Children’s Houston Hoodie Free Crochet Pattern
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Since I first created the adult Houston Hoodie crochet pattern I’ve received requests for a Children’s Houston Hoodie Crochet Pattern. I’m happy to say I’ve finally created it!
Pattern Details
The Children’s Houston Hoodie comes in children’s sizes 2-12!
I used * Knit Picks Brava Worsted for my son’s hoodie, however, you can use any #4 worsted weight yarn you’d like.
The Children’s Houston Hoodie is a top down workup, with the sleeves and hood added at the end.
Be sure to check out the Houston Hoodie in adult sizes too!
Children’s Houston Hoodie Crochet Pattern
Materials
580 – 1100 yards worsted weight (#4) yarn
H (5.00mm) crochet hook
Scissors
Measuring tape
Yarn needle
2 stitch markers
Difficulty
Intermediate
Gauge
14 sts x 9 rows = 4”
Alternating dc and hdc rows.
Sizing & Approximate Yardage
2- 21” chest – 580 yards
4- 23” chest – 600 yards
6- 25” chest – 748 yards
8- 26.5” chest – 935 yards
10- 28” chest – 1050 yards
12- 30” chest – 1100 yards
Stitches Needed & Abbreviations
st(s)- stitch(es)
ch(s)- chain(s)
sc- single crochet
hdc- half double crochet
dc- double crochet
hdc2tog- half double crochet 2 together
*- repeat from
RS- Right Side
Pattern Notes
Starting chain does not count as first stitch unless stated otherwise within the pattern.
Garment has 2-3” positive ease.
You will have a slightly slanting seam on the back of your sweater.
Garment is worked from the top down, with hem, sleeves, and hood added at the end.
Hem and sleeves are worked in the smallest size with additional sizes in parentheses. Stitch count for all sizes will be in parentheses at the end of each round/row.
Yoke (all sizes)
Round 1: Ch 70, join to 1st ch. (70)
(You can also work a chainless foundation single crochet round in place of round one to give it more stretch.)
Round 2: (RS) Ch 2, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (70)
Round 3: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (70)
Round 4: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 6 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 6 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (80)
Round 5: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (80)
Size 2
Round 6: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (80)
Round 7: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (80)
Round 8: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in 1st 14 sts, ch 12, skip 12 sts, 1 dc in next 28 sts, ch 12, skip 12 sts, 1 dc in last 14 sts, join to 1st st. (80)
Round 9: Ch 1, turn, 1hdc in each st and ch around, join to 1st st. (80)
Round 10: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (80)
Round 11: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (80)
Repeat rounds 10-11 until garment is approximately 12” long or desired length. Fasten off. Move on to hem section.
Size 4
Round 6: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 9 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 9 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (88)
Round 7: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (88)
Round 8: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (88)
Round 9: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (88)
Round 10: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in 1st 15 sts, ch 14, skip 14 sts, 1 dc in next 30 sts, ch 14, skip 14 sts, 1 dc in last 15 sts, join to 1st st. (88)
Round 11: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st and chain around, join to 1st st. (88)
Round 12: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (88)
Round 13: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (88)
Repeat rounds 12 and 13 until garment is approximately 13” long or desired length. Fasten off. Move on to hem section.
Size 6
Round 6: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 7 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 7 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (90)
Round 7: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (90)
Round 8: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 14 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 14 sts*, repeat from* around, join to 1st st. (96)
Round 9: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (96)
Round 10: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in 1st 17 sts, ch 14, skip 14 sts, 1 dc in next 34 sts, ch 14, skip 14 sts, 1 dc in last 17 sts, join to 1st st. (96)
Round 11: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st and ch around, join to 1st st. (96)
Round 12: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (96)
Round 13: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (96)
Repeat rounds 12 and 13 until garment is approximately 15” long or desired length. Fasten off. Move on to hem section.
Size 8
Round 6: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 7 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 7 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (90)
Round 7: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (90)
Round 8: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 8 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 8 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (100)
Round 9: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (100)
Round 10: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (100)
Round 11: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (100)
Round 12: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in 1st 17 sts, ch 16, skip 16 sts, 1 dc in next 34 sts, ch 16, skip 16 sts, 1 dc in last 17 sts, join to 1st st. (100)
Round 13: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st and ch around, join to 1st st. (100)
Round 14: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (100)
Round 15: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (100)
Repeat rounds 14 and 15 until garment is approximately 16” long or desired length. Fasten off. Move on to hem section.
Size 10
Round 6: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 7 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 7 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (90)
Round 7: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (90)
Round 8: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 8 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 8 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (100)
Round 9: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (100)
Round 10: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 24 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 24 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (104)
Round 11: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (104)
Round 12: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in 1st 17 sts, ch 18, skip 18 sts, 1 dc in next 34 sts, ch 18, skip 18 sts, 1 dc in last 17 sts, join to 1st st. (104)
Round 13: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st and ch around, join to 1st st. (104)
Round 14: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (104)
Round 15: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (104)
Repeat rounds 14 and 15 until garment is approximately 17” long or desired length. Fasten off. Move on to hem section.
