Free Pattern ® Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick Simple Hooded Cowl Pattern Number: L30288 Free from Lion Brand ® Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick Simple Hooded Cowl Pattern Number: L30288

SKILL LEVEL: Easy (Level 2)

SIZE: Child (Multiple Sizes), Adult Medium

Child S (Child M/L, Adult) Scarf About 4 1/2 (5 1/2, 6 1/2) in. (11.5 (14, 16.5) cm) x 22 (30, 38 1/2) in. (56 (76, 98) cm) at longest point after folding and seaming Depth of Hood About 6 1/2 (8 1/2, 10) in. (16.5 (21.5, 25.5) cm), at widest point

Note: Pattern is written for smallest size with changes for larger sizes in parentheses. When only one number is given, it applies to all sizes. To follow pattern more easily, circle all numbers pertaining to your size before beginning. CORRECTIONS: None as of Jan 14, 2015. To check for later updates, click here. MATERIALS • 640-146 Lion Brand *Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (Article #640). Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Solids, Heathers, Twists, Prints, Stripes: 80% Yarn: Fig Acrylic, 20% Wool 1 2, 3 Ball Wheat & Wood: 86% Acrylic; 10% Wool; 4% Rayon • Lion Brand Knitting Oatmeal & Barley & Grey Marble: 82% Acrylic; Needles- Size 13 [9 10% Wool; 8% Rayon mm] Metallics: 79% Acrylic, 20% Wool, 1% Metallic • Lion Brand Split Ring Poly; package size: Solids, Heathers, Twists, Stitch Markers Tweeds: 6 oz./170g (106 yd/97 m) • Lion Brand Large-Eye Prints, Stripes: 5 oz./140g (87 yd/80 m) Blunt Needles (Set of Metallics: 5 oz./140g (92 yd/84 m) 6)

GAUGE:

9 sts + 12 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in St st (k on RS, p on WS)

When you match the in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. The needle or hook size called for in the pattern is based on what the designer used, but it is not unusual for gauge to vary from person to person. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make your swatch, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.

Making a Gauge Swatch

STITCH EXPLANATION:

kfb (knit into front and back) Knit next st without removing it from left needle, then k through back of same st –1 st increased. yo () An that also creates a small decorative hole (eyelet) in the fabric, worked as follows: 1. Bring yarn to front, between the needles. 2. Take yarn to back, over the right needle. This creates the new st. You are now ready to proceed with the next st as instructed.

NOTES:

1. Hooded Scarf is worked in one piece beginning at one end of Scarf, then increasing sts to shape the Hood, then decreasing to shape the opposite end of Scarf. 2. Scarf is worked in Garter st (k every row), Hood is worked in St st (k on RS, p on WS) with a Garter st edge. 3. Ends of Scarf are tapered. 4. Piece is folded and seamed together to create the Hood.

HOODED SCARF Shape End of Scarf Cast on 2 sts. Row 1 (RS): K1, yo, k1 – 3 sts at the end of this row. Place marker on RS of work. Row 2: K1, yo, k to end of row – 4 sts. Row 3: K to last st, yo, k1 – 5 sts. Rep Rows 2 and 3 until you have 10 (12, 14) sts. First Half of Scarf Work in Garter st (k every row) until piece measures about 12 (17, 22) in. (30.5, (43, 56) cm) from beg, ending with a WS row as the last row you work. Shape Hood Next (Inc) Row (RS): K to last 3 (3, 4) sts, kfb, k to end – 11 (13, 15) sts at the end of this row. Next Row: Knit. Rep last 2 rows 1 (3, 5) more time(s) – 12 (16, 20) sts when all incs have been completed. Next Row: Rep Inc Row – 13 (17, 21) sts. Next Row: P to last 3 (4, 5) sts, k 3 (4, 5). Rep last 2 rows 3 more times – 16 (20, 24) sts when all incs have been completed. Place marker on last Inc Row. Next Row: Knit. Next Row: P to last 3 (4, 5) sts, place marker, k 3 (4, 5). Continue in St st (k on RS, p on WS), keeping 3 (4, 5) sts outside marker in Garter st, and sl marker on every row until piece measures about 11 (17, 21) in. (28 (43, 53.5) cm) from last Inc Row marker, ending with a WS row as the last row you work. Next (Dec) Row: K to last 3 (4, 5) sts, k2tog tbl, k to end – 15 (19, 23) sts. Next Row: P to marker, sl marker, k to end of row. Rep last 2 rows 2 more times – 13 (17, 21) sts when all decs have been completed. Second Half of Scarf Next Row: Rep Dec Row – 12 (16, 20) sts, removing marker when you come to it. Next Row (WS): Knit. Rep last 2 rows 2 (4, 6) more times – 10 (12, 14) sts when all decs have been completed. Place marker on last Dec Row. Work in Garter st until piece measures 10 1/2 (15, 20) in. (26.5 (38, 51) cm) from last marker, ending with a WS row as the last row you work. Shape End of Scarf Next Row (RS): K2tog, yo, k2tog, k to end – 9 (11, 13) sts. Next Row (WS): K to last 4 sts, k2tog, yo, k2tog – 8 (10, 12) sts. Rep last 2 rows until 4 sts rem. Next Row: K2tog, yo, k2tog. Next Row: K3tog. Bind off. FINISHING Fold piece in half along top of Hood. Sew back of Hood closed. Weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES Click for explanation and illustration beg = begin(s)(ning) dec = decreas(e)(s)(ing) inc = increas(e)(s)(ing) k = knit k2tog = knit 2 together k3tog = knit 3 together p = purl rem = remain(s)(ing) rep = repeat(s)(ing) RS = right side sl = slip St st = Stockinette stitch st(s) = stitch(es) tbl = through the back loop WS = wrong side

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