DIY Crochet Pizza Sweater

After we were bitten by the crochet bug I wanted to put crochet food on ALL THE THINGS! Ok, maybe not all the things. But at least every single one of my sweaters. We decided to start with a staple… pizza! Yep, we used some of our favorite yarn from Commonthread by DMC to make a pizza sweater and I refuse to take it off, even if it is still 80 degrees here! The best thing about this DIY pizza patch is you can slap it on anything: a sweater, sweatshirt, tote bag… oh the possibilities! Ready???

We used a variety of DMC’s yarns to give our pizza a realistic look. My favorite might be the mushrooms made out of their metallic Tiara yarn because it gives the mushrooms all different hues, just like the real thing!

To make the pizza, you’ll need an understanding of several basic crochet stitches. If these projects have inspired you non-crocheters SO MUCH that you want to learn to crochet, there are a TON of awesome tutorials on YouTube to follow along with. But for those of you who already know the basics, here’s a glossary of the terms and stitches we’ll be using here:

ch: chain stitch
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet

Chunky Knit Sweater or Other Clothing Item (We used this one!)
DMC Woolly Yarn in Dark Red, Black, Tan and Avocado
DMC Belinda Bamboo Yarn in Yellow
DMC Metal Chic Tiara Yarn in Beige
2.75 Crochet Hook
Small Scissors
Yellow Embroidery Thread (Optional, for attaching to the sweater. You could also use yarn.)
DMC Plastic Craft Needle

Crust

Ch 26
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, cont. until end of row (25 st total), ch 1, turn.
Row 2: ch 1 in 1st ch from hook, cont. until end of row (25 st total), ch 1, turn.
Rows 3 – 14: Repeat row 2.
Row 15: Fold piece in half lengthwise, bringing the two edges together (the initial chain and row 14). Using the top of row 14, and the bottom of the chain, begin stitching the two halves together with 24 sc. At your 25th sc (end of the row) you will change yarn. Begin your final sc using only your crust colored yarn. Insert your hook, pull your yarn through and stop.

Sauce

With the two loops of your crust colored yarn on your hook, lay your red yarn against your crust colored yarn, going the opposite direction (see image). Yarn over, and complete your 25th single crochet using both yarns. Drop the crust colored yarn and ch 1 with your red yarn only, turn.

Sauce Row 1: 25 sc. On your 25th sc repeat a yarn change using your cheese colored yarn.

Cheese

Row 1: 24 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: 24 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 3: Being diminishing stitches to create a pointed slice. Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 22 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 21 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 5: Begin in 1st st from hook, 21 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 6: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 20 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 7: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 19 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 8: Begin in 1st st from hook, 19 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 9: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 18 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 10: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 17 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 11: Begin in 1st st from hook, 17 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 12: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 16 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 13: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 15 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 14: Begin in 1st st from hook, 15 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 15: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 14 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 16: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 13 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 17: Begin in 1st st from hook, 13 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 18: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 12 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 19: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 11 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 20: Begin in 1st st from hook, 11 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 21: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 10 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 22: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 9 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 23: Begin in 1st st from hook, 9 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 24: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 8 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 25: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 7 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 26: Begin in 1st st from hook, 7 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 27: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 6 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 28: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 5 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 29: Begin in 1st st from hook, 5 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 30: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 4 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 31: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 3 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 32: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 2 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 33: Skip your first st, sc in 2nd st from hook. Cont. with 1 sc, pull yarn through, weave in ends.

Go back and weave in ends of threads where you changed yarn.

Olives

Ch 2, in 2nd ch from hook sc 10 (all in same ch), ss in 1st sc, pull yarn through, weave in ends.

Pepperoni

Ch 5
Row 1: In 2nd ch from hook sc 2, repeat all the way around, ss in 1st sc, ch 1.
Row 2: In 2nd ch from hook sc 2, repeat all the way around, ss in 1st sc, pull yarn through, weave in ends.

Mushroom

Ch 2
Row 1: In 2nd ch from hook sc 1, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: In 1st st from hook sc 1, ch 1, turn.
Row 3: In 1st st from hook sc 1, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: In 1st st from hook sc 3, ch 1, turn.
Row 5: In 1st st from hook sc 2, in 2nd st from hook sc 2, in 3rd st from hook sc 2, ch 1, turn.
Row 6: In 1st st from hook sc 1, cont to end of row, ch 1, turn.
Row 7: Skip 1st st from hook, in 2nd st from hook sc 1, cont. to end of row, ch 1, turn.
Row 8: Skip 1st st from hook, in 2nd st from hook sc 1, cont. to end of row, pull through, weave in ends.

Bell Pepper Bits

Ch 2
Row 1: In 2nd ch from hook sc 1, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: In 1st st from hook sc 1, ch 1, turn.
Cont. on with as many rows as you’d like to make different sized bits.

To attach your toppings to your pizza, use a plastic yarn needle and the same color yarn as the topping to sew the pieces on, going in a round across the stitches to hide them. Leave a tail on either end underneath, and once you’ve gone all the way around you can tie the tails together on the the underside of the pizza to finish off.

To attach your slice to your sweater use a plastic yarn needle, and an embroidery thread the same color as your cheese, and stitch all the way around. For an extra hold, adhere the slice using an iron-on bond before stitching the slice to the sweater.

Photos by Jeff Mindell

So who else is ready to wear their love for pizza on their sleeve…errrr, sweater?

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