Elwy Hood knitting pattern

 Elwy hood is warm, comfortable and universal. It is one of those garments which you can wear on the go to protect you from cold and wind. Roomy enough for long hair, the Elwy hood is designed with big comfortable cowl for extra warmth around neck and shoulders area. 

Elwy Hood is knitted seamlessly in two steps starting with cowl part and finishing with hood itself. Cowl part is knitted top down, and then the stitches picked up along neck edge for the hood. German short rows used around neck shaping in order to make the comfortable fit around neck and face. Double neckband hides neck edge for neat result and professional look.

The hood can be worn both wrong and right sides outside due to its construction and finishing.

The pattern calls for Aran weight yarn and it is written for both children and adult. Pattern has a photo tutorial for transition from cowl to hood. 

Knitting pattern for Elwy hood is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts. 

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Dream Hat and Cowl sets - knitting projects

Happy knitting everyone! I hope you continue to stay safe and healthy. 

It is end of January already and I haven't been able to write a single post yet - the life is so busy with home schooling for two older girls, looking after my little son and house keeping. I still keep working on my new designs slowly and even managed to open a few test knits. Today I'd like to share a few completed projects of mine knitted following my earlier patterns - Dream Hats and Cowls for my girls. They wanted something similar and I wanted to enjoy relaxing knitting while watching TV.

Those comfortable hats and cowls can be knitted in no time. They don't have any complicated stitches or advanced techniques. All accessories are knitted in  stockinette and decorated with a narrow vertical stripes in garter stitch. 

Both hats and cowls are knitted in the round with Drops Air which is Aran weight yarn. The cowls are knitted bottom up so the knitting starts back and forth and then continues in the round. You can also see the photo of original design below:

The original set is knitted with Dream in colour Classy which is worsted weight yarn.

The knitting pattern pattern for Dream Hat and Cowl Set is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts

Other knitting garments shown on these photos are Frosty Morning Hat, Cable Leisure Vest and Cable Fantasy sweater  

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Verve Hat and Cowl set

Happy knitting! I'm so happy to share my latest knitted design - Verve Hat and Cowl set.

The set is knitted with variegated yarn which is a bit tricky to work with. Some stitches do not look good on this type of yarn. Originally, I wanted to knit a set with simple cables. But cables were almost invisible in this shade. So I've decided to stick to very simple and easy to knit stitch to show the beauty of the yarn

Verve hat and cowl set is perfect pair of accessories for cold autumn/winter days. The cowl is designed to be worn around shoulders over the coat or jacket.

Both hat and cowl are knitted in the round on circular needles in combination of reverse stockinette stitch and vertical rows of slipped stitches. The cowl is decorated with I-cord tie which is inserted into top part of cowl.

This warm and comfortable set is knitted wit multi coloured yarn Malabrigo Washted in shade Archangel.

Knitting pattern for Verve Hat and cowl set is knitted for all sizes from baby through adult and available from Etsy, Ravelry and LoveCrafts

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