Materials:
Something fine and fluffy. Something which will look pretty and lacy in a garter stitch fabric. Needles should be big enough to give an open work look.
I used size 8 US with Hayfield "Beverly Hills" which is a light boucle blend of mohair/wool/nylon and acrylic. It took 3 balls totalling up to 540 yards.
Instructions:
Cast on 1 stitch . Increasing 1 stitch at the beginning of every row and slipping the last stitch, work garter stitch until you have 38-40 stitches. (Hanky point ends, therefore no fringes.)
Work straight for about 18". Then add in a second ball of your yarn and working double thickness for the side of the hoodie bit, knit another 6".
Now you need to decrease 1 stitch each row on one side of the scarf until you have reduced the number of stitches some 6-8 in total (this forms a shaping for the back of the head and stops the silly, pointy pixy look that some hoods have).
Next Row: at the side you have religiously been decreasing on you will now cast on another 36 stitches (or thereabouts, the new increases should enable you to reach the bottom of the double thickness section, 'cos you're gonna make a seam here eventually).
Work in doubled yarn a further 5" (across the back of the head). Then cast off the 36 stitches that you gained.
Next: Increasing 1 stitch each row on the shaped side, work your way back up to your original stitch count. With me so far ? Work for 6" to match the other side of the hood. Then go back to single yarn. Work 18" again and then decrease 1 stitch at the beginning of each row until you have nothing left on the needles.
The last bit is to sew a seam starting from the bottom, neck edge of the hood attaching this to the double thickness side section of the hood. Having done two such seams you then have a hoodie which will fit snugly over your head. The front edge can fold back to frame the face and the hanky point ends can be tied under the chin or slung around the neck.
Eh Voila !!
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