Hood with Scarf -- and ties. Huh?

I'm beginning to wonder about LionBrand's patterns. Especially when they don't give you a good view of what the finished product is supposed to look like.

This is a hood with scarf. Neat enough, and wow is it warm and soft! I bought the white yarn for this ages ago, but held off until I could find the color "Ivory" instead of "Champagne." I like the off-white look.

The only thing I don't get is the tie concept. They're down too low to be effective in closing at the throat. Mom wants one of these in blue and black, and I think I'm going to leave the ties off of hers, and just make the scarf longer.


METHOD:
This was made holding two strands of fun fur together. I used White and Ivory. Done on #10 needles, you use a little over 3 balls of each color if you make the ties.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
To ditch the ties. Oh, and I'm pleased to add I didn't end up with more or less stitches on the needles, and I periodically checked for that! I'd like to think this means I'm getting better.

These might make interesting Christmas presents if I can get the eyelash yarn for $2.50 a skein again. That's about $15 for a hat without ties.