Gauge: 20 st in 10cm/4in

Recommended yarn: any to obtain the gauge. Worsted or DK for regular look, or thinner yarn on larger needles for daintier look.

Recommended needle size: to obtain the gauge. Your needle size might vary depending on how tight or loose your knitting is. Please be sure to make a gauge swatch to make sure you obtain the gauge. For most, 4 – 4.5mm needles work the best.

You will need: yarn (up to 70g for the smallest sizes, up to 170g for the larger sizes), knitting needles, darning needle to weave in the yarn ends and to sew the back of the bonnet. The hat part of the balaclava is knit flat, the neck part is knit in the round. You can use either double pointed needles to knit the neck part, or a circular needle and Magic Loop.

the measurements in the pattern are given in both centimeters and inches.