Since I am a relatively new hockey mom, I do not have a lot of spirit wear. We had a lot of tournament games over the holiday season, so I whipped up this throwback-style hockey jersey one day.

It was fairly easy to create. I started with an oversized (and stained) sweatshirt.

1. Remove waistband.

2. Straighten lower edge.

3. Remove neckband.

4. Remove cuff.

5. Create placket. Cut down the center of the front only.  I did not have a lot of room before I hit the letters. If I had, I would have made the placket a bit deeper.

6. Stitch quilt binding to edge of placket.

I pinned the binding alongside the cut, squared off the edges, and stitched in place.

7. Create eyelets. Use an eyelet to mark the placement.

I used my awl to poke the first hole into the fabric.

I then used my embroidery scissors to cut a small circle. It was a little challenging to cut a small circle through the sweatshirt. It was also my first time inserting a small eyelet.

I used my Dritz tool to apply the eyelet.

Since I have created this, I’ve been looking at hockey sweatshirts and many use a buttonhole instead of an eyelet. That would work well if you don’t want to deal with the eyelet!

8. Lace a hockey skate lace into the eyelets.

9. Stitch quilt binding around the bottom of the sweatshirt and the bottom of the sleeve. Add as many stripes as you would like.

Rocky your hockey style!