STITCH ROUND Crochet raglan flower sweater for fall in sizes XS-3XL
23 rounds build a top-down raglan sweater with flower trim, sized XS-3XL.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Rounds
- 7 rounds
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Hook
- 5.5 mm
- Time
- 4-6 hours
Intermediate
What the original page called it. Nothing here is graded a second time.
7 rounds
Each one gets its own line, with a box beside it to tick as you go.
Worsted
What the sample was made in. Any weight works — the size moves with it.
About this pattern
This raglan sweater starts at the neckline and builds outward, with the neck itself taking 3 rounds, the body 2, and each sleeve 2 more. Worked in a worsted-weight yarn with a 5.5 mm hook, it moves fast for a garment this size and scales cleanly from XS up to 3XL without changing the structure of the pattern.
The shaping lives entirely in the four corner increases of the neckline rounds, where double crochet, chain 2, double crochet repeats to form the raglan lines. Slow down there, since every increase round depends on hitting those corners accurately before the piece splits into body and sleeves. Once the split happens, the body and sleeve rounds are straight double crochet with no further shaping to track.
- Chain and join a ring, then build the neckline outward with four corner increases to shape the raglan lines.
- Keep working the neckline rounds until the piece reaches the point where sleeves and body separate.
- Join front to back at each underarm with a slip stitch to open up the armholes.
- Work the body downward in plain double crochet rounds to the desired length.
- Attach yarn at each underarm and work the sleeves in the round, decreasing at the start and end of rounds to taper.
What goes wrong
- Losing track of corner increases Mark each of the four neckline corners with a stitch marker before starting the increase rounds. Recheck for four distinct corners at the end of every round.
- Twisted starting chain Check the chain 80 lies flat before joining it into a ring. A twist here carries through every neckline round that follows.
- Uneven sleeve decreases Work the decrease only at the beginning and end of the designated rounds, not throughout. Keep the normal rounds plain so the taper stays symmetrical.
- Skipping the back loop only on the border Work the border, cuffs, and collar through the back loop only for the ribbed look and stretch. Working both loops flattens the texture and reduces stretch at the neck, wrist, and hem.
Yarn, hook and the rest
Copied from the source pattern's own materials list.
Yarn
- "I Love This Yarn" in Soft Blue (category 4 yarn)
- Scissors
- 5.5 mm crochet hook
- 4.5 mm crochet hook
- Large tapestry needle
Progress tracker
0 of the 7 rounds on this page are ticked.
The pattern, round by round
Kept in the order and the wording the source used. Tick a round as you finish it; the ticks stay on this device.
Neckline
Round 1
Create a slip knot and chain 80; Join the chain with a slip stitch to form a circle, ensuring it is not twisted.
Round 2
Set up the Head Hole Chain 2 (counts as the first stitch); Make 11 double crochets starting in the second chain from the hook; Work a corner: Double crochet, chain 2, double crochet into the same stitch; Continue with 16 more double crochets; Work another corner and continue the pattern until you have four corners and finish the round with 11 more double crochets.
Rounds 3–18
(Continue Increasing): Slip stitch into the first chain of the previous row, chain 2 (counts as first stitch); Skip the first stitch and continue double crocheting to the first corner; Repeat the pattern of double crochet, chain 2, double crochet for the corner; Continue this for 16 rounds, increasing at each corner.
Body
Round 1
From the final increase round, begin connecting for sleeves by working straight double crochets; At the corner sections, slip stitch to join the front to the back to create armholes.
Round 2
Continue around in rounds of double crochet until desired body length is achieved.
Sleeves
Round 1
Attach yarn with a slip knot and chain 2 at the underarm; Work double crochets around.
Rounds 2–25
For shaping, alternate a normal round with a decrease round by working double crochet decreases at the beginning and end of these rounds until you make 25 rows or desired sleeve length.Repeat for the second sleeve.
Join
Step 1Bottom Border, Cuffs, and Collar: Switch to 4.5 mm hook.
Step 2Starting at a seam, create a chain length (e.g., chain 8) and work in single crochet back and forth, attaching the work to the sweater with slip stitches at the edges.
Step 3Use back loop single crochet for stretch and ribbed texture.
Step 4Seam the ends for the border and cuffs using a whip stitch.
Step 5Attach Flowers (Optional): Create small flowers using a contrasting color yarn and attach them to the sweater as desired.
Finish
- Weave in all yarn ends from the neckline, body, sleeve, and border sections using a tapestry needle.
- Whip stitch the short ends of the bottom border and both cuffs closed once they are worked to length.
- Attach the optional contrasting-color flowers to the sweater front, positioning them before the final ends are trimmed.
Bigger or smaller
- Larger
- Add extra rounds to the neckline increase sequence before splitting for the body and sleeves, which widens the raglan and enlarges the whole garment proportionally.
Photographs of this one
Every photograph on this page was taken by whoever published the pattern, and they are printed in the order the source listed them.
FAQs
Asked and answered
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.
Can the sweater be made without the flowers?
Yes, the flowers are listed as optional. Skipping them does not change any part of the body, sleeve, or border construction.
Why does the pattern use two different hook sizes?
The larger 5.5 mm hook works the main body, neckline, and sleeves for drape, while the smaller 4.5 mm hook tightens the border, cuffs, and collar for a ribbed, snug finish.
How is the sleeve length adjusted?
The sleeve rounds alternate a plain round with a decrease round, and this sequence can be worked until the desired sleeve length is reached. Stop the repeats earlier or later than the stated row count to fit the wearer's arm.
What yarn weight does this pattern call for?
The pattern uses a category 4 worsted-weight yarn, specifically I Love This Yarn in Soft Blue. Any worsted-weight yarn of similar gauge can be substituted.