Csilla Hood by Ailbíona McLochlainn

Csilla Hood

Knitting
February 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in smocking
US 6 - 4.0 mm
219 - 273 yards (200 - 250 m)
one adult size
English
This pattern is available for €4.50 EUR buy it now

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CSILLA HOOD
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The chaos and order of dancing stars, rendered in yarn… now available as a cozy, exuberant hood.



Combining simple knit and purl stitches with traditional smocking technique, 
Csilla is richly textured and exceptionally squishy. This latest addition to the 
collection was born out of a desire for warmth and wowness, in equal measure. 
 And I daresay, it delivers both.



Csilla is a Hungarian female name. It is pronounced ‘cheella.’

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MATERIALS & INFORMATION

ONE SIZE 

suitable for head circumference of approximately
50cm-60cm/ 20-24”



GAUGE
20 sts x 26 rounds = 10cm/ 4” x 10cm/ 4”
in smocked pattern

NEEDLES

circular needles, 4mm in diameter,
or as needed to meet gauge

YARN

suitable for DK-weight yarns
(approximately 200-250m/220-270y per 100g/ 3.5oz)

sample shown in Shorn V, Natural White

YARN QUANTITIES

requires up to two 100g/ 3.5oz skeins 



NOTIONS
stitch markers, measuring tape, scrap yarn, tapestry needle


SPECIAL TECHNIQUES

wrapped stitches, working in pattern

, picking up stitches from selvage edge

CONSTRUCTION

Worked from the neck up, initially in the round. The Hood is then worked flat, and shaped with sectional/ panel decreases. Stitches are picked up from the face opening and the edging is worked in the round.