Blue Sky Fibers Trimont Snood Cowl Knitting Pattern

Blue Sky Fibers Trimont Snood: Versatile Three-Way Knit Cowl

What Is Being Made

The Trimont Snood is a sophisticated knit accessory designed by Sylvia Hager that offers exceptional versatility. This piece can be worn three different ways: as a classic cowl, as a capelet, or as a hood. The snood features a flattering silhouette that is wider at the shoulders and gradually tapers to a narrower opening at the top, providing comfortable and stylish coverage for multiple styling options.

Knitting Techniques Used

This snood is knit in the round from the bottom up, a fundamental technique that creates a seamless, tubular construction. The pattern employs strategic decreases throughout the body to achieve the shaped silhouette, gradually reducing stitch count as you work upward. The decreases are distributed evenly across multiple rounds to ensure balanced shaping. The piece begins with a wider circumference and systematically narrows toward the top opening through a series of decrease rounds spaced with stockinette stitch sections.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Trimont Snood combines two primary stitch patterns for visual interest and texture. The main body is worked in stockinette stitch, which creates a smooth, classic knit fabric. A seed stitch panel is incorporated into the design, adding textural contrast and visual dimension to the piece. Seed stitch, created by alternating knit and purl stitches in a checkerboard pattern, provides a subtle decorative element that distinguishes this snood from basic stockinette designs.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Trimont Snood is designed for use with Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Worsted, a premium yarn composed of 100% Fine Highland Wool. This luxurious fiber choice provides the lustrous quality mentioned in the pattern description. The project requires 4 hanks of Woolstok Worsted, with each hank containing 50 grams and 123 yards of yarn. The color shown in the pattern is No. 1308 Golden Meadow.

Knitting is worked on 24-inch circular needles in size 11 (8.0mm), or the size needed to obtain proper gauge. The pattern specifies a gauge of 14 stitches and 20 rows over 4 inches in stockinette stitch, which is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements.

Finished Measurements and Construction Details

The completed Trimont Snood features the following dimensions:

• Bottom circumference: 32 inches
• Top circumference: 18 inches
• Total length: 42½ inches

Construction begins by casting on 148 stitches and joining to work in the round. After an initial 3-round knit section, the seed stitch panel is established and maintained throughout the piece. The snood is worked to a length of 5 inches before decreases begin. Multiple decrease sequences follow, with knit-two-together decreases strategically placed to create the tapered shape. The piece continues until it measures 17½ inches, followed by 2 final knit rounds before binding off.

Difficulty Level and Finishing

This pattern is rated as advanced beginner level, making it accessible to knitters with some foundational experience who are ready to tackle shaping techniques and in-the-round construction. Finishing is straightforward: simply weave in ends and block as desired. Care instructions recommend hand washing or dry cleaning in tepid water with mild soap, avoiding twisting. The snood should be shaped and dried flat on a towel, then stored neatly folded to preserve its quality as a potential family heirloom.