Find stylish knitted zip-up hoodie free patterns with cozy designs. Perfect for layering and great for knitters of all skill levels.
Knitted zip-up hoodies are a cozy and practical choice for handmade clothing. With free patterns, you can create warm, stylish layers that fit any season. These designs are perfect for everyday wear, easy to pair with jeans or skirts, and fun projects for knitters who enjoy making useful garments.
Knitted Zip-up Hoodie Free Patterns
1. Teddy Bear’s Picnic
DH Morris created a seamless raglan cardigan pattern, knitted from the bottom up, adorned with knotty cables and twisting hearts. It also features pockets, thumbholes, and an oversized hood for extra snuggling comfort.
2. Bernat Cozy Cable Hooded Knit Cardigan Pattern
This intermediate-level project of a beautiful blue hooded cardigan features twisted cables, long sleeves, and a zipper. You can use your unique colors, but a solid shade lets the stitch work shine. It is available in XS to 2X sizes on Yarnspirations.
3. Hoodie
This fabulous zip-up hoodie by Ann Young is easy to knit in stockinette and rib stitch patterns. The subtle shade variations paint the yarn across the surface of this sweater canvas. The needle sizes used are US 6 and 7.
4. Caron Cozy Cable Knit Hooded Cardigan Pattern
A classic cable knit cardigan is great for lounging at home in a pair of leggings or wearing it with a casual outfit. You can pair it with anything to stay cozy with the warmth of the hood. It is available on Yarnspirations.
5. Slip Stitch Hoodie
Joan Horton’s hooded cardigan is knitted with an 8-row repeat pattern of slipped stitch stripes in three colors: black, grey, and blue, using sport-weight yarn. It is available from small to 2X.
6. True Beauty Zip Up Hoodie
This design is inspired by the Korean Drama and published in Modesty by Laura. The highlights of this are the zipper, hood, pockets, and stripes on the sleeve. You can pair it with a pair of jeggings, and it suits perfectly during chilly days.
7. Cabled Hoodie
Melissa Leapmen created this enchanting cabled full-sleeved hoodie. The knitting gauge is 30 stitches and 24 rows = 10 cm in cable pattern with US 7 and 8 needles.
8. Chunky Jacket with Options
Bernat Design Studio designed this simple, comfortable, and basic hoodie with bulky yarn weight, which you could pair with jeans or trousers. You can wear this on a warmer or top.
9. Zippy Cardi
Lea’s Zippy Cardi is a top-down raglan with a cozy hood, zipper closure, and I-cord edges. It is available in one size, knitted in DK yarn with a knitting gauge of 20 stitches and 26 rows per 10 cm in stockinette stitch.
10. Reversible Honeycomb Hoodie
This pattern by Grace Alexander is a bonus because it’s reversible. You can pair it with a turtleneck sweater on chilly days and a top. It is sleeveless with twisted yarns on the hood.
11. Rime’s the Reason
Jodie Gordon Lucas made a hoodie pattern in worsted-weight wool. The base jacket is worked in one piece, allowing unique cabling to proceed uninterrupted around the arms. The front opening is achieved with a zipper, which is then camouflaged by a wide button placket.
