This comfy sweater is the Baby Bear Hoodie all grown up. Still casual and comfortable, but with some refinements such as a rounded hood (for those who don’t want to look like an elf) and set in sleeves for a less baggy silhouette. Just like it’s smaller counterpart, it’s knit all in one piece in the round - so you can forget about seaming! With a very extensive range of sizes, you can make one for all the big(ger) kids in your life!

SIZE
Actual chest: 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56) inches
Shown in 44 inch size, with 4 inches of ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest: 36 (38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60) inches
Length: 24 (25, 25, 25.5, 25.5, 26, 26, 27, 27, 28, 28, 29, 29, 30, 30) inches

DIFFICULTY
Intermediate - techniques used: making cables, reading charts, knitting in the round, picking up stitches, short rows, kitchener stitch grafting

MATERIALS
Schulana Merino Superlight 93% merino/7% polyamide; 98yds/90m per 1.75oz/50g skein; colour: Burgundy, 22; 9 10, 11, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 18, 19 skeins
1 24” US 10 (6 mm) circular knitting needle
Set of US 10 (6 mm) double pointed needles, or extra long circular for magic loop
Stitch holders (or spare yarn for holding sts)
Row counter

GAUGE
16 sts/24 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch