Balaclava – Navy & Cream

Look at the texture before the colour. Each navy square is built around a cream centre with rows of raised bobbles, so the surface catches the light like frost on a dark windowpane. It is a sailor's palette, plain and steady, given depth by stitch rather than shade. Wear this balaclava on the coldest days, layered over a collar, pulled snug over the ears. The ribbed crochet edge holds the face in a clean line, and the hood covers head and neck in one go. Every square is worked by hand, so the grid shifts a little from one to the next.