Snoods & Scarves in Hayfield Super Chunky with Wool - 7383 - Downloadable PDF

Snoods & Scarves in Hayfield Super Chunky with Wool – Pattern 7383

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Hayfield presents four distinct accessories — two snoods and two scarves — all worked in Hayfield Super Chunky with Wool yarn. Each design is offered in one size and is suitable for knitters who enjoy working with chunky-weight yarn on large needles. The collection showcases a variety of classic and decorative knitting techniques, making it an excellent resource for those looking to create warm, stylish neckwear and scarves quickly and confidently.

Materials and Tools

All four designs in this pattern are knitted using Hayfield Super Chunky with Wool (100g balls), worked on 10mm (UK 000 / USA 15) knitting needles. A cable needle is also required for the Mimosa Scarf. The yarn requirements vary by design:

• Bramble Snood: 2 x 100g balls in shade 063
• Square Patterned Snood: 3 x 100g balls in shade 050
• Moss Stitch and Drop Stitch Scarf: 2 x 100g balls in shade 062
• Mimosa Scarf: 5 x 100g balls in shade 052

The tension for the Bramble Snood is 10 stitches and 10 rows to 10cm (4in) over bramble stitch on 10mm needles. Knitters are encouraged to check their tension swatch before beginning to ensure accurate finished measurements.

The Bramble Snood

Finished measurements: approximately 30cm wide x 70cm long (11¾ x 27½ in).

The Bramble Snood is a cosy, looped cowl worked flat and seamed at the cast-on and cast-off edges to form a continuous tube. It is knitted using the classic bramble stitch (also known as blackberry stitch), a textured four-row repeat pattern that creates a beautifully raised, bobble-like surface. The stitch pattern alternates between purl rows and rows where stitches are worked together in groups of three (p3tog) while new stitches are simultaneously increased by working knit, purl, knit all into a single stitch. This interplay of increases and decreases produces the characteristic clustered, berry-like texture that gives the stitch its name.

• Technique: Flat knitting, seamed to finish
• Key stitches: Bramble stitch (p3tog, multiple increases into one stitch), knit, purl
• Finishing: Cast-on and cast-off edges sewn together; blocked under damp cloths

The Square Patterned Snood

Finished measurements: approximately 102cm wide x 23cm long (40 x 9 in).

The Square Patterned Snood is a wide, looped cowl with a geometric, textured appearance created through a structured stitch repeat. The generous width allows it to be worn looped once or twice around the neck for added warmth and style. The square patterning gives this snood a bold, graphic look that works well with the super chunky yarn weight, allowing the stitch definition to show clearly even at a large gauge.

• Technique: Flat knitting with a repeating geometric stitch pattern
• Key stitches: Knit and purl combinations forming a square or block pattern

The Moss Stitch and Drop Stitch Scarf

Finished measurements: approximately 22cm wide x 151cm long (8¾ x 59½ in).

The Moss Stitch and Drop Stitch Scarf combines two complementary knitting techniques to produce a scarf with both textural interest and an airy, open quality. Moss stitch (also called seed stitch) is a classic reversible texture created by alternating knit and purl stitches across every row, so that knit stitches sit above purl stitches and vice versa — producing a neat, pebbly surface