Winter Hug Hood

Knitted hooded scarf in DROPS Daisy and DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked with pearl rib and I-cord. Sizes S - XL.

DROPS 253-61
DROPS Design: Pattern da-041
Yarn group B + A
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SIZES:
S/M - L/XL
Fits head-size: 54/56 - 58/60 cm
Length from hood-opening approx. 41-43 cm
Width approx. 192-194 cm

YARN:
DROPS DAISY from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
200-200 g colour 09, ice blue
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
50-50 g colour 59, ice crystal

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM: Length 80 cm.

KNITTING TENSION:
19 stitches in width and 29 rows in height, with pearl rib and 1 strand of each quality on needle size 5 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows, from both the right and wrong side.
1 ridge in height = knit 2 rows.

I-CORD CAST OFF:
Cast on 2 stitches on the right needle, slip these 2 stitches onto the left needle with the strand 2 stitches in on the left needle, * knit 1, knit the next 2 stitches twisted together, slip the 2 stitches from the right needle back onto the left needle *, work from *-* until there are 2 stitches left on the row.

I-CORD EDGE STITCHES (= 2 stitches):
BEGINNING OF ROW:
Slip 1 stitch purl-wise with strand in front, knit 1.
END OF ROW:
Work until there are 2 stitches left on the row, slip 1 stitch purl-wise with strand in front, knit 1.
Work like this from both the right and wrong side.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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HOODED SCARF - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The hood is worked back and forth with circular needle, from mid-front and backwards. Stitches are picked up on each side and the piece is continued downwards.
When the hood is finished the stitches are placed on a stitch holder. An edge is knitted up around the face-opening which is cast off with I-cord.
Stitches are cast on for the scarf, starting mid-back. These stitches are worked together with the stitches from the hood. When all stitches are knitted up on one side from mid-back (half the hood), one side of the scarf is finished back and forth. This is then repeated on the other side. The scarf is sewn together mid-back to finish.

HOOD:
Cast on 22-28 stitches with circular needle size 5 mm, 1 strand DROPS Daisy and 1 strand DROPS Kid-Silk (2 strands). Cast-on edge = mid-front of hood.
Work back and forth as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): 1 GARTER STITCH – read description above, work pearl rib (knit 2, 1 garter stitch) to end of row.
ROW 2 (wrong side): 1 garter stitch, work pearl rib (purl 2, 1 garter stitch) to end of row.
Work ROWS 1 and 2 for 19-19 cm, with the last row from the wrong side. Cut the strand and slip stitches on another needle; this piece is top front of hood.

You now knit up stitches along both sides, inside the 1 garter stitch:
From the right side, start from the corner by the cast-on edge and knit up 36-36 stitches along one side (left side of piece), work across the 22-28 stitches with pearl rib as before (back of hood), knit up 36-36 stitches along the other side (right side of piece) = 94-100 stitches. Further measurements are taken from this knitted-up row.

ROW 1 (wrong side): 1 garter stitch, work pearl rib (purl 2, 1 garter stitch) to end of row.
ROW 2 (right side): 1 garter stitch, work pearl rib (knit 2, 1 garter stitch) to end of row
Work ROWS 1 and 2 until the piece measures 20-21 cm from the knitted-up row.

Cut the strand; the hood is finished. Place the first 47-50 stitches on a stitch holder and the last 47-50 stitches on a second stitch holder (divided mid-back). The stitches are for each scarf-length. Now work an I-cord edge around the hood as follows:

I-CORD EDGE:
Start bottom right of hood (when worn), knit up 34-36 stitches inside the 1 garter stitch as far as the knitted up row, 20-24 stitches along the cast-on edge mid-front and 34-36 stitches down the left side of the hood = 88-96 stitches around the opening.

Cut the strand. Start bottom right and work I-CORD CAST OFF – read description above. Cut the strand.
Place the remaining 2 stitches on the stitch holder together with the 47-50 stitches on the left side of the hood = 49-52 stitches for left scarf.
Pick up 2 stitches where 2 stitches were cast on for the I-cord edge on the opposite side, place these 2 stitches on the stitch holder with the 47-50 stitches on the right side of the hood = 49-52 stitches for right scarf.

