Finished Measurements

90 inches x 42 inches, not including hood

Materials

Ò 2 skeins Cascade Eco Wool

Ò US#11 circular needle 24-inches or longer

Ò Stitch markers

Ò Tapestry needle

Gauge

2.75 stitches = 1 inch, 5 rows = 1 inch

Instructions

Cast on 5 stitches.

Row 1 (RS): K1, m1, k1, m1, pm, k1, m1, k1, m1, k1 - 9 sts

Row 2 (WS): K all sts

Row 3: K, m1, k to marker, m1, sm, k1, m1, k to 1 st before end of row, m1, k1 - 13 sts

Row 4: Repeat Row 2

Repeat Rows 3 & 4 until there are 289 sts (142 rows)

Bind off all stitches

Hood

Mark the center of the neck edge. Count 31 garter bumps from the center to the right, and place a marker. Count 31 garter bumps from the center to the left and place a marker.

Pick up 62 stitches between the right and left markers, placing the center marker in the middle of the picked up stitches. Knit one row.

Inc Row: K to marker, m1, sm, k1, m1, k to end of row.

Next Row: K all sts

Repeat these two rows twice more - 68 sts

Knit every row for 32 rows.

Dec Row: K to 2 sts before marker, ssk, sm, k1, k2tog, k to end of row.

Next Row: K all sts

Repeat these two rows twice more - 62 sts

Remove the center marker, and using the three needle method, bind off all stitches.

Weave in ends. Wear & enjoy!

Abbreviations

K = knit

M = make a stitch using the e-wrap or backwards loop method

PM = place marker

SM = slip marker

Techniques

Backwards Loop Cast On

Also known as the “e-cast on” because you simply make a loop that looks like a lower-case letter “e” and put the loop on the right-hand needle. The resulting stitch is a little tight when you come to it in the next row, but just wiggle it a bit to loosen it up enough to knit.

Three-needle Bind Off

Slide half of the stitches to one end of the circular needle so that there are 31 stitches at each end of the needle.

With right sides facing each other, hold the needles parallel. Insert the tip of a third needle into the first stitch of the needle closest to you, then into the first stitch of the other needle. Knit two stitches together, so that you have one stitch on the third (right hand) needle.

Then, *knit the first stitch from each needle together.

Now you have two stitches on the third needle. Pass the previous stitch over the newer stitch. Repeat from * until one stitch remains. Cut the yarn and pull the tail through this stitch.