Milotté Headover

Milotte Headover (English and Norwegian) - Beginner-friendly knitting pattern. 
Includes: Printable digital PDF

The Milotté Headover is a quick-knit chunky balaclava with a cute lace pattern. The ribbing is worked in the round on circular needles, while the rest of the balaclava is knitted back and forth in stockinette stitch. At the top, the pieces are grafted together, ideally using Kitchener stitch for an invisible finish. You then pick up stitches around the face opening to knit a ribbed edge. Using the Italian bind-off creates a beautiful and elastic edge along the face opening.

Measurements: Total length approximately 36 cm, width 24 cm (center). 

Gauge: 22 sts x approx. 16 rows in stockinette stitch with eyelet pattern = 14 x 8 cm 

Suggested yarn: Double strand of Alpakka Linen from Rauma yarn (100g) + Inca from Rauma yarn (50g) or Thick Mohair from Rauma yarn (100g) + Plum from Rauma yarn (25g) + Alpakka supplementary yarn from Sandnes yarn (50g). If you are knitting with the suggested yarn, you will knit using three strands. 

Recommended needles: Circular needle 6mm // 40 cm and 60/80 cm (the ribbing is worked in the round, then back and forth, so the needle length can be adjusted as needed).

Yarncodes used in the pictures:

White: Double strand of Alpakka Linen from Rauma yarn (100g) + Inca from Rauma yarn (50g)

Brown: Thick Mohair from Rauma yarn(030) (100g) + Plum from Rauma yarn(030) (25g) + Alpakka supplementary yarn from Sandnes yarn(3161) (50g).