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Meet your new go-to designers for elevated basics! Twin sisters Kiyomi and Sachiko are masters of wearable designs for city life that revel in glorious, understated wooliness . ‘Moon and Turtle’ is a gender-neutral collection, simple and understated, with straightforward techniques and sizing up to 62-inch chest.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3)
Circumference: 61 (66, 71)cm / 24 (26, 28)” – to be worn with approx 12-18cm / 5-7” positive ease

Greg and Paul are shown wearing size 3, shown in photos 1-6.
Kiyomi is shown wearing size 2 with face shield, shown in photo 1, 2, 3 and 7.

Yarn: Peace Fleece Worsted (worsted-weight; 75% Navajo Rambouillet & domestic fine wool, 25% mohair; 190m / 200yds per 100g skein)
Shades Shown:
Yarn A: Baku Black; 2 skeins
Yarn B: Wild Mustard; 1 skein

Version with face shield:
Yarn A: Negotiation Grey
Yarn B: Chestnut

OR

Yarn A: approx. 275 (300, 350)m / 300 (325, 385)yds of worsted-weight yarn
Yarn B: approx. 9m / 10yds for drawcord PLUS an additional 145 (155, 170)m / 160 (170, 185)yds of worsted-weight yarn for Face Shield

Gauge: 16 sts & 24 rows = 10cm / 4” over St st on 5mm needles, after blocking.
32 sts & 52 rows = 10cm / 4” over double knit pattern on 3.75mm needles, after blocking.

Needles & hooks: 5mm / US 8 circular needle, 60cm / 24” length
4.5mm / US 7 circular needle, 60cm / 24” length, and a spare circular needle
3.75mm / US 5 circular needle, 40cm / 16” length, and a spare circular needle
Crochet hook for provisional cast-on
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Notions: 2 stitch markers, waste yarn for provisional cast-on, stitch holders or waste yarn, cable needle, tapestry needle, large safety pin

Notes: Hood is worked from the bottom up from a folded hem. Drawcord casing is picked up and knit around the face opening and worked as a double knit tube that is grafted closed at the end. An optional face shield can be added by picking up and knitting sts from the folded hem.

To choose pattern size, measure head circumference and add 12-18cm / 5-7” to that measurement. Choose pattern finished circumference size that will give you the closest finished size.

ERRATA:
Under the drawcord casing instructions, there is a PM (place marker) that should not be there. The PM to omit is written in bold in the following instructions:

Drawcord Casing (edging around face opening)
Return the 16 sts on holder or waste yarn at base of face opening back onto 3.75mm circular needle and join yarn A.

Next row (RS): K1, k2tog, k10, ssk, k1, PM, pick up and knit 28 (30, 32) sts up right edge of face opening, PM, place 18 sts at top of face opening onto LH needle, k1, k2tog, k12, ssk, k1, pick up and knit 28 (30, 32) sts down left edge of face opening, PM to indicate beg of round.