Tolorraine Sweater – Free Easy Crochet Pattern

It’s here! The Tolorraine Sweater is my first new crochet pattern of 2021, and I am so in love with her! The Tolorraine was crocheted using Lion Brand Yarn Color Made Easy, which is a beautifully bouncy, bulky weight yarn. This sweater works up so fast!

Tolorraine Sweater - free crochet pattern - coco crochet lee - lion brand yarn

Color Made Easy is one of my favourite bulky weight yarns because although it has the thickness to crochet those big stitches, it isn’t heavy at all. It has a beautiful twist and bounce to it, that creates these beautifully defined stitches with lots of spring to them.

This ultra-textured sweater is perfect for a beginner who wants to dive into the world of yoke pullovers! With minimal shaping and no sewing it’s the perfect beginner garment.

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Now that you’re all set, here’s the pattern for the Tolorraine Sweater!

Yarn

Lion Brand Color Made Easy (247yds/ 200g):  3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins #138 Pomegranate

Materials

US Size L (8.0mm) crochet hook, yarn needle, scissors. 

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Size/Measurements

XS, Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x. 

Measurements 

Bust: 28-30 (32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50, 50-54, 56-58, 60-62)”

Gauge

7 clusters x 9 rows = 4”

Special Stitches

Fhdc (foundationless half double crochet) = ch 2, yo and insert hook in 2nd ch from hook, yo and pull up loop, yo and pull through 1 loop on hook (1st ch made), yo and pull through 3 loops (hdc made), *yo and insert hook into ch of previous foundation stitch, yo and pull up loop, yo and pull through 1 loop on hook (ch made), yo and pull through 3 loops (hdc made); repeat from * until desired number of fhdc have been made. 

Cluster (2 extended single crochet cluster) = insert hook into indicated st, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 1 loop, insert hook into same st, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 1 loop, yo and draw through 3 loops.

Notes

Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise indicated. 

Ch 1 at start of round does not count as a stitch.

Instructions for the Tolorraine Sweater:

Instructions

“This ultra-textured sweater is perfect for a beginner who wants to dive into the world of yoke pullovers! With minimal shaping and no sewing it’s the perfect beginner garment.”

Difficulty

Beginner 

Yarn

Lion Brand Color Made Easy Yarn (247yds/ 200g):  3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins #138 Pomegranate

Materials

US Size L (8.0mm) crochet hook, large yarn needle, scissors, stitch marker.

Abbreviations

Fphdc (front post half double crochet) = Yo, insert hook around post of indicated stitch from front to back, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 3 loops. 

Bphdc (back post half double crochet) = Yo, insert hook around post of indicated stitch from back to front, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 3 loops. 

Fhdc (foundationless half double crochet) = ch 2, yo and insert hook in 2nd ch from hook, yo and pull up loop, yo and pull through 1 loop on hook (1st ch made), yo and pull through 3 loops (hdc made), *yo and insert hook into ch of previous foundation stitch, yo and pull up loop, yo and pull through 1 loop on hook (ch made), yo and pull through 3 loops (hdc made); repeat from * until desired number of fhdc have been made. 

Special Stitches

Cluster (2 extended single crochet cluster) = insert hook into indicated st, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 1 loop, insert hook into same st, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 1 loop, yo and draw through 3 loops. 

Sizes

XS, Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x. 

Measurements 

Bust: 28-30 (32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50, 50-54, 56-58, 60-62)”

Gauge

7 clusters x 9 rows = 4”

Notes

  1. Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise indicated. 
  2. Ch 1 at start of round does not count as a stitch. 

Instructions

Collar

Round 1:  Fhdc 44 (44, 46, 48, 48, 50, 50, 50, 50) sts, join. 

Rounds 2-7:  Ch 1, *fphdc, bphdc; repeat from * around, join. 

Yoke

Round 8:  Ch 1, Cluster in each st around, do not join.

Begin working in continuous rounds. Use a stitch marker to keep track of rounds.  

Rounds 9-10:  Cluster around.

Round 11:  *Cluster in next, 2 Clusters in next; repeat from * around–66 (66, 69, 72, 72, 75, 75, 75, 75) sts.

Round 12-13:  Cluster around. 

Round 14:  *Cluster in next 2, 2 Clusters in next; repeat from * around–88 (88, 92, 96, 96, 100, 100, 100, 100) sts.

Rounds 15-18:  Cluster around.  

Round 19:  *Cluster in next 3 sts, 2 Clusters in next st; repeat from * around–110 (110, 115, 120, 120, 125, 125, 125, 125) sts.

Rounds 20-22:  Cluster around. 

Round 23:  *Cluster in next 4 sts, 2 Clusters in next st; repeat from * around–132 (132, 138, 144, 144, 150, 150, 150, 150) sts.

