Bundle Alert! When you bundle Bedford with Forge on the Hudson + West Co. site, you’ll get a discount off the pattern.

Curly-haired? Rocking a puffball bun? Don’t want hat hair? For so many the wooly, warm headband is the answer to cold ears in the winter. Bedford, by co-founder Meghan Babin, is for the curly-haired people in her life whose gorgeous ringlets should never be squashed by a hat, but still need something to keep their ears warm. Made for the tiny humans up to adults, this cabled headband features an i-cord edge worked simultaneously and side shaping for a narrow back creating a more comfortable fit and tangle prevention.

Finished Sizes
1/Youth (2/Adult) ; 17.5” (19.5)“ / 44.5 (49.5 cm finished circumference (unstretched); 3.75” / 9.5 cm finished width (unstretched).

Yarn
Hudson + West Co. Forge (70% U.S. Merino / 30% U.S. Corriedale; 235 yds / 215 m; 3.5 oz / 100g):
Version 1 (Size 1): dusk (light pink), 1 skein
Version 2 (Size 2): juniper (green), 1 skein

Needles
Size A (headband): US 7 / 4.5 mm: 24” / 61 cm circ needle and 1 set of DPNs, or your preferred needle for small-circumference circular knitting.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions
Stitch marker (m); cable needle (cn); waste yarn; tapestry needle.

Gauge
1 Chart rep = 3.75” 9.5 cm wide and 4” / 10 cm long on Size A needle, after blocking.

Skills Required
Cabling with (or without) a cable needle; provisional cast on; three-needle bind off