For both men and women, this is the perfect basic knitted hoodie designed especially for the beginner. This could easily be the first sweater you knit and you’ll never buy a manufactured hoodie again after you’ve worn this one. The sample in the photograph is knitted in Isager’s Aran Tweed, but It would also be great knitted in a machine-washable cotton for easy care. I first designed this hoodie for Jamieson’s Shetland Knitting Book way back in 2000 and still wear the original. This version has an updated modified set-in sleeve for less bulk, an extra button for more neck warmth when the hood is up, and 2 x 2 ribbing. I added a bit of shaping at the back of the hood, but kept the original crown shaping, which fits the head very nicely if I do say so myself. And like the original, no pointy head!

MEASUREMENTS
Chest 36 (40, 44, 48, 52)”.
Armhole Depth 9 (9½, 10, 10½, 11)”.
Length to Underarm 15 (15½, 16, 16½, 17)”.
Length 24 (25, 26, 27, 28)”.
Sleeve Length Cuff to Shoulder 21 (22, 23, 24, 25)”.

YARN
700 (800, 800, 800, 900) grams of Isager Aran Tweed.

NEEDLES
24” US 6 (4 mm) and US 7 (4.5 mm).
Spare US 7’s for 3-needle bind-off.
Two short US 2 double-pointed needles for knitted cord drawstring.

NOTIONS
Stitch holders.
Stitch markers.
Three ½” buttons.

GAUGE
17 sts and 24 rows = 4” on US 7.