Fluff it: A lightweight fluffy crochet sweater pattern

‘Fluff it’ is a light-weight, vertically ribbed crochet sweater made from fluffy mohair or suri alpaca yarn. With a relaxed fit and shallow, gentle v-neck, this quick and simple crochet pullover is constructed from just two panels, making it easy to customise for different body and sleeve lengths.

You can purchase the PDF crochet pattern from Etsy, Ravelry or Love Crafts.

A woman stands with one hand on hip wearing a fluffy crochet sweater with vertical ribbing, made in a turquoise suri aplaca yarn.

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3 crochet tops hang on a blanket ladder leant against a white wall. A turquoise half length sleeve alpaca v-neck pullover is at the top with a baby pink short sleeves crochet mohair t-shirt below it and a bright pink laceweight crochet tank top at the bottom.

Skills Used

This is a relatively easy crochet sweater pattern with some interesting techniques that you may not be used to, such as working with a much larger hook than is typical for the yarn weight.

Knowledge of basic crochet stitches, techniques and terminology is assumed
Working in rows with increases and decreases
Working consistently with front post stitches – I have a Right handed tutorial and Left handed tutorial for the stitch pattern I use in this design.

Dora wears a light blue fluffy crochet sweater with vertical ribbed crochet stitches, a shallow v-neck and 2/3 length sleeves.

How the top is constructed

The top is crocheted in two pieces (front and back) from side to side. You will make simple increases and decreases for the body, shoulder and neckline shaping as you work across.

The two pieces are seamed across the shoulders / sleeves and side and underarm. A simple trim is added to the neck, hem and cuffs to finish

The garment has a gentle shoulder slope for a better fit – you can learn more about shoulder slopes in garments here

The pattern also includes guidance on how to adjust the pattern for a personalised fit, including changing the length of the body and the sleeves. This includes an explanation of the changes I made for the two other pink samples you see pictured.

A baby pink fluffy crochet sweater, made from mohair yarn, with short sleeves and a v-neck hangs against a white wall.

Materials

Crochet Hook

You will need an 8mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.

I used a Clover Amour Crochet Hook for this project – one of my favourites – learn more about different crochet hooks here.

Yarn Requirements

For the main sweater, you will need approximately 630(675, 775, 820, 880, 990, 1050, 1150, 1250)m of fingering weight Suri Alpaca fluff or two strands of lace-weight Kid Silk Mohair held double, or equivalent yarn which meets gauge.

The yarns used in the samples are as follows:

The main Sweater uses: 2(2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) balls of Mamie and Florrie, Baby Suri Alpaca, 100% Alpaca, in shade ‘Ice swim at Combs’.100g = 400m

A side view of the crochet fluff it sweater hanging against a white wall. You can see the ribbed crochet fabric made with fluffy fingering weight suri alpaca yarn yarn — The sample made with fingering weight Suri Alpaca yarn – held single

The Short Sleeved Tee version: Drops Kid Silk, 75% Mohair, 25% Silk, in shade 72 Pastel Pink. 25gball = 210m

A close up of dora wearing the fluff it crochet sweater, modified to include short sleeves and a slightly cropped length. — The light pink t-shirt version uses two strands of Drops Kid silk mohair held double

The Sleeveless Tank version: The Grey Sheep Co Fluff and Stuff Fairway Mohair Silk in shades Barbie, 72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk. 50g=420m

A lose up of a hot pink crochet tank top made from laceweight yarn with a powder pink contrast trim around the round neckline. — The tank top version uses two 50g hand dyed skeins of mohair silk held double

Yarn Substitution Options

Different fibres and yarns will produce a different finished result.

In the two additional samples I substituted 2 strands of lace-weight mohair for the fingering weight alpaca. This worked well as a substitute but it is worth allowing a little extra yarn (perhaps 5%) if holding too strands double as this can increase the meterage required.

If you would like ideas for yarn substitutions, you may wish to watch the video I put together to support the Squish it Sweater which looks at ways to substitute fluffy yarns. It starts with a different yarn weight but the same considerations stand.

