Because it’s important to have a hooded sweatshirt in this easy-and-fast-to-knit, bulky weight. This is a hardy example of a dropped-shoulder workhorse you’ll wear all the time. Works equally well for ladies and men.

The shoulders are shaped, but other than that, it’s a very straightforward knitting experience, made all the more fun in a splendidly thick bulky yarn. Has pockets, and uses the 3-needle bind off, explained in the pattern.