Whitby Cowl & Hood by Ame De Laine

Whitby Cowl & Hood

Knitting
November 2020
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in rev St st on larger needle
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
880 - 1100 yards (805 - 1006 m)
14½ (15½, 15¾, 16¾, 17¼, 17¾, 18, 19)" wide at shoulder.
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $6.50.

The unique Whitby Cowl & Hood features decorative cables on the front yoke and is light enough to wear under a coat or jacket. Functioning somewhat like a dickey, but much more fashionable, the sides of the body are open. This garment is worked back and forth in two pieces from the bottom up and seamed at the shoulders.

Difficulty Intermediate

Yarn Weight 4

Finished Size 14 ½ (15 ½, 15 ¾, 16 ¾, 17 ¼, 17 ¾, 18, 19)“ wide at shoulder. Cowl shown measures 15 ½”.

Yarn Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted (100% wool; 220 yd 201 m/ 3 ½ oz 100 g): #14018 Rhapsody, 4 (4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins.

Needles Size 7 (4.5 mm): straight and 16” circular (cir). Size 8 (5 mm): straight and 32” cir. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); cable needle (cn); stitch holders; spare size 8 (5 mm) or smaller 16” or longer cir needle; tapestry needle.

Gauge 19 sts and 27 rows = 4” in rev St st on larger needles.

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NOTES

  • The front and back of this piece are worked back and forth from the bottom up. After the shoulder seams are sewn, stitches are picked up for the collar, then the hood stitches are created by increasing in most of the collar stitches. The new stitches are placed onto a separate needle for the hood.

  • When working the collar and hood, two sets of needles are necessary: one to work in the round for the collar and one to work back and forth for the hood.

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