The Holo Hood is the ultimate versatile option to be warm and stylish in all situations. It comes in two gauges (sport or worsted) and in a variety of sizes, from baby to super-bulky-hairdo-with-headphones-on, allowing everyone to wear this piece and make it their own without having to compromise on what’s happening below it. It can be worn up or down and comes with 2 options for the front closure: a buttoned cowl or two long scarves that wrap elegantly around the neck.

The hood is worked up in all-over two-color brioche for a beautiful striping texture that is entirely reversible thanks to the unique double-sided cabled border. This design is the perfect playground to use those beautiful color changing or heavily variegated yarns, or even to showcase your precious handspun yarn, especially since brioche is so forgiving gauge-wise.

To see different versions of the pattern knit in various yarns, sizes, fibers and colors, you can check out the testers version under the “Project” tab at the top of the page, or the #HoloHood on Instagram.

The pattern has been tested and professionally tech edited.

KEY FEATURES
Sport or Worsted gauge
Cowl or Scarf option for the front closure
All over 2 color brioche stitch
Reversible
Cabled border (applied as you go and also seamed at the end)
Top down flat
Sizing from Baby to Adult-with-very-bulky-hairstyle
Pattern in English

SIZING
1, 2 (3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8
correspond to 0-6 months, 6 m-2 y, (3-10 y, Adult S, Adult M) Adult L, XL, XXL

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Hood width (see full size charts in the pictures):
29.5, 32.5 (35.5, 38.5, 42.5) 46.5, 51.5, 56.5 cm / 11.75, 13 (14.25, 15.5, 17) 18.5, 20.5, 22.5”

The pattern includes guidance on how to select a size depending on what you’re looking for.

The models are wearing a sport weight version with scarf option (pink and brown) or a worsted weight version with cowl option (blue and black) both in size 7.

YARN USED IN SAMPLES
Any heavy fingering to aran weight yarns will be suited for the pattern. Brioche gauge is very forgiving and you can pair different yarn weights together.

SPORT: Black MC is handspun from an Onyx top from Woollentwine Fiberstudio (50% Gotland and 50% Zwartbles, 2 ply, approx. 250m / 273y per 100g)

Pink & blue CC is handspun from a handdyed 100% Rambouillet top (2 ply, approx. 250m / 273y per 100g)

WORSTED: Black MC is Le Lambswool by Biches et Bûches in Very Dark Grey (100% lambswool, 2 ply, 170m / 185y per 50g)

Blue CC is handspun from a 100% Corriedale top from Sidispinnt (2 ply, approx. 140m / 153y per 100g)

Grey CC is handspun from a Yarnadelic top from John Arbon in color Woman in Blue (100% Corriedale wool, 2 ply, approx. 160m / 175y per 100g)

YARN REQUIREMENTS
A buffer for swatching purposes is already accounted for.

The MC and CC (excluding the border) use approx. the same amount of yarn, unless using a different yarn weight for each.

The numbers below are for each color separately. The yarn for the border is listed separately as well (same length for both gauges). For example, for a size 1 cowl with border in MC, you will need 50 m (body + wings) + 50 m (border) of MC and 50 m (body + wings) of CC.

SPORT
Body + wings, cowl option (for 1 color):
80, 100 (140, 180, 200) 230, 260, 290 meters
90, 110 (150, 200, 220) 250, 280, 320 yards

Body + wings, scarf option (for 1 color):
-, - (230, 340, 360) 380, 420, 450 meters
-, - (250, 370, 390) 420, 460, 490 yards

WORSTED
Body + wings, cowl option (for 1 color):
60, 70 (90, 130, 150) 160, 190, 200 meters
70, 80 (100, 140, 160) 180, 210, 220 yards

Body + wings, scarf option (for 1 color):
-, - (170, 250, 260) 280, 310, 330 meters
-, - (190, 270, 280) 310, 340, 360 yards

SPORT + WORSTED
Border, cowl option:
40, 40 (60, 70, 80) 80, 80, 80 meters
40, 40 (70, 80, 90) 90, 90, 90 yards

Border, scarf option:
-, - (210, 260, 260) 260, 260, 260 meters
-, - (230, 280, 280) 280, 280, 280 yards

The 2 smallest sizes, designed for babies and children, don’t have a scarf option.

GAUGE
Measured over 10x10 cm / 4x4” on wet blocked flat brioche stitch.
SPORT: 20 sts by 30 rows
WORSTED: 15 sts by 23 rows

SUGGESTED NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
All circular needles, length approx. 75 cm / 30” long

SPORT: 3.5 mm / US 4
WORSTED: 4.5 mm / US 7

Notions: removable stitch markers, scissors, 1 unique marker, darning needle, measuring tape, waste yarn/stitch holders, 2 x 20 mm buttons (cowl version only)

SKILLS

• 2 color flat brioche
• Increasing/decreasing in brioche
• Increasing/decreasing in standard fabric
• Buttonhole in brioche (cowl option only)
• Cabling without a cable needle (video tutorial)
• Knitting backwards (video tutorial)
• Backwards loop cast on
• Italian bind off
• Knitted cast on
• Picking up stitches
• Mattress stitch

Photo credit: @alexialinn__ on Instragram
Models: @ici_annajuraskova on Instagram (curly hair) and myself (long hair)