As I mentioned in my last post, making the Saving Grace headband has inspired me to look through my pattern books for other potential lace patterns that would work well with a worsted weight yarn for a quick headband. This turned out to be a bit more difficult than I anticipated. The use of worsted weight yarn meant that I needed to keep the pattern under 14 stitches so the headband did not become uncomfortably wide. I swatched a few options, but the headband below is the most successful one so far.
This headband is based on the Arrowhead Lace pattern stitch in Barbara Walker's A Treasury of Knitting Patterns. It has a tendency to poof up in the middle (I didn't bother to block it), but it seems to flatten out when worn. Here's the pattern.
Arrowhead Lace Headband
YARN
Cascade 220 [100% wool],
color: 9455 (turquoise heather)
NEEDLES
US 7
GAUGE
approximately 5sts/inch
DIRECTIONS
Cast on 11 sts.
Follow the arrowhead lace pattern (using chart or directions below) until the headband is approximately 16 inches long (or long enough to fit around your head when slightly stretched). Bind off and seam ends together.
Arrowhead Lace Chart
Arrowhead Lace Directions
Row 1 (WS):k1, p9, k1.
Row 2 (RS):k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1.
Row 3:same as row 1.
Row 4:k2, yo, ssk, yo, slip 2 together as to knit--k1--pass the 2 slipped sts over, yo, k2tog, yo, k2.
Pattern & images © 2006 Tamara Stone-Snyder.
May be distributed freely for personal use only. Cannot be reprinted on the web or otherwise without permission.
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Makes me wish I had hair...wonder if Girl could wear it though, she still has some hair!
So cute! And I really like that lace pattern.
That lace pattern works beautifully--I think I like it even better than the first one.
that color is SO pretty with her red hair!
I love that pattern! Thank you :o)
Your girls have such beautiful red hair! I think I will have to add this to my growing collection of knit headbands! Thanks!
PK, wouldn't this headband be nice in some non wool material....maybe bamboo or silk?
THANK YOU SO MUCH for that pattern. I'm making headbands this xmas for the girls, and swatched about 15 lace stitches and agree - this one is the winner. don't know why i didn't just believe you in the first place, next time i'll just blindly follow. Thanks, really.
Thanks for the pattern - I'm a beginner knitter who hasn't knitted lace before, and I'm finding it quite easy to follow. I'll probably be running up quite a few of these for gifts this year!
I don't know if you gave permission or if it's actually you selling them, but someone is selling Arrowhead Lace Headbands from your pattern on Etsy.
Just thought I'd let you know because it would be uncool of someone to profit from your design without your permission.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6166189
Just found your pattern on Ravelry. Even though I don't have much hair in the summer, I'm going to make some of these just for a dash of color. (And because it's the *perfect* excuse to buy that ball of turquoise bamboo that's been taunting me at my LNS!)
Whee! I just finished mine this morning (which was good, since I needed it done for a scavenger hunt, but that's another story)! Pic here
Im Exitted gunna cast on tonight. I've got long hair and hate it in my eyes. So I cant wait to get this going. Thanks in advance!
that knit headband looks beautiful.