The Copenhagen Hood is the perfect winter accessory. It’s a mix between the trendy knitted collars, hoods, and balaclavas  that have become increasingly popular over the last couple of years. Layer it under another jumper or jacket to keep yourself cosy, no matter how cold it gets.

This pattern uses 4 strands of lace-weight yarn held together to get something like a worsted-weight yarn. You can use multiple strands of a lace yarn, or opt for a single, thicker yarn. It really doesn’t matter, so long as you achieve the required tension.

Materials & Fit

Notions: 5.5 mm circular needles and/or straight needles and DPKNs. I used a 100 cm cord throughout and DPKNs to work the hood trim.

You will also need a couple of stitch markers, one of which should be in a contrasting colour to indicate the beginning of the round, a darning needle, and some spare needles/scrap yarn/stitch holders where the stitches will rest.

Yarn: 4 (5) skeins of Lang Yarns Cashmere Dreams (290 m per 25 g skein) or any equivalent yarn. You will be holding 4 strands of yarn together. I would recommend working with 2 skeins at a time, pulling from both the inside and the outside of the skein.

If using Lang Cashmere Dreams, you will need 4 skeins for size S-M and 5 skeins for size M-L. If making M-L, you will need to split the final skein into 4 individual balls of yarn. This equates to a total of 1,160 metres of yarn for size S-M and 1,450 for M-L. Please note, however, that if you are only using 1 strand of yarn, you’ll only need 290 (580) m.

Yarn alternatives: I would recommend any lace- or fingering-weight yarn, like a mohair or alpaca-based mohair alternative. Please note that as you are holding 4 strands together, the meterage given above is for the total amount of yarn used. Again, if you were holding a yarn by itself, you would only need 290 m. Something like Filcolana Peruvian Highland Wool would be great for a wool version of this pattern.

Tension: 17 sts x 21 rows in stocking stitch on 5.5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm in stocking stitch.

Sizing: The Copenhagen Hood comes in 2 sizes: S-M (M-L). The front and back panels of S-M measure 25 cm across; the front and back panels of (M-L) measure 30 cm across. The hood size is the same/customisable to you.

The techniques used in this pattern are explained in detail within the pdf.