A Vintage Ladies Hood

My yarn choices
were a delicious white Leicester longwool from Wool out of Wales, used for the
finer bands that break up the hood and the tassels. For the larger sections of
fabric I selected a squishy-soft Cormo wool, also in natural ivory. The
finer bands will have gold beads knit into them. For contrast I'm including a lustrous Coopworth in deep mulberry.
Here are the
instructions as I will attempt to carry them out:
Cast on 27 with A (heavy weight yarn and larger
needles), knit 45 rows.
With B (lighter yarn, smaller needles) knit 8 rows.
With A, knit 45 rows.
With B, add 5 stitches to the first two rows, 37
stitches. Continue for 8 rows total.
With A, knit 45 rows.
With B, repeat the increase section of the last
lighter weight band, 47 stitches.
With A, knit 45 rows.
With B, decrease 5 stitches in the first two rows,
knit 8 rows total, 37 stitches.
With A, knit 45 rows.
With B, repeat the decrease section of the last
lighter weight band, 27 stitches.
With A, knit 45 rows
With B, knit 8 rows
With A, knit 45 rows, bind off. Weave in all ends.
Finish by gathering the ends and tying a tassel to
each.
I also found a
terrific bead shop in Manhattan with a gigantic selection and reasonable
prices called Beads World.
My finished Fanchon Hood at Rhinebeck’s Sheep and
Wool Festival:
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