Make the Hoodie By Yourself

Materials:

- Hoodie pattern pieces
- knit fabric
- rib knit Separating zipper
- Twill tape
- Coordinating thread
- Zipper foot


Instructions:

1. Cut your pattern pieces. Printing all the pages, taping the pages together, and then cutting out the pattern pieces. The hoodie body is one pattern piece for both front and back.Using the pattern piece to cut the hoodie back first, then trim out the neckline from the pattern piece and use the same piece for the front body pieces. Front and back necklines are marked on the pattern piece.

2. Cut your fabric. You should have one back body (use body piece and cut on fold), two front body pieces (use body piece, cut both pieces at once by laying pattern on fabric, wrong sides together), four hood pieces (cut two simultaneously by placing on fabric wrong sides together), and two sleeve pieces (use sleeve pattern pieces, cut on fold). Cut three pieces of rib knit.

3. Sew the shoulder seams.

4. Sew in the sleeves.

5. Sew up the side seams. Turn underneath the arm and sew the arm seam.

6. Place hood pieces and sew around curved edge. Repeat with second set of hood pieces.

7. Place one hood inside the other hood. Stitch around the front edge of the hood. Turn right side out, press, and topstitch the front hood edge.

8. Pin the hood to the neckline. Start by matching the center hood seam with the center back of the neckline. Then match the front corners, and fit the rest of the hood to the neckline. Stitch in place.

9. Grab your smaller piece of rib knit. Fold it in half, matching the short ends, and stitch up the side.

10. Fold your knit tube into a cuff, with the seam on the inside. Place on the end of the sleeve. Match the seam on the cuff with the seam on the sleeve. Pin, and sew in place.

11. Look! You made a cuff! Now go do it again on the other sleeve.

12. Now grab your last piece of rib knit. Fold it in half, matching the long edges. Pin to the bottom of the hoodie. Stitch in place.

13. You’re almost done! Now grab your zipper. Separate the zipper. Lay it face down on the front of the hoodies. Either hand baste it in place, or pin well. Stich it down. The just turn the zip right side up, turning the edge of the zipper tape and raw fabric edge under. Topstitch in place. Repeat with the other side.

You're done! Enjoy this custom hoodie project.