Baby Bear Balaclava

An adorable little hat that will cover both the neck and the ears. It is worked with two doubled yarns: a merino yarn and a mohair yarn, except around the face where only the merino yarn is doubled, ensuring that no mohair fiber comes too close to the face. It is worked in one piece, in the round and back and forth with shaping in shortened German-style rows. Two options are included for the neck: a ribbed neckline or a built-in neck gaiter.

Online course

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Sizes

6-12 (12-24 months, 2-4 and 4-8 years) for approximate head circumferences of 43-48 (48-51, 51-53, 53-56) cm

Level

Intermediate

Material

Four (4) lessons with Céline Barbeau to learn how to knit an adorable little hat that will cover both your baby's neck and ears. It will be worked with two doubled threads: a merino thread and a mohair thread, except around the face where only the merino thread is doubled, thus ensuring that no mohair fiber comes too close to the face. It will be worked in one piece, in the round and back and forth with shaping in shortened German-style rows. Two options are included for the neck: a ribbed neckline or a built-in neck gaiter.

You will learn circular knitting, interlayer increases, German shortened rows and Italian flap.

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Course language

French

What you will need

✨ Buy & download the pattern here in French and English (YEAHHH!)

Wool

1 ball of each of the following qualities:

• 1 ball of 🧶 Merino, 100% merino, lace (light fingering), 50 gr/250 m ball from Knitting for Olive
• 1 ball of 🧶 Soft Silk Mohair, mohair/silk, lace, 25g/225m ball from Knitting for Olive

The pattern is knitted by doubling the 2 threads together. Our model was knitted with the color Sand in Merino and Oat in Soft Silk Mohair.

Needles

• Circular needles 3.5 mm (US 4) in 40 cm (16 in) circumference
• Double pointed needles 3.5 mm (US 4)
• A wool needle
• Five (5) marker rings
• Circular needles 2.5mm (US 1.5) in 40 cm (16 in) circumference for the Italian flap