Tahki Yarns Farmhouse Hoodie Knitting Pattern

Tahki Yarns Farmhouse Hoodie

What Is Being Made

The Farmhouse Hoodie is an advanced-level knitted sweater designed by Irina Poludnenko. This garment is a pullover hoodie available in six sizes ranging from Small to 3X, with finished bust measurements from 37 inches (94 cm) to 57 inches (145 cm) and lengths from 25 inches (63.5 cm) to 30 inches (76 cm). The hoodie features a sophisticated color-work design incorporating multiple yarn colors to create a farmhouse-inspired aesthetic.

Techniques Used

This pattern employs several advanced knitting techniques that contribute to its intermediate-to-advanced difficulty level:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The garment is knitted from the bottom upward, allowing for easier fitting adjustments and a more intuitive building process.
• Flat Knitting: All pieces are worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, requiring seaming to join the finished components.
• Cable Knitting: A repeating cable pattern forms the primary stitch texture throughout the garment, creating visual interest and dimension.
• Intarsia Colorwork: Color shifts are incorporated using the intarsia technique, which involves twisting yarns at the wrong side when changing colors to prevent holes and maintain fabric integrity. The pattern notes that charts show color placement only, with all pieces worked in the cable pattern throughout.
• Seaming: Finished pieces are sewn together using a yarn needle, requiring basic seaming skills.

Stitches Used

The Farmhouse Hoodie features a specialized cable pattern as its primary stitch structure:

• Cable Pattern: This stitch works over a multiple of 10 stitches plus 2 edge stitches. The pattern alternates between knit and purl rows to create the characteristic cable texture. Right-side rows include knit 4, purl 6 sequences, while wrong-side rows reverse this to purl 4, knit 6. The cable cross occurs on Row 11, where 4 stitches are slipped to a cable needle and held in front while knitting the next 4 stitches, then purling the held stitches.
• Decreases: The pattern utilizes K2tog (knit 2 together) and ssk (slip, slip, knit) decreases for shaping.
• Stitch Markers: Markers are used to track pattern repeats and shaping points throughout construction.

Materials and Tools

The Farmhouse Hoodie is knitted using Tahki Yarns Donegal Tweed, a 100% pure new wool yarn. Each skein or ball weighs 3.5 ounces (100 grams) and contains 183 yards (167 meters) of yardage. The pattern requires four coordinating colors from this yarn line:

• Cream (#848) in color A: 2 to 3 skeins depending on size
• Mushroom (#875) in color B: 3 to 5 balls depending on size
• Black (#890) in color C: 3 to 5 balls depending on size
• Dark Red (#863) in color D: 2 to 3 balls depending on size

Additional tools required include one pair of size 8 (5mm) needles or the size needed to obtain proper gauge, a cable needle for managing cable stitches, stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats, and a yarn needle for seaming and weaving in ends.

Gauge and Construction Details

The pattern specifies a gauge of 20 stitches and 20 rows over 4 inches (10 centimeters) when worked in the cable pattern. Checking gauge before beginning is essential, as even small variations can significantly affect the finished garment's fit and dimensions. The back piece begins with a cast-on of 92 to 142 stitches depending on the chosen size, and the cable pattern is worked even for 1.5 to 3 inches before any shaping begins.