Intermediate
What the pattern's own author called it. Nothing here is graded again.
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Sage Green Boho Lace Pullover Crochet Pattern
Boho lace pullover: ribbed welt rotated into an 84-sc body, 5.0mm main hook, 4.5mm for ribbing.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Hook
- 5.0 mm
- Rounds
- 19
Worsted
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
19
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
This pullover starts as a narrow strip of back-loop-only ribbing, then rotates ninety degrees so the body is built by picking up stitches along its long edge. From there the main stitch pattern climbs in single and double crochet, with sleeves built the same way from a shorter cuff strip. Before casting on, have 1200 to 1400 yards of worsted weight cotton blend on hand, a 5.0mm hook for the body and sleeves, a 4.5mm hook for both ribbed sections, and a swatch checked against 16 stitches and 14 rows per 4 inches.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Losing the back-loop-only placement
- Check every few rows that you are catching only the back loop in the Ribbing Section and Cuff Ribbing. A single row worked through both loops throws off the stretch and the 21-inch or 7-inch measurement.
- Forgetting to change hooks
- Pause at the start of Transition to Body and Transition to Sleeve Body and confirm the 5.0mm hook is in hand. Staying on the 4.5mm here will tighten the body and sleeves against the ribbing.
- Picking up stitches unevenly
- When working the 84 single crochet across the ribbing's long edge, count in sections of ten as you go. An uneven pickup row will pucker the hem line once the body rows above it are worked.
The materials list
- Approximately 1200 to 1400 yards of worsted weight yarn, depending on your size. I used a soft cotton blend in sage green. Look for a yarn with good stitch definition so your lace details really pop. Acrylic blends, cotton, or bamboo all work beautifully.
- 5.0mm (H/8) hook for the main body and sleeves. 4.5mm (G/6) hook for the ribbing sections.
- Yarn needle for weaving ends and seaming
- Scissors
- 16 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches in the main stitch pattern using 5.0mm hook. Please check your gauge before starting. Sweater fit depends entirely on matching gauge.
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 11 short forms
Ribbing Section
Round 1
Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn. (11 sc)
Round 2
through 50: Ch 1, sc BLO in each st across. Turn. (11 sc) This creates your stretchy bottom ribbing. It should measure approximately 21 inches when gently stretched.
Transition to Body
Rotate your ribbing 90 degrees. You’ll now work along the long edge, picking up stitches.
Switch to your 5.0mm hook.
Round 1
(RS): Ch 1, work 84 sc evenly across the long edge of your ribbing. Turn. (84 sc)
Round 2
Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn. (84 sc)
Round 3
Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in each st across. Turn. (84 dc)
Round 4
Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn. (84 sc)
Round 5
Lace Row Ch 4 (counts as dc plus ch 1), sk 1 st, *dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1 st* repeat across to last st, dc in last st. Turn. (42 dc, 41 ch-1 sp)
Round 6
Ch 1, sc in first dc, *sc in ch-1 sp, sc in next dc* repeat across. Turn. (84 sc)
Round 7
Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn. (84 sc)
Round 8
Ch 3, dc in each st across. Turn. (84 dc)
Round 9
Ch 1, working in FLO only, sc in each st across. Turn. (84 sc) This creates that lovely raised ridge detail you see running across the sweater.
Round 10
Ch 1, sc in each st across (working through both loops as normal). Turn. (84 sc)Rows 11 through 14: Repeat Rows 3 through 6. Continue repeating this pattern sequence (Rows 7 through 14) until your back panel measures approximately 12 inches from the ribbing, ending after a wrong side row.
Cuff Ribbing
Round 1
Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn. (9 sc)
Round 2
through 28: Ch 1, sc BLO in each st across. Turn. (9 sc) Your cuff should measure approximately 7 inches when stretched.
Transition to Sleeve Body
Rotate ribbing and switch to 5.0mm hook.
Round 1
Ch 1, work 36 sc evenly across the long edge of cuff. Turn. (36 sc)
Round 2
Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn. (36 sc)
Round 3
Ch 3, dc in each st across. Turn. (36 dc)
Round 4
Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn. (36 sc)
Round 5
Increase Row Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc across to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (38 sc)Continue working in the same stripe pattern as the body, incorporating the lace rows and puff detail rows.
Increase every 4th row by working 2 sc in the first and last stitch until you have 56 stitches.
Continue even in pattern until sleeve measures approximately 16 inches from cuff ribbing.
Armhole Shaping
Next Row (RS):
Sl st in first 6 sts, ch 1, sc in same st as last sl st, sc in next 71 sts, leave remaining 6 sts unworked. Turn. (72 sc)
Continue in the established stripe pattern for another 6 inches.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Next Row
Next 2 Rows: Decrease 2 sts at each edge by working sc2tog at beginning and end.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for seaming.
Check these before you start
- The ribbing sections are worked back-loop-only; skipping a BLO row flattens the stretch and the ribbing will not match its stated measurement.
- Gauge in the main stitch pattern determines overall fit, so treat the 16-stitch, 14-row swatch as a checkpoint, not a formality, before the body rows begin.
On one line
| Rounds | 19 |
|---|---|
| Parts | 6 |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Time | 4-6 hours |
| Hook | 5.0 mm |
| Yarn | Worsted |
Set-up
- Confirm you have 1200 to 1400 yards of worsted weight yarn on hand before starting the ribbing strip; running short mid-body means an awkward join.
- Swatch the main stitch pattern with the 5.0mm hook and check it against 16 stitches and 14 rows over 4 inches before committing to the body rows.
- Read through the Transition to Body section once before picking up the 84 stitches, since the row count and the shift from sc to dc happen quickly.
Finishing
- Weave in all ends from the ribbing strips, the body, and the sleeve pieces before seaming, working each tail along a stitch line so it stays hidden under tension.
- Seam the sleeves into the armholes and close the side and sleeve seams with a yarn needle, matching row lines from the body's dc rows to the sleeve body rows.
- Block the finished pullover to open out the lace detail in the main stitch pattern and to let the ribbed welt and cuffs relax to their stretched measurements.
Construction
The Ribbing Section is worked flat and short-rowed back and forth across 11 stitches, then turned ninety degrees so its long edge becomes the foundation for 84 picked-up stitches in the Transition to Body — the ribbing is built sideways to the body it supports.
The Cuff Ribbing repeats the same sideways-build logic at sleeve scale: 9 stitches worked over 28 rows for a 7-inch stretch, rotated and picked up into the Transition to Sleeve Body, so both hem and cuffs share one construction method at two sizes.
Time per section
| Ribbing Section | about 1 to 1.5 hours because it runs 50 rows of back-loop-only single crochet over only 11 stitches, which is slow but repetitive. |
|---|---|
| Transition to Body | about 1.5 to 2 hours because it opens with an 84-stitch pickup row, then carries that count through 10 rows shifting between single and double crochet. |
| Cuff Ribbing and Transition to Sleeve Body | about 1 to 1.5 hours per sleeve because the 28-row cuff and 5-row sleeve body transition are shorter, but the sequence repeats for both sleeves. |
Common questions
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.