Skill level: beginner
Knitting needles: 6.00 mm/US 10/UK 4 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 [2.54 cm] worked over stockinette stitch
(If you can't achieve this tension with 6.00 mm/US 10/UK 4, 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 an 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 the pattern.
Note: The collar and hood are worked in two parts—front and back.
Back collar
Cast on 60 stitches.
Work in seed stitch for 10 inches [25.4 cm]
Cast off 10 stitches at the beginning of the next two rows.
Back hood
Work (40 stitches) in seed stitch for 14 inches [35.56 cm]
Front collar
Cast on 60 stitches.
Work in seed stitch for 10 inches [25.4 cm]
Cast off 10 stitches at the beginning of the next two rows.
Front hood
Work (40 stitches) in seed stitch for 3 inches [7.62 cm]
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 [27.94 cm]
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
