Stained Glass Jumper
Make a statement with wearable art
This interlocking crochet pattern is part of the special bonus chapter that comes with my book, Reversible Crochet Sweaters (US publication date: November 4th, 2025).
The bonus chapter ebook is professionally formatted in the same layout as the book and consists of two brand new reversible crochet patterns: the Stained Glass Jumper and the Stained Glass Scarf. Everyone who pre-orders the paperback version of my book receives the bonus chapter for free!
To be eligible for this offer:
• Pre-order a physical copy of Reversible Crochet Sweaters through my webshop or anywhere else books are sold (see links below).
• Your order has to be placed before November 3, 2025.
• Fill out this Google form and wait for the email to come through on November 4th!
Please note that the Stained Glass patterns are not currently available for individual purchase and can only be obtained pre-ordering my book.
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The Pattern
The Stained Glass Jumper reimagines one of crochet’s most iconic stitches, the granny stitch, in a way that feels both nostalgic and refreshingly modern. Layers of color and texture form a reversible fabric full of movement and depth: on one side, a crisp mesh overlay creates a grid of “stained glass” panes; on the other, the familiar granny clusters shine through in shifting tones.
This pattern comes with two style options: a long-sleeved jumper for cooler months and a short-sleeved tee for warmer weather. You choose which one to make!
The construction is simple, the fabric beautifully drapey, and the process surprisingly intuitive once you get into the rhythm. It’s a project that celebrates color, comfort, and versatility in equal measure.
And if you can’t get enough of the effect, don’t miss the matching Stained Glass Scarf for a perfectly coordinated finish.
DIFFICULTY
Advanced
MEASUREMENTS
Finished bust circumference: 29 (33.75, 37, 41.75, 45) (49.75, 56.25, 59.5, 64.25) inches or 74 (86, 94, 106, 114) (126, 143, 151, 163) cm
The sizing for this pattern is based on the standard Craft Yarn Council (CYC) measurements.
This top is designed to be worn with –3.25 to +3.25 inches (–8 to +8 cm) of ease around the bust.
All my garment patterns are size-inclusive and are graded for actual bust circumferences of up to at least a 60 inches or 152 cm.
MATERIALS
Yarn
Fingering weight
Shown in
Main color (mesh on the RS): Scheepjes Metropolis (75% Extra Fine Merino Wool, 25% Nylon; 218 yds/200 m per 1.75 oz/50 g ball) in color 009 Madrid
Contrast color (granny stitch on the WS): Scheepjes Downtown (75% Extra Fine Merino Wool, 25% Nylon; 218 yds/200 m per 1.75 oz/50 g ball) in color 412 Museum Square
Hook
US D-3/3.25 mm or hook size needed to obtain gauge. I’m a tight crocheter, so you may have to go down in hook sizes.
Notions
Yarn needle, scissors, 4 locking stitch markers, safety pins or sewing clips.
YARDAGE
Long-sleeved sweater
Main color: 6 (7, 8, 9, 9) (11, 12, 13, 14) balls of the suggested yarn or 1245 (1440, 1625, 1830, 1945) (2210, 2525, 2675, 2855) yds/1140 (1315, 1485, 1675, 1780) (2020, 2310, 2445, 2610) m
Contrast color: 5 (5, 6, 7, 7) (8, 9, 9, 10) balls of the suggested yarn or 880 (1000, 1160, 1345, 1465) (1710, 1775, 1900, 2025) yds/805 (915, 1060, 1230, 1340) (1565, 1625, 1735, 1850) m
Short-sleeved top
Main color: 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 8, 9, 9) balls of the suggested yarn or 820 (945, 1070, 1200, 1280) (1450, 1655, 1755, 1875) yds / 750 (865, 980, 1095, 1170) (1325, 1515, 1605, 1715) m
Contrast color: 3 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7) balls of the suggested yarn or 635 (720, 835, 965, 1055) (1230, 1275, 1365, 1460) yds / 580 (660, 765, 880, 965) (1125, 1165, 1250, 1335) m
These yardages are estimated. Scroll down for the tester lookbook with exact yardages from my testers!
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Yarn Substitution Ideas
Would you like to use a different yarn but aren’t sure which one to go for? No worries, I’ve got you covered! Here’s a list of yarns recommended by me and my amazing testers. Every option here has been crocheted, loved, and approved by real makers, so you know they’re the real deal.
