The Harmony Sweater
A sweater that fits YOUR body perfectly!
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Detailed PDF pattern
✨ Step-by-step instructions
✨ Tutorial photos and schematics to guide you along the way
✨ Masterclass on how to customize a circular yoked-sweater
Difficulty level
✨ Intermediate
Size-inclusive
✨ Pattern written for 10 sizes with instructions on customization
✨ Fits busts from 28.75″ to 68.75″ (73 to 175 cm)
What you'll need
✨ Townhouse Yarns Fade St 4 ply held together with Townhouse Yarns Abbey Lace, or any other fingering weight yarn held together with a strand of mohair, or any DK weight yarn you can meet gauge with, in the amounts shown below.
✨ Your 4.0 mm hook (main gauge) and 3.75 mm hook (secondary gauge), or sizes needed to obtain gauge. I used my Clover Amour hooks.
✨ Tape measure, scissors, darning needle, up to 40 stitch markers and 2 special markers.
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The Harmony Sweater
Immerse in nature’s enigmatic dance with the Harmony Sweater. Vertically intertwining lines and alternating hues echo the rhythmic sway of tall grasses in a moonlit breeze, the sing song of the ocean waves, the ancient patterns in a tree’s bark.
Always working with one single color at a time, this sweater is accessible to makers of a wide range of skill levels. The easy to execute moss stitch helps you focus more on sweater construction and provides an enjoyable and meditative crocheting experience, all the while producing a garment that looks like you really put in an effort!
The pattern
Like most CrochetHighway patterns, the Harmony Sweater also comes with step-by-step instructions and tutorial photos including on how to check for gauge. The instructions walk you through every step along the way with no guesswork left for you.
The pattern calls for fingering weight yarn held together with a strand of mohair, but you can also use a DK weight (category 3) with great results. Whatever yarn you pick, you’re going to need at least 1 main color (MC), and 1 contrast color (CC) to show off the vertical stripes! My testers used a variety of yarns and color combinations to show off this design – check out the tester photo gallery below to find all the details on yarns and yardages from my testers!
Quick metrics from my testers:
Difficulty rating: 2.2 / 5
Average completion time: 60 hours
Designer sample
For my sample I used Townhouse Yarns Fade St 4 ply (70% SW merino, 30% silk, 437 yds / 400 m per 100 g hank) held together with Abbey Lace (72% kid mohair, 28% silk, 459 yds / 420 m per 100 g hank) in colorway “Pegasus” (light pastel MC) and “Cloak” (dark blue CC).
I was impressed by the softness and smoothness of this yarn. Despite the wool and silk components, my sweater feels light as a feather and the fabric feels smooth against my skin. I don’t find it itchy at all even when wearing directly on the skin without any undergarments!
The vibrant colors are another plus – the star of the show is obviously the unicorn main color “Pegasus”, which I fell in love with when I first saw it online, and then my love was reignited when I saw it in person. The pairing with “Cloak”, a deep and dark ultramarine which reminds me of sapphires, creates the perfect, strikingly beautiful contrast!
Tester highlights
Scroll down for the complete tester lookbook, where you can find photos, yarn & yardage info from all my testers, as well as all the modifications they made to their Harmony Sweaters for the perfect, customized fit.
A word from my testers
Materials and yardage
Hooks: 4.0 mm hook (main gauge) and 3.75 mm hook (secondary gauge), or sizes needed to obtain gauge. I used my Clover Amour hooks. I’m a tight crocheter, so you may have to go down in hook sizes.
Notions: Tape measure, scissors, darning needle, up to 40 stitch markers and 2 special markers.
Yarn: Townhouse Yarns Fade St 4 ply held together with Abbey Lace, or any other fingering weight yarn held together with a strand of mohair, or any DK weight yarn you can meet gauge with, in the amounts shown below.
