Into the Hoods: A Mystery Knit Along Packed with Six Hooded Patterns

There’s a new mystery knit-a-long coming to Needles Near You! Are you ready for six hooded patterns in one knitting adventure? 

*First clue releases on October 22nd*

Pack your needles, grab your yarn, and let’s head Into the Hoods. This MKAL isn’t just for fairy godmothers or talking wolves—it’s about YOU, your stitches, and the adventure waiting just past the cast-on. 

You’ll have three hood shapes to explore, each with a one or two color option—that means six options in one mystery knit-a-long! 

• In the mood for a balaclava for winter? I’ve got you! 

• What about a “dickey style” hood that hugs your shoulders?
• Maybe you love a good wrap and have been craving a hooded scarf!

That's six patterns for less than a trip to the movies!

We’ll navigate this trail together, and I promise you won’t get lost in your stitches. Between in-depth instructional videos, Ravelry and Facebook group support, and our “no knitter left behind” policy, you’ll be hoodwinked in only good ways, I promise!

HOW IT WORKS:

Sign up by purchasing the pattern (it is 25% off, until the first clue launches on Oct 22nd, no coupon code needed). Then watch the trailer (below) to learn all about choosing yarn for your hood(s)! 

When you sign up, you’ll receive a PDF with a materials list, yarn ideas, and gauge requirements so you're ready to cast on with me on Oct. 22nd. Each scheduled clue release will bring a fresh update to your inbox with the next trail to follow. Plus, there are videos to guide you through each clue and active threads in my Ravelry and Facebook groups! 

If you have never done a mystery knit-a-long before, read all about them here. 

SCHEDULE OF CLUES

Clue #1- Oct 22nd 
Clue #2- Oct 29th 
Clue #3- Nov 5th (Note: you have two weeks for this clue) 
Clue #4- Nov 19th

Let’s get into the yarn…


Into the Hoods can be knit with a single color to keep things simple, or with 2 coordinating colors if you want to go DEEPER into the woods with your stitches!
You can knit your hood with DK, Worsted or Aran weight yarn. The heavier the yarn you use to get gauge, the denser your fabric will be.


CHOOSING YOUR YARN

• Watch the TRAILER before you go shopping or stash diving!
• Let your knitertainment help you decide what yarn to use!
• If you want your hood to drape, I suggest working with a DK or worsted weight; if you want it to be super warm, go for an Aran weight.
• For the scarf version, I suggest working with DK-weight yarn so that the Scarf is nice and flexible to wrap around your neck. In a heavier weight, the knit fabric will be stiffer and the scarf quite bulky. One of the scarf versions I made used a fingering-weight held together with a laceweight suri-alpaca. At the gauge called for, the fabric is a freaking dream!

If working a Two-Color Option:

• Your MC and CC should contrast with each other at all times.
• You may use solid, variegated, gradient, OR speckled skeins for your MC and CC as long as they contrast with each other.
• I chose for my MC to be solid and my CC to be the party, but this can easily be switched!
• If both the MC and CC are highly variegated or speckled, you are going to lose some of the contrast, so it is a good idea to keep one of them mellow!
• Dyed in the Wool yarns (like Spincycle, Junction Fiber Mill, Feederbrook Farms, Yarn Hero, Ewetopia, your own Handspun) will work really well as your CC.
• If you are working the Balaclava or Dickey versions, your CC can be a gradient; if working the scarf, that won’t work as well. 

Any questions? Feel free to ask them below, or in my Ravelry or Facebook groups! No knitter is left behind as we head INTO THE HOODS together!

Sign Up by purchasing the pattern the first clue will be in your inbox on Oct 22nd!