Football Fan Goose
Around our house, football season means one very important thing: Broncos season! 🏈🧡💙 My husband is a big Denver Broncos fan, so naturally Duke needed his own football sweater and a beanie in Broncos colors too.
This football-shaped goose sweater has been one of my favorite ways to dress a porch goose for fall. Make the sweater in traditional football brown and cream, then use your favorite team’s colors for the beanie—or forget traditional colors altogether and make the whole outfit for your team.
The original pattern was designed for a 23″ porch goose, and I have included some easy suggestions below for adapting it for our larger 28″ geese too.
When I originally designed this pattern, it was written specifically for a 23″ porch goose. Since then, our flock has grown and so have our geese!
Want to make it for a 28″ goose? Try using one hook size larger than the I (5.5mm) hook called for in the original pattern. Check the sweater on your goose as you work and add a few additional straight rounds for length before beginning the wedge shaping.
Because individual goose statues and crochet tension can vary, use your goose as your fitting model as you go. That’s one of the perks of crocheting for a goose—they’re usually pretty patient during fittings. 😂
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🪿 Stylin’ Geese
A huge thank you to my awesome pattern testers for sharing photos of their Football Fan Geese. I love seeing how different this outfit looks when everyone adds their own team colors and personality!
Elizabeth Lowell
Elizabeth Griffith
Stephanie Buchanan
Jeree Phillips
Cheryl Estok
Michelle Clark
Susan Fischer
Debbie Glover
Football Fan Goose Crochet Pattern
The instructions below are the original 23″ Football Fan Goose Sweater. The coordinating beanie is a separate free Snappy Tots pattern.
Finish the outfit with the free Goose Beanie pattern. Make it in your favorite team’s colors for the perfect finishing touch.
GET THE FREE GOOSE BEANIE PATTERNMaterials
- Football Sweater: 200 yards worsted weight brown and 40 yards worsted weight cream
- Beanie: Less than 20 yards in 2 colors
- Sample Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Coffee, Aran, Blue and Bright Yellow
- Crochet Hook: I (5.5mm)
- Supplies: Yarn needle for weaving in ends and 4 stitch markers (yarn scraps work for this too)
- Optional: Measuring tape and scissors
- Gauge: 4″ with an I hook = 14 hdc sts and 10.5 rounds
Pattern Tips
- The first stitch of each row is worked into the same stitch as the turning chain unless noted.
- Numbers at the beginning of each line may refer to steps and not indicate the number of rows/rounds.
- Stitch count remains the same unless noted at the end of the row or round.
Football Sweater
This starts at the neck and is worked towards the tail.
- With an I hook and brown ww yarn, ch 44, sl st in the last ch from hook to form a circle. Make sure the chain is not twisted. (44sts)
- Ch 1, hdc in the same ch and in each ch around, sl st in the first st to join. (44sts)
- Ch 1, hdc in the same st and in each st around, sl st to join.
- Ch 1, *hdc 10, 2hdc in the next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (48sts)
- Ch 1, *hdc 11, 2hdc in the next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (52sts)
- Ch 1, *hdc 12, 2hdc in the next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (56sts)
- Ch 1, *hdc 13, 2hdc in the next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (60sts)
- Finish off the current yarn and change to cream yarn. Ch 1, hdc in the same st and in each st to end of round, sl st to join.
- Ch 1, *hdc 14, 2hdc in the next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (64sts)
- Ch 1, *hdc 15, 2hdc in the next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (68sts)
- Ch 1, *hdc 16, 2hdc in the next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (72sts)
- Finish off the current yarn and change to brown yarn. Ch 1, hdc in the same st and in each st to end of round, sl st to join.
- Ch 1, *hdc 35, 2hdc in the next st*, repeat once, sl st to join. (74sts)
- Ch 1, hdc in the same st and in each st to end of round, sl st to join.
- Ch 1, *hdc 36, 2hdc in the next st*, repeat once, sl st to join. (76sts)
- Ch 1, hdc in the same st and in each st to end of round, sl st to join.
- Repeat the previous round for an additional 8 rounds.
- This step starts a triangle, wedge shape. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 16, sc2tog. (18sts) Leave remaining sts unworked.
- Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc in each st until 2 sts remain, sc2tog. (16sts)
- Repeat the previous row until 4 sts remain.
- Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc2tog. (2sts)
- Ch 1, turn, sc2tog. Finish off the yarn.
