Have you missed that final wool layer when you’re out in the deepest winter chill? Then Bivouac balaclava is for you! It’s a cowl with hood that protects you all the way from neck to mouth. It’s also a piece that makes you look both stylish and mysterious. I want it to feel as a warm hug, almost like crawling into a warm and dry space while the snow is storming outside. Like a bivouac of wool.

The pattern comes in three sizes small, medium and large.

CONSTRUCTION & TECHNIQUES
The piece has two different parts, the cowl and the hood. The cowl is knitted in colorwork with two colors and smaller needles. Then one change to bigger needles and work stockinette and shape the hood. The shaping of the head is worked exactly as a heel with heelflap but in larger scale so if you have knitted socks before you will recognize the construction. The piece is finished with an I-cord edge.

YARN & NEEDLES
Yarn
Main colour(MC) and contrasting colour(CC) of fingering weight wool yarn (200 m/50gr) or other yarn that gives you the right gauge. The sample in the pictures is worked with Rauma finull garn nuances 4120 (red) and 405 (grey).

Approximate yarn amount
Same amount for all sizes.
50 g. CC (200m)
100 g. MC (400m)

Guiding needles
3.0 mm (US 2.5) length 40 cm for colorwork with MC and CC. Circular needles and/or double pointed needles.
4.5 mm (US 7) length 40 cm for stockinette with MC. Circular needles and/or double pointed needles.

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