Rih

Rih is simply the Arabic word for wind (or breath). This hood, sized from infant to large adult, is a barrier to that wind. Knit from the front edge to the back, with the neckband picked up at the end, it requires no sewing. The two color linen stitch is worked one color at a time, to make for relaxing and easy to create color variation. Linen stitch is used around the neckband for contrast and texture.

Materials: approximately 85 (95, 110, 115, 125) yards / 80 (90, 105, 110, 115) meters worsted weight yarn in Main Color (MC)

and

55 (65, 75, 85, 95) yards / 55 (60, 70, 80, 90) meters worsted weight yarn in Contrast Color (CC)

One .5 inch / 1.5 cm button for neck closure

Yarn weight: Worsted (9 wpi)

Gauge: 25 stitches and 36 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm) in Two Color Linen Stitch on larger needles, blocked

20 stitches and 32 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette stitch on smaller needles, blocked

Needle size: US 6 - 4.0 mm

US 4 - 3.5 mm

spare needle in US size 6 (4.0 mm) for grafting or three needle bind off

Sizes available: Infant (Toddler/Child, Teen/Women’s Small, Women’s Medium, Women’s Large)

Finished Measurements: 16 (18, 22, 24, 26) inches / 40 (45, 55, 60, 65) cm from neck edge to neck edge over the head

Skills Required: Slipping stitches, decreasing, grafting (instructions for grafting on needles included in pattern) or using three needle bind off, picking up and knitting stitches, casting on at the end of a row and in the middle of the row, binding off in the middle of a row, increasing.