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: 3 - Light
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 1/2 inches wide x 19 inches in circumference, mitts - 7 inches long x 7 1/2 inches in circumfernce
Pattern Length: 4 pages

The KAL begins on February 1, 2018, and there will be free tutorials for each technique used in the pattern throughout the month.

• provisional cast on with waste yarn
• bowknot stitch
• 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 about the KAL, visit http://www.thechillydog.com/2018/01/butterfly-kisses-kal.....