Bookish Headband by Lavanya Patricella

Bookish Headband

Knitting
November 2024
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
in 2 Color Brioche Stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
140 - 150 yards (128 - 137 m)
Customizable
English

The construction of this headband starts with a thick i-cord that eventually increases into a fun split color headband, before decreasing back into an i-cord. This style can be worn many different ways.

MATERIALS
Color A: 80yd (73m) bulky (chunky) weight yarn
(Sample: Manos Del Uruguay, Cardo in Putty)
Color B: 30yd (28m) bulky (chunky) weight yarn
(Sample: Manos Del Uruguay, Cardo in Peach Blossom)
Color C: 30yd (28m) bulky (chunky) weight yarn
(Sample: Manos Del Uruguay, Cardo in Etherial)
US 8 (5mm) double-pointed needles (DPNs)

GAUGE (TENSION)
12 sts x 14 rows = 4in (10cm) in two-color brioche stitch on US 8 (5mm) needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.

MEASUREMENTS
5in (13cm) tall x 37in (94cm) with ties