Yuletide Jumper / Acacia Sweater
6th January 2022
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Back in autumn 2020 I crocheted this jumper in King Cole Riot yarn, colourway: Chameleon. I’d downloaded and printed off the pattern eons ago and neglected to put a reference on it.
Then in November 2021 I saw Attic24’s Yuletide Blanket and thought it would work up beautifully, using this pattern, as a Christmas jumper. So many people have asked what the pattern is, so after much searching, I can reveal it is the Acacia Sweater (below) by Hooked on Tilly.
It was a free pattern and I think I downloaded it from Ravelry. Alas, I can’t find it again, nor any live links to Hooked on Tilly.
As this was a free pattern initially, I'm publishing it here and giving full credit to the designer. Full credit to Lucy at Attic24 for the colour choices and sequence for the Yuletide Blanket.
The Yuletide Blanket calls for 12 colours of Stylecraft Special DK. I have a lot of this in my stash! But there were four colours I didn’t have so I made substitutions. Here is my colour list.
Plum (instead of Burgundy)
Tomato
Copper (instead of Gingerbread)
Khaki (instead of Bottle)
Claret
Gold
Cypress
Petrol (instead of Teal)
Lipstick
Camel
Sage
Kelly Green
I followed the Attic24 colour sequence.
Also, I didn’t fancy the boatneck, so I did what I did last time - I made up the neck as I went along, ending up with a square-ish neckline.
NOTE: The pattern is written with US notation for stitches.
NOTE: I used a 4mm hook throughout.
NOTE: I used Stylecraft Special DK throughout.
NOTE: I made mine longer.
Here’s the pattern, as first published.
Acacia cropped sweater
Materials:
5.50mm Crochet Hook
Approx. 850-1,300 yards medium weight (4) yarn
Scissors
Yarn Needle
Notes:
Sweater is worked in 4 separate panels. Neck ribbing is done last.
Size adjustments are listed as such (XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL)
Gauge:
Using a 5.50mm Crochet Hook
16 Half Double Crochet Stitches = 4”
12 Half Double Crochet Rows = 4”
Abbreviations: US notation
Ch - Chain
SC - Single Crochet
SC BLO - Single Crochet
HDC - Half Double Crochet
HDC INC - 2 HDC into One Stitch (Increase)
Pattern:
Front & Back Panel (Make Two):
Band -
Ch9
R1 - Turn, SC into the 2nd Ch from the hook and across (8)
R2 - Ch1, Turn, SC BLO across (8)
Repeat Row 2 for a total of (62, 70, 78, 86, 94, 102) Rows
Continue to body.
Body -
Note: We will now be working along the top of the band.
R1 - Ch1, Turn, SC into each row across the band (62, 70, 78, 86, 94, 102)
R2 - Ch1, Turn, HDC across (62, 70, 78, 86, 94, 102)
Repeat Row 2 for a total of (36, 36, 40, 42, 48, 52) Rows.
Continue to shoulders.
Shoulders -
R(37, 37, 41, 43, 49, 53) - Ch1, Turn, HDC into the next (18, 22, 26, 29, 31, 35) Stitches.
R(38, 38, 42, 44, 50, 54) - Ch1, Turn, HDC back across (18, 22, 26, 29, 31, 35)
Repeat row (38, 38, 42, 44, 50, 54) two more times.
Fasten off.
Attach yarn on the other end of your work, without the shoulder portion, (18, 22, 26, 29, 31, 35) Stitches in from the edge.
Note: The first row will be worked from the attached stitch to the edge.
R(37, 37, 41, 43, 49, 53) - Ch1, Turn, HDC into the next (18, 22, 26, 29, 31, 35) Stitches.
R(38, 38, 42, 44, 50, 54) - Ch1, Turn, HDC back across (18, 22, 26, 29, 31, 35)
Repeat row (38, 38, 42, 44, 50, 54) two more times.
Fasten off.
Sleeves (Make Two) -
Note: Sleeves are worked from the cuff up to the widest point.
Cuff Band -
Ch9
R1 - Turn, SC into the 2nd Ch from the hook and across (8)
R2 - Ch1, Turn, SC BLO across (8)
Repeat Row 2 for a total of (32, 32, 32, 32, 36, 36) Rows
Continue to Sleeve.
Sleeve -
Note: We will now be working along the top of the band.
R1 - Ch1, Turn, SC into each row across the band (32, 32, 32, 32, 36, 36)
R2 - Ch1, Turn, HDC across (32, 32, 32, 32, 36, 36)
R3 - Ch1, Turn, HDC INC, HDC across until one stitch remains, HDC INC (34, 34, 34, 34, 38, 38)
Notes:
1. Between increases repeated Row 2.
2. Each increase row should increase by 2 Stitches)
Repeat row 3 (The Increasing Row) -
XS - Every 7th Row ending with 4 HDC rows for a total of 42 Rows.
S - Every 5th Row ending with 4 Rows HDC for a total of 42 Rows.
M - Every 3rd Row ending with 6 Rows HDC for a total of 42 Rows.
L - Every 3rd Row ending with 3 Rows HDC for a total of 42 Rows.
XL - Every 3rd Row for a total of 42 Rows.
2XL - Every 2nd Row ending with 5 Rows HDC for a total of 42 Rows.
Fasten off.
Seaming -
Step 1 - Seam shoulder portions of each panel together.
Step 2 - Seam Sleeves perpendicular to each
shoulder.
Step 3 - Seam from the band up to the cuff.
Neckline -
Attach yarn stitch along the back of the neckline.
Ribbing:
Ch5
R1 - SC into 2nd Ch from hook and across, Sl St into next 2 Sts (4)
R2 - Turn, SC BLO into single crochet stitches (4)
R3 - Ch1, Turn, SC BLO across, SL St into next 2 Sts (4)
Repeat rows 2 & 3 all the way around the neckline. Slip Stitch last row to the first row.
Fasten off, weave in ends.
And that’s it!
I’m really happy with the way it turned out. Although I made the same size as previously, it came out roomier than the one in King Cole Riot. Not a bad thing for a winter jumper, as it’s easy to fit over t-shirts and long sleeved tops. It’s very cosy! That said, I’ve started another, a size smaller, in monochrome tones using Black, Graphite and Silver Stylecraft Special DK, and white with a lustrous, silky-looking thread running through it which I bought years ago in an Aldi supermarket.
It’s always good to have a project on the go! ;))
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