Red Riding Hood / Chaperon Rouge

Red Riding Hood Knit Headwear by Frogginette Knitting Patterns

Project Overview

The Red Riding Hood is a charming knitted headwear design created by designer Lisa Chemery of Frogginette Knitting Patterns. This downloadable knitting pattern produces a classic hood-style hat suitable for adults, combining traditional construction techniques with modern yarn choices. The project is offered as a free pattern for personal use.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a fitted hood garment designed to fit most adult head sizes. The finished piece features a structured hood silhouette reminiscent of the classic fairy tale character, making it both a functional and whimsical accessory for cold weather wear.

Craft and Techniques

Red Riding Hood is a knitting project classified at an intermediate difficulty level. The pattern employs fundamental knitting construction methods, including ribbed edging and body shaping. The corrected pattern version includes refined seaming instructions for the hood closure, ensuring proper fit and finishing.

Stitches Used

• 2x2 Rib: A classic ribbed stitch pattern worked in alternating knit 2, purl 2 sequences. This elastic stitch creates the textured edging and provides stretch for comfortable wear.
• Stockinette Stitch: The primary fabric construction, created through alternating knit and purl rows to produce the smooth, flat appearance of the hood body.

Materials and Tools

The pattern calls for chunky weight yarn, specifically Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick in the Cranberry colorway (color #138), requiring 2 balls of yarn. This yarn blend contains 80% acrylic and 20% wool, offering durability and warmth. The designer notes that similar super bulky weight yarns work equally well, including Sirdar Big Softie, Rowan Big Wool, and Drops Eskimo.

Construction requires US size 13 (9mm) knitting needles, one stitch holder for managing stitches during shaping, and a tapestry needle for seaming and finishing the hood closure.

Gauge and Sizing

The pattern is worked to a gauge of 9 stitches and 12 rows per 4 inches in stockinette stitch. This gauge measurement is essential for achieving the intended finished size, which is designed as one size to fit most adults. The pattern includes specific seaming length recommendations to ensure proper hood fit and drape.