Easy Textured Crochet Sweater – Free Juniper Pattern

The Juniper Sweater is an oversized crochet sweater featuring a beautifully textured stitch pattern, relaxed sleeves and a simple ribbed neckline. Its lightweight, airy design makes it a lovely layering piece for cooler summer evenings and the changing seasons.

This free crochet sweater pattern uses an easy two row stitch repeat to create an interesting textured appearance without complicated techniques. The loose fit, wide sleeves and slouchy cuffs give the sweater its relaxed shape.

pair it with jeans or shorts for an effortless everyday outfit, or layer it over a top when the weather turns cooler.

How the Juniper Crochet Sweater is Constructed

The Juniper Sweater is worked from the bottom up, beginning with the ribbed hem. Once the ribbing is complete, you’ll work the main body using a simple two row repeat that creates the sweater’s textured design.

After reaching the desired body length, a small amount of shaping is worked around the neckline, followed by ribbed edging for a neat finish.

The sleeves are designed to be wide and oversized with matching slouchy cuffs that compliment the relaxed shape of the sweater.

The simple stitch repeat makes this an enjoyable project for crocheters who want to create a textured garment without having to follow a complicated pattern.

Yarn

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The Juniper Sweater uses Paintbox Simply Dk which is a premium 100% acrylic yarn, making it light and airy, perfect for any season of the year. This yarn is a weight 3 and comes in 50 beautiful shades so there will definitely be a shade for everyone. I wanted a colour that screamed summer so I chose the shade Melon Sorbet and I’m totally in love with it.

Sizing & Measurements

S/M( L/XL, 2XL/3XL)

To fit bust: 32-38(40-46, 48-54) inches

Actual sweater bust: 48( 56, 64) inches

Length: 20( 22, 24) inches

GAUGE: 9 sts x 10 rows in 4″

Materials

Yarn – Paintbox Simply Dk – weight 3/ light/ Dk/ 8 ply

Approximately 6( 6, 7) balls

5mm crochet hook

Stitch marker

Yarn needle

Scissors

Crochet Juniper Sweater Pattern

Back Panel

Ch 103( 123, 139)

ROW 1: dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each ch across. Turn.

ROW 2: ch 3, FPDC in next st, *BPDC in next, FPDC in next, rep from * across ending row with a dc on top of ch 3. Turn.

ROW 3: ch 3, BPDC in next st, *FPDC in next, BPDC in next, rep from * across ending row with a dc on top of ch 3, turn.

ROWS 4-5: rep rows 2-3.

ROW 6: ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn.

ROW 7: ch 3, *skip next st, v-st in next, skip next st, dc in next st, rep from * across. Turn.

ROW 8: ch 3, *v-st in centre of next v-st, FPDC in next dc, rep from * across ending row with a dc on top of ch 3. Turn.

ROW 9: ch 3, *v-st in centre of next v-st, BPDC in next st, rep from * across ending the row with a dc on top of ch 3. Turn.

Rep rows 8-9 until you have completed 43( 47, 51) rows of v-st pattern (not incl. the rows of ribbing). You can add more rows here if you want a longer top but make sure you end on row 9. DO NOT FASTEN OFF

Now with the right side facing you count 8( 10, 12 ) FPDC in from where your hook is now. Place a stitch marker in that st.

NEXT ROW: ch 3, *v-st in centre of next v-st, FPDC in next st, rep from * across placing a dc into st with the stitch marker. TURN

NEXT ROW: ch 3, *v-st in centre of next v-st, BPDC in next st, rep from * across placing a dc on top of ch 3. Fasten off.

Now turn your sweater around so the right side is facing you. Count 8( 10, 12) FPDC in from the other side and attach your yarn to that st.

NEXT ROW: ch 3, *v-st in centre of next v-st, FPDC in next st, rep from * across placing a dc in ch 3. Turn.

NEXT ROW: ch 3, *v-st in centre of next v-st, BPDC in next st, rep from * across placing a dc in ch 3. Fasten off.

Front Panel

Rep the same as the back panel but stop at row 43( 47, 51). Do not include the rows of ribbing. Just count your v-st rows!

With the right side of sweater facing you count 8( 10, 12 ) FPDC in from where you are now. Mark that stitch.

NEXT ROW: ch 3, *v-st in centre of next v-st, FPDC in next st, rep from * across placing a dc in the st with the st marker. Turn.

NEXT ROW: ch 3, * v-st in centre of next v-st, BPDC in next st, rep from * across placing a dc in ch 3. Turn.

Rep last 2 rows one more time. Fasten off leaving a long tail.

With the right side facing attach yarn into the 8th ( 10th, 12th ) FPDC in from the other side.

NEXT ROW: ch 3, *v-st in centre of next v-st, FPDC in next st, rep from * across placing a dc on top of ch 3. Turn.

NEXT ROW: ch 3, *v-st in centre of next v-st, BPDC in next st, rep from * across placing a dc on top of ch 3. Turn.

Rep last 2 rows one more time. Fasten off leaving a long tail.

Sleeves (Make 2)

Ch 63( 67, 71)

ROW 1: dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each ch across. Turn.

ROW 2: ch 3, FPDC in next st, *BPDC in next st, FPDC in next st, rep from * across placing a dc on top of ch 3, turn.

ROW 3: ch 3, BPDC in next st, *FPDC in next st, BPDC in next st, rep from * across placing a dc on top of ch 3. Turn.

ROWS 4-5: rep rows 2-3.

ROW 6: ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn.

ROW 7: ch 3, *skip next st, v-st in next st, skip next st, dc in next st, rep from * across. Turn

ROW 8: ch 3, *v-st in centre of next v-st, FPDC in next st, rep from * across ending the row with a dc on top of ch 3. Turn.

ROW 9: ch 3, *v-st in centre of next v-st. BPDC in next st, rep from * across ending row with a dc on top of ch 3. Turn.

Rep rows 8-9 until you have completed 33( 35, 37) rows of v-st. Do not include your ribbing rows. You can add more rows here if you need sleeve longer. Fasten off leaving a long tail.

Go ahead and make your second sleeve!

Assembly

Lay your back panel on a flat surface with the right side facing up. Place your front panel on top of the back panel with the wrong side facing up. With a yarn needle and long tail seam across the shoulders connecting the two panels together.

Now lay the entire piece out flat with the wrong side facing up. Take a sleeve and mark the middle st with a stitch marker. Connect that stitch marker with the shoulder seam of your sweater. Now seam the sleeve to the shoulder seam. Rep on the other side.

Fold your sweater over and seam along the under edge of the sleeves and down along the edge of the sweater.

Turn your sweater the right side out.

Attach your yarn to the side of the neck hole, towards the shoulder seam.

Ch 1 and place 1 sc in each space, sc2tog at the first corner of the neckline, continue placing a sc in each dc st around the neckline. You will be skipping over the ch1-sp of every v-st. As you come near every neck corner you will sc2tog.

Once you have single crocheted all the way around the neckline slst into the first sc to close the round.

NEXT ROUND: ch 3, dc in every st around the neckline. Slst to ch 3 to close the round.

NEXT 3 ROUNDS: FPDC, BPDC ribbing all the way around. Slst to ch 3 to close the round. Fasten off and weave in all your ends.

You have now completed your Crochet Juniper Sweater!