Easy Crochet Baby Sweater Pattern – The Lazy Day Sweater

Welcome back to another delightful crochet project! Today, we have an absolutely adorable, wonderfully simple, and perfectly cozy pattern for the littlest ones in your life: the Easy Crochet Baby Sweater! If you love crafting sweet nursery accessories that perfectly capture classic handmade charm while offering a beautifully seamless and easy-to-construct design to keep baby warm during chilly days, this brilliant little sweater is going to be your next favorite make.

This fantastic baby sweater pattern is wonderfully adaptable and perfect for unforgettable handmade baby shower gifts, allowing you to whip up beautiful, lovable baby garments in no time that will keep baby snug and be cherished as a family keepsake for years! While the instructions highlight a specific beautiful, textured look, you can easily adjust the color variations depending on the worsted weight yarn used—swap out classic neutrals for magical pastels, bright pinks, or vibrant bold hues to create a whimsical, personalized baby accessory! Grab your hooks, settle into your favorite crafting spot, and let’s dive into making this wonderfully easy, cozy little sweater!

Materials

Along with the yarn to make your project you will also need:

4.5mm (US 7 G+) crochet hook – my favourites are Furls Streamline Swirl crochet hooks or Clover Amour crochet hooks.

Tapestry needle

Scissors

Stitch markers if desired

2 x 2 cm buttons of your choice for the fastening at the front collar.

Notes

Work the front and the back of the jumper exactly the same.

Work both sleeves exactly the same.

The ch1 at the beginning of a row does not count as a stitch throughout.

Glossary/Abbreviations

ch(s) – chain(s)

ss – slip stitch

sk – skip

st(s) – stitch (es)

RS – right side

WS – wrong side

rep – repeat

sp – space

beg – beginning

Stitches –

UK terms	US terms
dc – double crochet	sc -single crochet
htr – half treble	hdc – half double crochet
tr – treble crochet	dc – double crochet

Special Stitches

FP – front post

BP – back post

FL – front loop

BL – back loop

Lazy Day Sweater Crochet Pattern – UK terms

Lazy Day Sweater Crochet Pattern – US terms

Front and Back panels worked the same – 

Bottom cuff 

Foundation chain: ch39,43,47,53,57,61

Row 1: (RS) hdc in 2nd and each [38,42,46,52,56,60]

Row 2: ch1, sc, *FPhdc, BPhdc, rep from * to last, sc in last 

Row 3: Repeat Row 2

Main body

Row 1(WS): ch1, hdc in FL of each [38,42,46,52,56,60]

Row 2: ch1, *hdc, hdc in BL, rep from * across 

Row 3: ch1, *hdc in FL, hdc, rep from * across

Rows 2 and 3 create the pattern. 

Repeat the pattern 4,6,7,10,12,15 more times 

Last row for main body: Repeat Row 2 again, then continue to shape the top of the panel.

Shape Raglan

Row 1: ss in3, ch1, *hdc in FL, hdc, rep from * to last 2, leave last 2 unworked [34,38,42,48,52,56]

Row 2: ss in 2, ch1, *hdc in BL, hdc, rep from * to last, leave last unworked [32,36,40,46,50,54]

Row 3: ss in 2, ch1, *hdc in FL, hdc, rep from * to last, leave last unworked [30,34,38,44,48,52]

Rows 2 and 3 create the decrease pattern.

Repeat the decrease pattern 5,6,7,7,8,8 more times to complete the panel [10,10,10,16,16,20]

Sleeves

Make 2 

Bottom cuff: 

Foundation chain: ch23,25,27,29,29,31

Row 1: (RS) hdc in 2nd and each ch [22,24,26,28,28,30]

Row 2: ch1, sc, *FPhdc, BPhdc, rep from * to last, sc in last 

Row 3: Repeat Row 2

Main sleeve body: 

Row 1: ch1, 2hdc in FL, hdc in FL of each to last, 2hdc in FL [24,26,28,30,30,32]

Row 2: ch1, hdc in each

Row 3: Rep Row 2

Row 4: ch1, 2hdc, hdc in each to last, 2hdc in last

Rows 5-8: Repeat Row 2

Rows 4-8 create the increase pattern.

Repeat the pattern 1,2,2,3,4,5 more times [28,32,34,38,40,44]

For Sizes 1 and 4: 

Repeat Rows 4, 5 and 6 [30,40]

For Sizes 3,5 and 6:

Repeat Rows 4, 5, 6 and 7 [36,42,46]

Final stitch count for end of increase [30,32,36,40,42,46]

Shape Raglan

Row 1: ss in3, ch1, *hdc in each to last 2, leave last 2 unworked [26,28,32,36,38,42]

Row 2: ss in 2, ch1, *hdc in each to last, leave last unworked [24,26,30,34,36,40]

Repeat Row 2: 11,12,13,14,15,16 more times [2,2,4,6,6,8]

Completion row: ch1, hdc in each 

Repeat completion row: 0,0,1,0,1,0 more times [2,2,4,6,6,8]

Sew side seams and set in sleeves to all but the front of the jumper. 

Collar

With RS facing, join to side of 6th row of sleeve shaping from collar. 

Row 1: ch1, 12hdc evenly to top of sleeve, hdc in each along sleeve top, hdc in each along back top, hdc in each along other sleeve top, 12hdc evenly to 6th row of sleeve side [38,38,42,52,52,60] 

Row 2: ch1, sc, *FPhdc, BPhdc, rep from * to last, sc in last 

Row 3: Rep Row 2

With RS facing, join to 1st stitch of front panel.

Row 1: ch1, hdc in each across [10,10,10,16,16,20]

Row 2: ch1, sc, *FPhdc, BPhdc, rep from * to last, sc in last 

Row 3: Rep Row 2

Finishing

Sew the buttons in place on the jumper and slot the collar over them in between stitches of Row 2 and 3 of the collar to secure. 

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