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Buttoned Balaclava is a cozy, textured balaclava designed with both style and practicality in mind. Featuring a ribbed neck warmer with front button closures, it can be styled snug around the neck as a cowl, or pulled up over the head as a hood on chilly days.

Features

• Continuous Construction: Worked in one piece from start to finish without breaking the yarn, keeping finishing and weaving in ends to an absolute minimum.
• Easy On & Off: Worked in flat rows and folded/seamed at the crown, featuring a front button closure for effortless wearing without disturbing your hairstyle.
• Texture: Combines the visual depth of half double crochet in the back loop with structured post stitch texture for lasting warmth.
• Versatility: Functions as a 2-in-1 winter essential—wear it down as a warm neck cowl or pull it up as a hood.
• Family Matching: Graded in 4 sizes from toddlers to adult men, making it perfect for matching family sets and handmade gifts.

Size & Measurements

(All measurements taken flat, with buttons closed, after blocking)

• Hood height: 25 (27.5, 29.5, 33) cm / 9.75 (10.75, 11.5, 13)“
• Neck circumference: 37 (43, 48.5, 54) cm / 14.5 (17, 19, 21.25)“
  (See schematic in the pattern for complete measurements across all 4 sizes.)

Yarn & Materials

• Yarn Used: Tree House Bless ツリーハウス ブレス
• Estimated Yardage:
  • Size 1: 84 g (271 m) / 3 oz (296 yds)
  • Size 2: 111 g (358 m) / 3.9 oz (391 yds)
  • Size 3: 146 g (471 m) / 5.2 oz (515 yds)
  • Size 4: 193 g (622 m) / 6.8 oz (680 yds)
• Hook: 4.0 mm (US G-6 / JP 7/0), or size needed to obtain gauge
• Notions: 3 buttons (approx. 25 mm), tapestry needle
• Gauge (after blocking):
  • 21 sts and 14.5 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Hdc in BLO
  • 19 sts and 14 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Post stitch dc

Skills Required / Stitches Used

• Basic stitches: ch, sc, hdc, hdc-blo, dc, FPdc, BPdc
• Special Stitches: Post stitch decreases (B-F-B dc3tog / detailed instructions provided in pattern)
• Techniques: Working flat, seaming (with video support)

What’s Included

This pattern is available in English and includes:

1. Written Pattern: Full English written instructions (standard US crochet terminology).
2. Japanese Chart & Schematic: Traditional Japanese symbol chart (includes stitch and row counts for all 4 sizes) and schematic.
3. Conversion Table: A reference guide matching Japanese crochet symbols with US abbreviations.
4. Video Tutorial: Link to a step-by-step video tutorial demonstrating the crown seaming process (turn on YouTube captions for English or Japanese subtitles).

For Japanese Speakers / 日本語版をご希望の方へ
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