Hooded scarf in Schachenmayr Fabienne

Hooded Scarf Knitting Pattern in Schachenmayr Fabienne – Free Downloadable PDF

This free downloadable knitting pattern from Schachenmayr guides you through creating a stylish hooded scarf — a versatile accessory that combines the warmth of a hood with the practicality of a scarf. Known in German as a Kapuzenschal, this design is knitted flat in one long rectangular piece and then cleverly folded and seamed to form the hood, making it an accessible project for knitters with basic to intermediate skills.

What Is Being Made

The finished piece is a hooded scarf measuring approximately 20 × 100 cm. The construction is elegantly simple: a long rectangle is knitted, then folded lengthwise with right sides together, and one end is seamed for approximately 26 cm from the fold to create the hood section. The result is a cosy, wearable accessory that drapes around the neck and pulls up over the head when needed.

Materials Required

• Yarn: 150 g of Schachenmayr Fabienne in Mauve, colour 00035
• Needles: Milward knitting needles, 5 mm

Schachenmayr Fabienne is a textured or novelty-style yarn from the well-known German yarn brand Schachenmayr, chosen here to add visual interest and softness to the finished accessory. Working with a yarn that has inherent texture or a special fibre composition means the stitch pattern catches the light beautifully and adds dimension to the fabric.

Techniques Used

• Casting on: 34 stitches are cast on to begin the back panel
• Flat knitting in rows: The entire piece is worked back and forth in rows, reading right-side rows from right to left and wrong-side rows from left to right on the chart
• Seaming: After knitting, the piece is folded right sides together and one side is sewn together for approximately 26 cm to form the hood
• Finishing: All yarn ends are woven in, and the scarf is turned right side out after seaming
• Casting off: All stitches are bound off after approximately 200 cm from cast-on, following a right-side row of the pattern

Stitches Used

The pattern is worked in a lace-style main pattern (Grundmuster) following a 4-row stitch chart (Strickschrift). The chart repeat consists of 4 stitches (Rapport = 4 M), worked 8 times per row, with one selvedge stitch at each end. The four rows of the pattern are repeated continuously throughout the piece.

Stitch Key

• Selvedge stitch (Randmasche): One stitch at each edge to create a neat border
• Knit stitch on right-side rows, purl stitch on wrong-side rows: Standard stockinette-style stitches that form the fabric base
• Yarn over (Umschlag): Creates an open eyelet or lace hole, adding decorative openwork to the pattern
• Slip 1 purlwise with yarn in back, knit 3, pass slipped stitch over: A decrease technique where one stitch is slipped as if to purl with the yarn held at the back, three stitches are knitted, and then the slipped stitch is passed over the knitted stitches — this creates a decorative directional decrease that pairs with the yarn over to form the lace motif

This combination of yarn overs and slip-stitch decreases is a classic lace knitting technique. The yarn over adds a stitch while the pass-over decrease removes one, keeping the stitch count consistent throughout the work. The resulting fabric has an open, delicate texture that is both lightweight and visually attractive — ideal for a fashion access