This chevron balaclava hood is an easy and fun project designed to be knit up quickly. The accessory features an invisible seam at the top, as well as slight shaping and a subtle pointed hood that will make this accessory a timeless staple in your knitwear collection.

Construction Overview:
This project is worked bottom up with the following sections: Neck, Body, Crown Shaping, Seamless Bind Off, I-Cord edge. The neck is knit in the round, and then the body and remainder of the project is knit flat. The flat panel will then be folded and seamed together via kitchener stitch at the top. The I-cord edge is then worked evenly around the circumference of the face opening.

Accessory Measurements:
Neck: 20” (50cm) circumference, 2.5” (6.5cm) depth
Body: 18” (45cm) wide, measured horizontally between chevrons to the end of each I- cord border. ~10” (25cm) depth
Circumference of face opening: ~24” (60cm)

Materials:

• Yarn: approximately 200 yards (182 meters) of worsted/aran weight yarn (Featured is Malabrigo Worsted in color “Pale Khaki”)

• Size US 8 5.00MM 16” (40cm) circular needles (use a larger circumference if you prefer the magic loop method when working in the round)

• 2 stitch markers Tapestry needle Tape measure

Optional:

• US 8 5.00MM 16” (40cm) double pointed needles for the I-Cord Border (This can be worked with circular needles)

Row counter

This pattern is written in English with chart instructions available.

Photographs 1,3-6 by Taylor James Photography