This year however, has been different. The wet has mostly been replaces with sunny short days that add a nice rhythm to the week.
It's beautiful, but aggravating for the local skiers and snowboarders, and troubling when one considers the summer ahead.
What all this good weather does mean is that there is still the need to stay warm, but not as much need to have a water repellent outer shell. And so I have a pattern to share.
Moss Head Hooded Scarf
Level: Easy
One Size
Worsted Weight Wool
This particular piece is shown with the scarf section wrapped around the neck to keep me warm with the winter breeze. It can also be worn as more of a loose wrap as the weather warms up during the day. With the bright sun, it can still be handy to leave the hood up for some shade.
This is a piece that was created after buying too much wool for a Christmas present and then having a friend ask for a pattern that would take them past the beginner level. The scarf texture is done in moss stitch (made up of knits and purls). I am not a big fan of seems, so there is only an invisible horizontal seam at the center back of the scarf itself. The hood is then picked up from the scarf and with a little shaping the final seem down the center top of the hood is done with a Kitchener Stitch. This project has a good rhythm that allows it to get finished, but it also incorporates a few techniques that are good to have in one's memory. I have put some links in there to Knit Picks tutorials if some of these terms are new, or you are like me and want a visual aid to what I'm talking about.
My usual advice about all patterns is: Take them as suggestions. If you don't like the yarn, change the yarn. (I find Yarndex is a good resource.) If you don't like the gauge, change it. If you don't like the texture, substitute your own. You get the idea.
But don't try to sell or give someone else's design as your own. What you make is yours, what copy isn't. Plus it's just plain rude.
This is the first installment in what I hope to be a long standing engagement. If you have any questions about a pattern, please email me at GridMammalCrafts@gmail.com and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. If I don't get back to you right away, please do not be upset, things just may be busy on this side of the internet.
And now, the pattern.
(If you would like a pdf of this patter and have a Ravelry account, it can be found here.)
Moss Head Hooded Scarf
Materials:
Size 10, 6mm Knitting Needles
3 skeins of Madelinetosh, Tosh Vintage, 100% Superwash Merino Wool, Worsted
200 Yards (182 m)
Color: Georgia O’Keefe
Darning Needle
Gauge:
19sts x 28 rows = 4” x 4” in Double Moss Stitch
Finished Size:
Scarf is 42” in diameter x 6.75” wide
Hood is 18” wide x 13” tall
Notes:
Piece is done in Double Moss Stitch.
Additional Techniques Needed:
Invisible Horizontal Seam
Picking up stitches along a vertical edge
Kitchener Stitch
Instructions:
Chart 1
Scarf
Cast on 32 stitches
Row 1 (rs): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 2 (ws): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 3 (rs): k4, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 4 (ws): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p4
Keep repeating these four rows until your scarf is 42 inches long. End after and even numbered row.
Bind off.
Match up both ends of your scarf (being sure not to twist it) and sew both ends together using and invisible horizontal seam. Where is seam is will now be considered the center back.
Weave in yarn ends.
Your scarf is done, now we're going to start on its hood.
Hood
Looking at the center back of your scarf with the right side facing you, count 22 knit and purl squares to the right.
Pick up your first stitch knit wise on the top right side of the 22nd square.
Pick up 88 stitches in total across the top back of your scarf and turn work. There will be 44 stitches each side of center.
Chart 2
Row 1 (ws): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 2 (rs): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 3 (ws): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 4 (rs): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Keep repeating these four rows eleven more times. (This will give you 48 rows on the hood.)
Row 49 (ws): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 50 (rs): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, ssk, k2tog, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2 (86 sts)
Row 51 (ws): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k, p, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 52 (rs): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k, p, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 53 (ws): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p, k, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 54 (rs): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k, ssk, k2tog, p, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2 (84 sts)
Row 55 (ws): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 56 (rs): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 57 (ws): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 58 (rs): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, ssk, k2tog, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2 (82 sts)
Row 59 (ws): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p, k, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 60 (rs): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p, k, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 61 (ws): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p, p2tog, ssp, k, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2 (80 sts)
Row 62 (rs): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 63 (ws): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 64 (rs): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, ssk, k2tog, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2 (78 sts)
Row 65 (ws): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p, k, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 66 (rs): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p, k, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 67 (ws): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p, p2tog, ssp, k, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2 (76 sts)
Row 68 (rs): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 69 (ws): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 70 (rs): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, ssk, k2tog, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2 (74 sts)
Row 71 (ws): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p, k, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 72 (rs): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k, ssk, k2tog, p, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2 (72 sts)
Row 73 (ws): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 74 (rs): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, ssk, k2tog, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2 (70 sts)
Row 75 (ws): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k, p, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 76 (rs): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p, ssk, k2tog, k, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2 (68 sts)
Row 77 (ws): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 78 (rs): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, ssk, k2tog, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2 (66 sts)
Row 79 (ws): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p, k, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2
Row 80 (rs): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k, ssk, k2tog, p, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2 (64 sts)
Row 81 (ws): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 82 (rs): k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, ssk, k2tog, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2 (62 sts)
Row 83 (ws): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p, p2tog, ssp, k, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2 (60 sts)
Row 84 (rs): p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Row 84 will end in the middle of the row, at this pointposition both needles so that each side of stitches faces the other with the right sides facing out.
Sew the remaining stitches together using the Kitchener Stitch.
Weave in ends.
Enjoy.
© Grid Mammal 2013
