This cozy, pixel art style, rainbow heart hood is a queer, nerdy, versatile project. You can follow the pattern as is or try out different colors to make other pride flags, use your favorite colors, or just use up whatever colors of yarn you have in your stash. This hood comes together with just a few basic stitches and is designed to teach you how to do Corner to Corner (C2C) crochet if you’ve never done it before!

A hood is a great alternative to a hat, for these reasons:

• No itchy forehead - I can’t be the only one!
• Avoid eye contact - No need to acknowledge that person next to you if you can’t see them! (Great gift for introverts)
• Tie it tight and cozy Babushka style!
• It’s like a blanket for your whole head AND neck.
• Better windbreak on the sides and around your face.
• Room for a high ponytail.
• Hoods are just really cool and I look cool in them and you will look cool in them and no one can convince me otherwise.

This pattern is written in U.S. crochet terms, uses worsted weight yarn, and these stitches:
Chain (ch)
Slip stitch (sl st)
Single crochet (sc)
Double crochet (dc)
Half-double crochet (hdc)
Cluster stitch: (cl)