Happy Headband by Meiju Kallio

Happy Headband

Knitting
August 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
164 yards (150 m)
One size (modifications possible, see notes)
English Finnish
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We all have those little scrappy yarns and wondering what to do with them. This headband is a perfect scrap yarn project, it uses four different colors but can be easily modified to use more or less colors. The headband is knitted in the round and the knot is finally finished by sewing. A video tutorial on sewing the knot is provided. The colorwork pattern is quite easy and this would perfect pattern for first stranded colorwork project.

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SIZING:
One size.
Finished measurements: length of the wet blocked headband is approx. 22”/55 cm.
Fits to head circumference of approx. 22.5-23.5”/56-58cm.
Size variations are possible with different yarn and different sized needles or repeating the pattern more or less.

GAUGE:
22 sts and 23 rows = 4” 10 cm in colorwork Stockinette stitch with (US 4/3,5 mm) needles (measured from the wet blocked finished headband).

MATERIALS:
Yarn:
For this sample DK-weight scrap yarns were used:

  • Green: Kettle Yarn Co. Beyul DK (Merino, Baby Yak, Silk), 232 yds/212 m/100 grams/3.53 ounces, colorway Steppe
  • Dark Grey: Madelinetosh tosh DK (100 % superwash merino, 100g/225yds/205m), color el Greco
  • Light Grey: TreLiz Hera DK (100% merino, 246 yds/225 m/100 grams/3.53 ounces), color Silver
  • Pink: Madelinetosh tosh DK (100 % superwash merino, 100g/225yds/205m), color Pop Rocks

You need 4 colors of DK weight yarn; 20-25 g of each color. In the sample, the green and pink were the colors that were used slightly more than dark grey and light grey.
Needles:
US 4/(3,5 mm) circular needle for magic loop or dpns.
Adjust the needle size to get the correct gauge.
Other:
Tapestry needle