- Alize Diva
- Arcane Fibre Works Fingering/Sock
- Baby Bee Sweet Delight
- Bendigo Woolen Mills Luxury 4 ply, Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 3 ply, Bendigo Woollen Mills Cotton 4 ply , Bendigo Woollen Mills Multicoloured Sock Yarn
- Cascade Yarns Heritage Sock, Cascade Yarns Heritage Wave
- Drops Fabel
- Gazzal Baby Wool
- Gruendl Lisa Premium Uni
- Hobbii Cotton Kings Cone 500 8/4, Hobbii Dahlia, Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4, Hobbii Friends Sock Wool, Hobbii Friends Wheel, Hobbii Rainbow 8/4, Hobbii Twister, Hobbii Twister Solid, Hobbii Universe
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Tester lookbook
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Long-sleeved sweater
Camilla (illalis on Ravelry)
Size 5, using 1312 yds of Hobbii Friends Wheel as MC, and 1093 yds of Hobbii Twister as CC
Hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: On the underarm panel, instead of making a chain of 3 I did a chainless DC turning stitch to get a straighter edging.
Heather (heathershemmings on Ravelry)
Size 4, using 1589 yds of Alize Silky Effect Diva in color #350 as MC, and 1330 yds of Alize Silky Effect Diva in color #369 as CC
Hook size(s): 3 mm
Mods: None.
Size 3, using 930 yds of Scheepjes Whirlette as MC, and 1140 yds of Ice Yarns Cakes Cotton Fine as CC
Hook size(s): 3 mm
Mods: None.
Hailey (haileybeam on Ravelry)
Size 1, using 229 yds of Hobbii Friends Sock Wool as MC, and 433 yds of Araucania Yarns Huasco Sock as CC
Hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: None.
Size 7, using 1000 yds of Dusty Blonde Fiber Dulce Sock Neon as MC, and 1200 yds of Dusty Blonde Fiber Dulce Sock Neon as CC
Hook size(s): 3 mm
Mods: Cropped by 1 rep and widened neckline by 1 per side. No other alterations made.
Christina (Konakona135 on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 1397.2 yds of Gazzal Baby Wool in 801 White as MC, and 995 yds of Cat Sandwich Fibers Glitzie in Crushing Waves as CC
Hook size(s): 3.5 mm
Mods: I shortened the sleeve and body ribbing from 15 to 13 to get 2.5 inches.
Kattie (emsfiregirl on Ravelry)
Size 5, using 1430 yds of Malabrigo Sock as MC, and 1188 yds of Malabrigo Sock as CC
Hook size(s): 2.5 mm; 2.25 mm
Mods: None.
Jessie (Dondelingdingdong on Ravelry)
Size 8, using 2001 yds of Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4 as MC, and 1793 yds of Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4 as CC
Hook size(s): 2.75 mm
Mods: I added 8 interlocked rows to the sleeves and like the length that gave me on my arms. I made 2 SCs in the ch2 spaces for the panel edging.
Klarisse (MidnightDaz on Ravelry)
Size 4, using 2058 yds of locally sourced mercerized Cotton yarn as MC, and 2020 yds of Yarns by Angel Fine Cotton Forest as CC
Hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: Math, none. Steps, a bit. After doing the underarm side panel, and then doing the ribbed hem, I did the same for the sleeves. After doing it, I ribbed it afterwards. It is easier to maneuver the project doing the little pieces first and then combining them all after.
Size 3, using 1260 yds of Scheepjes Yarn Whirlette as MC, and 700 yds of Hawthorne Fingering as CC
Hook size(s): 3.5 mm
Mods: None.
Clare (clareplaisance on Ravelry)
Size 3, using 1127.5 yds of Long Dog Yarn Merino Sock as MC, and 840 yds of Long Dog Yarn Merino Sock as CC
Hook size(s): 3 mm; 3.5 mm
Mods: I sized up my hook for the sleeve ribbing. Also, I did make use of the sleeve modification instructions to add 4 rows to my sleeves because I realized I needed it to make my color blocking line up the way I wanted it to and I didn’t want to go back and undo all the work on my sleeve (and standard sleeve lengths usually seem a bit too short to me anyway). And per the sleeve modification directions I also added 2 rows to the sleeve underarm panels.
Size 3, using 1420 yds of Big Twist Baby Bunny as MC, and 1395.66 yds of Big Twist Baby Bunny as CC
Hook size(s): 3.25 mm
Mods: I added four rows to the colorwork panel for the arms and added 7 rows to the underarm panels. I thought I needed the sleeves a bit longer. I probably would have been fine with them the way they were, but I do like how it looks.
