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This sweater is something we have wanted to design for a long time. Mesh net sweaters are perfect when you need to quickly throw something on that looks smart and casual. The beautiful mesh means the sweater never looks creased, and it’s an easy outfit that always looks good. Throw it on over jeans or a long skirt and you are ready to go! This crochet sweater is super fun to crochet, the stitch is mindless but not boring – and the best part? Mesh net means it’s going to crochet up pretty fast!
This sweater top is designed to be slightly oversized. By crocheting the mesh net sweaters loose, you can pair it with a number of different under garments. Wearing it with a nude camisole keeps the sweater centre stage…or pair it with a contrasting bralette for a different look. It looks amazing over a white bikini too! If you are looking to crochet a white bra top to wear under this sweater, take a look at The Magnolia Lacy Crochet Bra Top or the One Hour Easy Crochet Bra.
At first we designed the sweater to have raw edges with very little finishing. We wanted that totally deconstructed “stringy” look. However we ended up with ribbing on the sleeves and it looks great with that slightly more polished put together look. Feel free to leave the sleeve ribbing off if you do like that raw stringy crochet look that is hugely popular.
We used the beautiful cotton blend Caron Cotton Cakes yarn from Yarnspirations. It is 60% cotton and 40% acrylic and you get A LOT per skein. A whole 530 yards (485m) to be exact and that makes its budget friendly. Its soft not scratchy, and the cotton gives your summer garment durability and structure. All the colours are amazing….Hydrangea, Beachglass and Rose Whisper are all stunning.
For this mesh net crochet sweater we used “Nested Blues”. We did remove the white yarn and only used four colours from the skein. The contrast between the darker blue and taupe look amazing and we wanted that to feature.
If you are unable to find this yarn, feel free to substitute any cotton blend weight 4, worsted yarn. Try to avoid a scratchy cotton yarn that is suited better for dish cloths and bags. Feel free to crochet this in a solid colour too – an all white mesh top would look stunning.
DESCRIPTION of The Nusa Mesh Net Crochet Sweater
The Nusa Mesh Net Crochet Sweater is a light and airy piece that can be worn from spring to summer. It features a slightly oversized design that also includes oversized long sleeves with ribbing. The neckline is wide and flattering and can be customized to include an off the shoulder or on the shoulder design. This is a free and easy crochet pattern available in a range of sizes.
CROCHET MEASUREMENTS & SIZES
The Nusa Mesh Net Crochet Sweater has now been re-written as a “made to measure” pattern. If you prefer to work from your own measurements versus graded sizing, you can follow The Nusa Mesh Net Crochet Sweater v2.0 found here.
The pattern follows the following sizing guide: XS (S, M , L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL). For example: ch 90(100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170) means ch 90 for XS, ch 100 for Small, ch 110 for Medium, ch 120 for Large and ch 130 for XL and ch 140 for 2XL and ch 150 for 3XL, 160 for 4XL and 170 for 5XL.
To fit bust 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.
Finished back width approximately: 16.5 (18.5, 20.5, 22.5, 24.5, 26.5, 28.5, 30.5) inches or 42 (47, 52, 57, 63, 67, 72, 77) centimetres.
Note: Designed as classic fit with significant positive ease.
CROCHET GAUGE
Using a 5mm crochet hook, the gauge is approximately 15 stitches and 10 rows of single crochet in 4″ x 4″ (10 cm x 10 cm).
CROCHET MATERIALS
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Yarn brand: Caron Cotton Cakes by Yarnspirations. Weight 4/Aran/Worsted. 250g skein and 530 yards (or 485m). Approximately 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins. Color used is Nested Blues.
Note we did not use the white yarn in the skein. If you plan to remove colours from the skein, this may affect the number of skeins required.
Substitute with any worsted weight yarn however check gauge.
5 mm crochet hook (US size 8). We use many different crochet hooks and some of them can get quite pricey – but if you are a beginner and looking for some great budget friendly ergonomic crochet hooks try these from Amazon. It comes in a set and the grip and shape is amazing for beginner crocheters. We love these and recommend them to all our beginner crochet friends.
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
ch = chain
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)
3HDP = three half double puff. Wrap yarn over the hook, insert into the ch-3sp. Draw through a loop. Repeat this two times into the same ch-3sp. You should now have 7 loops on the hook. Wrap the yarn over the hook again. Pull through all except one loop on the hook. You should have 2 loops on the hook. Wrap the yarn over the hook again. Pull through all 2 loops to close the “puff”.
BLO = back loop only
ch-3 sp = chain 3 space (eg. crochet into the space and not the stitch)
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 Nusa Mesh Net Crochet Sweater
The Nusa Mesh Net Crochet Sweater is made by first crocheting a back panel and a front panel. We will crochet the panels bottom up. We will then crochet the ribbing for the sleeves and then continue to crochet the sleeves on to the ribbing. Next we will seam the front panel and the back panels at the shoulder and then seam the sides and the sleeves directly on to the panels.
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PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS for The Nusa Mesh Net Crochet Sweater
The Nusa Mesh Net Crochet Sweater has now been re-written as a “made to measure” pattern. If you prefer to work from your own measurements versus graded sizing, you can follow The Nusa Mesh Net Crochet Sweater v2.0 found here.
