Be Sweet Belle Bamboo Hoody Jumper Knitting Pattern

Be Sweet Belle Bamboo Hoody

What Is Being Made

The Be Sweet Belle Bamboo Hoody is a cozy, modern pullover sweater designed with an integrated hood. This garment features a relaxed fit with waist shaping and is available in three sizes: Small, Medium, and Large. The hoody showcases a two-color construction, combining a main color with a contrasting color used specifically for the hood, creating visual interest and a contemporary design aesthetic.

Techniques Used

This knitting pattern employs a bottom-up construction method, meaning the sweater is worked from the hem upward. The garment is worked flat on straight needles for the body pieces, with pieces later seamed together to create the finished garment. The hood is worked separately using circular needles, with stitches picked up from the neckline. This approach allows for precise shaping and a professional finish, with strategic decreases creating a fitted waist and tailored neckline opening.

Stitches Used

The Belle Bamboo Hoody primarily utilizes stockinette stitch (St st), which creates the classic smooth, V-patterned fabric that forms the foundation of this sweater. Shaping is achieved through strategic knit two together (k2tog) and slip, slip, knit (ssk) decreases for waist definition, as well as make one (M1) increases along the sleeve edges to create gradual sleeve cap shaping. The neckline shaping incorporates bind-off techniques to create the opening for the hood attachment.

Materials and Specifications

This pattern calls for Be Sweet Bamboo yarn, a luxurious 100% bamboo fiber available in 50-gram balls with 115 yards per ball. The yardage requirements are 7 balls of the main color and 2 balls of the contrast color. The pattern is worked on US 5 (3.75mm) straight needles for the body pieces and a 16-inch circular needle of the same size for the hood. The example shown features #639 Storm as the main color with #683 Red Violet as the contrast color.

Gauge and Finished Measurements

The pattern is worked at a gauge of 22 stitches and 26 rows over 4 inches in stockinette stitch. This gauge is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements. The sweater lengths vary by size, with the back measuring 22.5 to 23.5 inches from the cast-on edge, while the front measures 19.5 to 20.5 inches before the neckline shaping begins. Sleeve length is approximately 20 to 21 inches, allowing for customization to desired arm length.

Construction Details

The back and front pieces are cast on with 88 to 110 stitches depending on size, worked in stockinette stitch, and shaped with armhole bind-offs followed by gradual waist decreases that reduce the stitch count to 72 to 90 stitches. The front features additional neckline shaping that creates a center front opening for the hood. Sleeves are worked straight with regular increases every ten rows to create a gentle cap shape, beginning with 42 to 48 cast-on stitches and increasing to 66 to 76 stitches. All pieces are then seamed together, with the hood picked up from the neckline using the contrast color yarn, creating a striking two-tone finish.