Rounds 24-26:  Cluster around. 

Size XS and Small move to Split Sleeves. 

Size 4x and 5x ONLY

Round 27:  *Cluster in next 4 sts, 2 Clusters in next st; repeat from * around–175 (175) sts.

Rounds 27-29 (28-30):  Cluster around. 

Sizes Medium and Large move to Split Sleeves. 

Rounds 30-32 (31-33):  Cluster around. 

Sizes 1x to 3x move to Split Sleeves. 

Rounds 34-36:  Cluster around. 

Sizes 4x and 5x move to Split Sleeves. 

Split for Sleeves

Round 1:  Cluster in next 22 (22, 22, 23, 21, 21, 21, 24, 24) sts, skip the next 23 (23, 25, 26, 30, 33, 33, 40, 40) sts, Cluster in next 43 (43, 44, 46, 42, 42, 42, 47, 47) sts, skip next 23 (23, 25, 26, 30, 33, 33, 40, 40) sts, Cluster in last 21 (21, 22, 23, 21, 21, 21, 23, 23) sts–86 (86, 88, 92, 84, 84, 84, 94, 94) sts for Body. 

Body

Cluster around until Body measures 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7)” long. 

Hem Ribbing

Ch 1, *Fphdc, bphdc; repeat from * around until Hem measures 2”. 

Fasten off, weave in ends. 

Sleeves

Begin at center of underarm. 

Round 1:  Cluster around, add 3 (3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2) clusters across armhole–26 (26, 28, 28, 32, 36, 36, 42, 42) sts. 

Cluster around sleeves measure 10”

Cuff

Round 1:  Ch 1, [fphdc, bphdc] around, join–26 (26, 28, 28, 32, 36, 36, 42, 42) sts. 

Repeat Round 1 until Cuff measures 2”.

Fasten off, weave in ends. 

I hope you enjoyed this pattern, let me know if you make one of your own! I would love to see it over on instagram when you use the hashtag #cococrochetlee.

Happy Crocheting!!

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22 thoughts on “Tolorraine Sweater – Free Easy Crochet Pattern

  1. I just counted and recounted everything. I’m about to start the split for the sleeves and am sectioning everything off. I have 175 stitches around like it states in the last expanding round. I sectioned off using the numbers, I don’t have just 23 stitches after skipping for the second sleeve.
    The first instruction is to cluster in the next 23 (for large) then skip 26 then cluster in next 46 then skip next 26 and then cluster in 23 stitches. But i don’t just have 23 stitches at the end of those instructions because they don’t add up to 175. It only equals 144 stitches so what do i do with the 31 left? Im sooo confused

    1. Hello! Thank you for bringing this to my attention! The pattern has been updated for the Yoke Section + Split for the sleeves to reflect the incorrect stitch count. You can find it by refreshing the blog. Thanks so much!

    1. Hello! This means that when you’re stitching across the Armhole, you’ll be adding a few clusters depending on the size you’re doing. You add them on the spaces left from when you split the sleeves.

  2. Regarding round 1 under split for sleeves.

    Please helpe understand how to split for sleeves. I understand what to do but since you’re skipping ALOT of stitches do we fasten off and start a new each time we have to skip stitches?

  3. Hi. My mom is making this sweater. Do you have a one page pattern that you can send me? She isn’t web savvy and isn’t on Pinterest. Any help you can offer is appreciated. Thank you so much!
    JeanAnn

    1. Hello! The pattern is available as a printable pdf in my Ravelry and etsy shops. Links are at the top of this blog post.

  4. Hi!

    I have a question about this part:

    Rounds 24-26: Cluster around.

    Size XS and Small move to Split Sleeves.

    Size 4x and 5x ONLY

    Round 27: *Cluster in next 4 sts, 2 Clusters in next st; repeat from * around–175 (175) sts.

    Rounds 27-29 (28-30): Cluster around.

    Sizes Medium and Large move to Split Sleeves.

    What does the medium pattern need? It says for 4x and 5x only so I’m confused where I go from there for the size medium. Thanks!

    1. Hey there! For size medium, move from 26 to 27-29 where you will just Cluster around. Then you move to the split sleeves.

  5. I am making a size small, so I started with a chain of 46. In round 14 the instructions say: *Cluster in next 2 sts, 2 Clusters in next st; repeat from * around–88 (88, 92, 96, 104, 116, 116, 116, 116) sts. However, if I were to go from 46 stitches to 92, I would need 2 clusters in EACH stitch. Therefore, should I follow the instructions and end up with 60 stitches or should I crochet 2 Clusters per stitch and end up with 92?

  6. I am not sure on some of the stitches, so I will have to google them, but I like the pictures that’s what drew me to the pattern.

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