Knit a Snood

I love that word!   Snood. S-N-O-O-D. I just like saying it. Like Kumquat.

Anyway, I have knit about 8 scarves over the last little while, and I was getting a little bored with that. (Only a little). And then I saw this snood - a knitted tube:

I have a black jacket with biscuit-coloured large checks on it, for which I needed something warm to wear 'round the neck. Black looked drab and although I entertained the idea of a biscuit-coloured pashmina, brown-and-variations aren't actually my favourite colours. Enter the Rowan Winter Gifts Book and the DK pattern above.

Here's my snood - snood - snood (did I say I like that word?) - it's about half done.

And here it is with the jacket. (Jacket looks a little rumply. I wore it out yesterday and got rained upon).

 

I am sure that I probably shouldn't do this because Rowan will probably not be pleased. But this is such a simple pattern that you could have figured this out for yourself, probably. Takes 4 50-gram balls of DK weight yarn. I used Rowan Cashsoft DK for the black, and Rowan Purelife Cotton for the biscuit shade - 4mm circular needles, cast on 144, 8 rows K2P2, continue in stockinette until 40 cm, then 8 rows K2P2 and cast off. And for great tutorials on casting on and casting off ribbing, go to Cotton and Cloud and find Kyoko's instructions in several great tutorials that she has done. I have used these methods since I read about them on her blog, and I am sold! (See how I am trying to hide the copyright infringement instructions by sticking them in the middle of the paragraph? Winter Gifts is a great book, with patterns for scarves, socks, hats, bags, shrugs, and loop flowers - which you can buy here at Colourway - and I will not give away any further of Rowan's intellectual property).

Oh - and on a completely different and OX-like note: Happy Chinese New Year!

Comments

[Tracy]

tee-hee...I've always loved that word too! SNOOD! :o) This one you have knit is wonderful--matches your coat so elegantly, Judy. And isn't Kyoko clever with her tutorials?! I learn something new there all the time...Happy Days ((HUGS)) Oh, stop by if you get a chance this week--I'm having a fun Valentine Giveawa! :o)

[NoirGirl]

Boy, this is so cute! Where I come from, we'd call this a muffler, so when I saw your title about "snoods," I thought you meant something else entirely. A snood to me is a decorative net for long hair from the 1940s. It can also be knitted or crocheted.

I agree about words, though. I adore saying kumquat and snood too!

[Judy]

Hi NoirGirl - yes! Snood meant the 40's decorative net to me too, and we Canadians would also call what I have knit a muffler. But Rowan says it's a snood and muffler makes me think of engines and grease, and so snood it is! Snood. Snood. ;o)

[Bisoudoudou]

i have no idea what snood means beacause i m french but i love the results

[Kyoko]

Thank you for checking my tutorial. I am so happy that it is useful! :D
Love the word snood, and you have made a beautiful snood! Kumquat - I haven't heard that word for ages!!! hehe!
Are you in Ravelry? If not, you should join because there are lots of patterns!

[raina]

I love the'snood'. I have some yarn that would be perfect. What a great, easy project.

[Heather]

Nice! Started making one today! Off white and light grey. Looks good so far. Can't wait to wear it.