Fairly Easy Collared Hood
With KnitWear, the pattern looked like this for the mid gauge machine using TD5 and getting 5 sts and 7.5 1/2 rows per inch:
- SIMPLE HOOD:
- Cast on 126 sts in WY, using TD2 and open edge method. Work 6 rows, ending COR. Change to MY.
- Folded front band. Work even for 10 rows, with lace holes for drawstring near the ends of row 2 (or row 7 for lace holes on outside of band). To complete the band, graft the cast-on sts to the last row worked. RC 000.
- Change to TD3 with Stocking stitch and work 4 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of next row, then every following 4th row 11 times, until 102 sts remain. Work a further 5 rows even (total 54 rows), excluding front band. Cast off loosely.
Now looking at the schematic and using my gauge, I will do a little math.
When I measure from one shoulder, over my head to the other shoulder, I get 24 inches.
24 multiplied by 5 equals 120, but I did add 3 more stitches to each side and is the same as KnitWear.
Then I measure from the front of my head, around the hairline to the back and come up with 10 inches.
10 multiplied by 7.5 equals 75. But now I want to shape the side of the hood to help it better fit to the head. So I choose to do 12 decreases but will be each side and now that comes out to 6 times I will do those decreases.
75 divided by 12 equals 6.25. Now 6 multiplied by 12 equals 72. So I will do a decrease each side every 6 rows for 6 times, then knit another 3 rows beyond that to get the 75 rows. Now one can either bind off that last row and sew it together or take off on WY and then graft that last row to itself, then the hood will look like it was knitting in one piece.
Now I added 4 inches of 3x1 rib to the bottom edge of the collar and at row 6 I did a buttonhole as shown using 2 sts, one from the ribber and the next from the adjacent knitter to have a larger buttonhole. Keep the empty needles in work so that it will continue to knit up.
Now if one is working this on the flat bed, the way to make a larger than normal buttonhole is to take 2 sts and move them outwards putting those needles to NWP. Knit across 1 row, then take the purl bump from below and hang those on the empty needles to have them back in work. To reform you will not want to do on those 2 needles.
Now to do this on the bulky, I had converted using Jim's Knitting Companion.
Cast on 120 sts.
Knit 60 rows.
You would have to decrease each side every 5th row but when done you need to knit at least one more row but doing two more rows may work out better.
Then as before, bind off and sew the last row to itself or work off in WY and graft that last row to itself. Your choice.
Now the same can be done for the shaped hood but you will knit less rows and less decreases and then bind off so many stitches at the beginning of the next two rows, then continue knitting for the back of the head.
This time you can leave the last row on and rehang the sides of the beginning part to add the rib to the bottom edge as I show in the video.
Finished Hood with Coller
You may sell the item you make from this pattern (I do not have any right to tell you that you cannot sell the finished product, that is against the law - For more detail on this, please look at this page), you may not sell or give away the pattern itself. Nor shall it be put into any web page or magazine without my consent. Please email me first before doing so. All Rights Reserved
(c) Roberta Rose Kelley 2011
$1 Tax Deductible Donations are VERY MUCH appreciated for all the work that I put into my patterns and/or videos. Don't feel bad if you cannot donate, as that is all it is. Thanks in advance for those that can.