• Seen from the side, Jen fingers the soft collar of her black and white knit hoodie. The hoodie is designed in a graphic colorblock effect, featuring neon pink sweater strings. A wall mural can be seen in the background.
  • Seen from the shoulders down, Jen wears a white hoodie, knit with a black pouch pocket and hood in a graphic style, with a black skirt. A wall mural can be seen in the background.
  • Jen wears Keeper, a super soft handknit hoodie with a bright black and white graphic colorblock effect.
  • Seen from behind at an angle, Jen wears a soft, hand knit hoodie, made with white yarn and a black hood. A wall mural can be seen in the background.
  • Wearing sunglasses, Jen holds up the black collar of her white hoodie, showing off the pink sweater strings and fluffy yarn.
  • Jen looks at the camera, pulling the hood up on her hand knit sweater. The hood and pouch pocket are knit in black yarn, the body of the sweater knit in white yarn, and features neon pink sweater strings.
  • Jen stands, smiling at the camera, wearing the hood up on her black and white hoodie, knit with a pouch pocket at a cropped length. A wall mural can be seen in the background.
  • Seen from behind, Jen wears a black and white hoodie, knit from super soft yarn. A wall mural can be seen in the background.
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Keeper

Keeper

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Keeper - an easy knit hoodie

With its high-contrast color scheme and minimalist silhouette, Keeper is punchy, fresh, and bold. But with Moondrake's Moko Moko, style doesn't come at the cost of comfort. This silk merino blend is light, warm, and as butter-soft as the inside of a brand-new fleece.

Keeper's construction is "seamlish"- all the main construction is done seamlessly, with finishing only at the top and sides of the pocket and to complete the hood facing for the drawstring.

Construction

Keeper is worked top down. You’ll begin with a provisional cast-on for each shoulder, working the front and back flat to the underarm, and in the round after that. The kangaroo pocket is knit separately and joined at the bottom by knitting it together with the body. The shoulders are joined with a 3-needle bind-off, and the sleeves are picked up and worked in the round. The pocket is grafted at the top and the sides of the pocket are sewn down. You'll pick up and knit stitches for the hood and then a folded edge is picked up and worked for the hood edging.

Not a fan of cropped? The pattern includes yardage info if you wish to lengthen the body and instructions for adjusting the pocket location.

Optional Bust Shaping

Optional instructions for adding short rows for bust shaping, in five sizes, give you your best fit.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4) [5, 6, 7] (8, 9, 10)

Finished bust circumference: 39 (42.75, 47, 50.75) [55, 58.75, 63] (66.75, 71, 74.75) inches / 98 (106.5, 118, 126.5) [138, 146.5, 158] (166.5, 178, 186.5) cm

Finished upper arm circumference: 15.5 (16.75, 18, 19.5) [20.5, 21.75, 23.25] (24.75, 26.25, 27.5) inches / 39 (42, 45, 48.5) [51.5, 54.5, 58] (62, 65.5, 68.5) cm

Download the full schematic here.

Your best fit

Choose the size closest to your actual upper chest measurement: 27.75 (31.75, 35.75, 39.25) [42.25, 44.5, 47.5] (50.5, 53.5, 56.5) in / 69.5 (79.5, 89.5, 98) [105.5, 111.5, 119] (126.5, 134, 141.5) cm

Upper chest is measured above the full bust, at an angle close to diagonal beneath the underarms, and straight across the back.

Keeper is designed to fit with approximately 11 inches / 27.5 cm of positive ease at the fullest part of your bust.

If you need additional room for the bust, as Jen does, working the optional short row shaping will give you the best fit in the shoulders and armholes, while still making room for your chest. Short rows add length to the front only of the garment, so that the hem does not rise in the front.

Jen is wearing size 5, Cup 3, with 9.5 inches / 24 cm of positive ease at the full bust and 3 inches / 7.5 cm of positive ease at the upper arm. Her upper chest is 41 inches / 102.5 cm and she is 5’8” / 173 cm tall.

Yarn

Sample shown in Moondrake Moko Moko

90% Brushed Merino wool, 10% silk; 164 yds / 150 m per 50 g skein. This is a fluffy, thick-and-thin yarn that knits up in a textured, lofty fabric. For substitutions, consider light worsted or heavy DK weight yarns.

Main color (MC) (shown in Bare): 760 (795, 885, 930) [970, 1020, 1080] (1160, 1245, 1365) yds / 695 (725, 810, 850) [885, 935, 990] (1060, 1140,
1250) m; 5 (5, 6, 6) [6, 7, 7] (8, 8, 9) skeins

Contrasting color (CC) (shown in Void): 340 (360, 365, 390) [425, 425, 450] (455, 460, 500) yds / 310 (330, 335, 355) [385, 390, 410] (415, 420, 455) m; 3 (3, 3, 3) [3, 3, 3] (3, 3, 4) skeins

For optional bust darts, you will need an additional 10 - 110 yds / 10 - 100 m of the MC.

Gauge

18 sts and 31 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch (both flat and in the round) with size A needles.

Needles

All garment sizes use both needle sizes.

Size A: US 6 / 4 mm
Size B: US 4 / 3.5 mm

Notions

  • Size G crochet hook
  • Waste yarn – choose a smooth sport or DK weight yarn in a contrasting color
  • Stitch holder
  • Tapestry needle
  • 4 Removable stitch markers
  • Large safety pin
  • Drawstring – 53 inches / 132.5 cm
  • Drawstring stoppers (optional)

Techniques

  • Crocheting a provisional cast-on
  • Working both in the round and flat
  • Working German short rows
  • Working directional shaping
  • Seaming
  • Grafting
  • Picking up and knitting
  • Working a 3-needle bind-off
  • Making a 2-stitch buttonhole

Credits

Tech edit: Sarah Endres
Photography: Source Creative House
​Model: Jennifer Parroccini
UX Knitters: Helen (Ravelry), Jessica, Sarah, Soomin, Kathryn, Tara, Kelly, Marina, Carly

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