Hooded Knit Jacket
Introducing a modern women's hooded knit jacket pattern, featuring a tailored silhouette with princess seams and practical patch pockets.
When To Wear
This hooded knit jacket is a versatile layering piece suitable for:
- Everyday Elegance: Perfect for elevating casual outfits while maintaining comfort.
- Transitional Weather: An ideal layering piece for cooler mornings and evenings in spring or autumn.
- Smart Casual Gatherings: Versatile enough for informal meetings or social events where comfort meets style.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a tailored, comfortable fit through the torso, shaped with front and back princess seams for a flattering line.
Neckline: a comfortable, scooped neckline integrated with a functional hood.
Hood: a two-piece hood designed with a drawstring channel for adjustability.
Closure: Single-breasted front with three button closures.
Sleeves: Two-piece set-in sleeves for a comfortable and tailored fit.
Pockets: Two generously sized patch pockets on the front, with softly rounded lower corners.
Hem: Straight hemline.
Length: Finishes at hip length.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires experience with knit fabrics, princess seam construction, and hooded neckline assembly.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose knit fabrics with medium to low stretch, offering both comfort and structure:
- Knit fabrics with medium to low stretch, such as ponte, stable jersey, or sweater knits
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 3 buttons
- Drawstring cord for the hood
- 2 cord ends
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- 1. Center back - 2 qty
- 2. Side back - 2 qty
- 3. Center front - 2 qty
- 4. Side front - 2 qty
- 5. Upper sleeve – 2 qty
- 6. Lower sleeve – 2 qty
- 7. Hood – 2 qty
- 8. Facing – 2 qty
- 9. Pocket – 2 qty
- From fusible interfacing:
- 1. Facing – 2 qty
Attention: Pattern pieces made of knit fabrics in this model are stitched on a straight stitch machine. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse fusible interfacing to the facings.
- Finish the edge of the front opening and the bottom line with the facing. Stitch from the top point of the front opening to the relief seam. Turn the facing to the right side and press. Stitch the relief seams on the front. The hem of the side front is attached to the facing. Press the seams towards the center, overlock, and topstitch 0.5-0.7 cm from the seam.
- Stitch the relief seams on the back. Press the seams towards the center seam, overlock, and topstitch. Stitch the center back seam. Press the seam to the left side, overlock, and topstitch.
- Stitch the shoulder and side seams. Press the seams towards the back and overlock. Topstitch the shoulder seams 0.5-0.7 cm from the seam.
- On the hood, mark and overlock buttonholes, after fusing the buttonhole area with fusible interfacing. Stitch the hood pieces. Press the seam to the left side, overlock, and topstitch. Overlock the hem of the hood, fold, and topstitch. Attach the hood to the neckline. At the shoulder seam, clip the seam. Overlock the seam at the level of the back neckline and topstitch to the neckline. Overlock the shoulder edge of the facing. Finish the front neckline with the facing.
- Stitch the elbow seam of the sleeve. Overlock the seam, press, and topstitch to the upper sleeve. Stitch the front seam of the sleeve. Overlock the seam and press towards the upper. Set in the sleeves. Press the seam towards the sleeve and overlock.
- Overlock the bottom of the garment, simultaneously overlocking the outer edge of the facing. Attach the shoulder edge of the facing to the shoulder seam. Press the bottom hem to the wrong side. Topstitch 3.5 cm from the edge of the facing and the bottom hem. Start and end the seam at the shoulder seam.
- Overlock the top edge of the pocket, fold, and topstitch. Press the side and bottom edges of the pocket inwards. Mark the pocket placement on the front and topstitch the pocket.
- On the right front, overlock buttonholes; on the left, sew on buttons. Thread a cord through the hood and insert cord ends.