You may wish to substitute with a non fluffy yarn, or one strand of fluff with one strand of lace-weight in another fibre. If this is the case, swatch carefully and think about how the additional weight will impact the structure of the sweater; it may lead it to stretch across the body and sleeves so you may want to think about sizing down. But play with your swatch and make your decisions according to that.

You may also find this article useful when choosing yarn.

Dora stands to the side wearing a pale aqua colour fluffy crochet sweater paired with black trousers.

Other Materials & Notions

Yarn needle, scissors and a tape measure
4 stitch markers to mark edges of shoulder seam to assist with joining
You may wish to block this project, in which case I recommend a Blocking board and pins. I gave the finished sweater a very gentle steam block which slightly increased my stitch gauge from 10.5 to 10 sts in 10cm but did not impact my row gauge.

Learn more about blocking here.

A close up of the shallow v-neck neckline of a fluffy pink crochet sweater with vertical ribbbing.

Measurements and Finished Sizes

The ‘Fluff-it’ sweater is a relaxed fit pullover with mid length sleeves (2/3 length if that’s a think?) and shallow, gentle v-neck.

The crochet pattern is offered in 9 women’s sizes to fit bust 76-158cm, with a finished bust of 93-173cm. The sweater is designed to drop to the top of the hip with 12-19cm positive ease.

The body is designed to drop to the bottom of the waist / top of the hip in the main sweater. The two pink samples have been cropped to different shorter lengths. The tee had just 3 stitches taken off the bottom and the tank top had 6 stitches taken off for a much more cropped design.

Additional measurements and a sizing schematic is included in the pattern. The pattern also offers suggestions for adjusting the size for a custom fit.

A close up of the sleeve of the fluff it crochet sweater showing the pale turquoise fluffy yarn crocheted into a ribbed stitch.

How to purchase a Dora Does crochet pattern:

I sell my PDF crochet patterns in my Etsy, Ravelry and Love Crafts stores. You can purchase this pattern on any of these platforms, depending on your preference. Simply click the relevant links throughout this pattern page to be taken to the listing, or visit the store homepages in the links at the start of this paragraph.

Dora seen standing to the side wearing the ‘fluff-if’ crochet sweater. You can see from the picture the relaxed fit sweater has lots of drape around the back and sleeves.

More Possibilities

Because I made three samples of this sweater to demonstrate different yarns and options I seem to have way too many images! You can browse these below for a closer look at the different angles and options!

If you have any questions about this design, please do drop them in the comments (they will be held for moderation but I do respond to all comments!)

A close up of the armhole is a bright pink, fluffy crochet tank top with a contrast baby pink trim. — The tank top variation used the light pink yarn from the t-shirt sample to add a contrast trim to the sleeves, neck and hem. This is detailed in the pattern.

A fuchsia pink, cropped crochet tank top with contrast pastel pink piping around the arm hole and neckline hangs on a white wall.

A bright pink crochet tank tornado from ribbed crochet stitches with a contrast pale pink trim around the round neck and arm hole opening.s

Dora seen from behind wearing a hot pink crochet tank top with baby pink trim round the neck, hem and sleeve openings. The semisolid crochet fabric had vertical knit-look crochet ribbed stitches.

Dora wears a bright pink ribbed crochet tank top paired with black jeans.

A close up of the sleeve of a baby pink fluffy crochet top made with a ribbed knit look crochet stitch.

A landscape view of a pink fluffy crochet t-shirt with a v-neck and ribbed fabric hanging on a white wall.

A view of the back of the ‘fluff-it’ crochet tee with short sleeves and a cropped length. The crochet pullover is made from two strands of laceweight mohair yarn held double to create a lacy yet squishy ribbed texture.

Dora stands to the side wearing a fluffy p ink crochet t-shirt paired with black trousers.

Dora stands with hands on hips, looking to the side wearing a light turquoise fluffy crochet sweater with a v-neck, 3/4 length sleeves and a vertical ribbed texture.

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Fluff it: A lightweight fluffy crochet sweater pattern

Skills Used

How the top is constructed