The Sophie Hood is worked in one piece from tip to tip. It is worked flat, back and forth, in garter stitch with built-in i-cord edges. The hood is shaped using increases and decreases, and it’s back is sewn together at the end, using mattress stitch along the back of the neck.

Sizes:
S (M) L

Length from hood to tip:
approx. 102 (128) 154 cm [40¼ (50½) 60¾ inches]

Depth of hood:
approx. 24 (24) 24 cm [9½ (9½) 9½ inches]

Gauge:
17 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 [4 x 4 inches] in garter stitch on a 5 mm [US8] needle

Needles:
5 mm [US8] / 60 cm [24 inches] circular needle

Materials:
150 (200) 250 g Eco Cashmere Vintage by Gepard (50 g = 150 m [164 yds])
or 200 (250) 350 g Alpakka Ull by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 100 m [109 yds])
or 200 (250) 300 g Cashmere Charis by Pascuali (50 g = 110 m [122 yds])
or 200 (250) 300 g Snefnug by CaMaRose (50 g = 110 m [122 yds])
or 200 (250) 300 g Isager Soft by Isager Yarn (50 g = 125 m [137 yds])

Difficulty:
★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here.

Video guides can be found here.

The red Sophie Hood size S is knitted in Eco Cashmere Vintage by Gepard in the color Blodappelsin [325].

The burgundy Sophie Hood size M is knitted in Cashmere Charis by Pascuali in the color Bordeaux [08].