This ear warmer headband and finger-less, layering mitts pattern was designed as a KAL (knit along). The headband features a provisional cast on and invisible Kitchener stitch join. The mitts feature a gap-less, long tail cast on, shaped thumb gusset and a picked up thumb. A bowknit stitch is used in all of the pieces.

Required Skills: basic knit and purl stitches, repetitive stitch patterns,knitting in the round
Yarn Weight: dk
Recommended Yarn: Skacel HiKoo Sueño 100g, 255 yds/233 m (shown in Flamingos Tonal)
Recommended Needle Size: US size 4 (3.5 mm) dpns
Finished Measurements: headband - 2 ½ inches wide x 19 inches in circumference, mitts - 7 inches long x 7 ½ inches in circumference
Pattern Length: 4 pages

The KAL begins on February 1, 2018, and there will be free tutorials for techniques used in the pattern throughout the month in the Butterfly Kisses KAL Playlist on YouTube. Topics Include:

• provisional cast on with waste yarn
• Kitchener grafting in the round
• long tail cast on in the round
• raised, make 1, increasing and gusset shaping
• binding off in the round
• knitting a gap-free thumb

For more information visit https://www.thechillydog.com/butterfly-kisses-kal-2018/.