Super Fan Hooded Scarf in Cascade Yarns - A187 - Downloadable PDF

Super Fan Hooded Scarf – Knitting Pattern by Tracey Rediker for Cascade Yarns

The Super Fan Hooded Scarf, designed by Tracey Rediker and published by Cascade Yarns, is a bold, functional, and fan-spirited knitting project that combines a generously sized scarf with an integrated hood. Available as a free downloadable PDF, this pattern is rated intermediate in difficulty and is sized to fit an adult man, finishing at approximately eight feet in length. It is the perfect project for showing team spirit at sporting events, outdoor gatherings, or any cold-weather occasion where you want to stay warm and represent your colors in style.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a hooded scarf — sometimes called a "scoodie" — that functions as both a traditional long scarf and a wearable hood. The finished piece is constructed in two separate halves that are later joined together, with a hood section picked up and shaped from the center joining point. The result is a dramatic, oversized accessory worked in two contrasting colors that can be customized to reflect virtually any team's color scheme. The pattern as shown uses a deep Blue Velvet (color 813) as the main color and Really Red (color 809) as the second color, both from Cascade 220® Aran Superwash.

Materials Used

Yarn

• Cascade 220® Aran Superwash — an aran-weight, machine-washable wool yarn
• 4 skeins in Blue Velvet 813 (main color)
• 2 skeins in Really Red 809 (second color)

Needles and Tools

• US size 8 circular needles and/or long straight needles
• Darning needle for finishing
• Scissors

Gauge

The pattern calls for a gauge of 16 stitches and 32 rows over 4 inches in garter stitch. Achieving the correct gauge is important for ensuring the scarf reaches its intended finished length of approximately eight feet.

Techniques and Construction Method

The Super Fan Hooded Scarf is worked flat in two separate, identical halves before being seamed together. Each half is knitted in garter stitch — meaning every row is knitted — which creates a squishy, reversible, and beautifully textured fabric that lies flat without curling. This makes garter stitch an ideal choice for scarves, as no wrong side is visible when the piece is worn.

A selvedge edge is worked throughout by slipping the first stitch of every row. This technique creates a neat, clean edge along both sides of the scarf, which is especially helpful when it comes time to seam the two halves together or pick up stitches for the hood.

The color-block striping is achieved by working 3-inch sections in alternating colors — Blue Velvet for the first section, Really Red for the second, and Blue Velvet again for the third — before casting off. The yarn is cut between color changes rather than carried up the side, keeping the edges tidy. This process is then repeated in full to create the second half of the scarf.

Once both halves are complete, they are connected together at the center, and the hood is constructed by picking up stitches along the joined edge. The hood is shaped using knit 2 together decreases to create a tapered, fitted top, giving the hood its three-dimensional form. Understanding how to pick up stitches evenly along a knitted edge is a key intermediate skill this pattern develops.

Stitches and Skills Required

• Cast on — the pattern begins with 144 stitches cast on in the main color
• Knit stitch — the sole stitch used throughout the scarf body, worked in garter stitch (every row knitted)
• Slipped selvedge stitch — the first stitch of every row is slipped to create a polished edge
• Knit