Tausendschön by Barbara Gottwik

Tausendschön

Knitting
March 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in worked flat, in charted pattern, after blocking
US 3 - 3.25 mm
104 - 131 yards (95 - 120 m)
1 (2, 3) To fit head circumference of 53 (58, 63) cm / 20.75 (22.75, 24.75)”; recommended to be worn with 13.5-17.5 cm / 5.25- 6.75” of negative ease.
English

Tausendschön is your trusted companion in the spring - a headband to put in your pocket when you go out for that first walk through the just-waking-up woods, to keep you warm when it gets a little chilly.

The headband is worked flat, starting with a provisional cast on and grafted in pattern for an invisible transition. The slipped stitch pattern on the upper and lower edge as well as in the centre resemble trellises where roses can climb towards the sun and where little rose buds will eventually flower. The optional decorative rose and its leaves are worked separately and then sewn in place.

Sizes

1 (2, 3)
To fit head circumference of 53 (58, 63) cm / 20.75 (22.75, 24.75)”; recommended to be worn with 13.5-17.5 cm / 5.25- 6.75” of negative ease.

Yarn

Hey Mama Wolf Schafwolle No. 3 (100% organic wool; 240 metres / 262 yards per 100 g)

75 (85, 100) metres / 85 (95, 110) yards

Optional rose: 20 metres / 22 yards

Sample shown is knit in colourway Madder.

Carmen wears a size 2 with 10.5 cm / 4.25” of negative ease.

Needles

3.25 mm / US 3 circular or straight needles (or needle size to obtain gauge)

Gauge

25 sts x 35 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (worked flat, in stockinette stitch, after blocking)
36 sts x 36 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x4” (worked flat, in charted pattern, after blocking)

Notions

• 3.5 mm / US E4 crochet hook
• Cable needle
• Darning needle
• Scrap yarn for provisional cast on
• Scrap yarn in another colour for lifeline
• Stitch markers
• Tape measure

Finished Measurements

• Circumference: 38.5 (44, 49.5) cm / 15.25 (17.25, 19.5)”
• Width: 10 cm / 4”

Tausendschön is one of the 12 wearable, layerable, joyful patterns featured in Issue 9 - In Bloom - of Making Stories Magazine.

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