Second Glance explores how the same slip-stitch pattern can create surprisingly different effects simply by changing the number of colors and where those colors are placed.

The pattern includes two versions: Version 1 uses three colors, while Version 2 uses two. Only one color is worked at a time, making the colorwork approachable while still producing an intricate-looking fabric.

Both headbands are worked flat from the bottom up and finished with a mattress stitch seam. The pattern includes both written and charted instructions for the slip-stitch pattern.

Second Glance is a great way to use smaller amounts of worsted-weight yarn from your stash and to experiment with how color placement can completely change the look of the same stitch pattern.

Two versions are included in one pattern.

Sizes: Child, Teen, Adult Small, Adult Large

YARN
Worsted-weight yarn

Version 1:
Color A: 30 (30, 35, 40) yds / 27 (27, 32, 37) m
Color B: 20 (20, 25, 25) yds / 18 (18, 23, 23) m
Color C: 20 (20, 25, 25) yds / 18 (18, 23, 23) m

Version 2:
Color A: 40 (40, 50, 50) yds / 37 (37, 46, 46) m
Color B: 30 (30, 40, 40) yds / 27 (27, 37, 37) m

SKILLS USED:
-Basic knit and purl stitches
-Working flat
-Changing colors
-Slipping stitches with yarn held in front or back
-Reading written and charted stitch-pattern instructions
-Mattress stitch finishing

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
-How slip-stitch colorwork creates a multicolor effect while working with only one color at a time
-How changing color placement can dramatically change the look of the same stitch pattern
-How to slip stitches with the yarn held in front or in back
-How to follow both written and charted slip-stitch instructions
-How to maintain a stockinette stitch selvedge while working the colorwork pattern
-How to finish a headband worked flat using mattress stitch

The Second Glance Headbands pattern has been professionally tech-edited to ensure accuracy, clarity, and consistency in the finished result.