Campfire: a free pattern for a crochet winter hood

Nothing like a warm, cozy free crochet winter hood pattern to keep you feeling protected from the cold. The Campfire hood is an easy crochet pattern for a winter hood you can wear three ways: as a cowl, as a hood, or as a hood with face protection. Best of all, it’s worked in 2 easy peasy pieces: the main hood and a quick border.

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Campfire crochet hood

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Materials

F urls Crochet, Wander, 100% Acrylic – 100 g (240 yd/218 m)

2 (3) skeins

Used here: Campfire

Hook

5.0 mm Streamline Laurel crochet hook (or size needed to meet gauge)

Notions

Yarn needle; stitch markers (2).

Gauge

16 stitches and 18 rows = 4 in (10 cm)

Gauge swatch

Work in pattern until it is possible to measure work against information above. Adjust hook accordingly.

Available sizes

Child (Adult)

To fit head circ.: 18 in (46 cm) 22 in (56 cm)

Finished height: 11 in (28 cm) 14 ¼ in (36 cm)

Finished width: 7 in (18 cm) 8 ¾ in (22 cm)

Opening diameter: 7 ½ in (19 cm) 9 ½ in (24 cm)

Stitch guide

BLO… back loop only

ch… chain

hdc… half double crochet

RS… right side

sc… single crochet

sl st… slip stitch

st… stitch

WS… wrong side

Main stitch pattern

Row 1. Ch 1, hdc-BLO in each st across, turn.

Row 2. Ch 1, sl st-BLO in each st across, turn.

Row 3. Ch 1, sc-BLO in each st across, turn.

Row 4. Ch 1, sl st-BLO in each st across, turn.

Reversed stitch pattern

Row 1. Ch 1, sl st-BLO in each st across, turn.

Row 2. Ch 1, sc-BLO in each st across, turn.

Row 3. Ch 1, sl st-BLO in each st across, turn.

Row 4. Ch 1, hdc-BLO in each st across, turn.

Notes

Starting chain does not replace first stitch.

Entire hood and border are worked in rows.

The main Hood consists of 2 sides and 1 front. The border is worked after the main Hood has been completed, around what will become the face opening. The Hood is then seamed and the Border is folded in and sewn into a doubled border.

Schematic of the Crochet Campfire Hood — Camfire hood schematic

INSTRUCTIONS

FIRST SIDE

Loosely ch 49 (61) to start.

Row 1. Hdc in second ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. 48 (60) sts

Rows 2-4. Work Rows 2-4 of Main stitch pattern once.

Rows 5-28 (36). Work Rows 1-4 of Main stitch pattern six (eight) times.

At the end of the last row, do not finish off.

FRONT

Row 29 (37). Ch 1, hdc in next 26 (32) sts, turn leaving remaining sts unworked. 26 (32) sts

Rows 30-32 (38-40). Work Rows 2-4 of Main stitch pattern once.

Rows 33-36 (41-48). Work Rows 1-4 of Main stitch pattern once (twice).

Row 37 (49). Ch 1, sl st-blo in each st across, turn. (Place a marker in row end for later. pm on image.)

Rows 38-45 (50-61). Work Rows 1-4 of Reverse stitch pattern twice (three times).

At the end of the last row, do not turn.

SECOND SIDE

From the end of Row 45 (61), loosely ch 23 (29).

Now working across these additional chains as well as the Front sts:

Row 46 (62). Sl st in back bump of second ch from hook and of next 21 (27) chs, sl st-BLO in each st across, turn. 48 (60) sts

Rows 47-49 (63-65). Work Rows 2-4 of Reverse stitch pattern once.

Rows 50-73 (66-97). Work Rows 1-4 of Reverse stitch pattern six (eight) times.

At the end of the last row, fasten off and weave ends in.

BORDER

With RS facing, join yarn to top right of opening with sl st.

Ch 10 (14)

Row 1. Sc in second ch from hook and in next 8 (12) chs, sl st in same st as join, sl st in next st around opening, turn. 9 (13) sts

Row 2. Ch 1, skip both sl sts, sc-BLO in each st across, turn.

Row 3. Ch 1, sc-BLO in each st across, sl st in next 2 unworked sts around opening, turn.

Row 4. Ch 1, skip both sl sts, sc-BLO in each st across, turn.

Rows 6-60 (80). Repeat Rows 3-4 around entire opening, skipping pm Row 37 (49) of Front.

At the end of the last row, fasten off leaving a long tail for Border Assembly.

ASSEMBLY

Hood

With WS facing and starting at outer edge of border, join yarn to sew Row 1 of Border to Row 60 (80) of Border.

Continue sewing the top of the Hood, through 28 (36) row ends of First side and Second side.

Continue sewing the back of the hood, through 48 (60)* sts of Row 1 of First side and Row 73 (97) of Second side. Finish off and weave ends in.

Alternatively, leave a 2 in (3) in/5 cm (7.7 cm) unassembled opening at the bottom.

Border

Still with WS facing, fold border in half and, using long tail, sew Border edge to inner face of Hood as follows: *sl st through Border row end and st on Hood, ch 1, repeat from * around. Fasten off and weave ends in.

Block lightly.