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: 150 (200) 250 g Gepard Eco Cashmere Vintage (50 g = 150 m [164 yds]) or 200 (250) 350 g Sandnes Garn Alpakka Ull (50 g = 100 m [109 yds]) or 200 (250) 300 g Isager Soft by Isager Yarn (50 g = 125 m [137 yds])
Difficulty *** (3/5)
The red Sophie Hood is knitted in Eco Cashmere Vintage by Gepard in the color Blodappelsin [325].
The burgundy Sophie Hood is knitted in Cashmere Charis by Pascuali in the color Bordeaux, color also available in Gepard Eco Cashmere Vintage.
The blue Sophie Hood is knitted in Alpakka Ull by Sandnes Garn in the color Blå hortensia [6032].