Yardage
Main color:
3 (3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 5) (5, 5, 6) hanks of Fade St 4 ply held together with 3 (3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5) hanks of Abbey Lace, or 950 (1060, 1180, 1335) (1475, 1615, 1785) (1890, 2100, 2285) yds / 870 (970, 1080, 1220) (1350, 1475, 1630) (1730, 1920, 2090) m
Contrast color:
2 (2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4) hanks of Fade St 4 ply held together with 2 (2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3) (3, 4, 4) hanks of Abbey Lace, or 670 (745, 830, 940) (1040, 1140, 1255) (1330, 1480, 1610) yds / 615 (680, 760, 860) (950, 1040, 1150) (1215, 1355, 1470) m
Sizing
All my garment patterns are #sizeinclusive up to at least a 60” bust circumference.
Bust sizing:
Finished bust circumference (inches): 30.75 (34.75, 38.75, 42.75) (46.75, 50.75, 54.75) (58.75, 62.75, 66.75) inches
Finished bust circumference (cm): 78 (88, 98, 109) (119, 129, 139) (149, 159, 170) cm
This sweater is designed to be worn with -2 to +2 inches (-5 to +5 cm) of ease around the bust.
TRIED & TESTED SUBSTITUTION YARNS
Looking for yarn substitution ideas? Here’s a list of yarns my testers used and loved! In this list you’ll find yarn substitution ideas sorted alphabetically – I only include yarns that my testers can personally recommend!
- Hobbii We Love Yarn Mega Ball
- Jubilee Yarn Bamboo Cotton Sport
- Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK
- Lion Brand Coboo
- Loops & Threads Snuggly Wuggly
- Malabrigo Rios
- Malabrigo Ultimate Sock
- Malabrigo Mohair
- Madeline Tosh Tosh Silk Cloud
- Patons Patonyle Artistry 4 Ply
- Townhouse Yarns Drury DK
- Yarn Art Jeans
- Yarnspirations Bernat Baby Sport
- Yarn Bee Yarntopia
Tester lookbook
My patterns would not be so smooth without the input of my team of talented testers. Swipe left & right for more photos of your favorite versions!
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Andrea (ndrainwooldeland on Ravelry)
Size 2
884 yds of Patons Patonyle Artistry 4 Ply as MC and 852 yds of Fiber Lily Super Soft Sock as CC (sport weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3.5 mm; 4 mm
Mods: In the waist increase section, I made 5 increase sets and stopped the length of the body just above my hipbone.
Pam (Pamietansc on Ravelry)
Size 2
632 yds of Crocheted By Carisse as MC and 394 yds of Crocheted By Carisse as CC (sport weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3.5 mm; 3.8
Mods: I made a cropped body length with no waist shaping. I alternated between SLST into 2 and SLST into 3 for the ribbed hem and cuffs.
Heather (heathershemmings on Ravelry)
Size 4
957 yds of Jubilee Yarn Bamboo Cotton Sport as MC and 692 yds of Jubilee Yarn Bamboo Cotton Sport as CC (sport weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3 mm; 3.5 mm; 3.75
Mods: I added 8 lower flat rounds to the body before doing the hem. I did use a hook 0.25 mm smaller for the hem but on the cuffs I went down 0.75 mm. So, main hook was 3.75 mm, hem hook 3.5 mm and cuff hook 3.00 mm. Going down 0.75 mm for the cuffs seemed to help it lay flat more.
Size 7
1628 yds of Hobbii Amigo as MC and 1050 yds of Hobbii Amigo as CC (DK weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3.5 mm; 4.5 mm; 3.75mm for sleeve/hem ribbing to avoid it being too tight, 3.5mm for neckline ribbing, 4.5mm for sweater pattern
Mods: The neckline was pretty slack by the time I finished the rest of the sweater – in hindsight I would’ve used an even smaller hook for the neckline ribbing. I ended up sewing in an elastic thread which did the trick. I also had to make some alterations to the waist shaping for fit, shorten the yoke to fit my smaller bust, and skipped some sleeve decreases to accommodate my larger arms, as follows:
Yoke decreased by 4 rows (ended on 2i, not 2k).
Modified waist increases (inc rows 1, 5, 9, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33 rather than as written).
Modified sleeve decreases (Dec rows 17, 25, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, all subsequent odd rows to end).
4 flat rows after waist increase rounds.
