Hooded Scarf?

by Ivete Tecedor on September 8, 2008

in knitting

(links to Shopbop where the image is from)

Another designer piece to copy? (and grey again, maybe that’s the trend I’m really drawn to . . . ) This scarf has pockets on the ends, which is nothing new to us knitters, and a hood in the middle, which has also been done but is far from commonplace — and I’ve never seen a knitting pattern for one that I actually wanted to make. Considering I’m knitting my 4th cowl right now, I guess I have winter accessories on the brain!

I think what makes this hooded scarf particularly effective is how thin the material is and how oversized the proportions are (it’s 10″ wide x 8′ long).

What say you?

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1 Jocelyn September 8, 2008 at 1:47 pm

I like the idea, but I think at that size it would have to be a pretty fine gauge to avoid being too bulky under a coat. (That’s not a bad thing, but it’s a lot of yarn and a lot of knitting.) If you look at the Grownup Bonnet from Knit 2 Together, it’s bulkier, but the scarf part is very narrow.

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2 Claire September 8, 2008 at 2:07 pm

I attempted to make one last year (see here. I gave it to my sister–she seems to like it though claims the alpaca sheds.

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3 weaverknits September 15, 2008 at 12:38 pm

I like this example far more than any I’ve seen, I think because the proportions are so large. It looks like a big scarf that just happens to be wrapped just so to create a hood, rather than a hood with attached scarf. Very nice.

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