![]() ![]() Stitch ends together width-wise to form one continuous loop. ![]() Using whatever needles and yarn you have on hand, knit a rectangle to equal approximately 28-30 inches in length by 15 inches wide. With 3-4 balls of leftover yarn, and a pair of large needles, you can whip up a snood in few nights. For this sample, I used baby alpaca because it is so soft and not in the least bit itchy (purchased at Coveted Yarn). The snood would be beautiful worked in a ribbed stitch or seed stitch. I wasn’t sure how much mileage I would get out of my leftover skeins, so making the mockup in a simple garter stitch, which requires less yarn than a rib stitch for example, insured there would be enough to complete the project. Because the ends are sewn together, unlike a conventional scarf, they are much less fussy and less like to fall out of place. During the 1950’s snoods began to evolve with the characteristics that we see today, that of a loosely draped tubular scarf worn around the neck and head, designed both for warmth and luxury. Earlier snoods were mostly knitted or crocheted net headwear designed to keep hair in place. Snoods today are very different than what was typically worn through the ages and into the 1940’s. The silly sound of the word makes me want to smile they are actually wonderfully fun to wear and will keep you cozy warm when knitted in a natural fiber such as merino wool, cashmere, or alpaca.Ī snood is a softly draped scarf that can be pulled up and over to also serve as a hood. ![]()
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