Inset Front Hoodie Jacket
Discover a contemporary hoodie jacket pattern featuring a distinctive inset center front panel, a relaxed hood, and a customizable drawstring waist for a flattering silhouette.
When To Wear:
- Casual Everyday: Perfect for comfortable, stylish layering during daily activities.
- Loungewear & Athleisure: An ideal complement to coordinated sets for relaxed moments or light activity.
- Transitional Seasons: Provides a versatile outer layer for cooler days in spring or autumn.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a comfortable, relaxed fit cinched at the waist with a drawstring, creating a flattering blouson effect over a gently curved hem.
Neckline: Features a generous hood, designed for comfort and casual styling.
Front Construction: Distinctive inset center front panel frames a full-length separating zipper.
Closure: Full-length separating zipper closure at the front.
Sleeves: Long, set-in sleeves finished with comfortable ribbed cuffs.
Waist: An adjustable drawstring runs through a channel at the natural waist, allowing for personalized cinching.
Hem: a gently curved hemline provides a soft finish.
Length: Hip-length for versatile wear.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves working with knit fabrics, precise zipper insertion, hood construction, and creating a drawstring channel.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose knit fabrics with medium to low stretch for the main body, and a rib-knit for the cuffs:
- Dense knit fabrics (e.g., French terry, fleece) made from natural or blended fibers
- Rib-knit or high-stretch knit fabric for cuffs
Additional Supplies
- Separating zipper
- Decorative cord/drawstring
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Upper back – 1 piece on fold
- Lower back - 1 piece on fold
- Upper front – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Central front – 2 pieces
- Inner front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Casing – 1 piece on fold
- Facing – 2 pieces
- Hood – 2 pieces
- From rib knit fabric:
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Stitch the outer side of the central to the upper front. Press the seam allowance towards the central. Overlock the longitudinal inner seam allowance.
- Stitch the side and shoulder seams of the upper front and back parts. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the back.
- Stitch the hood seam. Overlock the seam allowances and press them to the left side. Overlock the outer edge, fold the allowance inwards and topstitch.
- Insert the hood into the neckline, enclosing it with the central front. Overlock the seam allowance and press.
- Stitch the inner front to the inner edge of the central front, placing right sides together. Start the stitching from the top, strictly from the marked seam line for finishing the upper edge of the inner.
- Stitch the side seams of the lower front and back parts. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the back. Overlock the short sides of the casing, fold and topstitch. Place the casing right side down on the markings of the front and back and topstitch. Fold the casing upwards and press. Secure the upper edges and continue to treat as one piece.
- Stitch the upper and lower parts of the hoodie. Overlock the seam allowance and press downwards.
- Overlock the inner edges of the facings. Fold back the central front and place the facing on the inner and lower front parts. Stitch the edges, inserting the separating zipper. Stitch the upper edge. Clip the seam allowances at the corner and turn the facings to the wrong side. Topstitch along the zipper. Secure the central and facings with a stitch in the seam of attaching the central.
- Stitch the sleeve seam. Press and overlock the seam allowance. Stitch the cuff into a loop. Fold the cuff in half lengthwise and press. Stitch the cuff to the sleeve, stretching it slightly. Overlock and press the seam. Insert the sleeves into the armholes, overlock and press the seam allowance.
- Overlock the hem allowance, fold inwards and topstitch.
- Thread the cord through the casing.
