Snowflake Hood

Knitted hooded scarf in DROPS Air and DROPS Brushed Alpaca Silk. The piece is worked with stocking stitch, garter stitch and I-cord. Sizes S - XL.

DROPS 253-60
DROPS Design: Pattern ai-523
Yarn group C + C or E
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SIZES:
S/M - L/XL
Fits head-size: 54/56 - 58/60 cm
Length approx. 45-46 cm
Width approx. 178-180 cm

YARN:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
100-150 g colour 01, off white
And use:
DROPS BRUSHED ALPACA SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
75-75 g colour 35, pearl grey

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 8 MM: Length 80 cm.

KNITTING TENSION:
11 stitches in width and 15 rows in height, with stocking stitch and 1 strand of each quality on needle size 8 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
11 stitches in width and 22 rows in height, with garter stitch and 1 strand of each quality on needle size 8 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.

INCREASE TIP:
All increases are worked from the right side!
Work as far as the marker-stitch, increase 1 stitch towards the right, knit the marker-stitch, increase 1 stitch towards the left. Then work the new stitches in stocking stitch.
INCREASE ONE STITCH TOWARDS THE LEFT (from right side):
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up strand from the front and knit through the back loop.
INCREASE ONE STITCH TOWARDS THE RIGHT (from right side):
Use the left needle to pick up the strand between 2 stitches from the previous row, pick up strand from the back and knit through the front loop.

I-CORD (= 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 piece is worked back and forth with circular needle from mid-back.
When the hood is finished, stitches are cast off for the face-opening and each section is finished separately.

HOODED SCARF:
Cast on 89-91 stitches with circular needle size 8 mm, 1 strand DROPS Air and 1 strand DROPS Brushed Alpaca Silk (2 strands).

Work the first row from the wrong side as follows:
2 stitches I-CORD – read description above, work 14 GARTER STITCHES (= 16 scarf-stitches), purl 57-59 and insert 1 marker in the middle purled stitch (= 57-59 hood-stitches), work 14 garter stitches and 2 stitches I-cord (= 16 scarf-stitches) = 89-91 stitches.

Continue with I-cord, garter stitch and stocking stitch. AT THE SAME TIME increase for the hood on each side of the marker-stitch on the next row – read INCREASE TIP.
Increase like this every 2nd row (each row from the right side) a total of 6-6 times = 101-103 stitches.
There are 16 scarf stitches each side and 69-71 hood-stitches.

Continue with I-cord, garter stitch and stocking stitch until the piece measures 26-27 cm from the cast-on edge.
Now cast off for the face-opening in the hood, working the next row from the right side as follows:
2 stitches I-cord, 14 garter stitches, place these 16 stitches on a thread (= 16 stitches for the right scarf). Do not cut the strand, work I-cord cast off across the next 69-71 stitches as follows:
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 16 stitches left on the left needle + 2 stitches on the right needle (= 18 stitches for the left scarf), work 14 garter stitches and 2 stitches I-cord.
Continue working the left scarf as follows:

LEFT SCARF:
= 18 stitches.
Turn and work back and forth across the 18 stitches as follows:
2 stitches I-cord, 14 garter stitches, 2 stitches I-cord.
Work like this for 3 cm (approx. 7 rows).

On the next row from the right side, begin decreasing as follows:
Work 2 stitches I-cord, slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch, work garter stitch until there are 2 stitches left, 2 stitches I-cord.
Decrease like this every 6 cm (approx. every 14th row) a total of 11-11 times = 7-7 stitches.
The scarf measures approx. 89-90 cm from the cast-on edge. Cast off at the same time as the first and last 2 stitches are knitted together.

RIGHT SCARF:
Place the 16 stitches from the thread back on the needle. In addition, pick up 2 stitches in the 2 cast-on stitches for the I-cord cast-off = 18 stitches.
Work the first row from the wrong side as before.

Continue back and forth as follows:
2 stitches I-cord, 14 garter stitches, 2 stitches I-cord.
Work like this for 3 cm (approx. 7 rows).

On the next row from the right side, begin decreasing as follows:
Work 2 stitches I-cord, work garter stitch until there are 4 stitches left, knit 2 together, 2 stitches I-cord.
Decrease like this every 6 cm (approx. every 14th row) a total of 11-11 times = 7-7 stitches.
The scarf measures approx. 89-90 cm from the cast-on edge. Cast off at the same time as the first and last 2 stitches are knitted together.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold the cast-on edge double (mid-back) and sew with grafting stitches.

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