Crop Top Sweater Knitting Pattern

Have you mastered the basics of knitting and ready to experiment knitting tops? This crop top sweater knitting pattern is great for adventurous beginner knitters.

multiple pics of a hand knitted crop top sweater on a model

About the Pattern

Available Sizes: This downloadable PDF pattern is available in 7 (XS – 3XL) sizes, which you can get in the Brome Fields Shop. Scroll down to get the size MEDIUM for free!

Available Sizes: 7 (Adult XS to 3XL)
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
Pattern Name: Winter Storm

Techniques

Here are some of the knitting skills you need to know before getting started:

Knit Flat (Back & Forth)
Knit Stitches
Sew Seams

Yarn & Substitutions

Yarn Weight: Bulky
Yardage: 165 – 537 yards (151 – 491 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Hue & Me

Needles & Notions

US 11 (8mm) Circular Needles with a 24″ (60cm) Cable

Gauge

9.5 STS & 13 rows per 4” (10cm) square, knit in reverse stockinette stitch

knitted swatch of a crop top sweater with a wood gauge

Details

Model height: 5’9″ (175cm)
Model weight: 130lbs (59kg)
Model bust: 35″ (88cm)
Model waist: 25″ (63cm)
# of CO stitches: 33
Measurements, after blocking: 29″ wide x 14″ (74cm x 36cm)
Weight: 8.75oz (245g)

Sizes

SizeL”xW”Skeins NeededMeters NeededYards Needed
XS10x252151165
S12x272195214
M14x292245268
L16x313299327
XL18x333358392
2XL20x354422462
3XL22x374491537

Notes

Reversible.
Knit from side to side.
The CO edge is the length.
Knit using the reverse stockinette stitch.
Knit flat, back & forth on circular needles, which are used to accommodate the large number of CO stitches, do not join in the round.

Knitting Abbreviations

*– * – repeat between * to end of row
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
K – knit stitches (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
P – purl stitches (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
RS – right side
STS – stitches
WS – wrong side

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hand knitted crop top sweater on a model

Pattern Instructions

Knit flat.

CO 33 STS for the medium size.

Row 1 (RS): *P*

Row 2 (WS): *K*

Knit rows 1-2 until you’ve reached the width measurement, or desired width.

BO loosely in pattern.

Knit the 2nd side the same as the first.

The front and back are the same.

Top Seams:

Put the wrong sides together.

Starting from the outside, seam the top seam, leaving a hole large enough to fit your head through and maybe show a little shoulder. My head hole width measures 10 1/2″. Make sure the seams from the outside to the inside are the same measurement on each side.

Side Seams:

Starting from the bottom, seam each side using the mattress stitch, leaving a hole just large enough to fit your hand and arm through. My arm hole measures 8″.

Steam-block lightly, which will add about 1-2″ of length.

Weave in the ends.

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