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MATERIALS

• Lion Brand Heartland Tweed (251yd/230m; 94% Acrylic, 6% Rayon) 3 skeins Mount Rainier Tweed

• US 10/6.0mm 32”/80cm circular needles (or circular needles that meet gauge in pattern)

NOTIONS

• Scissors

• Stitch Holder (optional)

• Stitch Marker

• Tapestry Needle

GAUGE (4 x 4") / (10 x 10cm)

• 16 sts x 24 rnds/rows in Ridge Rib, blocked

FINAL MEASUREMENTS

• 31.5” / 80cm (circumference)

• 16 x 20” / 41 x 51cm FRONT (flat)

• 16 x 24” / 41 x 61cm BACK (flat)

PATTERN NOTES

This snood is worked from top to bottom, first in rounds, and finished with a split hem worked separately in rows.

ABBREVIATIONS (US Terms)

co - cast on

k - knit

k2tog - knit 2 together

p - purl

p2sso - pass two slipped stitches over

rep - repeat

RM - Remove Marker

RS - Right Side

sl - slip

sl1kw - slip 1 knit wise

ssk - slip slip knit

st(s) - stitch(es)

WS - Wrong Side

yo - yarn over

[] - Indicates a repeat

() -Indicates remaining # of stitches

SPECIALTY STITCH

I-Cord - co 3 sts and situate them so that working yarn is coming from 3rd cast-on st.

Row 1: k 3, sl 3 sts back onto left needle. Rep Row 1 for desired number of rows.

I-Cord Bind-off - cast on 3 sts at beginning of row, [k 2, k2togtbl, sl 3 sts back to left needle] until only 3 I-cord sts remain, k3tog.

Ridge Rib Stitch - co a multiple of 3 sts to swatch in rnd (or a multiple of 3 sts + 1 to swatch flat).

Rows 1-2: k all.

Rows 3-4: [k 1, p 2] around.

Rep Rows 1-4 as desired.

PATTERN

Make an I-Cord consisting of 126 rows, graft ends together using beginning tail, and pick up 126 sts (1 st for every I-Cord row) around I-Cord. PM to indicate BOR.

Rnds 1-2: k all. (126 sts)

Rnds 3-4: [k 1, p 2] around.

Rnds 5-96: rep Rnds 1-4.

From here you will work flat, back and forth in rows to complete split hem. RM and turn your work to continue.

BACK

Row 1(WS): pfb, p 62, leave remaining unworked sts on needles or move them to stitch holders or waste yarn as desired, turn. (64 sts)

Row 2(RS): sl1kw, k to end.

Row 3: sl1pw, k 2, [p 1, k 2] to last st, p 1.

Row 4: sl1kw, p 2, [k 1, p 2] to last st, k 1.

Row 5: sl1pw, p to end.

Row 6: sl1kw, k to end.

Rows 7-48: rep Rows 3-6.

Work I-Cord Bind-off.

FRONT

With RS facing rejoin working yarn to held sts.

Row 1(RS): sl1kw, k to last st, kfb. (64 sts)

Row 2(WS): sl1pw, p to end.

Row 3: sl1kw, p 2, [k 1, p 2] to last st, k 1.

Row 4: sl1pw, k 2, [p 1, k2] to last st, p 1.

Row 5: sl1kw, k to end.

Row 6: sl1pw, p to end.

Rows 7-24: rep Rows 3-6.

Work I-Cord Bind-off.

FINISHING

Block to final measurements, weave in and trim ends.

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