The Men’s Casual Sweater is a perfect first sweater project for any crocheter. I have included dozens of photos to help beginners and experienced crocheters alike.

The bulky yarn works up quickly, and you could complete yours in as little as 8 hours (or even less if you are a fast crocheter).

The design is easily adjustable to any size or height, so you should get a perfect fit on any body type.

Materials
--Caron Cakes Tea Cakes (shown in English Breakfast, size medium, model is 5’10” tall)
--8.5 oz/240 g, 204 yds/186 m per ball
approximate yarn requirements are:
--6 for small/medium, 7 for large/x-large, 8 for 2XL and 3XL
--10 mm (N/15) crochet hook
--Tapestry Needle
--scissors
--stitch markers
--measuring tape

Abbreviations Used – US Crochet Terms
Ch – chain
sk – skip
st - stitch
sc – single crochet
sc blo – single crochet in the back loop only
sc dec – single crochet decrease
dc – double crochet
suzette stitch – 1 sc and 1 dc worked into the same st , skip 1 stitch, and repeat

Gauge
8 st = 4”/10 cm
8 rows = 4”/10 cm