Mt. Hoody Vest

**About the Pattern** The ultimate hooded vest and knit piece you'll want to wear time and again! This design specifically uses blown alpaca, a base that is light and fluffy to create a beautiful airy flow to the hooded vest. This garment is knitted from the top down, beginning with the hood. It features saddle shoulder increases, and you'll work the front and back separately before joining them in the round to complete the body with an i-cord bind-off. The front pocket is picked up and knitted from the bottom up. **Materials** Suggested Yarn Aran Blown Alpaca 241 yds / 100 g - ōSHən Fibres $40 per 100g Feeling Good Yarn 14 2yds / 50 g - Wool and the Gang $33 per 100g Wonderfluff 142 yds / 50 g - Knit Picks $20 per 100g Needle Size - US 11 (8mm) and US 10 (6mm) Circular Needle Cord- 24" (80cm) to 40" (100cn) Other Tools- Beginning of round marker, stitch markers, scissors, tapestry needle, i-cord tool (optional) Gauge Stockinette with US 11 (8mm) needles - 4"x 4" = 12 stitches x 16 rows Skills Long Tail Cast On Stockinette flat & in the round k2tog = knit two stitches together & ssk = slip two stitches from left needles to right, knit together through the back loop Backwards loop cast on m1L = lift bar from front to back with left needle and knit & m1r = lift bar from back to front with left needle and knit Cable Cast On i-cord bind off Pick up stitches YO = yarn over Stretchy Bind Off Method