Harris Hood (English)

Sizes: One size

Dimensions: Neck circumference 30 cm flat; front opening 66 cm flat; length from crown to bottom edge 38.5 cm

Gauge: 17 sts x 24 rows in stockinette stitch on 5mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after blocking

Needles: 4.5mm and 5.0mm 60 cm circular needles

Materials: 150g Smart by Sandnes Garn (50g = 100m) held together with 50g Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive (25g = 225m)

OR

150g Snefug by CaMaRose (50g = 110m) or 150g Eco Soft by Isager (50g = 125m)

* Colours used in the pictures are:

Version 1: Smart by Sandnes Garn in shade Sand 2125 held together with Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive in shade Wheat

Version 2: Eco Soft by Isager in shade E2s

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Harris Hood is an oversized hood perfect for adding extra put on hold and pick up 3 sts out of every 4 rows along the
warmth to any outfit. The oversized fit brings a fashionable, left side of the work whilst placing stitch markers as follows:
modern look to a classic and versatile accessory.
Pick up and knit 27 sts along the right side, k1 (the first st you
First the top is worked back and forth. Stitches are then picked placed on hold), place a marker, k19, place a marker, k1
up along the top section, and all the stitches are worked back (the last st you placed on hold), pick up 27 sts along the left
and forth with increases and decreases incorporated to provide side.
shaping. A couple of rounds of ribbing are then worked before
binding off with the Italian bind-off technique. The front edge There are now a total of 75 sts on the needle.
is then worked by picking up stitches and working in ribbing
before the edge is folded over and bound off. You will now work back and forth whilst working increases as
follows:
Abbreviations
BOR = beginning of round Row 3 (WS): Purl across row.
k = knit
p = purl Row 4 (RS): Knit to marker, M1R, slip marker, knit to the
RS = right side next marker, slip marker, M1L, knit to end of row.
WS = wrong side
k2tog = knit two stitches together Work rows 3 and 4, 4 times in total.
sk = slip 1 stitch knit-wise, return stitch back to the left needle
sl = slip stitch purl-wise
There are now a total of 83 sts on the needle.
wyb = with yarn behind
wyf = with yarn in front
Work back and forth in stockinette stitch until the work
st(s) = stitch(es)
measures 16.5 cm measured from the picked-up edge. If you
tbl = through the back loop
met row gauge you should have worked a total of 39 rows
M1L = Make 1 Left; work an increase by inserting the left
from the picked-up edge and end with a WS row.
needle under the strand between the stitches from front to
back and knitting it through the back loop.
You will now work back and forth whilst shaping the front of
M1R = Make 1 Right; work an increase by inserting the left
the hood with increases and the back of the hood with
needle under the strand between the stitches from back to
decreases as follows:
front and knitting it through the front loop.

Row 5 (RS): K3, M1L, knit until 2 sts before marker, sk k2tog
Pattern tbl, slip marker, knit to the next marker, slip marker, k2tog,
knit until 3 sts left, M1R, k3.
Row 6 (WS): Purl across row.
Top of hood Row 7 (RS): K3, M1L, knit across row until 3 sts left on the
needle, M1R, k3. (2 sts increased)
Cast on 21 sts on a 5mm needle with one strand of each yarn Row 8 (WS): Purl across row.
held together. Work back and forth as follows:
Work rows 5 to 8, 5 times in total. You have increased by 10
Row 1 (WS): Purl across row. sts and now have a total of 93 sts on the needle.
Row 2 (RS): Knit across row.
Break the yarn.
Work rows 1 and 2 until the work measures 15 cm. If you met
row gauge you should end with a RS having worked a total of Neck
36 rows.
Slip 37 sts from the left needle to the right needle (until you
Break the yarn and put the sts on hold. reach the first marker). This will now be your BOR marker
and you can remove the second marker.
Sides and back of hood
You will now join the work to work in the round.
Using a 5mm 60 cm circular needle and with the RS facing,
you will now pick up 3 sts out of every 4 rows along the right
side of the rectangle you just worked, knit across the sts you

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Round 1: Knit across the sts on the needle, cast on 9 sts in For example, 9 sts along the cast-on edge at the bottom of the
extension of the sts on the needle using the backwards-loop hood, 59 sts along the left side, 19 sts along the top of the
method, join to work in the round by knitting the 37 sts you hood, and 59 sts along the right side.
previously slipped until you reach the BOR marker.
Work 18 rounds of ribbing: *k1, p1*, repeat between * to *
until end of round.
There are now a total of 102 sts on the needle.
Fold the front edge over towards the wrong side of your hood
Round 2: Knit all sts. and knit the stitches on your needle together with the stitches
from the corresponding picked-up edge, whilst at the same
Work round 2 until the work measures 5.5 cm measured from time binding off.
where the 9 new sts were cast on.
Nb) Bind the stitches off loosely so the front edge is not too tight.
Change to a 4.5 mm 60 cm circular needle and knit one round.
Finishing
Work two rounds in rib: *K1, p1*, repeat from * to * to end
of round. Weave in all ends.

Work 2 rounds of double knitting before binding off using the

Round 3: *K1, sl1 wyf*, repeat between * to *, until end of

Round 4: *Sl1 wyb, p1*, repeat between * to *, until end of

Bind off using the Italian bind-off technique.

Front edge

With the RS facing, pick up 146 sts along the front edge of the
hood using a 4.5mm 60 cm circular needle and place a BOR
marker. This works out as picking up one stitch for every
stitch/row.

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