The Lykke Hood is a knitted hood with chevron stripes and minimalistic details. It is started at the top, then stitches are picked along the sides of the top and worked downwards toward the neck. The neck is joined in the round under the chin, and worked in 1x1 ribbing. Lastly stitches are picked up around the face opening and worked in the round. You can also add an i-cord drawstring if you want.

The chevron stitch pattern is knitted by increasing and decreasing stitches. Despite the zigzag pattern, there is no stranded colorwork in the pattern. Instead, the colors are knitted in stripes one at a time.

You can either work the hood in DK weight yarn or use a combination of fingering weight yarn and a lace weight silk mohair. The Lykke Hood is intended for leftover skeins of yarn as you only need one ball or less of each yarn.

Size
One size
Length from top to bottom 40 cm / 15.75 inches (adjustable)
Circumference under the chin 48 cm / 18.75 inches

Yarn

Note: The pattern uses one strand of fingering weight yarn held together with a strand of silk mohair, but they can be substituted for a single strand of DK weight yarn. If you wish to work a DK weight version, omit all the instructions where it says “hold the yarns together” and follow only the yarn requirements for the fingering weight yarn.

MC: 225 m / 246 yards of fingering weight yarn and 225 m / 246 yards of lace weight mohair yarn.
CC: 50 m / 55 yards of fingering weight yarn and 50 m / 55 yards of lace weight mohair yarn.

Gray and white sample: Knitting For Olive Merino (100% merino; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) and Knitting For Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk; 225 m / 246 yards per 25 g).
MC: 1 skein of Knitting For Olive Merino, shown in colorway Pearl Grey Sand and 1 skein of Knitting For Olive Soft Silk Mohair, shown in colorway Morning Haze.
CC: 1 skein of Knitting For Olive Merino, shown in colorway Snowflake and 1 skein of Knitting For Olive Soft Silk Mohair, shown in colorway Snowflake.

Needles
For the ribbing, face opening and i-cord:
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches

For the charted chevron pattern:
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches

Gauge
22 sts and 24 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of chevron pattern on larger needles, after blocking.

Notions
1 stitch marker
tapestry needle
waste yarn
blocking tools