Skill level: beginner
Knitting needles: 6.00mm/US 10 or size to obtain tension, plus two double pointed needles to same size.
Yarn: worsted weight (approximately 850 yards or 500 grams)
Tension: 4 stitches x 7 rows = one inch worked over Stockinette stitch
(If you can't achieve this tension with 6.00mm/US 10 then you need to use a different needle size. If you get six or more stitches in your sample swatch then you must use a larger size of needle. If you get four or fewer stitches to the inch, then you must use a smaller size of needle.)
Seed stitch (over even number of stitches)
Row 1: knit one, purl one--continue to end of row
Row 2: purl one, knit one--continue to end of row
Repeat rows 1 and 2 for pattern
Note: collar and hood are worked in two parts--front and back
Back collar
Cast on 60 stitches
Work in seed stitch for 10 inches
Cast off 10 stitches at the beginning of the next two rows
Back Hood
Work (40 stitches) in seed stitch for 14 inches
Front collar
Cast on 60 stitches
Work in seed stitch for 10 inches
Cast off 10 stitches at the beginning of the next two rows
Front hood
Work (40 stitches) in seed stitch for 3 inches
Note: This section of the hood is worked simultaneously from two balls of yarn.
Work stitches (20 stitches from each yarn ball) in seed stitch for 11 inches
Cast off using the three-needle bind off technique
Finishing
Sew hood and shoulder seams. Weave in ends.
How to make fringe
Video of me reading Islandia Hood scene from The Sweater Curse
