A sweatshirt is the perfect thing to wear to lectures on a lazy day. Combine it with a turtleneck and you’ve got the the ultimate in winter coziness. I’ve gone with black and white for mine, but it’s also such a basic piece that you could play with print and color and still not have it seem overwhelming. So let’s get started!

Things you will need:

– 1 yard of stretchy fleece fabric

– sewing machine

Step 1. Cut out your pieces

Here are all the pattern pieces you will need for this sweatshirt. I’ll show you more detailed steps to cut out each individual piece below.

First you’re going to cut out the body of the sweatshirt by copying one you already own. Fold the sweatshirt in half and trace it on the fold, like in the cami pattern from our cami tutorial. Don’t forget to add seam allowance! Then do the same for the sleeves. Trace around the armhole to create a curved shape like in the diagram above.

The turtleneck piece is a rectangle measuring a loose circumference of your neck by double however high you want the turtleneck to be. Mine was 18 x 12 inches so it could still fit over my head. To make the kangaroo pocket, cut out a trapezoid with slightly curved edges, make sure there’s about a centimeter of seam allowance on all sides. 

Step 2. Sew the pocket

Hem all sides of the pocket piece by folding it over by a centimeter and sewing down. I used a contrasting color of thread here but if you’d rather, a matching color thread will hide any wobbly lines. Then attach the pocket to the bottom of the front piece, by sewing another line where you’ve stitched and leaving the bottom edge free. Finally sew the sweatshirt together along the shoulders.