Everyday Toddler Hoodie
Worked from the top down, this raglan hoodie is easy to work up and finish. This makes a great gift, because, well, you can never have enough hoodies.
measurements
To fit ages 12 (18, 24) months
materials
KnitPicks Comfy Worsted, $75\%$ Pima Cotton, $25\%$ Acrylic, $50\mathrm{g}/109$ yds. 3 (4, 4) $50\mathrm{g}$ balls main colour (shown in Fedora) 1 (1, 1) $50\mathrm{g}$ ball contrast colour (shown in Marlin) 5 (6, 6) buttons supplies $4.5\mathsf{m m}$ circular needles $4.0\mathsf{m m}$ circular or straight needles 4 stitch markers 2 stitch holders (or scrap yarn) tapestry needle, safety pin tension/gauge 19 stitches $=$ 4 inches 26 rows $=4$ inches
abbreviations
WS wrong side rs right side kknit Ppurl st st stocking stitch yo yarn over kfb knit into front of stitch, leave stitch on left needle, knit into back loop k2 tog knit two together p2 tog purl two together p2 tog-b purl two together through back loop ssk knit two together through back loop pm place marker sl m slip marker
Pattern: Everyday Toddler Hoodie
Yoke colour chart The yoke is worked on circular needles from the top down, then the sleeves are separated onto stitch holders. The sleeves are worked flat, and the underarm seamed at the end.
Yoke
Cast on 40 (46, 46) stitches with 4.5 mm needles. (Raglan set up row) Purl 6 (7, 7), place marker, p5 (6,6), pm, p18 (20, 20) pm, p5 (6, 6), pm, p6 (7, 7). Row 1: Knit to 1 stitch before marker, kfb, slip marker, [kfb, k to 1 stitch before marker, kfb, sm] 3 times. Kfb. Knit to end. Row 2: Purl. Rows 1 and 2 set the raglan increase pattern. Follow the raglan increase pattern until you have increased 6 (6, 7) more times, ending with a right side row. 96 (102, 110) stitches on needle. Next 12 rows: Starting on wrong side. Join contrast color. Follow the yoke colour chart, while continuing the raglan increase pattern. 144 (150, 158) stitches on needle. Work 2 more rows in main colour, following raglan increase pattern. 152 (158, 166) stitches on needle.
Separate sleeves
Knit 20 (21, 22) (left front). Remove marker. Put 33 (34, 36) stitches on stitch holder (left sleeve). Remove marker. Cast on 8 (10, 12) stitches. Knit 46 (48, 50) (back). Remove marker. Put 33 (34, 36) stitches on stitch holder (right sleeve). Remove marker. Cast on 8 (10, 12) stitches. Knit to end.
Back and fronts
Continue to work back and fronts in stocking stitch until work measures $9\%$ ${\sqrt[{10}]{/2}},$ 111/2) inches from cast on edge. Switch to smaller needles. 1st row of rib: $\mathsf{K}2,\,^{\ast}\mathsf{p}2,\,\mathsf{k}2;$ rep from \* 2nd row of rib: P2, $^{\star}\mathsf{k}2,$ p2; rep from \*. Repeat 1st and 2nd rows 4 more times. Bind off.
Sleeves
(Work both left and right sleeve the same). Transfer sleeve stitches from stitch holder to needle. First row: Cast on 4 (5, 6). Knit to end. Next row: Cast on $4\left(5,6\right)$ . Knit to end. 41 (44, 48) stitches on needle. Work in st st, decreasing every 4th (5th, 5th) row\*. When sleeve measures $6\left(7\%,\,10\%\right)$ inches from underarm, switch to smaller needles. Work in $\mathsf{K}2,$ P2 rib for 10 rows. Bind off. \*Sleeve Decrease is worked as follows: (right side) K2, k2 tog, k until 4 stitches remain on left needle, ssk, $k2$ (wrong side) p2, p2 tog, p until 4 stitches remain on left needle, p2 tog-b, ${\mathsf{p}}2$
Hood
Mark center at back neck edge with a safety pin. With right side facing, pick up 24 (26, 26) stitches evenly across right front, sleeve, and right side of back to the safety pin. Place marker. Pick up another 24 (26, 26) stitches evenly across left half of back, left sleeve and front. Knit 3 rows. Begin shaping as follows. Row 1: Purl. Row 2 (incr row): Knit until 1 stitch before marker. Kfb. Slip marker. Kfb Knit to end. Continue in st st, with an incr row every 4th row, until 58 (62, 62) stitches on needle. Work in st st for 7 more rows. \*Next row (right side, decr row): Knit to 3 stitches before marker. K2 tog, k1, sm, k1, ssk. K to end. (Wrong side): Purl. Repeat from \* 7 (9, 9) times.
Use a 3-needle bind off to finish top of hood:
Knit to marker. Remover marker. Fold hood in half with right sides facing, so that your needles are lying on top of each other. With a third, smaller, needle, knit through first 2 stitches on both needles. Pass first stitch over second on right needle. Continue until one stitch remains on right needle. Break yarn, pass through last stitch.
Neck Band
With right side facing, pick up 44 (48, 54) along right front edge, 29 (31, 31) along right edge of hood, 29 (31, 31) along left edge of hood, and 44 (48, 54) along left front edge. Work in K2, P2 rib for 3 rows.
Buttonhole row:
Follow rib pattern along the right front and hood. The buttonholes are worked as follows on the left band: Work 3 (2, 2) stitches in rib pattern. $^{\ast}\mathsf{K}2$ tog; yo, work 7 (9, 10) in rib pattern; repeat from $^{\star}4\left(5,5\right)$ times for a total of 5 (6, 6) buttonholes. Work remaining stitches in rib pattern. Work in rib for 2 more rows. Bind off.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Block. Sew sleeve seams. Sew on 6 buttons opposite buttonholes. Back, front and sleeves
1 $1(11\%,12\%)$
$6\left(6^{1}/2,\,6^{1}/2\right)$