Shannon (ShannonAgain on Ravelry)
Size 5
1200 yds of Malabrigo Ultimate Sock & Tosh Silk Cloud Held Together as MC and 850 yds of Malabrigo Ultimate Sock & Malabrigo Mohair Held Together as CC (fingering and mohair held double)
Hook size(s) used: 3.5 mm; 3.25 for the ribbing
Mods: The neckline did grow quite a bit after blocking the yoke, and I will probably have to reinforce it with an icord chain or elastic to prevent further stretching and keep it the circumference it is supposed to be. Otherwise the fit is great! I only needed to modify slightly for fit because I have a large bust (US DDD cups) and there was some pulling in the underarm/bust area, so I modified for extra ease in that section by taking some extra stitches from the sleeves. I am also short (5’1″) and did not need the sleeves to be as long as written, so I omitted 4 rnds.
As I needed more room in the front bust at the part where you split for sleeves, I opted to do a size 4 sleeve, so I moved the front arm stitch markers back by 4 stitches each, and reduced the underarm chain length by 2 st on each side. To correct to the size 5 stitch count on the body I did an extra decrease on each side of the bust during the early part of the waist decreases (so the stitch count was only off pattern for a few rounds). I also decreased one extra time earlier in the upper sleeve (started sleeve decreases on rnd 9 instead of rnd 12) to match the size 4 sleeve st count early. I did not need the sleeves to be as long as written, so I omitted a couple rounds.
Bee (BeesBusyFingers on Ravelry)
Size 6
1353.35 yds of The Crafty Bird Merino Dk, His Dark Materials 4 Skein Fade Set, With “Clay Beds Of Oxford”, and “His Dark Materials” as MC and 1040 yds of The Crafty Bird, Maleficent Merino Dk as CC (DK weight)
Hook size(s) used: 4 mm; 3.75mm
Mods: I find the body length slightly short (I added some rounds to counter this, and it now fits well). I modified the number of increases and decreases in the waist shaping to make it more gentle (decrease rounds 1, 5, 13; increase rounds 1, 5, 13, 25, 31). I also added four extra flat rows to the body before the hem, to extend the length slightly (in retrospect, I could have added a few more, but it does fit as is).
Jennifer (FairyJen on Ravelry)
Size 8
1904 yds of Lion Brand Ice Cream Roving Divagation as MC and 1022 yds of Yarnspirations Bernat Baby Sport as CC (sport weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3.5 mm
Mods: I had to add 2 repeats on the sleeves and body. 1 repeat extra on yoke but it stretched while crocheting the body.
Katarzyna (theskippinghare on Ravelry)
Size 5
1420 yds of Malabrigo Rios as MC and 988 yds of Malabrigo Rios as CC (DK weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3.5 mm; 4 mm
Mods: I made my sleeves longer.
Kendra (Kalilley1989 on Ravelry)
Size 5
1230 yds of Neighborhood Fiber Co Studio Dk as MC and 980 yds of Bella Filato Studio Bella Dk as CC (DK weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3.5 mm; 3.25
Mods: Under your advisement, I made balloon sleeves. I stopped decreasing halfway through each sleeve.
Kimberly (KayCee65 on Ravelry)
Size 7
1220 yds of Yarnspirations Yarn Bee as MC and 1059 yds of Yarnspirations Yarn Bee as CC (sport weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3.5 mm; 4 mm
Mods: I didn’t have any issues, other than the length of the arms called out for the size I tested. Due to my bust size, I often have to make a larger size. When I do, the arm and body length are then too long for me. The body length was fine for me on the size I tested. I shortened the length of the sleeves that are called out for a size 7 due to the length being too long for me. I only completed 68 total rows for my sleeves, vs the 96 called for on the pattern size tested.
Laura (@one_pinksunshine on Instagram)
Size 2
900 yds of Mayflower Easy Care Classic Merino Wool as MC and 530 yds of Townhouse Yarns Drury Dk as CC (DK weight)
Hook size(s) used: 4 mm
Mods: The overall fit is really good. I have some positive ease on the arms, waist and hips, which makes the fit perfect in these areas. I did not block the hips to pattern mesurements, because the size in this part was perfect for my body. I did block that part to the mesurements in the pattern with the Pisces pullover and it is slightly to big now in the hips. The harmony sweater is very tight in the shoulders for me, even though I got positive ease on the arms and underarms. It is still comfortably wearable though. I used the main gauge hook for the neck ribbing, the short rows and the bottom ribbing. I used the smaller hook only for the ribbing on the sleeves.