- Skip 14 sts on the last full round and attach the yarn to the 15th st. Repeat steps 18-22, but do not finish off the yarn at the end of step 22 this time.
- This step is worked down the side of the current triangle, across the wider flat edge (not the 14 skipped sts), and up the side of the second triangle. Ch 1, turn to work from the RS of the piece. Hdc in the same st, hdc 11 sts evenly spaced down the side of the triangle, hdc2tog at the corner (pick up a st from the side and the row), hdc 20, hdc2tog at the corner (pick up a st from the row and the side), hdc 11 sts evenly up the side of the triangle, hdc in the tip of the 2nd triangle. Do not continue down the opposite side of the rectangle. (46sts)
- Ch 1, turn, 2sc in the same st, sc 8, hdc 28, sc 8, 2sc. (48sts)
- Ch 1, turn, 2sc in the same st, sc 9, hdc 28, sc 9, 2sc. (50sts)
- 27-28. Ch 1, turn, hdc in each st to end of row.
- Finish off the current yarn and change to cream yarn. Ch 1, turn, hdc in each st to end of row.
- Ch 1, turn, *hdc2tog, hdc 23*, repeat to end of row. (48sts)
- Ch 1, turn, *hdc2tog, hdc 6*, repeat to end of row. (42sts)
- Ch 1, turn, *hdc2tog, hdc 5*, repeat to end of row. (36sts)
- Finish off the current yarn and change to brown yarn. Ch 1, turn, hdc in each st to end of row.
- Ch 1, turn, *hdc2tog, hdc 7*, repeat to end of row. (32sts)
- Ch 1, turn, hdc2tog, hdc 28, hdc2tog. (30sts)
- Ch 1, turn, *hdc2tog, hdc 8*, repeat to end of row. (27sts)
- Ch 1, turn, *hdc2tog, hdc 7*, repeat to end of row. (24sts)
- Ch 1, turn, hdc in each st to end of row.
- Do not turn. Ch 6, sl st in the first st across the gap to create a round. Ch 1, turn, *hdc2tog, hdc 4*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (25sts)
- Ch 1, *hdc2tog, hdc 3*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (20sts)
- Ch 1, *hdc2tog, hdc 8*, repeat once, sl st to join. (18sts)
- Ch 1, *hdc2tog, hdc 7*, repeat once, sl st to join. (16sts)
- Ch 1, *hdc2tog, hdc 6*, repeat once, sl st to join. (14sts)
- Ch 1, *hdc2tog*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (7sts) Finish off, leaving a long tail for closing the end.
Bottom Edge
Divide the bottom edge into 4 sections and place a marker at each section. With the right side facing, use the same size hook to attach brown yarn to the bottom edge next to one of the markers.
Ch 1, hdc 76 sts evenly around the bottom opening, sl st in the first st to join. (76sts)
Tip: Hdc 19 sts between each set of markers.
45. Ch 1, *FPHDC around the next post, BPHDC around the next post*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join.
46. Ch 1, FPHDC2tog, BPHDC2tog, *FPHDC around the next post, BPHDC around the next post*, repeat until 4 sts remain, FPHDC2tog, BPHDC2tog. (72sts)
Finish off and weave in ends.
Football Stitching
Center Strip: With an I hook and cream yarn, ch 18, sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing to the suit.
With a yarn needle, use the yarn tail to sew the center strip to the middle of the back, centered between the two cream bands.
With a yarn needle and cream yarn, add stitches across the center strip as shown in the photo.
Game-day goose: READY. 🏈🪿
Common Crochet Abbreviations
We’re Broncos fans around here, so orange and blue will always have a special place in our game-day yarn stash. 🧡💙 But this outfit is begging to be customized for YOUR team. Change the sweater stripes, beanie, pompom and braids to match whoever you’re cheering for this season.
🏈 Need a Different Goose Size?
Football fans come in all sizes—and apparently so do football geese. 😂 Choose the size that fits your flock and get everybody ready for game day!
You’re viewing the 23″ & 28″ Football Fan Goose pattern.
🪿 More From the Flock
Your goose definitely doesn’t need to stop at one outfit! Visit Duke & Hildy’s Goose Headquarters to explore the whole flock, or head to their 23″ & 28″ catalog for more patterns made for the big members of the Snappy Tots flock.
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If you make a Football Fan Goose, I’d love to see which team your goose is cheering for. Share your photos and tag #snappytots so I can see your game-day flock.