Size 12
Round 6: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 7 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 7 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (90)
Round 7: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (90)
Round 8: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 8 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 8 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (100)
Round 9: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (100)
Round 10: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 9 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 9 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (110)
Round 11: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (110)
Round 12: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (110)
Round 13: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (110)
Round 14: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in 1st 18 sts, ch 18, skip 18 sts, 1 dc in next 38 sts, ch 18, skip 18 sts, 1 dc in last 18 sts, join to 1st st. (110)
Round 15: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st and ch around, join to 1st st. (110)
Round 16: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (110)
Round 17: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (110)
Repeat rounds 16 and 17 until garment is approximately 18” or desired length. Fasten off. Move on to hem section.
Hem
Lay garment flat. Place stitch marker in a bottom corner stitch of one side of your garment. Count 40 (44, 48, 50, 52, 55) sts and place a stitch marker in the last stitch. You should have a stitch marker placed in each corner at this point.
Join yarn to stitch with stitch marker placed.
Row 1: Ch 2, 1 dc in each of the next 40 (44, 48, 50, 52, 55) sts. (40, 44, 48, 50, 52, 55)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st across. (40, 44, 48, 50, 52, 55)
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st across. (40, 44, 48, 50, 52, 55)
Fasten off. Repeat on other side, starting at the 2nd stitch marker.
Sleeves
Join yarn to back corner of armhole.
Round 1: (RS) Ch 2, work 28 (32, 32, 36, 40, 40) dc evenly around the side of the armhole, join to 1st st. (28, 32, 32, 36, 40, 40) (I like to work some extra stitches in the corner and around the armhole to give the sleeve plenty of coverage so there aren’t any gaps.)
Round 2: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (28, 32, 32, 36, 40, 40)
Round 3: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (28, 32, 32, 36, 40, 40)
Repeat rounds 2 and 3 until just past child’s elbow.
Round 4: Ch 1, turn, *1 hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 5(6, 6, 7, 8, 8) sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1st st. (24, 28, 28, 32, 36, 36)
Round 5: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st st. (24, 28, 28, 32, 36, 36)
Round 6: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st st. (24, 28, 28, 32, 36, 36)
Repeat rounds 5-6 until sleeve is to child’s wrist.
Round 7: Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st around, join to 1st st. (24, 28, 28, 32, 36, 36)
Fasten off. Repeat steps on the other armhole.
Hood
Count 35 sts from original join to 1st chain. Place stitch marker and join yarn. The stitch marker should be in the front middle of the top of your garment.
Row 1: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st across. (70)
Row 2: (RS) Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st across. (70)
Rows 3-25: Repeat rows 1 and 2.
Add more rows if you need a higher hood.
Turn hood inside out, fold in half, sl st the stitches together at the top. Fasten off. Weave in all ends. Block if needed.
Optional Pocket
Ch 30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40)
Row 1: dc in 3rd ch from hook and across. (28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 1 hdc in each st across. (28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38)
Row 3: Ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st across. (28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38)
Repeat rows 2-3 until you have a true rectangle shape.
Work one round of sc evenly around the entire rectangle, working 2 sc in each corner.
Fasten off.
Sew to bottom front of hoodie.
Weave in all ends.
Where to Purchase
You can purchase the ad-free, printable pdf version of the Children’s Houston Hoodie Crochet Pattern on Ravelry and Etsy!
You can also purchase the matching adult Houston Hoodie Crochet Pattern on Ravelry and Etsy!
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Michelle has been crocheting since 2011 and has been designing crochet patterns since 2014! She specializes in modern garments and accessories for your handmade wardrobe. Michelle has been featured in Happily Hooked Magazine, thehooknooklife.com, wecrochet.com, ourmakerlife.com, and several other websites. She is committed to providing the highest quality crochet information and patterns that instill a true feeling of pride, enjoyment, and accomplishment when completing a project.
Oh! This is adorable!
Hey.
Is there a video of you Malung this hoodie? I’m somewhat of a beginner and not really sure about all the parts, such s the hem and hood.
Maybe there’s a video I’ve missed? Love your work though. Thanks for sharing!
Unfortunately there is not a video at this time.
Hey again.
Ok too bad there’s no video.
At which point do you crochet the garment together? Before you crochet the hem?
You don’t have to crochet anything together. It’s all worked in one piece. You’ll just join yarn yarn to the body for the hood, sleeves, and hem.
Unfortunately I don’t have the kid I’m making this for available so I can measure his arm length. Do you have any general measurements for arm lengths for a size 10? Thanks, I love this pattern!!!
This is my go-to size chart: https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/child-youth-sizes and according to it, it says 13.5″ for a size 10. 🙂
Perfect, thank you!
For the life of me, I can’t find the arm holes…. Where are they in the pattern?
It depends on what size you’re doing. For Size 2 it’s round 8, size 4 is round 10. It is the round that you skip stitches, which creates the armholes.
Why are we adding hem to only one side? And which side? Because it says to only do 40 then turn or 44 and turn, etc
You are doing it twice. The last line in the Hem section says: Fasten off. Repeat on other side, starting at the 2nd stitch marker.
You do it like that to create the little split on the sides.