RIGHT SCARF:
Stitches are cast-on for the scarf, AT THE SAME TIME as stitches are knitted together 2 and 2 from the hood. Start with the stitches at the division mid-back and work together with the right side of the hood as follows.

Cast on 30-30 stitches with 1 strand of each quality (2 strands) – this is the cast-on edge that will be sewn afterwards to left part of scarf = mid back.
ROW 1 (right side): Work 2 I-CORD EDGE STITCHES – read description above, knit 1, work pearl rib (1 garter stitch, knit 2) until there are 3 stitches left, 1 garter stitch, knit 1, slip 1 stitch knit-wise (= last stitch), knit 2 stitches together from the hood, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted together stitches from the hood = 30-30 stitches.

ROW 2 (wrong side): Work pearl rib (purl 2, 1 garter stitch) until there are 3 stitches left, purl 1, 2 I-cord edge stitches.

Work ROWS 1 and 2 until the first 46-50 stitches from the hood are picked up (= 46-50 rows worked). There are 3-2 stitches left on the stitch holder (including the 2 stitches picked up in I-cord).

Work as follows from the right side:
2 I-cord edge stitches, knit 1, 1 garter stitch, work pearl rib (knit 2, 1 garter stitch) to end of row, knit 1-2 stitches from the stitch holder, knit together 2 and 2 the last stitches 1-0 time = 32-32 stitches.

Work as follows from the wrong side:
2 I-cord edge stitches, purl 2 together, 1 garter stitch, work pearl rib (purl 2, 1 garter stitch) until there are 3 stitches left, purl 1, 2 I-cord edge stitches = 31-31 stitches.

Work 8 rows of pearl rib as before, with 2 I-cord edge stitches + 1 stocking stitch on each side.
On the next row (right side) decrease 1 stitch as follows:
Work as before until there are 4 stitches left, knit 2 together, 2 I-cord edge stitches.
Continue as before back and forth decreasing like this every 8th row (approx. each 3 cm) until there are 7-7 stitches left.
Cast off at the same time as the first and last 2 stitches on the row are knitted together. The scarf measures approx. 96-98 cm from the cast-on edge mid-back.

LEFT SCARF:
Work in the same way as the right scarf, working along the left side of the hood at the same time as 2 and 2 stitches from the hood are worked together with the first stitch on the row as follows:

Cast on 30-30 stitches with 1 strand of each quality (2 strands).

ROW 1 (wrong side): Work 2 I-cord edge stitches, purl 1, 1 garter stitch, work pearl rib (purl 2, 1 garter stitch) until there are 2 stitches left, purl 2.

ROW 2 (right side): Place 2 stitches from the stitch holder on the left needle, knit 3 together (2 stitches from stitch holder + 1 stitch from scarf), knit 1, work pearl rib (1 garter stitch, knit 2) until there are 4 stitches left, 1 garter stitch, knit 1, 2 I-cord edge stitches = 30-30 stitches.

Work ROWS 1 and 2 until the first 46-50 stitches from the hood are picked up (= 46-50 rows worked). There are 3-2 stitches left on the stitch holder (including the 2 stitches from the I-cord cast off).

Work as follows from the wrong side:
2 I-cord edge stitches, purl 1, 1 garter stitch, work pearl rib (purl 2, 1 garter stitch) to end of row, purl 1-2 stitches from the stitch holder, purl together 2 and 2 the last stitches 1-0 time = 32-32 stitches.

Work as follows from the right side:
2 I-cord edge stitches, slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch, 1 garter stitch, work pearl rib (knit 2, 1 garter stitch) until there are 3 stitches left on the row, knit 1, 2 I-cord edge stitches = 31-31 stitches.

Work 7 rows of pearl rib as before, with 2 I-cord edge stitches + 1 stocking stitch on each side.
On the next row (right side) decrease 1 stitch as follows:
2 I-cord edge stitches, slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch, work to end of row.
Continue as before back and forth decreasing like this every 8th row (approx. each 3 cm) until there are 7-7 stitches left.
Cast off at the same time as the first and last 2 stitches are knitted together. The scarf measures approx. 96-98 cm from the cast-on edge mid-back.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the cast-on edge of right and left sides of the scarf together mid-back with grafting stitches.

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