SEASON
Fall – Winter – Spring
SIZES (HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE)
16.5-18'' (42-46 cm)
18-19'' (46-48 cm)
19-19.75'' (48-50 cm)
19.75-20.5'' (50-52 cm)
20.5-21.25'' (52-54 cm)
YARN
Choose one of these options:
1. Urth Yarns UNEEK FINGERING - 1 skein
2. Urth Yarns HARVEST FINGERING - 1 skein
3. Urth Yarns MONOKROM FINGERING -1 skein
NEEDLES
US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles
GAUGE
22 sts x 33 rounds = 4 x 4'' (10 x 10 cm) in
Stockinette stitch after blocking.
NOTIONS
Stitch markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn,
stitch holder
ABBREVIATIONS
CO - cast on
k - knit
k2tog - knit 2 stitches together
pm - place marker
rep - repeat
RS - right side
sm - slip marker
ssk - slip slip knit
st/sts - stitch/stitches
WS - wrong side
STITCH PATTERN
Stockinette stitch:
Worked in the round - knit all stitches.
Short rows - RS: knit all stitches, WS: purl all
stitches.
KNITTING SKILLS
Basic knitting skills, working in the round,
provisional cast-on (waste yarn method),
German short row technique, Kitchener
stitch.
CONSTRUCTION
Balaclava is seamless and worked in the
round. First you make the outer balaclava,
then the inner one. You begin to work from
the neck with the provisional cast-on, then
you shape the face opening and forehead,
then decrease stitches for the crown. After
that you remove provisional cast-on, place
live stitches on working needles and knit the
inner part in the same way.