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Hello and welcome back for another tutorial. Today's video is going to be for this turtleneck hoodie. This is beginner friendly and works up pretty quick, so without further ado, let's get into the video.
For this project, I'll be using Bernat Premium in gray, and this is a four-ply medium yarn. It is 360 yards, and the pattern calls for 600 yards, so I know I'll need a second ball of this. You can use any four-ply medium yarn of your choice. It doesn't matter. I only chose this one because it is really soft. I will also be using both my five-millimeter and my six-millimeter crochet hook. I'll be starting with my five and then switching to my six. Okay, so let's begin.
All right, to begin, I'm going to start by chaining 70 stitches. All right, so I have 70 chain stitches. I'm just gonna flatten my thread so it's not twisted and join in that beginning stitch to form a circle because we will be working in the round, just like so. Now, chain two, and I'm going to put one double crochet in each stitch all the way around for a total of 70 stitches, and that is not counting that chain two that I started with. All right, so go ahead and complete round one, which is one double crochet in every stitch all the way around back to the starting point, and then I'll meet you at the coming up to the end of this first row. I'm just going to slip stitch between that chain two and that first double crochet to end this round.
Now, for round two, chain two, and for this pattern, it's going to be one front post double crochet, one back post double crochet, and that will be the repeat for this round. So, front post double crochet, you enter the stitch from the front, like so. Hook the yarn, pull through, and pull up. Hook the yarn, pull through two loops. Hook the yarn, pull through two loops. Then, one back post double crochet, you're entering the stitch from the back. Hook the yarn, pull through, and pull up. Hook the yarn, pull through two loops. Hook the yarn, pull through two loops. And again, a front post double crochet, then a back post double crochet. One front post double crochet, one back post double crochet, and you will repeat that one front post double crochet, one back post double crochet all the way around until you get back to the starting point, where you will slip stitch between the chain two and that first double crochet to end the round. And then you will repeat front post double crochet, back post double crochet, front post double crochet, back post double crochet all the way around. You will do that for a total of 20 rows or for a height of about eight inches, and that will complete the neck portion of your hoodie. Okay, so go ahead and do that. This is my second row, and so all together, I will have 20 rows or eight inches, whichever comes first. Okay, so go ahead and do that, and I will meet you at that point, and we will move right from there.
I have finished the neck section of my hoodie, and I have so far 20 rows, and this is measuring, I think, eight inches. Yes, this measures eight inches or approximately eight inches. So, moving forward, I am going to switch to my six-millimeter crochet hook, and for the next round, I am going to be increasing. So, we had 70 stitches to start, so there's 70 stitches around, and I need to increase by 10. So, I'm just going to chain one and then do a half double crochet in each space all the way around, but for every seventh stitch, I will put two half double crochets in one stitch. So, what I mean is, so I'll count one, two, and these are half double crochets, three, four, five, six, and in the seventh, I'll put one and another. And then I'll count again, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and in that same space, I'll put another stitch. And then I'll continue for seven more stitches. That's two, three, four, five, six, and seven. And in the seventh, I'll put a second stitch. And that will take my stitch count up from 70 stitches to 80. So, go ahead and complete this round, putting two half double crochet in each seventh stitch. All right, so go ahead and do that, and I will meet you at the end of this round.
Okay, so at the end of this first round, I'm just going to chain one and turn. So, we're not joining. We're going to be working back and forth and not in a circle. Okay, so just chain one and turn. For this round, we will be increasing. Well, for this round and for the next 16 rounds, we will be increasing in the first stitch and the very last stitch. So, we are still working half double crochets for the remainder of the project. So, we will be working in the back loops only to give us that ribbed effect. So, with the stitches facing you, wrap your yarn around your hook like so, and you're going to enter the stitch in the center and only pick up the back loop and complete one half double crochet. And for that first stitch, we're putting two half double crochets in that one stitch. And then you will put one half double crochet in each back loop all the way across to the very last stitch. And that is pretty much it for the next 16 rounds. Okay, so again, just we will be increasing in our beginning stitch and our last stitch. So, two half double crochets in the very first stitch, then one in each back loop all the way around. When you get back to this point, the very last stitch, you put two half double crochets in that stitch, chain one, turn, and work going the opposite direction. And repeat that for a total of 16 rounds. So, we are not closing when we get to here. We are working back and forth for a total of 16 rows. So, go ahead and complete your 16 rows, one half double crochet in the back loop for each row, increasing in the very first stitch and the very last stitch with two half double crochets. Okay, so go ahead and do that for a total of 16 rows. This is row one, so 15 more rows after this one, and then I will meet you at the end of row 16, and we will move on.
Okay, so I have completed all 16 rows. I can't fit it all into this frame, but you get the idea. Easiest way to check your rows is to count the ridges. Each ridge is two rows, so that's 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. Okay, and I did at the beginning of row 16 is where I started my second ball of yarn. So, one ball gave me almost 16, almost this much. I only added the second ball right here at the beginning of row 16.
Okay, so moving forward, we are going to continue the pattern as before. The only difference is, okay, so we will chain one, turn, and instead of putting two half double crochets in the first and last stitches, we will only be putting one. So, one half double crochet in each back loop all the way around, no increases. And we are going to do that for a total of 14 more rows. Okay, so that's the only thing that has changed at this point. This, the, um, the pattern is still the same: one half double crochet in each back loop all the way around for a total of 14 rows, no increase in the beginning, no increase in the end. Moving forward. So, at this point, you might want to put a stitch marker. I don't have mine with me. You might want to put a stitch marker here so you know where you started with your, with your normal rounds. That part is optional. You don't have to because at the end, you can always count 16 and then 14 to make sure you have the correct number of rows. But again, I'm gonna leave you here, and I'm going to go ahead and complete my 14 rows of half double crochet back loop only, and then I will come back and show you how to move on from there.
So, okay guys, so I have completed my additional 14 rows, and that's from where my stitch marker is right there all the way up to the end, and this is what my project looks like at this point. All right, so I will set my camera back on my tripod, and we will move on from here.
So, moving on, this is where we are at. So, I ended right here, and looking at your work from this view, so this is where we've moved up row by row. From the next section, we are going to be working to close this part. So, the, the very top part, not the opening over here, but the top, we're gonna work along this side to close it. So, we're gonna start with a chain one, and then we're gonna pick up a loop on the other side and slip stitch. So, back loop of this side, front loop of this side, and slip stitch. So, back loop on this side, front loop on this side, hook the yarn, pull through all the loops. And we're gonna do that all the way down across the top of our hood to close it. So, just like that. So, keep going, working all the way along here to close up this top part of our hoodie. So, go ahead and finish that, and then we'll move on from that point.
Okay, so now that both sides are joined together at this point, I'm just going to chain one, pull up a loop, and cut off my tail, and that I will weave in later. Okay, so this is what I have right now, and I will turn this inside out. So, this part that I just joined together will now become my wrong side. I'm just gonna flip it inside out. I guess now I can remove my stitch marker. I no longer need that, but this will be my finish, my finished hoodie. Okay, and I'm, it's not really in the frame. Let me see if I can pull out a bit. Okay, so that's the finished hood. Okay, and now to put it on, you will turn the next section inside like so, and let me just grab my mannequin head. It would go over your head like this with the opening towards the front. Then this part goes down. I don't even know if I'm in the frame anymore, but hopefully you get an idea of what I'm trying to do here. So, this part goes over the neck like so, and then this part would go over the head like a hood, and you can fold it back like so. You can even pull it up to cover the nose, but that is basically it. If you've made it to the end of this video, thank you so much for watching. Don't forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe, and I will see you in another video. Bye. [Music]