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Billie is a removable hood with a neck that protects the neck, head and upper body from the cold. It can dresses up a jacket or coat.
It is knitted top down seamlessly in in broken rib and St st. We pick up stitches to create a channel and pass a knitted string in i-cord.
This is the accessory that will complete your outfit in addition to keeping you warm.
knitted in a color that pops, it will brighten your look. Knitted in a more neutral color for a classy and timeless look.
 
LEVEL: Intermediate 2/3
 
SIZES: (1 - 2) (3 - 4)
Size 1 is for a head circumference of 18 to 19.75 inches / 46 to 50 cm.
Size 2 is for a head circumference of 20 to 21.25 inches / 51 to 54 cm.
Size 3 is for a head circumference of 21.5 to 23 inches / 55 to 58 cm.
Size 4 is for a head circumference of 23 to 24 inches / 58 to 61 cm.
Samples are size 4.
 
GAUGE: 19 sts x 44 rows for 4x4 in or 10 x 10 cm in broken rib stitch with larger needles.21 sts x 28 rows for 4x4 in or 10 x 10 cm in St st with larger needles.
 
YARN: the hood is knitted with two strands of fingering and lace yarn held together. Approximately (405 - 440) (485 - 525) yards or (370 - 400) (440 - 480)m each. 
If you prefer, you can knit this cowl with only one strand of a DK weight yarn.
 
NOTIONS: needles sizes 3 mm/US 2.5 (i-cord), 3.5 mm/US 4 (i-cord border and welt) and 4 mm/US 6 (broken sts and St st), tapestry needle, 4 stitch markers.
 
NOTES: sample knitted in kid mohair and silk lace (70% ultra fine kid mohair, 30 % silk maulbère - 420 m = 50g) color Gwladys and wensleydale (100 % wensleydale no sw - 350 m = 100g) color Hamish from Maison Corlène.
I-cord string is knitted in KMS (72% kid mohair, 28 % soie - 420 m = 50g) and MSW (100 % mérinons sw - 400 m = 100g) from Yarn By Simone color Sunset lover. 
 
 
TECHNIQUES:
decreases, increases, St st, broken ribs, i-cord bind off, pick up sts.