Chunky Hoodie

Chunky Hoodie

Skill Level: intermediate
Stitches Used: cast on, knit, purl, decrease, increase (knit through the front and back), bind off in knit and purl , 3 needle bind off, picking up stitches
Measures: size 4T – Hoodie: 15 inches long 13 1/2 inches wide – Sleeve: 13 1/2″ long – Hood 8″ long
Gauge: in stockinette stitch, 12 stitches and 16 rows = 4″ by 4″

-Material-

  • 3 skeins Bernat Softee Chunky bright blue – 168 yards (100% acrylic)
  • 24″ circular size 11 knitting needles
  • 1 1/2 ” diameter blue button
  • Yarn needle

-Pattern-

Front

  1. Cast on 44 stitches, knit 1, Purl 1 to end. (ending in purl 1)
  2. Knit 1, Purl 1, to end.
  3. Repeat number 2 five times. (total of 6 rows of ribbing)
  4. Knit 1 row.
  5. Purl 1 row.
  6. Repeat numbers 4 and 5 till piece measures 10″.
  7. Decrease, knit till there are 2 stitches left, decrease. (42 stitches)
  8. Purl 1 row.
  9. Decrease, knit 18, bind off 6 stitches, knit 15, decrease.
  10. Purl 17, place the other 17 stitches on a stitch holder.
  11. Knit till there are 2 stitches left, decrease.
  12. Purl 1 row.
  13. Repeat numbers 11 and 12 till piece measures 12″.
  14. Purl 1 row.
  15. Knit 1 row.
  16. Repeat numbers 14 and 15 till piece measures 15″.
  17. Bind off in purl stitch.
  18. Place the stitches from the stitch holder back a the needle.
  19. Purl 1 row.
  20. Decrease, knit to end.
  21. Repeat till piece measures 12″.
  22. Purl 1 row.
  23. Knit 1 row.
  24. Repeat numbers 22 and 23 till piece measures 15″.
  25. Bind off in purl stitch.
  26. Weave in ends.
Back

  1. Cast on 44 stitches, knit 1, purl 1 to end. (ending in purl 1)
  2. Knit 1, purl 1 to end.
  3. Repeat number 2 five times (total of 6 rows of ribbing)
  4. Knit 1 row.
  5. Purl 1 row.
  6. Repeat numbers 4 and 5 till piece measures 10″.
  7. Decrease, knit till there are 2 stitches left, decrease.
  8. Purl 1 row.
  9. Repeat rows 7 and 8 till piece measures 12″.
  10. Purl 1 row.
  11. Knit 1 row.
  12. Repeat numbers 10 and 11 till piece measures 15″.
  13. Bind off in purl stitch.
  14. Weave in ends.
Sleeve (make 2)

  1. Cast on 28 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, to end. (ending in purl 1)
  2. Knit 1, purl 1, to end.
  3. Repeat number 2 five times. (total of 6 ribbing rows)
  4. Knit 1 row.
  5. Purl 1 row.
  6. Repeat numbers 4 and 5 till piece measures 11″.
  7. Increase, knit till there is 1 stitch left increase.
  8. Purl 1 row.
  9. Repeat numbers 7 and 8 till piece measures 12″.
  10. Bind off in knit stitch.
  11. Weave in ends.
Assembly

  1. Using mattress stitch, sew up the front ad back till it begins to decrease, sew the next 2 stitches.
  2. Using mattress stitch, sew the each sleeve.
  3. Using mattress stitch, sew the sleeves onto the sweater.
  4. Weave in ends.
Hood

  1. Beginning on the right side of the neck opening bring up loop in every stitch across. (29 loops)
  2. knit 1 row.
  3. Purl 1 row.
  4. Repeat until piece measures 8″.
  5. Knit 12, knit 2 decreases, knit to end.
  6. Purl 13, purl 2 decreases, purl to end.
  7. Work 3 needle bind off across, ending with 1 extra stitch. bind off the extra stitch.
  8. Weave in ends.
  9. Bring up a stitch along the neck opening and the hood. (do not bring up a loop on the 3 needle bind off row)
  10. Knitting all the rows as you would with straight needles, knit 1, purl 1, to end. (ending in purl 1)
  11. Repeat number 10.
  12. knit 1, purl 1 till there are 3 stitches left, bind off the last 2 stitches that you made, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.
  13. knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, yo, *knit 1, purl 1* to end.
  14. Repeat number 10  two times. (total of 6 ribbing rows)
  15. bind off in purl stitch.
  16. Weave in ends.
Finishing

  1. Sew Button in place under the button hole.