B.B., a Basic Bulky Balaklava, is a quick knit in a bulky (adult sizing) or chunky (child sizing) yarn. The neck is long enough to tuck under a coat and shaped up to the face to keep your throat and neck warm. The ribbing on the hood keeps the opening tight to your face.

The balaklava starts in the round and then shifts to working back and forth. The top of the hood part is worked in easy short rows (no wrap and turn) and the face is framed with ribbing.

Materials: 250 grs bulky yarn approx. 220m, sample with knit with Estelle Merino Big, 8.0mm, US #11, 60cm 24in circ, 6.5mm US #10.5 40cm 16in circ; 100 grs chunky yarn approx. 125m, sample was knit Estelle’s Highland Alpaca Chunky, 6.0mm US #10 40cm 16in circ, markers and the regular notions.

Gauge: note the ribbing pulls in – do not block or stretch your gauge swatch.
Bulky – adult size, 20 sts in 4 inches, in rib unblocked and unstretched on an 8.0mm needle knit flat. Approx 22 inches around the face opeing.
Chunky – child size, 25 sts in 4 inches, in rib unblocked and unstretched on a 6.0mm needle knit flat. Approx 16 inches around the facing opening.

Sizes: Two sizes; bulky yarn – teen to adult; chunky yarn – toddler to child
Notes on Sizing – sizing can be controlled in two ways, changing needle sizes and tightening or loosening gauge and/or changing the number of rows knit when knitting back and forth to create the face opening.