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Hoodie Knitting Patterns

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Every now and then I like to check the top search terms that people are looking for when they visit, and I saw that one has to do with hoodie knitting patterns. I realized it looks like I have never done a roundup of hoodie knitting patterns (which is not to say there aren’t individual pattern posts here) so it seems like the perfect time to do one.

One of my first ever knit sweaters was a hoodie design from Knitting Pure and Simple. The exact one I made doesn’t seem to be available anymore, but this one, labeled the Sport Hoodie by Diane Soucy, is similar (the one I made used bulky yarn and this one is heavy worsted). It’s meant to be loose fitting and comes in six sizes, from 36 to 56 inches chest measurement. You can get it on Ravelry.

Alexandra Tavel’s Clubhouse Raglan is another great, simple, worsted weight yarn hoodie pattern modeled on a hooded sweatshirt. It’s worked mostly in the round with raglan sleeves and a kangaroo pocket. It’s designed to be worn with 10-12 inches of positive ease and comes in eight sizes up to a chest measurement of 68.5 inches. You can get this one on Ravelry.

The Campfire hoodie from DROPS Design is another great classic, with a shawl collar worked in deep ribbing that joins the hood. Otherwise its a pretty straightforward, bulky sweater worked in the round that comes in six sizes, up to 54.25 inches.

If you want something a little less simple, try this chunky sweater from Through the Stitch on Etsy. This one features a cable and diamond stitch pattern (which is a little hard to see if the yarn they chose) and is worked flat with set-in sleeves. The pattern rates it as being for experienced knitters, and it comes in two sizes.

Or add a little texture like in the Tierra Stitchy Hoodie from Mama in a Stitch. This super bulky hoodie is worked flat in pieces in super bulky yarn and comes in five sizes, ranging in chest measurement from 44 to 60 inches (it’s meant to be roomy!) and uses textured stitches as highlights on the body and sleeves.

Why not a hoodie that doesn’t actually look like a hoodie? The Corona sweater by Teresa Gregoria (a free download from LoveCrafts) looks like a sweet shawl collared sweater with three-quarter sleeves and a bit of cabled texture at the neckline, but it also has a hood for extra coziness. This one uses worsted weight yarn.

Boys Color Block Hoodie Knitting Pattern

Free Knitting Pattern Baby Hoodie

Simple Woman-Hoodie Knitting Pattern

Free Pattern – The Shoulder Hoodie from Caron!

 

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Add Mushrooms to Your Knits with these Fun Knitting Patterns

A few years ago I wrote a post that was full of patterns for knit mushrooms, but I don’t think I ever did a post that was knitting patterns with mushrooms on them, so today’s the day. 

I love the Fungi Beanie from Jacki Bean, which calls for worsted weight yarn and uses duplicate stitch to add the mushrooms and other details. I think the colors she used for the design are tonal/multicolor so it doesn’t use as many colors as it looks like, but you can use whatever red, green, brown and white yarn you have in your stash for those details. 

How about some mushroom socks? The Magic Toadstool sock form Stone Knits includes a ring of mushrooms around the leg, contrasting heel and toe and a little more colorwork at the toe for extra cuteness. As shown it uses four colors and comes in three sizes. 

Or there’s the Fairy Ring Socks from Katie Green, which have mushrooms of two sizes on the legs, plus a bit of wavy grass. They have a contrasting cuff, heel and toe and some colorwork flecks in the body of the sock as well. This one is available in eight sizes to fit everyone from a baby to an XL adult. 

This trippy cowl from Hunt Hand Knits looks like a lot of fun to knit. The Fungus Among Us Cowl is shown using four colors of DK weight yarn, though you can do it with as few as two if you’d rather. 

Stitch some mushroom mittens with this cute pattern from Holly C Watson. This design uses three colors, and it’s shown with a self-striping yarn on the mushroom caps, which makes the colors change without you having to do any work. The pattern is charted but it’s a pretty easy repeat. The mittens are one size. 

If you don’t feel like knitting mushrooms but still want to give your project a touch of the forest, the Toadstools Cardigan from Julie Taylor may be what you’re looking for. It’s stitched as a plain cardigan worked in DK weight yarn and sized for newborns up to 4 years old. The mushrooms are added with embroidery and the pattern includes the design, which you can trace onto water soluble stabilizer to stitch the mushrooms onto your sweater. Or anything else you want. You can find this pattern on Ravelry.