Chromia Hood Technique Tutorial

By Alexis Winslow

Alexis Winslow, designer of the Chromia Hood, demonstrates some of the special knitting techniques used in the pattern:
- The decorative border which includes an i-cord edging garter stitch and a slip-stitch detail.
- Intarsia with garter stitch which is used for the stripes
- Mattress stitch on garter stitch to sew the seam on the back of the hood
- Weaving in ends invisibly

Pattern: Chromia Hood by Alexis Winslow
Yarn: Osprey by Quince & Co.

Skip ahead to each section:
0:06 Intro
1:03 Border / Edging
2:33 I-cord tension issues / trouble shooting
3:39 Intarsia Step 1: adding a new color
4:33 Intarsia Step 2: Switching colors on a wrong-side row
5:48 Intarsia Step 3: Switching colors on a right-side row
6:50 Garter stitch Mattress Stitch
9:14 Weaving in ends
11:11 Yarn and Pattern sources