Tahki Yarns Delight Hoodie Knitting Pattern

Tahki Yarns Delight Hoodie

What is Being Made

The Delight Hoodie is a knitted cardigan-style hoodie designed by Shaina Bilow, available in six sizes ranging from Small to 3X. This garment features a finished bust measurement of 36½ inches (Small) to 56½ inches (3X) and a length ranging from 20 to 25 inches depending on size. The hoodie combines classic knit construction with decorative lace detailing, making it suitable for both everyday wear and layering.

Techniques Used

This pattern employs several key knitting techniques that create visual interest and structure:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The garment is knitted from the bottom edge upward, allowing knitters to try on the piece as it progresses and easily adjust length if needed.
• Worked Flat: All pieces are worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, making this pattern accessible for knitters who prefer traditional flat knitting methods.
• Seamed Assembly: Individual pieces (back, left front, and additional components) are knitted separately and then seamed together to create the finished garment.
• Lace Patterning: The Diamond Lace Pattern serves as the primary stitch pattern throughout the garment, creating an elegant, openwork design that adds sophistication to the piece.
• Crochet Edging: A crochet hook is used to add finishing edges using reverse single crochet and single crochet stitches, providing a polished border detail.

Stitches Used

The Delight Hoodie incorporates fundamental knitting stitches combined with decorative techniques:

• Diamond Lace Pattern: The primary stitch pattern, which creates an openwork diamond motif. This pattern is worked using yarn overs and decreases to form the characteristic lace design.
• Knit (k): Basic knit stitch used for structure and foundation rows.
• Purl (p): Purl stitches used to create texture variation and pattern transitions.
• Yarn Over (yo): Creates the openings characteristic of lace patterns, increasing stitches decoratively.
• Knit Two Together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease that reduces stitches and works with yarn overs to form the lace design.
• Slip, Slip, Knit (ssk): A left-leaning decrease used to balance the directional decreases in the Diamond Lace Pattern.
• Slip, Slip, Purl (ssp): The purl equivalent of ssk, used where decreases occur on wrong-side rows.
• Slip, Knit Two Together, Pass Slipped Stitch Over (sk2p): A double decrease that creates more dramatic shaping when needed.
• Reverse Single Crochet (Rev sc): A crochet stitch worked from left to right, used for edging to create a textured, corded border finish.
• Single Crochet (sc): A basic crochet stitch used alongside reverse single crochet for edge finishing.

Materials

The Delight Hoodie pattern specifies the following materials:

• Yarn: Tahki Yarns MESA, a 100% superwash merino wool yarn. Yardage requirements range from 10 balls (Small) to 16 balls (3X), with each ball containing 1.75 ounces (50 grams) and providing 98 yards (90 meters). The pattern is worked in color #02 desert, a warm neutral tone.
• Needles: One pair of size 7 (4.5mm) straight needles, or the size needed to achieve proper gauge.
• Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5mm) crochet hook, used specifically for the edging work.
• Notions: Stitch holders for temporarily holding stitches during construction, and a yarn needle for weaving in ends and seaming pieces together.

Gauge and Finishing Details

The pattern specifies a gauge of 16 stitches and 24 rows over 4 inches (10 centimeters) when worked