Winter Hood

**Yarn:** 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino (125 g [137 yd] / 50 g [1.8 oz]), worsted weight yarn, 3 (3, 4) balls + 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (225 m [246 yd] / 25 g [0.9 oz]), lace-weight yarn, 2 (2, 2) balls. Sample is in Heavy Merino, Slate Grey colorway + Soft Silk Mohair, Dark Moose colorway **Needles:** 5 mm / US8 circular needle in 60 cm [24”] cable length, or in size to obtain gauge **Gauge:** 17 sts and 23 rows = 10 cm [4”] in stockinette stitch with 5 mm / US8 needle **Notions:** Stitch markers (including a removable stitch marker), stitch holders, spare cable or waste yarn, tapestry needle Winter Hood is a warm and practical combination of a neck warmer and hood. It is worked with 1 strand of Heavy Merino and 1 strand of Soft Silk Mohair held together throughout, and both flat and in the round. The front and back pieces are worked back and forth with ribbing around the edges. You then pick up stitches for the hood and work the neck in the round before working and shaping the rest of the hood back and forth in stockinette stitch. The crown is shaped with German short rows and grafted using Kitchener stitch. The Winter Hood is finished with a ribbed face band.