reduce rows if you like your sleeves shorter by removing the knot first and pulling out (frogging) a few rows. Make sure you do the same on the second sleeve so they are identical.
When everything is perfect, using a yarn needle and matching yarn, seam the sleeves to the main panels (wrong side facing up) – see first diagram below (illustrative purposes only).
Do the same on the right side with the other sleeve.
Step 3: Seam the sides of the sweater and the bottom of the sleeve together. Fold the two panels and sleeve panels at the seamed shoulders so that your sweater is facing wrong side out. With a yarn needle and matching yarn, seam the sides of the two panels together up to the armpit and along the bottom of the sleeve. See second diagram below (illustrative purposes only).
Fasten off.
Step 4: Add the ribbing to the neckline
Turn the sweater right side out. Attach a yarn to the V neckline at the shoulder seam.
Round 1: ch1, sc in the first st, sc evenly around the neckline into every st including the point of the V neckline. The key is to keep the sc even. When you complete the round, sl st to join at the top of the tch.
Round 2: ch3, dc in 2nd st, dc around into every st, when you complete the round, sl st to join at the top of the tch
Round 3: ch3, *fpdc, bpdc, rep from * until end of the round, sl st to the first fpdc.
Here is a reminder on how to crochet front post double crochet (fpdc) and back post double crochet (bpdc).
fpdc = front post double crochet (Locate the double crochet from the previous row below. This is called the post. Yarn over and insert your hook from the front side to the back side of this post ie. coming up on the opposite side of the stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop. You will now have three loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through the first two loops. You will now have have two loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all two loops)
bpdc = back post double crochet (Locate the double crochet from the previous row below. This is called the post. Yarn over and insert your hook from the back side to the front side of your work around the this post ie. coming up on the opposite side of the stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop. You will now have three loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through the first two loops. You will now have have two loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all two loops)
If you would like a slightly thicker ribbing around the neckline you can also do another round 3. We stopped after one round but it will depend on your guage.
Fasten off.
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