Adding a hood to the pick and mix cardigan

I made this 6-12 months sized pick and mix cardigan with a hood. I made the hood before the edging and button bands, as I decided to do it a different way. I made a video HERE, to show what I did.

The following hood sizes are just a guide.

HOOD SIZES

Hood length approx: Hood width approx:

0-3 months 7” 12” (55 stitches)

3-6 months 7.5” 13” (59 stitches)

6-12 months 8” 13.5” (61 stitches)

1-2 years 8.5” 14.5” (65 stitches)

3-4 years 9” 15.5” (69 stitches)

5-6 years 9.5” 16” (73 stitches)

7-8 years 10” 16.5” (75 stitches)

9-10 years 11” 17” (77 stitches)

HOOD

Row 1: Skip the first 3 stitches of the neck and join yarn, hdc around the neck, (at the shoulders work 3 stitches across 2 rows), leaving the last 3 stitches unworked at the other side. Turn

Check how many stitches you have and on the next row you can add the required stitches, by placing 2 hdc in one stitch to increase (do this as evenly as you can across the row).

Row 2: ch1, hdc all, (making increases if necessary). Turn

Repeat row 2 until the hood is approx 2” shorter than above, (I did 6” for 6-12 months) this is where the shaping starts, the shaping is 2” so it will make it 8” in total (the shaping makes the hood less pointed).

HOOD SHAPING

To start the shaping, place a marker in the centre stitch of the hood, then on the following rows, you will only be working one half of the hood.

Row 1: ch1, hdc to 2 stitches before the marker and hdc2tog. Turn

Row 2: ch1, hdc2tog, hdc to end. Turn

Row 3: ch1, hdc to the last 2 stitches, hdc2tog. Turn

Row 4: ch1, hdc2tog, hdc to end. Turn

Row 5: ch1, hdc to the last 2 stitches, hdc2tog.

The hood should now measure the correct size, if not you may need to add another row.

Fasten off, skip the stitch with the marker and join yarn, the above rows for the other side, making the hdc2tog at the side with the marker.

SEWING THE HOOD

Turn the hood inside out, fold the hood in half, then sew together

HOOD EDGING

With the right side facing, join yarn to the bottom of the hood

Row 1: ch1, sc around the hood, to the other side, slst 2 stitches from the skipped stitches of the neck. Turn

Row 2: ch1, sc all, slst 3 stitches from the skipped stitches of the neck. Turn

Row 3: ch1, sc all, slst into the last stitch of the neck.

BUTTON BAND

Continuing from bottom ribbing

Row 1: ch1, sc up the side. Turn

Row 2: ch1, sc in each stitch back to bottom. Turn

Row 3: ch1, sc in each stitch back to top. 

Fasten off.

BUTTONHOLE BAND

Row 1: With the right side facing, join yarn to the top of the left hand side of the front edge, ch1, sc to the bottom. Turn

Mark out where you want the button holes, on the next row ch2 and skip the one where the markers are.

Row 2: Buttonhole row, ch1, sc all, ch2 and skip 1 where the markers are to create the buttonholes. Turn

Row 3: Ch1, sc all, including 1 sc in the ch2 space. 

Fasten off and sew your buttons on to match the button holes and weave in all ends.