The Monday Balaclava is worked from the top down in stockinette stitch. First a square is worked for the top of the head. Then stitches are picked up and knitted along both sides of the square and decreases are worked along the opening for the face. The balaclava is then worked straight down and then joined to be worked in the round below the chin before it is split into front and back. At the end a rib edge is worked along the face opening and an i-cord edge is worked along the bottom edge.

Sizes: 1-3 months (3-6 months) 6-12 months (1-2 years) 2-6 years

Fits head circumference: 38-40 (40-43) 43-46 (46-49) 49-54 cm [15-15¾ (15¾-17) 17-18 (18-19¼) 19¼-21¼ inches]

Gauge: 28 sts x 38 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in stockinette stitch on a 3 mm [US2½] needle

Needles: Circular needles: 3 mm [US2½] / 40 and 60 cm [16 and 24 inches] and 2.5 mm [US1½] / 40 cm [16 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 3 mm [US2½]

Materials: Approx. 47 (51) 54 (59) 71 g Compatible Cashmere by Knitting for Olive (25 g = 150 m [164 yds]) (knitted with yarn held double) or approx. 31 (33) 35 (39) 45 g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m [257 yds]) (knitted with one strand) or approx. 35 (38) 41 (43) 47 g Merci by Filcolana (50 g = 200 m [219 yds]) (knitted with one strand)

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here.

The blue Monday Balaclava is knitted in Compatible Cashmere by Knitting for Olive in the color Dove blue.

The pink Monday Balaclava is knitted in Merci by Filcolana in the color Cosmopolitan 613