Oh My Hood is a timeless unisex hood designed for both women and men. Worked from the bottom up in stockinette stitch, it combines the comfort of a hood with the warmth of a winter hat.
Oh My Hood is a versatile winter accessory and a comfortable alternative for anyone who does not enjoy wearing hats.
The pattern includes detailed instructions, photographs, and video support for the key techniques.

Sizes:
Size 1: 50–52 cm head circumference
Size 2: 54–56 cm head circumference
Size 3: 58–60 cm head circumference

Finished measurements after blocking Sizes 1 / 2 / 3:
Width: 26 / 27 / 28 cm
Total height: 44 / 46 / 48 cm

Yarn:
The hood is worked holding two strands together throughout: one strand of the main yarn and one strand of silk mohair.

Yarn used for the sample:
Kremke Soul Wool The Merry Merino 110 GOTS
100% merino wool; (110 m / 50 g) + Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair; (212 m / 25 g)

Main yarn required:
Sizes 1 and 2: 3 balls
Size 3: 4 balls

Silk mohair required:
All sizes: 2 balls

These quantities include enough yarn for a small gauge swatch and the I-cord drawstring.

Suggested main-yarn alternatives:

• BC Garn Semilla Melange GOTS — 100% wool; 175 m / 50 g: 2 skeins for all sizes
• Sandnes Garn Double Sunday — 100% merino wool; 108 m / 50 g: 3 balls for Sizes 1 and 2, or 4 balls for Size 3
• Sandnes Garn Atlas — 70% Norwegian lambswool and 30% merino wool; 108 m / 50 g: 3 balls for Sizes 1 and 2, or 4 balls for Size 3
• DROPS Daisy — 100% extrafine merino wool; 110 m / 50 g: 3 balls for Sizes 1 and 2, or 4 balls for Size 3

Suggested companion-yarn alternatives (2 balls for all sizes):

• Kremke Soul Wool Silky Kid RMS — 210 m / 25 g
• Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair — 212 m / 25 g
• Onion Silk + Kid Mohair — 210 m / 25 g
• Pro Lana Kid Seta — 210 m / 25 g
• DROPS Kid-Silk — 210 m / 25 g
• Isager Silk Mohair — 212 m / 25 g
• Lana Grossa Silkhair — 210 m / 25 g
• Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair — 225 m / 25 g
• Kremke Soul Wool Kid Cotton — 210 m / 25 g

The main and companion yarns may be combined in different ways, provided that the required gauge is achieved after washing and blocking.

Gauge:
18 sts × 26 rows = 10 × 10 cm in stockinette stitch after washing and blocking, measured with the fabric laid flat.

Needles and tools:

• 4 mm circular needles with a 60–80 cm cable for the main fabric
• 3.5 mm circular needles for the face-opening edging
• 3 mm DPNs for the I-cord
• 3.5–4 mm crochet hook
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
• Row counter

Skill level: Intermediate.

The pattern uses knitting in the round and working flat, increases and decreases, picking up stitches, Kitchener stitch, an I-cord, and a crochet bind-off. Photographs and video links are included to support the key techniques.

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All the yarn and needles you need for this project are available on my website hollywool.eu