1970s BALACLAVA HELMET HAT CROCHET PATTERN (EASY level, WRITTEN in ENGLISH, standard US terms, abbreviated, 1 PDF file, 9 pages, step-by-step Stitch Guide included).

SIZING: CHILD / TEEN / ADULT (customizable by changing the number of rows running over the top of the head and along the neck in front).
Head circumference of the dummy pictured is 21.7’’ (55 cm) – Small Adult size.

The whole product is worked Back-and-Forth in ROWS from side to side, right to left and left to right, in ONE PIECE (with a single vertical seam on the right side of the ‘neck warmer’ part).
The upper part of the item is made in Double Crochets (dc).
The lower part and the elastic band around the face are made in Single Crochets (sc).
All stitches crocheted in Back Loop Only (BLO).

You should know how to read, understand and follow ABBREVIATED CROCHET PATTERNS and how to crochet:

• chain stitch (ch);
• single crochet (sc);
• double crochet (dc);
• increase (2 or 3 dc in 1 st);
• decrease (dc2tog or dc3tog);
• BLO stitches (made in Back Loop Only).

APPLICABLE GAUGE (density of crochet) per 4’’ (10 cm):
12-14 BLO stitches,
14-16 BLO sc rows,
6-7 BLO dc rows.
PLEASE CROCHET A SWATCH BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PATTERN.

You will need up to 200 yds (183 m) of any Bulky or Super Bulky yarn (US weight category 5 or 6) with NOT LESS than 109 yds in 3.5 oz (100 m in 100 g).

Crochet hook US J-10 (6 mm) and almost 1.5 skein of NAKO Sport Wool yarn (25% Wool, 75% Acrylic) used to crochet the item in the photos:
1 skein = 131 yds / 3.5 oz (120 m / 100 g).

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