This is a such a pretty snood which dates from the 1940s wartime - its really what we in the UK would call a half snood as it covers only the bottom part of the hair, and has a band to keep it in place whereas a full snood starts much further up on the head. This is perfect for wedding though as it can be worn beneath a hat or short veil- especially if you are having a vintage wedding, or wearing a white silk top hat......its a free pattern as a gift from us for reading our blog and visiting our website- enjoy!
The instructions were originally in USA crochet terms- but for our UK users, please note that a sc here is a dc for you, and a dc here is a treble for you- its quite simple to translate once you realise that!
It was originally made in red and white- which is quite bright- so you might like to make it in creams and whites, or in autumnal colours to match your autumn outfits.....
The hooks used are equivalent to a 1.5mm (no 7 steel) or a 1mm ( no 9 steel) so your yarn needs to be quite thin to make this snood- thin enough to work with these size hooks (unless you are a very experienced crocheter, in which case you may be able to work out the pattern for a thicker yarn by using less stitches.) Enjoy!
MATERIALS:
American Thread Company "Sillateen Sansil" or yarn to fit a 1.5mm and 1mm hook
6 60-yd Balls Red
2 60-yd Balls White
1/2 yd of round Elastic
Steel Crochet Hook 7 and 9
INSTRUCTIONS:
With 7 hook and Red thread, chain 14 inches and work 1sc in 12 st from hook, *ch 7, skip 4 sts of ch, 1 sc in next st, repeat from * to end of row, (ch 10 to turn each row).
ROW 2: 2 sc over the 7 ch loop, * ch 7, 2 sc over next 7 ch loop, repeat from * to end of row.
Repeat the 2nd row for the entire snood, working 5 rows Red, 6 rows White, 5 rows Red, 6 rows White, 20 rows Red, 6 rows White, 5 rows Red, 6 rows White, 5 rows Red, without breaking thread, ch 4, sc over 7 ch loop * ch 4, sc over next 7 ch loop, repeat from * to end of row. Break thread.
HEAD BAND:
With 2 strands of Red and 7 hook, ch 19, 3 dc in 4th st from hook, * skip 2 sts of ch, sc in next st, ch 3, skip 2 sts of ch, 4 dc in next st, repeat from * once. Skip 2 sts of ch, sc in next st.
ROW 2: Ch 3, turn, 3 dc in same space with ch 3, skip 3 dc of shell, sc in last dc of shell, ch 3, 4 dc in sc between shells, skip 3 dc of shell, sc in last dc of shell, ch 3, 4 dc in sc between shells, skip 3 dc of last shell, sc in the ch 3, repeat 2nd row until work measures about 15 inches, break thread
ROSETTES:
With single thread of Red and #9 hook, ch 4, join and work 15 dc in ring.
ROW 2: Ch 5, sc in first dc, * ch 5, sc in next dc, repeat from * all around.
ROW 3: * Ch 9, sc in next 5 ch loop, ch 9, sc in same loop, ch 9, sc in same loop, repeat from * all around.
ROW 4: Work same as 3rd row, then work 1 row of 9 ch loops even. Break thread.
TO MAKE SNOOD:
Sew elastic together at ends. Join 2 strands of Red in first row of snood over the ch 4 between the sc. Working over the elastic, work 6 sc over each 4 ch loop of first row. Continue over last row in same manner, break thread. Gather both sides to about 1 inch from top, sew head band in position and sew Rosettes to head band.
Have fun making this- and find more vintage snood patterns on our website by clicking here
