Specification
This patterns recommends Aran yarn.
The Sophie Hood is worked in one piece from tip to tip. It is worked flat, back and forth, in garter stitch with built-in i-cord edges. The hood is shaped using increases and decreases, and it’s back is sewn together at the end, using mattress stitch along the back of the neck.
Sizes: S (M) L
Length from hood to tip: approx. 102 (128) 154 cm {40¼ (50½) 60¾ inches}
Depth of hood: approx. 24 (24) 24 cm {9½ (9½) 9½ inches}
Gauge: 17 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 {4 x 4 inches} in garter stitch on a 5 mm {US8} needle
Needles: 5 mm {US8} / 60 cm {24 inches} circular needle
Materials: 200 (250) 350 g Alpakka Ull by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 100 m {109 yds})
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)
The blue Sophie Hood is knitted in Alpakka Ull by Sandnes Garn in the color Blå hortensia {6032}.
