This simple, but pretty, lace pattern creates a lovely headband that can be tied and adjusted as needed. It is suitable for a for someone trying lace for the first time and is a fun, quick knit. The headband can be made to any size just by increasing the amount of pattern repeats knitted.

This stranded pattern was inspired by mermaids. The design features scale shapes that look as if the overlap as a fishes scales would. The pattern repeats are short and easy to memorise, with the scales appearing satisfyingly quickly.