Pippa (Pippasmakes on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 1279.7 yds of Valley Yarns Huntington in 21 Mauve as MC, and 1068.2 yds of Valley Yarns Huntington in Chocolate as CC
Hook size(s): 2 mm
Mods: On the Back panel I made 78 rows. On the Front panel I made 74 rows. My sleeves are 16.5 inches long (82 rows on the interlocking panel).
Size 2, using 1486 yds of Hobbii Twister Solid as MC, and 961 yds of Hobbii Twister Solid as CC
Hook size(s): 2.75 mm
Mods: I removed 4 rows on the sleeves.
Michelle (fxgrl605 on Ravelry)
Size 5, using 1564.5 yds of Arcane Fibre Works Fingering/Sock as MC, and 1455.2 yds of Arcane Fibre Works Fingering/Sock as CC
Hook size(s): 3 mm
Mods: I made the body one set of repeat rows longer, I needed to make the sleeves one set of repeat rows longer to fit my arms, I moved the neckline markers out one space to widen the neck.
Size 4, using 1418 yds of Bendigo Woolen Mills Luxury 4ply as MC, and 765 yds of Fiori Sock 4ply as CC
Hook size(s): 2.75 mm
Mods: I added one pattern repeat to the arms to add an extra inch of length as it was too short for me. I also did 3 SLST on every 3rd row of the neck ribbing to make it slightly tighter.
Size 6, using 1640 yds of Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 3 ply and Bendigo Woollen Mills as MC, and 1395 yds of Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 3 ply and Bendigo Woollen Mills Multicoloured Sock Yarn as CC
Hook size(s): 2.25 mm
Mods: None.
Nora (noracrochetetc on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 1300 yds of Hobbii Rainbow 8/4 as MC, and 895 yds of Hobbii Universe as CC
Hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: I changed the length of the sleeves: I have 110 rows on the Sleeve Interlocked panel, and 50 rows on the Sleeve Underarm Panel before the split.
Prachi (@autodidactic.crocheter on Instagram)
Size 2, using 1207 yds of her own polyester yarn as MC, and 740 yds of Hobbii Black Friday Cotton 8/4 as CC
Hook size(s): 2.75 mm
Mods: I reduced the number of body panel repeats to accommodate my short torso.
Size 5, using 1941 yds of Regia 4ply as MC, and 1614 yds of Paintbox Yarns Socks as CC
Hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: For the sleeve length I did 2 extra repeats and two SC for edging working across the top of the main panels where one is suggested.
Kimberly (KayCee65 on Ravelry)
Size 5, using 2076 yds of Circulo Anne in Peppermint as MC, and 982 yds of Circulo Anne in Fall as CC
Hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: None.
Short-sleeved top
Anne (Anne Beley on Ravelry)
Size 1, using 1800 yds of Natural Mohair Lanoso (70% mohair, 30% PA) as MC, and 700 yds of Papaya Angora (80% acrylic, 20% merino wool) as CC
Hook size(s): 2.75 mm
Mods: None.
Khushbu (crochetrainbowz on Ravelry)
Size 3, using 945 yds of Obsession Yarns Merino Nylon 4ply as MC, and 783 yds of Three Trees Fibrecrafts Merino Nylon 4ply as CC
Hook size(s): 2.25 mm
Mods: None.
Size 8, using 1701 yds of Miss Babbs in Livid as MC, and 2855 yds of Studio June Yarns in Here Comes Trouble as CC
Hook size(s): 3 mm
Mods: I made the ribbing separately, then seamed it on using the mattress stitch. in the pattern where it says slip stitch in “x” number of stitches I would go through the same hole on the ribbing that many times while attaching to the body/sleeve/neckline through the same number of SC.
Anusha (Anushas on Ravelry)
Size 4, using 939 yds of Hand Dyed Mercerized Cotton Yarn by Yarnamour in Midnight as MC, and 810 yds of Hand Dyed Mercerized Cotton Yarn by Yarnamour in Subtly Neon as CC
Hook size(s): 3 mm
Mods: None.
Dallus (BytchesgetStyches on Ravelry)
Size 6, using 1100 yds of Hobbii Cotton Kings Cone 500 8/4 in color 14 as MC, and 1500 yds of Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 (Yarn Pack Color 08) as CC
Hook size(s): 3.25 mm
Mods: Due to the fact that I lost significant weight during testing I had to adjust the bust circumference. For the underarm panel rows, I only did 3 rows. For the capped sleeves I only did 5 rows of eDC.
