50-18 Crystal Chill Balaclava by DROPS design

50-18 Crystal Chill Balaclava

Knitting
December 2025
Sport (12 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
382 - 764 yards (349 - 699 m)
2 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 - 13/14 years
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Knitted hoodie hat/balaclava for children in DROPS BabyMerino. Piece is knitted bottom up in rib. Size 2 - 14 years

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#crystalchillbalaclava
DROPS design: Pattern bm-043-bn
Yarn group A


SIZE:
Head circumference cm:
48/50 - 50/52 - 52/53 - 53/54 - 54/55 - 55/56 - 56/57
Equivalent to approx. child age:
2 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 - 13/14 years

YARN:
DROPS BABY MERINO from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
100-100-100-150-150-150-200 g colour 100, Mermaid Spell

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 mm: Length 40 and 80 cm.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used- you then only need circular needle of 80 cm.

KNITTING TENSION:
26 stitches in width and 34 rows vertically in stocking stitch on needle size 3 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
REMEMBER: Needle size is only a suggestion! If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to larger sized needles or if you get too few stitches on 10 cm switch to smaller sized needles.