The Sherwood Hood
Designed by Celia Ste Croix Friar Tuck found himself with idle hands while thinking up new recipes for venison or hare and turning a blind eye to the flagrant breaking of the commandment "thou shalt not steal." So he knit up one of these for each of the green clad gents. Robin Hood and his Merry Men had to endure more than a few damp nights in Sherwood Forest and verily were grateful for the garment. Size: Men's
Materials
Yarn: Cascade Eco Wool - Colour: Chocolate, 8087 - Amount: Approx 700 meters or 112 skeins of Eco Wool Needles: 5.5 mm/8US 32"Circs, 5mm/9US Gauge:4.5st/7rows $=$ 1 Notions: 4 Stitch markers, hook and eye clasps (decorative or hidden) or zipper (12-15"/30-38cm) Notes: This garment is worked flat in one piece. The hood is shaped with short rows. Seed stitch: (K1, P1) repeat to end ot row (P1, K1) repeat to end of row Abbreviations: SSK - slip, slip, knit PM - place marker M1 - marker 1 P2tog - purl 2 togetherKfb - knit front and back w&t - wrap and turn PU wraps - pick up wraps Copyright Celia Ste Croix 2010. All rights reserved. This pattern is intended for personal use only. Any reproduction of this pattern, including the finished product, for sale or resale is strictly prohibited unless authorized by Celia Ste Croix. Please contact spacemaurader@yahoo.com with and questions or comments.
Directions:
Capelet Cast on 220 stitches Knit following in seed stitch Set up Row: work 36, PM, work 38, PM, work 72, PM, work 38, PM, work 36. Work5 inches (35 rows) Decrease Row: \*Work until 2 sts before marker, SSK or P2tog (depending on what would flow with the seed stitch pattern), slip marker, SSK or ${\sf P20g}^{\star}$ , repeat \*to\* with remaining markers. Work decrease row followed by 5 rows as established 3 times (18 rows) Work decrease row followed by 3 rows as established 5 times (20 rows) Work decrease row followed by 1 row as established 9 times (18 rows) 84 sts remaining. Or if you prefer it written out: Decrease Row: Work to 2 before M1, SSK or P2tog, slip M1, SSK or P2tog,repeat 3 more times at all markers. (212 sts: 35, 36, 70, 36, 35) 口Work as established 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (204: 34, 34, 68, 34, 34) 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (196: 33, 32,66, 32, 33) 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (188: 32, 30, 64, 30, 32) 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (180: 31, 28, 62,28, 31) 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (172: 30, 26, 60, 26, 30) 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (164: 29, 24, 58,24, 29) 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row(156: 28,22,56,22,28) 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (148: 27, 20, 54, 20,27) 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row(140: 26, 18,52, 18, 26)口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (132: 25, 16, 50, 16, 25) 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (124: 24, 14,48, 14, 24) 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (116: 23, 12, 46, 12, 23) 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (108: 22, 10, 44,10, 22) 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (100: 21, 8, 42,8, 21) 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (92: 20, 6, 40, 6, 20) 口Work as est. 口Decrease Row (84: 19,4, 18, 4, 19) 口Work as established (84 sts)
Collar
Switch to 5mm/8US needles (this is important to make a snug neck) Work K1P1 rib for 3 inches (20 rows)
Hood Shaping
Switch back to 5.5mm/9US needles Work in seed stitch as follows: 口Row 1: Work 41, kfb, kfb, work 41 (2 sts increase) 口Row 2: work as est. Row 3: work 42, kfb, kfb, work 42 (2 sts increase) 口Row 4: work as est. Row 5: work 43, kfb, kfb, work 43 (2 sts increase) 90 stitches.
Begin short rows
口Row 6: work until 12 sts remain, wrap and turn 口Row 7: work until 12 sts remain, w&t 口Row 8: work until 14 sts remain, w&t 口Row 9: work until 14 sts remain 口Row 10: 16, w&t 口Row11: 16,w&t 口Row12: 18,w&t 口Row13: 18,w&t 口Row14: 20,w&t 口Row 15: 20, w&t 口Row 16: 22, w&t 口Row 17: 22,w&t 口Row 18: 24, w&t 口Row19: 24,w&t 口Row 20: 26,w&t 口Row21: 26,w&t 口Row 22: 28,w&t 口Row 23: 28, w&t 口Row 24: work 52 sts, picking up wraps, until 10 sts remain, w&t 口Row 25: work 70 sts, PU wraps, until 10 sts remain, w&t 口Row 26: work until 14 sts remain, w&t 口Row 27: work until 14 sts remain, w&t 口Row28: 18, w&t 口Row29: 18 口Row 30: 20 口Row31: 20 口Row 32: 22 口Row 33: 22 口Row34:24 口Row35:24 口Row36:26 口Row37: 26 口Row38:28 口Row39:28 口Row40:30 口Row41: 30 口Row42:32 口Row 43: 32 口Row 44: work 50, picking up wraps, until 8 sts remain, wrap and turn 口Row 45: work 74, PU wraps, until8 sts remain w&t 口Row 46: work until 12 sts remain, w&t 口Row 47: work until 12 sts remain 口Row48:14 口Row49:14 口Row50:16 口Row51: 16 口Row52:18 口Row53:18 口Row 54: 20 口Row 55: 20 口Row 56: 22 口Row 57: 22 口Row 58: 24 口Row 59: 24 口Row 60: 26 口Row61: 26 口Row 62: 28 口Row 63: 28 口Row 64: work 55 sts, PU wraps, until6 sts remain, w&t 口Row 65: work 78, PU wraps, until6 sts remain, w&t 口Row 66: work until 10 sts remain 口Row 67: 10 口Row 68: 14 口Row 69: 14 口Row70: 18 口Row71: 18 口Row72: 20 口Row73:20 口Row74: 22 口Row 75: 22 口Row76: 24 口Row77: 24 口Row78: 26 口Row79: 26 口Row 80: 28 口Row81: 28 口Row 82: 30 口Row 83: 30 口Row 84: work 56 sts, PU wraps, until 4 sts remain, w&t 口Row 85: work 82, PU wraps, until4 sts remain, w&t 口Row 86: work until 12 sts remain 口Row 87: 12 口Row 88: 14
口Row 89: 14 口Row90: 16 口Row91: 16 口Row 92: 18 口Row 93: 18 口Row 94: 20 口Row 95: 20 口Row 96: 22 口Row97: 22 口Row 98: 24 口Row 99: 24 口Row100:26 口Row101:26 口Row102:28 口Row103: 28 口Row 104: work 60 sts, picking up wraps, until 2 sts remain, w&t 口Row 105: work 86, PU wraps, until 2 sts remain, w&t 口Row 106: work until 14 sts remain 口Row107:14 口Row108: 16 口Row109:16 口Row110:18 口Row111:18 口Row112: 20 口Row113: 20 口Row114:22 口Row115: 22 口Row116: 24 口Row117:24 口Row118: 26 口Row119: 26 口Row120: 28 口Row121: 28 口Row 122: 30 口Row 123: 30 口Row 124: work 60 sts, PU wraps, turn 口Row 125: work 90, picking up wrap
