Classic Stripe Hoodie by Mollie Conrad

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Classic Stripe Hoodie

by Mollie Conrad

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Craft

Knitting

Category

Sweater → Pullover

Published

September 2025

Suggested yarn

Knit Picks Swish Bulky

Yarn weight

Bulky (7 wpi) ?

Gauge

20 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette in the round

Needle size

US 10 - 6.0 mm

US 8 - 5.0 mm

Yardage

790 - 1920 yards (722 - 1756 m)

Sizes available

26, 30, 34, 38, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72" Human Bust

Languages

English

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Whiteowlcrochetco. Classic Stripe Hoodie

Method: Knit
Skill Level: Intermediate
Version: September 2025

2 Documents Included:

Full Graphic (Multiple Image) Version (great for those that use tablets or laptops for viewing)
Printer Friendly Version (great for those that want to print their patterns)

Pattern Tested - click on associated projects to check them out!
Tech Edited by Nicky Jensen of HandKnits and Hygge.

Pattern Overview

This hoodie is knit in 5 colour block stripes; both the body and the sleeves switch colours in the same rounds.

Short Rows.
You will work this sweater from the top down, beginning with Japanese short rows that raise the back of the collar up the neck.

Yoke.
You will then work the yoke in the round and increase the stitch count evenly over the depth.

Body.
Once the yoke is complete, you will hold both sleeve stitches on scrap yarn or a stitch holder to help form the armholes, and then backwards loop cast on armpit stitches. After, you will continue to work the rest of the body in the round until you reach either the pattern length or your desired length. The hem will then be worked in 1x1 rib stitch and finished with a tubular bind-off.

Sleeve.
Each sleeve will begin using the armpit stitches and the held stitches, and will also be worked in the round. The sleeves will not decrease, but will be worked straight. The wristband will be worked in 1x1 rib stitch and finished with a tubular bind-off.

Drawstring & Hood.
If you choose to knit a hood, you’ll first knit a drawstring using the i-cord technique and set it aside. Stitches for the hood are either added from the unzipping of a provisional cast-on or picked up from a traditional cast-on edge. The hood will be worked flat in rows until a certain hood height is reached. You will then use Japanese short rows again to shape the hood. Once shaping is completed, you will pick up stitches along the sides of the hood and work a 1x1 rib drawstring band.

** Modifications **

Hood / no hood
Sleeve modifications: fitted sleeve, shorter/longer sleeve, wristband circumference

Techniques
Note: video tutorials linked within pattern!

Long-tail or Provisional Cast On Highly recommend provisional cast-on around a spare cord or silicon cord, or Judy’s Magic Cast-on!
Knitting in the round and flat
Picking up stitches (sleeves and collar)
Increasing/Decreasing
Japanese Short Rows
Grafting / K2Tog Bind-off / Whipstitch seaming (you choose)

2 Documents Included:

Full Graphic (Multiple Image) Version (great for those that use tablets or laptops for viewing)
Printer Friendly Version (great for those that want to print their patterns)

#ClassicStripeHoodie
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Pattern Tested - click on associated projects to check them out!
Tech Edited by Nicky Jensen of HandKnits and Hygge.

Method: Knit
Skill Level: Intermediate
Version: September 2025

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Sizes

To determine your size, measure your chest around the widest point, then locate the closest value listed beside “Suggested Bust”. This pattern has 6” (15 cm) of positive ease in the bust, 1” (~2.5 cm) positive ease in the bicep, and 1” (2.5 cm) positive ease in the armhole depth. If you would like a roomier fit, size up. If you would like a a closer fit, size down.

Size (1, 2, 3, 4), (5, 6, 7, 8), (9, 10, 11, 12)

Finished Bust (the sweater’s circumference):
(32, 36 ¼, 40, 44 ¼), (50 ¼, 53 ¾, 58 ¼, 61 ¾), (66 ¼, 69 ¾, 74 ¼, 77 ¾) inches

(81.5, 92, 101.5, 112.5), (127.5, 136.5, 148, 157), (168.5, 177, 188.5, 197.5) cm

Suggested Bust (your bust):
(26, 30, 34, 38), (44, 48, 52, 56), (60, 64, 68, 72) inches

(66, 76, 86.5, 96.5), (112, 122, 132, 142), (152.5, 162.5, 172.5, 183) cm

Model is wearing a size 4 on a 36” bust.

Yarn

Sweater: Bulky (5)
Drawstring: Fingering (1)

Sweater Sample Yarn:
Knit Picks Swish Bulky 
137 yds (200 m) / 100 g 
Bulky Weight 
100% Fine Superwash Merino

Colour A: Squirrel Heather
Colour B: Black
Colour C: White
Colour D: Pinecone Heather
Colour E: Dove Heather 

Drawstring:
Fingering weight yarn + a 3.00mm / US2.5 / UK11 knitting needle creates an ideal i-cord size for your drawstring, but you can use any yarn you like.

Yardage Estimates

Note: Modifications will result in a difference in required yardage.

