Description

Overview of the project:

The Crown Hood Scarf features a soft knitted hood adorned with a striking yet easy cable pattern that runs gracefully from the crown of the head all the way down to the nape. Otherwise, the hooded scarf is elegantly simple, with clean i-cord edges that are worked seamlessly as you knit from the top down. This beautiful accessory is knitted starting from the crown cable, continuing flat down to the back of the neck and then into the scarf section, which is shaped with gentle decreases for a refined finish.

Size: Adult

Measurements:

• Length of the scarf from the back of the neck to the narrow end of the scarf: 120 cm / 48” per side
• Hood height from top of the head to back of neck: 28 cm / 11”

Difficulty level: Intermediate

Needles:

5 mm / US 8: 60 cm / 24” circular needles and double-pointed-needles

Yarn:

You need approx. 500 meters / 550 yards of DK/worstet-weight yarn. 

Note that you can combine different yarns like DK-weight yarn + silk mohair, just make sure to meet the gauge.

Sample hood yarns:

• Beige sample: 4 skeins of Ruukin kehräämö Alpakka (100 % alpaca, 400 m / 440 yds / 100 g) knitted holding 3 strands of yarn together, in colorway Light Camel
• Red sample: 5 balls of Drops Merino Extra Fine (100 % wool, 105 m / 115 yds / 50 g), in colorway 11

Other possible yarn options:

• Drops Air (one strand of yarn)
• Gepard Garn Puno (one strand of yarn)
• Lana Gatto Maxi Soft (one strand of yarn)
• Lana Grossa Landlust Soft Tweed 90 (one strand of yarn)

Gauge: 

16 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4″ in stockinette stitch with 5 mm / US 8 needles (after blocking). Change the needle size if needed to achieve the right gauge.

Other materials: 

Removable stitch markers, tapestry needle, stitch holding cable or scrap yarn