Heather (heathershemmings on Ravelry)
Size 4, using 860 yds of Cotonnio By Sunny Cat as MC, and 778 yds of Yonkey Monkey Bamboo Cotton Yarn as CC
Hook size(s): 2.25 mm
Mods: I added approximately 2 inches of length to the body.
Lucia (crochetwithlu on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 652 yds of Cascade Yarns Heritage Sock as MC, and 432 yds of Cascade Yarns Heritage Wave as CC
Hook size(s): 3 mm
Mods: I shortened the body length. in order for the bottom of the tee to reach the top of my hip bone, I shortened my panel to be 3″ less than what the pattern states.
Asha (ashapai on Ravelry)
Size 5, using 1160 yds of Yarnkart Diya Cotton as MC, and 1000 yds of Yarnkart Diya Cotton as CC
Hook size(s): 3.5 mm
Mods: I shortened the body length.
Lucia (tiadia on Ravelry)
Size 5, using 1172 yds of Katia Capri as MC, and 1021 yds of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK Prints as CC
Hook size(s): 2.5 mm; 2.75 mm
Mods: I did 7 rows for the underarm panel.
Madison (YarnBelleCrafts on Ravelry)
Size 3, using 952 yds of Yarnspirations Patons Grace as MC, and 874 yds of Hobbii Dahlia as CC
Hook size(s): 2.25 mm
Mods: I shortened the body length.
Nicole (hookedontracey on Ravelry)
Size 4, using 1100 yds of Knitpicks Stroll as MC, and 850 yds of Sewrella Nylon Sock as CC
Hook size(s): 2.75 mm
Mods: None.
Nikita (NikitaDoom on Ravelry)
Size 7, using 1756 yds of Gruendl Lisa Premium Uni as MC, and 1252 yds of Muyaun Tortoise Finger Weight Yarn as CC
Hook size(s): 3.5 mm
Mods: I shortened my tee to a crop length.
Pam (Pamietansc on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 750 yds of locally sourced yarn as MC, and 658 yds of locally sourced yarn as CC
Hook size(s): 2.8 mm
Mods: I shortened my tee to a crop length.
Keshia (theleftieyarner on Ravelry)
Size 2, using 728 yds of Catcraft Ph Soft Cotton as MC, and 618 yds of Catcraft Ph Soft Cotton as CC
Hook size(s): 2.75 mm
Mods: None.
Swarna (Swarnads on Ravelry)
Size 1, using 825 yds of Yarnkart Diya Cotton as MC, and 495 yds of Yarnkart Diyacotton as CC
Hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: For the front and back panel I removed 5 pattern repeats. The total length of my tee is 20″ as that would be perfect length for my height. Rest everything as mentioned in the pattern!
Swathi (Tvishasfashion on Ravelry)
Size 4, using 1590 yds of Yarnkart Diya Cotton as MC, and 1325 yds of Yarnkart Diya Cotton as CC
Hook size(s): 3.5 mm
Mods: None.
Vindhya (VindhyaHegde on Ravelry)
Size 1, using 800 yds of Yarnkart Diya Cotton Solid as MC, and 580 yds of Yarnkart Diya Cotton Multi as CC
Hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: I have done only 16 repeats for back panel and 15 repeats for front panel.
Katarzyna (theskippinghare on Ravelry)
Size 5, using 1334 yds of Scheepjes Our Tribe as MC, and 1089 yds of Scheepjes Our Tribe as CC
Hook size(s): 2 mm
Mods: None.
Size 6, using 1680 yds of Rosários4 Merino Land as MC, and 1311 yds of Yarnity Summer Memories as CC
Hook size(s): 2.5 mm
Mods: None.
Sanna (Tadpole71 on Ravelry)
Size 5, using 1207 yds of Universal Yarn Magnolia as MC, and 1068 yds of Universal Yarn Magnolia as CC
Hook size(s): 2.75 mm
Mods: I added 8 rows to both the front and back. The neckline was a little too big so I did an extra row of SC decreasing every 5 stitches to pull the neckline in and it worked out great.
Ika (Ika Devita on Ravelry)
Size 6, using 3167 yds of locally sourced yarn as MC, and 1075 yds of Autumn Flower Handdyed Bamboo Yarn “Lembayung” as CC
Hook size(s): 3.5 mm; 3 mm
Mods: None.
Size 4, using 1000 yds of Hobbii Friends Wheel as MC, and 965 yds of Hobbii Friends Wheel as CC
Hook size(s): 3.25 mm
Mods: I reduced the number of rows for the underarm panel.
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