Going North
#goingnorthbalaclava
Knitted hoodie hat/balaclava in DROPS Melody. Piece is knitted bottom up in stocking stitch with vents in the sides.
DROPS 234-43
DROPS design: Pattern ml-091
Yarn group D
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SIZE:
One-size
Piece measures approx. Circumference: 80 cm Height: 50 cm
MATERIALS:
DROPS MELODY from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group D)
150 g colour 01, off white
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 6 mm: Length: 60 cm
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 mm: Length: 60 cm
KNITTING TENSION:
14 stitches in width and 16 rows vertically in stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE! Remember that needle size is only a suggestion. If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to larger needles. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm switch to smaller needles.
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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:
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GARTER STITCH (worked in the round):
1 ridge vertically = 2 rounds, i.e. knit 1 round and purl 1 round.
GARTER STITCH (back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge vertically = knit 2 rows.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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BALACLAVA – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Piece is first worked back and forth in 2 parts. Slip the 2 parts together and work in the round. Finish with a double folding edge in rib.
BALACLAVA:
Cast on 62 stitches on circular needle size 5 mm with DROPS Melody. Purl 1 row from wrong side. Work rib, begin from right side as follows:
4 stitches in GARTER STITCH back and forth - read explanation above - * knit 2, purl 2 *, repeat from *-* until 6 stitches remain, knit 2 and 4 stitches in garter stitch. When rib measures 3 cm, switch to circular needle size 6 mm. Work next row as follows:
4 stitches in garter stitch, work in stocking stitch until 4 stitches remain and decrease 6 stitches evenly, 4 stitches in garter stitch = 56 stitches. Continue in stocking stitch with 4 stitches in garter stitch in each side. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When piece measures 10 cm, put piece aside.
Knit another part the same way.
Now slip the part together = 112 stitches, and continue piece in the round as follows:
Continue in GARTER STITCH in the round - read explanation above, over the 8 stitches in garter stitch in each side and stocking stitch over the remaining stitches. When 2 ridges have been worked over the 8 stitches in garter stitch, work all stitches in stocking stitch.
When piece measures 43 cm, switch to circular needle size 5 mm. Work 1 round in stocking stitch and increase 16 stitches evenly = 128 stitches.
Then work rib (= knit 2/purl 2) for 13 cm. Loosely cast off. Fold the rib double in towards the wrong side and fasten cast-off edge to first round in rib. Make sure to avoid a tight seam.
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