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 its 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 (the pattern can also be done on straight needles as the hood is worked back and forth)
**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.][1]
Video guides can be found [here.][2]
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 \[08\].
The blue Sophie Hood is knitted in Alpakka Ull by Sandnes Garn in the color Blå hortensia \[6032\].
[1]: https://www.petiteknit.com/en/products/sophie-hood
[2]: https://www.petiteknit.com/en/products/sophie-hood