Basket Case Balaclava by Heidi - Pickles

Basket Case Balaclava

Knitting
November 2026
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 19 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
300 - 350 yards (274 - 320 m)
Junior (S) L
English Norwegian
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Advanced Worked from the back of the neck and up. The pattern uses basictechniques but in a somewhat unusual way requiring some knitting confidence.

Sizes
Junior (S) L

Yarn
Option 1
Pickles Cozy
150 (150) 150 g

Option 2, both strands knit together
Pickles Tjukk Merino
200 (200) 200 g
Pickles Silk Mohair
50 (50) 50 g

Recommended needles
32” circular needles US 9 | 5,5 mm
16” circular needles US 6 | 4 mm

Gauge per 4” | 10 cm
Stockinette: 15 s / 19 rows
Ribbing: 18 s / 19 rows

Finished measurements (laid flat)
Width front to back (not including the chin part): approx 8.75 (10) 11 “ | 22 (25) 28 cm
Length: approx. 13.5 (14.75) 16 “ | 34 (37) 40 cm