When I lived in Alaska, I found a knitted cowl that was long enough to use as a hood. I fell in love with that thing! Unfortunately, I lost it somewhere between Alaska and Florida. I had some lovely yarn from Juniper Moon Farm, lace-weight and a beautiful sky blue color. Its official title was “Findley” and the official color was ‘Pacific.’ I bought this yarn several years ago at a little yarn shop in Texas. The name of the yarn shop escapes me, however. But I’ve been looking at this beautiful yarn for several years, waiting for it to tell me what it wanted to be when it grew up.
As I stared at this lovely sky-blue yarn, it finally spoke to me. It very clearly said, “I want to be a hooded cowl when I grow up!” I sat myself down and devised a simple hooded cowl pattern. The only texture I added was the band at beginning and end. I hoped it would keep the edges from curling. So here it is!
Knitted Hood Cowl
A one-size fits all knitted cowl that is long enough to pull over the head like a hood. Knitted with two strands of lace-weight yarn, a fingering or DK weight yarn in one strand would work as well. This version is simple stockinette stitch knitted in the round. Cables or other textured stitches would be a lovely touch on this piece. The piece measures 28 inches around by 11 inches long, blocked.
Materials
Yarn: I used Juniper Moon Farm Findley in color Pacific, 100g/798yds. I used two balls and doubled the strands. If you choose lace-weight yarn, double the strands to get this approximate gauge.
Needles: Sz 7 16-inch circular or size necessary to achieve gauge
Gauge: 18 st = 4 inches
36 rows = 4 inches
Notions: 1 stitch marker
Darning needle
How to Knit
CO 125 stitches using a stretchy cast-on method. I like this method.
Knit 8 rows flat.
Place marker and join, taking care not to twist stitches. Knit around until piece measures 10 inches long.
*Purl next row.
Knit next row.*
Repeat from * for a total of 7 rows, ending with purl row. Bind off in knit stitch or use a stretchy bind off method.
Using the darning needle, weave in the bound off edge. Then stitch together the first 8 rows and weave in the end.
Enjoy your cowl! When you’re finished, post a photo in the comments.
Anita