I have absolutely no clue why they’ve decided to call this scarf substitute a “snood.” Or maybe that’s “continued calling.” Apparently it started by being worn on the man’s head, which, shall we say, didn’t exactly catch on in mainstream fashion.  (I’m wondering if it was what we called a rasta hat in school, only with an open end.) I’m not actually sure it’s back, now, since to be back it would have once had to have been there, but…well, it’s there. Or here. Or something. And, depending on the male involved, could make a decent and quick Christmas present.

It’s essentially a neckwarmer, about 24″ in circumference and 12″ tall/wide. You can also do a loop that will go round his neck twice, in which case you’ll want about 48″ circumference to the thing. I have to say it is actually fairly practical, because if you do the bigger version, it’s essentially a scarf with no ends to dangle and it won’t fall off.

So, if you need a quick gift for that stylish guy on your list, buy some really terrific yarn in your guy’s favorite color/s, find a great stitch pattern, and stitch the thing up, either in the round and edge-to-edge, or end to end and Kitchener/grafted, depending on the look you want. You can half-Mobius the bigger snood by giving it a half-twist before grafting, if you want, but I’d suggest the plain tube as being more, you know, guy-like.

To the right, Burberry’s cabled version, at a tidy £175.00 in wool/cashmere. If you want to get ironic, knit a version of the Burberry tartan.

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P.S. In a recent Ravelry thread, someone called this a hybrid of a scarf and a cowl…so therefore a “scowl.” Love it! That’s what I’m going to call it from now on!