Hello there, my name is Krystal Everdeen and I create crochet tutorials on my YouTube channel. This post is specifically written to [hopefully] clear some of the confusing aspects of my Crochet V-Neck Sweater Tutorial. Although crocheting a sweater may seem complicated, it is actually simple, just really time consuming! Basically, we are making three different shapes: the front ‘V-neck’ portion, the ‘half-H’ back, and the rectangular sleeves. So because the sleeves are just regular rectangular shapes that do not require anything special, I am going to just focus on breaking down the funkier looking shapes so you have a better understanding of how to crochet these pieces. Okay, let’s begin!
This is the way your project should look once it is complete. All you will be doing is creating row after row of triple crochet until you put the project against yourself and it covers you from the point you want the “V-neck” design to begin, to where you would like the sweater to end (i.e. your belly button if you want a crop top, your hips if you want a full sweater, etc. it’s up to you).
After completing step one, we determine the middle point of the project and only triple crochet from one end of the project, to the middle point. In order to get the “V-neck” effect, we will need to decrease (skip a stitch- effectively ‘decreasing’ the number of stitches in the row) only on the side that is facing the middle. Do not decrease on both sides. Triple crochet from the end of the project to the middle point, then chain two, flip it over, triple crochet into the first stitch, skip the second stitch, triple crochet into the third stitch, and continue the row as normal until you get to the end. Once you reach the end, you will also crochet as normal (not skipping any stitches) until you have reached the middle once again. You will then either 1) Chain two, triple crochet into the first stitch, skip the send stitch and crochet as normal or 2) Crochet as normal until the next time you reach the middle, then decrease. For my sweater, I decided to decrease every other row, which meant I proceeded with option 2 – but if you would like the V-neck design to form quicker, then decrease every row.
Now that we have completed the front portion of the sweater, let’s move on to the back. For the back, we need to make this odd shape:
It’s really easy to crochet, it is basically the same rectangular shape you made for the front piece, just comprised of more rows because you are not going to have a ‘V’ cut.
After you place the project on your back and confirm that it will cover you the way you want it to, then you have completed the first step. The second step is to make those two additional rectangular shapes on the left and right of the project. These are really easy, too. All you will need to do is measure out the distance between your neck and shoulder and determine from which point to which point you will need to crochet to. Another way you can figure out the size you need to make these rectangular pieces is to align them with these:
They should be the same size.
After crocheting the back piece, crochet your two sleeve pieces and attach all the pieces together using a slip stitch.
Now just flip the project right-side-in to hide all the slip stitches you just made, and you’re done!
