A boys' baseball jersey-style mesh shirt with a baseball graphic on the front

BeginnerUS TerminologyModular

A short-sleeve mesh jersey shirt for boys, typical of baseball uniforms, featuring a loose fit and a large baseball logo on the chest. The mesh texture is implied, not modeled.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · 200yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Torso

R1Ch 161, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (160)(160 sts)
R2Sc in each st around. (160)(160 sts)
R3[Sc 159, dec] repeat around. (159)(159 sts)
R4Sc in each st around. (159)(159 sts)
R5[Sc 158, dec] repeat around. (158)(158 sts)
R6[Sc 157, dec] repeat around. (157)(157 sts)
R7Sc in each st around. (157)(157 sts)
R8[Sc 156, dec] repeat around. (156)(156 sts)
R9Sc in each st around. (156)(156 sts)
R10[Sc 155, dec] repeat around. (155)(155 sts)
R11Sc in each st around. (155)(155 sts)
R12[Sc 154, dec] repeat around. (154)(154 sts)
R13Sc in each st around. (154)(154 sts)
R14[Sc 153, dec] repeat around. (153)(153 sts)
R15Sc in each st around. (153)(153 sts)
R16[Sc 152, dec] repeat around. (152)(152 sts)
R17Sc in each st around. (152)(152 sts)
R18[Sc 151, dec] repeat around. (151)(151 sts)
R19[Sc 150, dec] repeat around. (150)(150 sts)
R20Sc in each st around. (150)(150 sts)
R21[Sc 149, dec] repeat around. (149)(149 sts)
R22Sc in each st around. (149)(149 sts)
R23[Sc 148, dec] repeat around. (148)(148 sts)
R24Sc in each st around. (148)(148 sts)
R25[Sc 147, dec] repeat around. (147)(147 sts)
R26Sc in each st around. (147)(147 sts)
R27[Sc 146, dec] repeat around. (146)(146 sts)
R28Sc in each st around. (146)(146 sts)
R29[Sc 145, dec] repeat around. (145)(145 sts)
R30[Sc 144, dec] repeat around. (144)(144 sts)
R31Sc in each st around. (144)(144 sts)
R32[Sc 143, dec] repeat around. (143)(143 sts)
R33Sc in each st around. (143)(143 sts)
R34[Sc 142, dec] repeat around. (142)(142 sts)
R35Sc in each st around. (142)(142 sts)
R36[Sc 141, dec] repeat around. (141)(141 sts)
R37Sc in each st around. (141)(141 sts)
R38[Sc 140, dec] repeat around. (140)(140 sts)
R39Sc in each st around. (140)(140 sts)
R40[Sc 139, dec] repeat around. (139)(139 sts)
R41[Sc 138, dec] repeat around. (138)(138 sts)
R42Sc in each st around. (138)(138 sts)
R43[Sc 137, dec] repeat around. (137)(137 sts)
R44Sc in each st around. (137)(137 sts)
R45[Sc 136, dec] repeat around. (136)(136 sts)
R46Sc in each st around. (136)(136 sts)
R47[Sc 135, dec] repeat around. (135)(135 sts)
R48Sc in each st around. (135)(135 sts)
R49[Sc 134, dec] repeat around. (134)(134 sts)
R50Sc in each st around. (134) Stuff lightly. Fasten off.(134 sts)

Right Sleeve

R1Pick up 135 sc evenly around opening. (135)(135 sts)
R2[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (115)(115 sts)
R3[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (94)(94 sts)
R4[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (74)(74 sts)
R5[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (53)(53 sts)
R6[Sc 52, dec] repeat around. (52)(52 sts)
R7[Sc 51, dec] repeat around. (51)(51 sts)
R8Sc in each st around. (51)(51 sts)
R9[Sc 50, dec] repeat around. (50)(50 sts)
R10[Sc 49, dec] repeat around. (49)(49 sts)
R11[Sc 48, dec] repeat around. (48)(48 sts)
R12[Sc 47, dec] repeat around. (47)(47 sts)
R13[Sc 46, dec] repeat around. (46)(46 sts)
R14[Sc 45, dec] repeat around. (45)(45 sts)
R15[Sc 44, dec] repeat around. (44)(44 sts)
R16[Sc 43, dec] repeat around. (43)(43 sts)
R17[Sc 42, dec] repeat around. (42)(42 sts)
R18[Sc 41, dec] repeat around. (41)(41 sts)
R19[Sc 40, dec] repeat around. (40) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(40 sts)

Left Sleeve

R1Pick up 135 sc evenly around opening. (135)(135 sts)
R2[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (115)(115 sts)
R3[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (94)(94 sts)
R4[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (74)(74 sts)
R5[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (53)(53 sts)
R6[Sc 52, dec] repeat around. (52)(52 sts)
R7[Sc 51, dec] repeat around. (51)(51 sts)
R8Sc in each st around. (51)(51 sts)
R9[Sc 50, dec] repeat around. (50)(50 sts)
R10[Sc 49, dec] repeat around. (49)(49 sts)
R11[Sc 48, dec] repeat around. (48)(48 sts)
R12[Sc 47, dec] repeat around. (47)(47 sts)
R13[Sc 46, dec] repeat around. (46)(46 sts)
R14[Sc 45, dec] repeat around. (45)(45 sts)
R15[Sc 44, dec] repeat around. (44)(44 sts)
R16[Sc 43, dec] repeat around. (43)(43 sts)
R17[Sc 42, dec] repeat around. (42)(42 sts)
R18[Sc 41, dec] repeat around. (41)(41 sts)
R19[Sc 40, dec] repeat around. (40) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(40 sts)

Collar

R1Pick up 12 sc evenly around opening. (12)(12 sts)
R2[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (75)(75 sts)
R3[Sc 8, dec] repeat around. (67) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(67 sts)

Baseball Logo

R1Pick up 135 sc evenly around opening. (135)(135 sts)
R2[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (102)(102 sts)
R3[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (68)(68 sts)
R4[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (35)(35 sts)
R5[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)(1 sts)
R6[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (24)(24 sts)
R7[Sc 2, inc] repeat around. (33)(33 sts)
R8[Sc 5, inc] repeat around. (39)(39 sts)
R9[Sc 7, inc] repeat around. (44)(44 sts)
R10[Sc 14, inc] repeat around. (47)(47 sts)
R11[Sc 15, inc] repeat around. (50)(50 sts)
R12[Sc 25, inc] repeat around. (52)(52 sts)
R13[Sc 52, inc] repeat around. (53)(53 sts)
R14Sc in each st around. (53)(53 sts)
R15Sc in each st around. (53)(53 sts)
R16Sc in each st around. (53)(53 sts)
R17[Sc 52, dec] repeat around. (52)(52 sts)
R18[Sc 25, dec] repeat around. (50)(50 sts)
R19[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (47)(47 sts)
R20[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (44)(44 sts)
R21[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (39)(39 sts)
R22[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (33)(33 sts)
R23[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (24)(24 sts)
R24[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Baseball Stitching

R1Pick up 1 sc evenly around opening. (1) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)