Main Back Panel
XS (S, M , L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
ch 71 (77, 83, 89, 101, 107, 131, 137, 143)
You may like to double check sizing again by placing the chain up against your body. Take into account the chain will expand after you crochet a few rows. You may decide you actually want to go a little more oversized and go up a size or that your yarn is super stretchy and you go down a size. Checking the guage is still very important however I always like to do this final check before I launch into the project.
Row 1: 1sc in 5th ch from hook, *ch3, sk 2ch, 1sc in next ch, rep from * to end. Turn.
Row 2: ch3, 1sc in next ch-3sp, *ch3, 3HDP in next ch-3sp, ch3, 1sc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * to end ending 1sc in top of tch. Turn.
3HDP: wrap yarn over the hook, insert into the ch-3sp. Draw through a loop. Repeat this two times into the same ch-3sp. You should now have 7 loops on the hook. Wrap the yarn over the hook again. Pull through all except one loop on the hook. You should have 2 loops on the hook. Wrap the yarn over the hook again. Pull through all 2 loops to close the “puff“.
Row 3: *ch3, 1sc in next ch-3sp, rep from * to end, end with ch3, 1sc in top of tch. Turn.
Row 4: *ch3, 3HDP in next ch-3sp, ch3, 1sc in next ch-3sp, rep from * to end, end with 3HDP in tch-sp (turning chain space). Turn.
Row 5: repeat row 3
Repeat row 2 – row 5 until the panel reaches a total length of 19.5 (20, 20, 20.5, 21, 21, 21, 21.5, 21.5) inches or 50 (51, 51, 52, 53, 53, 53, 55, 55) cm. If you would like to make the length of the top longer eg. a tunic dress or shorter eg. cropped you can do this now.
Note: If you would like a similar stripe effect to my design, then change your colour after every 8 rows. If you would like thinner stripes then reduce the number of rows before each colour change.
Fasten off.
Main Front Panel
Repeat the Main Back Panel so that you end up with two identical panels.
Sleeves (Make 2)
Sleeve Ribbing Cuff
If you are crocheting a stripe effect, then you may want to follow the stripe pattern in the main body panel.
ch 11 for all sizes
Row 1: 1sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across. Turn.
Row 2-27 (28, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34): ch1, sc BLO in each st across. Turn.
Do not turn or fasten off for the last row. Turn your ribbing so that you will now crochet down the long side of the ribbing. You will now be crocheting the main sleeve panel.
Main sleeve panel
If you are crocheting a stripe effect, then change your colours consistently with the stripe colours you used in the main panels. You may want your stripe pattern to match for each arm.
Row 1: ch1, sc across the ribbing a total of 56 (62, 62, 62, 62, 68, 68, 68, 74) stitches. Turn.
It will be very tight and you may want to crochet approximately 2sc per stitch (in each row of the ribbing) so that you can fit all the sc stitches in. It will be quite curly and wavy but this is normal.
Row 2: ch1, sc across the ribbing. Turn
row 3: repeat row 2
Row 4: ch3, 1sc in 2nd st (the 5th st from the hook), *ch3, sk 2ch, 1sc in next ch, rep from * to end. Turn
Row 5: ch3, 1sc in next ch-3sp, *ch3, 3HDP in next ch-3sp, ch3, 1sc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * to end ending 1sc in top of tch. Turn.
Row 6: *ch3, 1sc in next ch-3sp, rep from * to end, end with ch3, 1sc in top of tch. Turn.
Row 7: *ch3, 3HDP in next ch-3sp, ch3, 1sc in next ch-3sp, rep from * to end, end with 3HDP in tch-sp. Turn.
Row 8: repeat row 6
Repeat rows 5 – 8 until you reach the required sleeve length. Based on standard arm length ratios it should be 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 however we added an extra inch as we wanted that oversized sleeve look. You may want to customize it depending on where you want the sleeve ribbing cuff to end (ours hit halfway down the fingers for an oversized look).
We will show you how to check the sleeve length again under “Assembly” below so that you can ensure you have the perfect fit.
Fasten off.
Remember to crochet 2 identical sleeves.
Assembly
Step 1: Seam the Front and Back Panel at the shoulder. Measure approximately 4 inches in from the left side of the front panel towards the centre and place a stitch marker. Then measure 4 inches in from the right side of the front panel towards the centre and place a stitch marker. Do the same for the back panel.
Customization Tip: Place the two panels over your head and shift the stitch markers closer to the neck or further away depending on whether you want a wide off the shoulder look or a tighter on the shoulder look. If you would like to make the neckline tighter add another inch or so on all sides and adjust the stitch markers. If you would like to make the neckline wider and possibly off the shoulder, then reduce an inch or so on all sides and adjust the stitch markers.
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 up to the stitch markers. Fasten off. See diagram below.
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 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.
Do the same on the right side with the other sleeve.
Customization Tip: It is a good time to check the length of your sleeve. You can “seam” it with a few 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 add a few more rows on to your sleeve. Or you can reduce rows if you like your sleeves short. Make sure you do the same on the second sleeve.
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.
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.
Fasten off.
Finish & Celebrate
Weave in all your ends.
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