Size 5
1250 yds of Willow & Lark Poetry as MC and 980 yds of Bellica Yarns 4 Ply as CC (sport weight)
Hook size(s) used: 4 mm
Mods: I made the arms larger. I did this by adding increases in the arm part of the yoke. I also skipped the shaping. I used main hook for all the ribbing as I started using that hook for neck and wanted to match the rib.
Susie (slindle on Ravelry)
Size 5
1465 yds of Treehouse Knits Held With Cewec Anisia as MC and 880 yds of Tactiledactyl Undyed Merino/Yak/Silk Held With Diablo as CC (fingering and mohair held double)
Hook size(s) used: 4 mm
Mods: None.
Swathi (Tvishasfashion on Ravelry)
Size 4
1312 yds of Nako Lame Fine as MC and 1140 yds of Pradhan 3 Ply Merino as CC (fingering and mohair held double)
Hook size(s) used: 3 mm; 3.5 mm
Mods: None.
Ramani (Ramanid0108 on Ravelry)
Size 5
1130 yds of Loops & Threads Ombre Hues as MC and 820 yds of Loops & Threads Snuggly Wuggly as CC (DK weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3.5 mm
Mods: None.
Swarna (Swarnads on Ravelry)
Size 1
620 yds of Ganga Acrowools Tajmahal as MC and 500 yds of Heartbeat Yarn Abstract as CC (DK weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3 mm; 3.5 mm
Mods: I made only 56 body rounds instead of 72.
Sara (Dreamcatchings on Ravelry)
Size 6
1285 yds of Explorer Knits Rockies Dk as MC and 929 yds of Explorer Knits Rockies Dk as CC (DK weight)
Hook size(s) used: 4 mm; 3.75mm for ribbing
Mods: Not for me. I probably could have added an additional increase to make my stomach less prominent but I’m very happy with the fit.
Vindhya (VindhyaHegde on Ravelry)
Size 1
680 yds of Ganga Acrowools Warm N Soft as MC and 460 yds of Nako Bebe Color as CC (sport weight)
Hook size(s) used: 4 mm
Mods: The sweater fits fine. The neckline is a little big for me because the yarn expanded a little after wearing it. I also made fewer sleeve repeats.
Nicole (hookedontracey on Ravelry)
Size 4
1280 yds of Lion Brand Coboo as MC and 900 yds of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton Dk as CC (DK weight)
Hook size(s) used: 4.5 mm
Mods: None.
Ashley (AshBlueMule on Ravelry)
Size 7
1529 yds of Blue Mule FiberGone To Texas as MC and 1428 yds of Blue Mule FiberMidnight as CC (fingering and mohair held double)
Hook size(s) used: 3.75 mm
Mods: The yoke was stretched out of gauge around the neckline, resulting in a larger neck hole circumference than written in the pattern.
Ruman (Ruman on Ravelry)
Size 4
1200 yds of Yarn Art Jeans as MC and 780 yds of Yarn Art Jeans as CC (sport weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3 mm; 3.5 mm
Mods: None.
Size 5
1420 yds of Hobbii We Love Yarn Mega Ball as MC and 1060 yds of King Cole Authentic Cotton Mix Dk as CC (DK weight)
Hook size(s) used: 3 mm; 3.5 mm
Mods: I made fewer rows for yoke (6 less), added extra decreases on top part of sleeve (1 at each “corner” of underarm for a total of 3 decrease spots, every 4 rounds for a total of 5 decrease rounds then just used the one decrease spot until 72 sts, worked straight until round tracker met that same number then continued as written although I took out 10 rounds so sleeve with cuff touches wrist bone. I will likely push sleeve up for wearing or I may rip out and add cuff at 3/4 length. Will have exact rounds listed on Ravelry page.
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