This pattern can be purchased individually or as a part of the Trade Winds Color Collection.

Rih is simply the Arabic word for wind (or breath). This hood, sized from infant to large adult, is a barrier to that wind. Knit from the front edge to the back, with the neckband picked up at the end, it requires no sewing. The two color linen stitch is worked one color at a time, to make for relaxing and easy to create color variation. Linen stitch is used around the neckband for contrast and texture.

Materials: approximately 85 (95, 110, 115, 125) yards / 80 (90, 105, 110, 115) meters worsted weight yarn in Main Color (MC)
and

55 (65, 75, 85, 95) yards / 55 (60, 70, 80, 90) meters worsted weight yarn in Contrast Color (CC)

sample knit with Dream in Color Classy in (100% Superwash Merino) - (250 yards / 229meters, 3.99 ounces / 113 grams per skein) in 715 Bluefish (MC) and 13 Melon Bomb (CC)

One .5 inch / 1.5 cm button for neck closure

spare needle in US size 6 (4.0 mm) for grafting or three needle bind off

Gauge: 25 stitches and 36 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm) in Two Color Linen Stitch on larger needles, blocked

20 stitches and 32 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette stitch on smaller needles, blocked

Finished Measurements: 16 (18, 22, 24, 26) inches / 40 (45, 55, 60, 65) cm from neck edge to neck edge over the head

Skills Required: Slipping stitches, decreasing, grafting (instructions for grafting on needles included in pattern) or using three needle bind off, picking up and knitting stitches, casting on at the end of a row and in the middle of the row, binding off in the middle of a row, increasing.