Nubbin Hood scarf

**Please note: This pattern is available for free because I am still working on building an audience and developing my pattern writing skills, it has also not been tested. I put a lot of work into my patterns so if you enjoy making it and would like to support me you can do so by: favouriting this pattern, following me on Instagram @moody_makes_ or through buymeacoffee.com/moody_makes_ however there is no pressure to do any of these, I am simply doing this for the love of the craft!** The Nubbin Hood scarf is named after the smocked texture pattern used; I like to call them little nubbins! (The name also reminds me of Robin Hood…) It was a necessity for me to make a scarf like this for the coming winter, as hats and fringes don’t mix particularly well in my experience. I designed the scarf to have a larger hood than most hooded scarf patterns that I had seen as I wanted to be able to wear my hair up inside without it being squashed or creating a lumpy silhouette. The scarf is available in one size that measures approximately 225cm from tip to tip. To knit it, you begin by casting on stitches and knitting a rectangle for the top of the head. Stitches are picked up along each side and increases are worked to shape the hood. When the hood is complete, the two sides of the scarf split and are worked separately with an overlapping detail at the back of the neck. Decreases are worked along one edge of the scarf along with an i-cord edge. Stitches are picked up along the entirety of the front edge and a small number of stitches are cast on at the tip of the scarf, you will work in 1x1 ribbing across these few stitches, decreasing as you go to attach the ribbing to the scarf until you reach the opposite tip. The scarf is knitted with two strands of the yarn held together throughout. With both strands held together in the nubbin pattern on 4mm needles you should achieve a gauge of 21st x 32 rows in 10cm. I used two strands of fingering weight yarn but a single strand of DK weight yarn will also work well for this pattern. To swatch for this scarf, I recommend just knitting the top of the head portion and blocking it before moving onto the sides of the hood, instead of a separate swatch. Materials 4mm circular needles with a 60cm cable 3mm circular needle with a 100/120cm cable (optional 3mm DPN to use when knitting the ribbed edge, you can also choose to use both ends of the circular needle instead- depends on your preference) OPTIONAL: 4.5mm DPN- only required if i-cord gauge is overly tight in comparison to gauge in stitch pattern Tapestry needle to weave in ends 275g of Knitting for Olive merino (50g = 250m) Sample uses the colour Bordeaux. If you are choosing to use a DK weight yarn instead of 2 strands of fingering, you will need approximately 690m of your chosen fibre.