Debbie Bliss Long Snood Knitting Pattern

Debbie Bliss Long Snood

What is Being Made

The Debbie Bliss Long Snood is a luxuriously long cowl designed to wrap generously around the neck and shoulders. Measuring approximately 26 x 200cm (10¼ x 78¾ inches), this snood combines elegant cable work with a refined, elongated silhouette suitable for layering over coats and sweaters. The design showcases sophisticated stitch patterning that creates visual interest while maintaining a wearable, versatile accessory.

Techniques Used

This project employs several intermediate knitting techniques that add depth and texture to the finished piece:

• Cable work: The pattern features multiple cable crossing techniques, including C4B (cable 4 back) and C4F (cable 4 front) stitches that create twisted rope-like textures. Twisted stitches using T4L (twist 4 left) and T4R (twist 4 right) abbreviations add additional dimensional detail to the cable panels.
• Worked flat: The snood is constructed by working flat on straight needles rather than in the round, with seaming required to join the edges into a continuous loop.
• Seaming: After completing the flat knitted piece, edges are sewn together to form the finished cowl shape.
• Increases and decreases: Strategic shaping occurs through make-one increases (m1) worked during the initial increase row and paired decreases (p2tog) during the final decrease row, allowing the snood to taper slightly at the seams for a refined finish.
• Stocking stitch: The base fabric uses stocking stitch (stockinette stitch), which provides a smooth, classic backdrop that allows the cable patterns to stand out prominently.

Stitches Used

The pattern combines fundamental and decorative stitches to create its characteristic texture:

• Knit stitch (k) and purl stitch (p) form the foundation of stocking stitch fabric
• Cable stitches (C4B, C4F) created by slipping stitches onto a cable needle, holding them to the front or back of work, then knitting in a specific sequence to create crossed cable effects
• Twisted stitches (T4L, T4R) that slip stitches onto a cable needle and hold them in front or back before knitting to create diagonal twisted textures
• Make-one increases (m1) that pick up and work into the loop between stitches to add stitches without visible holes
• Purl two together decreases (p2tog) that combine two purl stitches into one

Materials

The Debbie Bliss Long Snood requires ten 50g balls of Debbie Bliss Paloma yarn in the Ecru 01 colorway, providing approximately 500 grams of yarn for the complete project. The pattern calls for a pair of 10mm (US 15) needles for the main fabric construction and a cable needle for managing cable stitches. The tension is worked at 12 stitches and 18 rows to a 10cm (4-inch) square over stocking stitch using 6mm (US 10) needles, ensuring proper gauge for the finished dimensions.