Any yarn - you will need to make a gauge swatch

Any needle size - I recommend using short circular needles

Spare circular needle in same or similar needle size - a double pointed or cable needle would work too!

Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

1 BOR marker to mark the beginning of round

Woola’s is made with 1 strand of chunky weight (106yds/100g) held with 2 strands of kidsilk (459yds/100g) 8mm needles for balaclava
6 mm for 2 strand kidsilk ruffle edge
36 grams total
Gauge = 12 sts x 18 rows

Abbrievations
BOR: Beginning of round
st/sts: stitch / stitches
Stretchy bind off method: Knit 2 sts together on left needle through the back loop, slip st back to left needle and repeat.
kfbfbf: knit into the stitch in the front, back, front again, back again, then front again (5 st increase)

Quick YouTube Tutorial

Construction
Cast on
Stockinette rectangle
Pick up sts on 3 sides of rectangle
Stockinette until desired length
Cast on sts
Join in the round
Stockinette until desired length
Bind off
Pick up sts for face opening
Edging
Bind off

You can utilize any fiber you have. If your pet has a small head like Woola (9 lbs), you can use scrap or left over yarn.

Make a gauge swatch with needle size. See next page for a work sheet. I would start with suggested needle size for your yarn but swatching will let you know what kind of structure the final Woola-clava will have.

Measure and test on your pets head as you knit it to check for fit, if possible.

If making this for someone else’s pet ask for these measurements:

Width in inches between pets ears
Length of head
Length from top of head to underneath chin
Neck width (incase this is much larger than head
Desired neck length

Gauge Swatch Work Sheet
Make a 2” x 2” or if you have enough yarn, a 4”x4” swatch (you can google your yarn information to see what the usual gauge is for 4” and recommended needle size)

_______ sts x ______ rows
2” x 2” or 4” x 4”

1” = _____ sts

When picking up sts along the 2 sides of rectangle, measure before hand to figure out how many sts to pick up.

Example: If side is 3” long and your swatch gives you 3 sts per 1” - 3sts x 3” = 9 sts to be picked up on each side.