We will work on the yoke of our raglan granny crew sweater. You will need dk weight yarn and a 4.5mm crochet hook. This is part 1 of our sweater.
Inspiration & Design
This series is my way of giving back to you. Thank you for your questions, support and observations.
As discussed last week, the idea for another garment tutorial series has been on my mind since the granny raglan sweater. It was so fun to create, wear and answer all your questions that I wanted the trend to continue our easy garment trend.
Before we move on, I encourage you to read Intro to the granny block sweater series. There we go over, yarn, measurements, gauge swatch, etc.
The Yarn for the granny crew sweater part 1
Let’s review our yarn requirements. To work up our raglan granny crew sweater we will be using at least 450g of dk weight yarn in two colors. We will need 300g of the Main color, and 150g of a contrasting color.
Can I make this Raglan Granny Crew Sweater?
Yes, I believe in you and your skills. If you know how to work chains, double crochets, and single crochets, you can absolutely make this!
For this Granny crew sweater part 1, we will be working what I call the granny block stitch. This is a two round repeat where we crochet granny sts in one round and in the next one we work ch’s and anchor them between the granny sts with sc’s.
Not only are we working with an easy to remember repeat, but also a very friendly construction. To make this pattern modification friendly we are going to be using a Raglan construction. A little more information on this construction can be found in the Introduction post.
Full Description of Pattern
The Granny Crew sweater is your next no fuss make. This patter not only features the much loved granny stitch, but you can add a little whimsy to the two round repeat by changing colors at the end of every round.
Raglan Granny Crew Sweater
Skill Level – Easy
- working flat
- working in round
- raglan increases
- changing colors
Materials
- 400g of dk weight Merino wool yarn
- 300g of the main color
- 100g of the contrasting color
- Hooks
- 4.5mm furls streamline crochet hook
- 4mm furls streamline crochet hook
- 4 stitch markers
- yarn needle
- scissors
- tape measure
Gauge
For this swatch we are working in the round. In addition, measurements listed are given after wet blocking. (wash, and lay flat to dry) Dk weight yarn with a 4.5mm hook (Furls Streamline) I wet blocked without cutting the yarn. After the swatch was dry, I frogged back to the foundation row.
| Sts | Rounds |
| 5 full granny sts + 2 dc in 4” [ alternatively 17dc’s ] | 10 rounds of the granny block st in 4” |
Finished Size
- Bust (Circumference)- 37″
- Length measured from shoulder – 16” This is easy enough to adjust by adding more rounds for a longer sweater or less for a more natural waist crop look.
- 16 rounds of the body will equal 6″ after light blocking and the overall length of the garment will be 14.75″
- 22 rounds of the body will equal 8″ and the overall length of the garment will be 16″
- Armhole depth – 9” Neckline flat – 7.25”
- Sleeve length – 12″ measured from under arm (32 rounds)
Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- granny inc – granny st, ch2, granny st all in the same space
- scV – single crochet v stitch
- Mc – main color
- cc – contrasting color
- sk – skip
Special Sts
Stacked sc – stacked single crochet = work a sc, insert your crochet hook into the left left of the sc you just completed, YO, pull through, YO pull through both loops on the hook
Notes
- beg ch1 does not count as a stitch
- as of yet this pattern has not been graded for more sizes but using a worsted weight yarn with a 5.5mm crochet hook is a way to increase the size, in the video tutorial I also discuss other ways of adjusting for sizes.
- we will be working with 2 colors of yarn for this pattern.
Granny Crew Sweater Part 1 – Yoke
Haven’t created the gauge swatch for your granny crew sweater yet? Linking the video here for you.
Start here
With your contrasting color and a 4mm crochet hook, work 64 foundation sc, change color after you complete the last sc but don’t cut your CC.
With your MC and your 4.5mm crochet hook
- Stacked single crochet, 2 dc in the same space, sk2, granny inc, * [ sk2, granny st ] x 4, sk 2, granny inc, * [ sk2, granny ] x8, granny inc; rep from * to * once more, sk2, granny in last st, remove your hook from the loop, place a stitch marker to secure. PM in the ch2 spaces of the granny inc. 18 granny stitches, 4 increases
Rotate your work so that you are ready to begin using your contrasting color, insert your hook into the first st and pull up a contrasting color loop.
Rows 2 and 3
2. (CC): (sc, ch1, sc) in the first st, ch2, * [ sc between the granny st, ch2 ] until you reach the marked space, scV in the marked space, ch2; rep from * until you’ve worked the last scV, (ch2, sc between the grannies) until you have 1 granny st left, ch2, (sc, ch1, sc) in the last st, remove hook from loop
Pick up main color.
3. (MC): Stacked sc in the first st, 2dc in the ch1, space, * granny st in each ch2 space until you reach the marker, granny inc in the marked space; rep from * until you work your last granny inc, granny st in each ch2 space until you reach the ch1, 2dc in ch1 space, dc in last st, remove hook from loop
Rotate your work so that you are ready to begin using your contrasting color, insert your hook into the first st and pull up a contrasting color loop.
Rows 4 to 6
4. repeat row 2
Pull up a MC loop.
5. repeat row 3
Rotate your work so that you are ready to begin using your contrasting color, insert your hook into the first st and pull up a contrasting color loop.
6. sc, ch1, sc) in the first st, ch2, * [ sc between the granny st, ch2 ] until you reach the marked space, scV in the marked space, ch2; rep from * until you’ve worked the last scV, ch2, sc between the grannies until you have 1 granny st left, ch2, sc in the last st of the row, 6 fsc, sl st to the first sc of the row to join in the round.
Once row 6 is complete, Cut both colors leaving a long enough tail to weave in later.
WORKING IN THE ROUND
Attach MC yarn to the mid back
Round 7: Stacked sc in the first sp, [ granny st in each ch2 space until you reach the marker, granny inc in the marked space ] x 2, granny st in each ch2 space until you reach the fsc, [ sk2, granny ] x 2, sk2, granny st in each ch2 space until you reach the marker, granny inc in the marked space ] x 2, granny st in each ch2 space until you reach the beg space, 2dc in this beg space, sl st to the stacked sc to join the round. Attach CC.
R8 (CC): * [ sc between the granny st, ch2 ] until you reach the marked space, scV in the marked space, ch2; rep from * until you’ve worked the last scV, ch2, sc between the grannies until you have 1 granny st left, ch2, sl st to the first st to join the round, switch to MC, ch1.
R9 (MC): Stacked sc in the space behind, [ granny st in each ch2 space until you reach the marker, granny inc in the marked space ] x 4 granny st in each ch2 space until you reach the beg space, 2dc in this beg space, sl st to the stacked sc to join the round, switch to CC.
Next
Continue repeating rounds 8 and 9 until you reach the desired armhole depth. In the tutorial and sample I worked a total of 11 rounds after joining in the round. Counting from the first row, this is a total of 17 rounds for the yoke before splitting for the sleeves.
We will meet back here on the third of december to split for the sleeves.
If you enjoy working the granny stitch, here are some suggestions that you can browse before we meet up again.
Happy Crafting!
