Lampas Snood Scarf Knitting Pattern

Lampas Snood in Rowan Fine Tweed Haze

What is Being Made

The Lampas Snood is a sophisticated wrap-style accessory designed by Lisa Richardson and knitted from Rowan Fine Tweed Haze yarn. This completed wrap measures 37.5 cm (14¾ inches) deep and 92.5 cm (36½ inches) along the long edge before folding, making it a generous neckwear piece suitable for layering and styling versatility. The snood construction allows the wrap to be folded and worn in multiple ways, offering both warmth and elegant drape.

Techniques Used

This advanced beginner project employs several sophisticated colorwork and textural techniques that build upon fundamental knitting skills. The design features two-color loop patterning, which creates dimensional texture through strategic yarn manipulation. The pattern also incorporates woven patterning, a technique where yarn is taken to the front and back of work to create interlocking visual effects without traditional stranding. Additionally, the snood includes three-color ladder patterning, demonstrating the designer's use of multiple yarn colors to build complex stitch structures. These techniques require understanding of yarn positioning and slip stitch manipulation, making this an ideal project for knitters ready to advance beyond basic stockinette and simple colorwork.

Stitches Used

The Lampas Snood relies on a foundation of essential knitting stitches executed with precision. Knit and purl stitches form the base of all pattern sections, while slip stitches are used extensively throughout the design to create the distinctive textural effects. The pattern employs yarn forward (ytf) and yarn to back (ytb) abbreviations, which position the working yarn to create the woven and ladder effects that define the snood's visual interest. These stitches are worked in repeating pattern rows that build upon each other, with the main pattern sections spanning 8 rows at a time to establish clear, readable stitch patterns.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

This project is worked in Rowan Fine Tweed Haze, a premium yarn offered in two coordinated colorways. The first colorway combines Blush 010, Lawn 005, Deep 002, and Mist 007, while the second colorway features Lawn 005, Earth 013, Haze 014, and Rose 003. Each color is used in 50-gram quantities, allowing knitters to work with multiple hues without requiring large yarn purchases. The project is worked on 4mm (US size 6) needles, with a note that a 4mm circular needle may be preferred for the approximately 90-centimeter-wide main knitted section, allowing knitters to work backwards and forwards in rows rather than in rounds if desired. The specified tension is 23 stitches to 35½ rows over 10 centimeters when measured over pattern using 4mm needles, ensuring proper drape and finished dimensions.