Classic Stripe (Knitting Pattern)

Whiteowlcrochetco. Classic Stripe Hoodie

Method: Knit

Skill Level: Intermediate

Version: September 2025

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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)

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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

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