A loose hood-style balaclava knit in wool and silk mohair. Featuring only stockinette, this accessory looks minimal and effortless and will compliment any winter coat.

Difficulty: ★★★★ (4 out of 5)

Construction: Knit flat and later joined in the round

Needles: 4 mm (US 6) 80 cm (32 inch) circular needles;
3 mm (US 2.5) 40 cm (16 inch) circular needles;
or size to obtain gauge.

Yarn: 2 skeins of Fingering weight yarn (all sizes) (50 g = 250 m), such as Knitting for Olive Merino; Sandnes Garn Sunday, Isager Alpaca 2; DROPS Flora;

held together with

2 skeins of Lace weight mohair (all sizes)(25 g = 225 m), such as Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair, Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair, Isager Silk Mohair, DROPS Kid-Silk.

Sample is in size Adult Medium, Knitting for Olive Merino and Soft Silk Mohair, both in the colour Unicorn Purple.

This is a digital knitting pattern. You will receive a PDF file with step-by-step instructions for this hat. In the pattern, you will find a comprehensive list of techniques and abbreviations used. If the instructions seem unclear, please don’t hesitate to contact me at hello@dutiers.com, and I’ll gladly explain further.

The pattern is written in English.

This pattern is available exclusively for home, non-commercial use. It may not be used for commercial sale.

DIFFICULTY LEVELS:

1 ★ – BEGINNER
The patterns in this category are written for absolute beginners. They are first project friendly.

2 ★★ – EXPERIENCED BEGINNER
The patterns in this category are slightly more complicated but still easy to take on. These patterns are made for knitters that have completed a project before and can confidently read a pattern. They are also comfortable reading abbreviations. I always list the abbreviations and their meanings on the last page of my patterns.

3 ★★★ – INTERMEDIATE
You can confidently take on patterns in this category if you have experience with and feel confident using basic knitting techniques. These patterns will use more advanced techniques in addition to basic ones. These techniques will be listed on the first page of the pattern. These patterns may require you to read simpler charts, use the more advanced cast-on and bind-off techniques, short rows, knit with more than one colour at a time and so on.

4 ★★★★ – EXPERIENCED INTERMEDIATE
These patterns are written for an experienced knitter. You may need to keep track of multiple things happening simultaneously.

5 ★★★★★ – ADVANCED
The patterns in this category are written for a seasoned knitter who is confident using most advanced techniques.