Hooded Cowl Knitting Pattern

Knitting materials and tools:

Knit hooded cowl size:

Hood length: 41 cm (16.1”)

Hood width: 29 cm (11,4”)

Head Circumference	Number of stitches
53-57 cm	90

*All measurements are in centimeters if not mentioned otherwise

Gauge: 16-18 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette (5 mm knitting needles)

Common abbreviations of knitting stitches:

K – knit

P – purl

Pm – place marker

sel s R – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, knit the last stitch

sel s W – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, purl the last stitch

skpo – Slip, Knit, Pass Over: Slip one stitch to the right needle knitwise, knit in the next stitch and drop this stitch off the left needle, insert the left needle into the slipped stitch, pass it over the knit stitch and it’s done.

k2tog – knit two together

M1L – make one left increase: make 1 left: pick up bar bringing left hand needle from the front to the back, then knit the bar through the back loop.

St(s) – stitch(es)

Knit hooded cowl pattern

Knitting body of the hood

Using 5 mm knitting needles, cast on 90 stitches.  Join to knit in rounds. Place stitch marker. Rib *k1, p1 – until piece reaches 14 cm.

Rounds 1-3: knit all stitches around.

Round 4: k 40, bind off 10 sts and pm that will indicate beginning of the new round (row). Do not remove the previous stitch marker.

Row 1: sel s, k 37, M1L, k4, M1L, k 37, sel s R.

Row 2: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

Row 3: sel s, k1, skpo, k 35, M1L, k4, M1L, k 35, k2tog, k1, sel s R.

Row 4: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

Row 5: sel s, k1, skpo, k 35, M1L, k4, M1L, k 35, k2tog, k1, sel s R.

Row 6: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

Row 7 (size 53-57): sel s, k 38, M1L, k4, M1L, k38, sel s R.

Row 8: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

Row 9: sel s, k 39, M1L, k4, M1L, k 39, sel s R.

Row 10: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

Row 11: sel s, k 40, M1L, k4, M1L, k 40, sel s R.

Row 12: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

On your needles now: 88 stitches

Knit in stockinette stitch for 14-17 cm. To make it easier, mark with stitch marker the last row.

Knitting crown of the hood

Row 1: sel s, k 40, skpo, k2, k2tog, k 40, sel s R.

Row 2: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

Row 3: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s R.

Row 4: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

Row 5: sel s, k 39, skpo, k2, k2tog, k 39, sel s R.

Row 6: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

Row 7: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s R.

Row 8: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

Row 9: sel s, k 38, skpo, k2, k2tog, k 38, sel s R.

Row 10: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

Row 11: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s R.

Row 12: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W.

Row 13: sel s, k 37, skpo, k2, k2tog, k 37, sel s R.

Row 14: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W

Row 15: sel s, k 36, skpo, k2, k2tog, k 36, sel s R.

Row 16: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s W

Row 17: sel s, k 35, skpo, k2, k2tog, k 35, sel s R.

Row 18: sel s, p 34 , p2tog, p2, p2tog (to get the same leaning on the right side, I turned next two stitches and p2tog through the back loop), p 34, sel  s  W.

Cut the yarn leaving 50-60 cm tail and check video tutorial of how to make an invisible seam.  You can also use the three needles bind off method.

Using 40” 4 mm knitting needles and holding only 2 main yarn threads together, pick up stitches along the face hole. Check the video tutorial and do not forget to use a scrap yarn, otherwise it will be almost impossible to finish the folded edge. The final number of stitches must be multiple of 2. Knit in rounds. Rib k1, p1 until piece reaches 6.5 – 7 cm. Cut the yarn leaving 1 m tail and check again video tutorial of how to sew the folded edge.

Knitting ties for the hooded cowl

If you want to add ties, knit an i-cord.

Using 3 mm knitting needles and holding 2 main threads of yarn together pick up 3 sts, without turning the needle, place it to the left hand. The yarn is coming from the far-left stitch. Pull yarn and knit 3 stitches from the left to the right needle. Slide the stitches from one end of the double-pointed needle to the other and knit 3 stitches again. Repeat all steps until the tie reaches 80-90 cm. Bind off.  Weave in all ends. Wash the hood and dry flat.