Tuesday 24 January 2017

Adding a Hood to My Baby Patterns

Many of you have asked how to add a hood on to my baby jacket patterns.

The very talented Ginny Knight (a member of my facebook group) has been kind enough to share her 'how to' instructions.

Thank you Ginny - I know that this will be appreciated by many knitters.




INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADDING A HOOD TO MARION’S CARDIGANS ~ by Ginny Knight
KNITTED FROM BOTTOM UPWARDS
EXAMPLE – BELLA
Bella with a Hood
Knit cardigan as normal (adding extra buttonholes if required to make it look more like a jacket), but don’t knit neckband rows and don’t cast off stitches.

HOOD

1.            cast off border stitches, knit to end.
2.            Cast off border stitches, K4, purl to last 4 sts. K4.
3.           Carry on knitting in st. st. keeping the 4 border sts for approx 4” (10 cm) for a newborn size. (ON THE FIRST ROW YOU MAY WANT TO ADD EYELET HOLES TO INSERT RIBBON OR CORD FOR A SNUGGER FIT.)
4.       Transfer half of the stitches on to another needle and with wrong side facing, starting at front of hood cast off both sets of sts together.  (YOU COULD JUST CAST OFF ALL THE STS AND STITCH THE SEAM TOGETHER.)

KNITTED FROM TOP DOWNWARDS
EXAMPLE – BABBITY
Babbity with a Hood
1.          Using some scrap yarn in a different colour to the main yarn, cast on and knit one row.
2.    Change to main yarn and knit cardigan, not forgetting to add extra buttonholes to make it look more like a jacket.

HOOD

1.              Remove scrap yarn and place stitches back on needle with right side facing you.
2.              Rejoin main yarn and cast off border stitches, knit to end.
3.              Cast off border stitches, K4, purl to last 4 sts. K4.
4.              Carry on knitting in st. st. keeping the 4 border sts for approx 4” (10 cm).
(ON THE FIRST ROW YOU MAY WANT TO ADD EYELET HOLES TO INSERT RIBBON OR CORD FOR A SNUGGER FIT.)
5.       Transfer half of the stitches on to another needle and with wrong side facing, starting at front of hood cast off both sets of sts together.  (YOU COULD JUST CAST OFF ALL THE STS AND STITCH THE SEAM TOGETHER.)

 
Jack and Jill with a Hood

3 comments:

  1. Is there a way to add a hood to the babbity cardigan by picking up the stitches from the neck? I've just finished knitting one for my grandson..

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  2. I may be being a little thick here but how do you 'remove' scrap yarn when you have knitted with it? is it a matter of cutting it out?

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  3. I am half way through the Babbitt jacket and wanted to add the hood

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