ENGLISH
BY LYANA HÅBERG NEDIALKOVA
Fnugg
Balaclava
About this piece
This balaclava is knit from the bottom
up. It is the perfect piece for cold
winter weather, and it can be worn as
a balaclava or a hood to warm your
Materials
neck. It is knitted in 100% alpaca wool
and it feels super soft and cozy 5.5mm circular needles (40cm)
against the skin. 7mm circular needles (40cm)
House of Yarn, Camilla Pihl Fnugg
The neck is knitted in 2x2 ribbing, and
100g (100g = two skeins)
the face framing is knitted in 1x1
ribbing. The rest is knitted in Tapestry needle for sewing in the
stockinette stitches. ends
Measuring tape
Stitch markers (x3)
Information
Completion time: 6 - 10 hours
Techniques
Level: beginner
Size: onesize
K3tog - Knit 3 together (decrease)
SM - Stitch marker
M1L - Make 1 left (increase)
2x2 ribbing
1x1 ribbing
Stockinette stitches
Gauge
10 - 12 stitches in stockinette stitches
on size 7mm needles = 10 cm
The neck ribbing
Start by casting on 48 stitches using
your preferred cast on method, onto
the 5.5mm needles.
Place one SM to mark the beginning
of the row. Now continue knitting 2x2
ribbing. Once the neck piece 10 cm
measures 10cm, you are done with
the neck piece.
The body of the balaclava
After finishing your neck ribbing,
you're going to change to the 7mm
needles, while simultaneously doing
increases.
To chance the needles while knitting,
simply knit the stitches from the 5.5
needle onto the 7mm needle, like you Increases
would when knitting normally.
While doing this, make increases
after every 4 stitch. This means: Knit 4
stitches, M1L, knit 4 stitches, M1L.
Continue doing this until you've
reached the end of the round. You
should M1L at the end stitch. You
should now have 60 stitches on your
needles.
Important note !!
Make sure the stitches on the
outside of the balaclava are
Continuing the body of knit stitches, and the stitched
the balaclava on the inside are purl stitches.
After the increase round, continue If you are unsure about how to
knitting as normal for the next 3 do this, watch a video on
rounds. When you reach round 4, cast youtube on how to do
off 7 stitches for the face opening. stockinette stitches.
Continue knitting stockinette stitches
for the whole body of the balaclava,
until the whole piece measures 35cm
from the bottom to the top.
Decreases
Now we are going to make
decreases. Count your stitches and
divide them in two. You should have
54 stitches. Pace 1 SM before the 25th 35 cm
stitch, and place another SM after the
27th stitch. You should have 3 stitches
between the two stitch markers. The
stitches in between the SMs should be
stitch nr. 25, 26 and 27.
Every round you knit from now,
K3tog (decrease, meaning knit the 3
stitches together) when you reach the
SMs. After every decrease round, Sew together
move the SMs so that there is always
3 stitches between them. Continue
this for the next 10 rounds.
After this, sew the top of the
balaclava together with a tapestry
needle.
Making the face framing
Start by picking up all the stitches
around the face, using the 5.5mm
circular needle. Make sure you have
an even number of stitches before
you start ribbing.
Pick up stitches
After picking up all your stitches, knit
1x1 ribbing. Continue knitting the
ribbing for eight rounds, or until you
have a length you are happy with.
Now, cast off all your stitches using
1x1 ribbing cast off. Sew in all your
loose ends with a tapestry needle,
and you're done!!
Thank you! Sew together
Thank you so much for knitting my pattern! I hope this piece gives you as much
joy as it gave me. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to message me on
Instagram.
Happy knitting!
@bylyana @lyanaiguana