I-cord yardage: 35 - 50 yards (32 - 46 m)

Single Colour Sweater Yardage
(790, 890, 985, 1095), (1205, 1345, 1445, 1540), (1685, 1780, 1865, 1920) yards

(722, 814, 901 1001), (1102, 1230, 1321, 1408), (1541, 1628, 1705, 1756) meters

(6, 7, 8, 8), (9, 10, 11, 12), (13, 13, 14, 15) Skeins Knit Picks Swish Bulky

Multi-Colour Sweater Yardage

COLOUR A

(315, 330, 340, 350), (375, 390, 400, 405), (430, 440, 450, 450) yards

(288, 302, 311, 320), (343, 357, 366, 370), (393, 402, 411, 411) meters

(3, 3, 3, 3), (3, 3, 3, 3), (4, 4, 4, 4) Skeins Knit Picks Swish Bulky

COLOUR B

(100, 125, 140, 165), (185, 205, 220, 235), (260, 280, 290, 280) yards

(91, 114, 128, 151), (169, 187, 201, 215), (238, 256, 265, 256) meters

(1, 1, 2, 2), (2, 2, 2, 2), (2, 3, 3, 3) Skeins Knit Picks Swish Bulky

COLOUR C

(115, 140, 160, 185), (205, 245, 270, 290), (330, 350, 370, 390) yards

(105, 128, 146, 169), (187, 224, 247, 265), (302, 320, 338, 357) meters

(1, 2, 2, 2), (2, 2, 2, 3), (3, 3, 3, 3) Skeins Knit Picks Swish Bulky

COLOUR D

(115, 140, 160, 185), (205, 245, 270, 290), (330, 350, 370, 390) yards

(105, 128, 146, 169), (187, 224, 247, 265), (302, 320, 338, 357) meters

(1, 2, 2, 2), (2, 2, 2, 3), (3, 3, 3, 3) Skeins Knit Picks Swish Bulky

COLOUR E

(145, 155, 185, 210), (235, 260, 285, 320), 9335, 360, 385, 410) yards

(133, 142, 169, 192), (215, 238, 261, 293), (306, 329, 352, 375) meters

(2, 2, 2, 2), (2, 2, 3, 3), (3, 3, 3, 3) Skeins Knit Picks Swish Bulky

Tools

Circular Needles
6.00 mm / US10 / UK4

9” (22 cm) - Sleeve
16” (40 cm) - Sleeve and Collar
24+” (60+ cm) - Body

5.00 mm / US8 / UK6

9” (22 cm) - Wristband
24+” (60+ cm) - Hem, Drawstring Band

Double Pointed Needles
5.00 mm / US8 / UK6

I-cord Drawstring (2 required)
Wristband (4-5 required, if desired)

Or needle sizes required to obtain gauge

Other Notions

1 Yarn Needle
Locking Stitch Markers: (Yoke: 1-7), (Hood, Sleeves: 2)
Optional: 2 Aglets
Optional: Fingering weight yarn for drawstring
Optional: 3.00mm / US2.5 / UK11 needles for fingering weight drawstring
1 Sewing Needle
Scissors
Blocking Items

Gauge Pattern

Stockinette

Blocked | In the Round and Flat
15 sts, 20 rows / 4” (10 cm)
Swatch 1: In the Round: K all sts to BOR, SM.
Swatch 2: Flat: Row 1 (RS): K all sts, Row 2 (WS): P all sts

1x1 Rib Stitch

Blocked | In the Round and Flat
20 sts, 24 rows / 4” (10 cm)
Swatch 1: In the Round: K1, P1 to BOR, SM.
Swatch 2: Flat: Row 1 (RS): SL1PW, P1, Row 2 (WS): K1, P1

Alternative Tested Yarns

Knit Picks Wonderfluff (70% Alpaca, 23% Nylon, 7% Merino)
Knit Picks Brava Bulky (100% Acrylic)
Premier Basix Chunky (100% Acrylic)
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky (100% Highland Wool)

Abbreviations/Techniques

BLCO, Backwards Loop Cast On
BOR, Beginning of Round
cm, Centimeter
DPN, Double Pointed Needle
Inc, Increase
K, Knit
K2Tog, Knit 2 sts together
LN, Left Needle
M, Marker
m, Meter
P, Purl
PW, Purlwise
P2Tog, Purl 2 sts together
PM, Place Marker
Rem, Remain(s, ing)
RM, Remove Marker
Rpt, Repeat
RLI, Right Lifted Increase
RS, Right Side
SL, Slip Stitch
SL1KW, Slip 1 st knitwise
SL1PW, Slip 1 st purlwise
SM, Slip Marker
SSK, Slip 1 st knitwise twice, knit 2 together by inserting left needle through back of sts on right needle (decrease)
St(s), Stitch(es)
Tbl, Through the back loop
WS, Wrong Side
WYIB, With Yarn held in Back
WYIF, With Yarn held in Front
Yds, Yards
* , Repeat Sequence Within
“, Inches