Free Vintage Crochet Child's Hood No. 2 Pattern - Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet

This free vintage crochet child's hood pattern number 2 is from the Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet. The pattern has been updated to modern use with AI. You will find the original text from the book at the bottom of this page in italics. The book's how to crochet section is here: A Lesson In Crochet - Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet.  The modern pattern is untested. I am adding these free vintage crochet patterns to my blog so they are in one place and easily searched.

Vintage Crochet Child's Hood No. 2 Free Pattern

Modern Pattern:

This vintage crochet hood pattern uses a worsted weight yarn (like a 4-ply) and a medium-sized hook. It's designed for a small child but can be easily adapted for larger sizes. The pattern uses US crochet terminology.

Hood Body (Crown):

Chain 4 and join with a slip stitch to form a ring.

Round 1: Chain 3 (counts as a treble crochet), work 19 treble crochets (tr) into the ring. Join with a slip stitch to the top of the initial chain-3.

Round 2: Draw up a loop, insert hook in the first stitch, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, insert hook in the next stitch, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, draw through all loops on the hook, chain 1. (This is a wedge stitch). Insert hook in the same stitch, draw up a loop, yarn over, insert hook in the next stitch, draw up a loop, yarn over, draw through all stitches on the hook, chain 1. Repeat from * until there are 19 wedge stitches in the round. Join with a slip stitch.

Round 3: Draw up a loop, insert hook in the first chain-1 space, draw up a loop, yarn over, insert hook in the next chain-1 space, draw up a loop, yarn over, draw through all loops on the hook, chain 1. Insert hook in the same space, draw up a loop, yarn over, insert hook in the next space, draw up a loop, yarn over, draw through all stitches on the hook, chain 1. Repeat from * around, widening by working 2 wedge stitches in every 3rd space of the previous round.

Round 4: Widen in every 5th stitch (work 2 wedge stitches in one space).

Round 5: Work even (no widening).

Round 6: Widen in every 3rd stitch.

Rounds 7-9: Work even (no widening).

Neck Shaping:

Round 10: Work even to within 7 stitches of the end. Break the yarn and re-attach at the beginning of the round.

Rounds 11-15: Repeat Round 10, leaving the 7 stitches unworked for the back of the neck.

Border:

Round 16: Attach yarn, chain 3, and work a tr in every stitch around the entire edge of the hood. For a decorative touch, consider using a strand of "ice wool" (a novelty textured yarn) held together with the Germantown wool for the border.

Rounds 17-18: Double crochet (dc) in each stitch around the bottom (neck) edge of the hood.

Rounds 19-23: Dc in each stitch across the front edge of the hood, working in both loops (not the back loop only).

Finishing:

Turn back the border. Add a ribbon bow at the back of the hood, a rosette on top, and ribbon ties.

Sizing:

To make the hood larger, continue widening the crown until it reaches the desired size. This will make the front proportionally longer and the neck wider. Any stitch (plain or fancy) can be used, following the general instructions for shaping.

Original Text:

Materials required are one and one-half hanks of 4-fold Germantown wool, white, or any preferred color, and a bone crochet-hook of medium size. While intended for a small child, this hood may be very easily enlarged to fit any head.

Chain 4 stitches with white wool, join.

1. Chain 3 for a treble, 19 trebles in ring, join.

2. Draw up a loop, insert hook in 1st stitch, * wool over, draw up a loop, wool over, hook in next stitch, over, draw up a loop, wool over, draw through all the loops on hook, chain 1, insert hook in same stitch, and repeat from * until there are 19 wedge-stitches in the round.

3. Draw up loop, insert hook in 1st space, draw up a loop, over, insert hook in next space, draw up a loop, over, draw through all loops on the needle, chain 1, * insert hook in same space, draw up a loop, over, insert hook in next space, draw up a loop, over, draw through all stitches on needle, chain 1, and repeat, widening by putting 2 stitches in every 3d of previous round.

4. Widen in every 5th stitch.

5. Plain, that is, without widening.

6. Widen every 3d stitch.

7, 8, 9. Plain.

10. Plain to within 7 stitches of the end; break wool and fasten in at other end again.

11, 12, 13, 14, 15. Same as 10th row, leaving the 7 stitches for back of neck.

16. Fasten in, chain 3, and work a treble in every stitch. It is very pretty to use a thread of ice-wool with the Germantown when making the border.

17, 18. A double in each stitch around bottom or neck of hood.

19, 20, 21, 22, 23. A double in each stitch across front, working in both veins of stitch.

Turn back the border, finish with a bow of ribbon at back, a rosette on top, and ribbon ties.

To make the hood larger you have but to continue widening the crown until of proper size, which will make the front proportionally longer and leave the neck wider. Any fancy stitch may be used in the same way, following the general directions given.

Happy Hooking!
 
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This free vintage crochet pattern is from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet by Anonymous. It is available for download on Project Gutenberg at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26113 . The wording has been updated for modern readers with the assistance of Google Gemini 2.0 Flash.