Following on from the popular Buggiflooer Beanie I’ve designed the Buggiflooer Headband.

The headband may appeal to knitters new to Fair Isle as it is a small item which makes up quickly, without the complexity of a crown.

The colour work, however, is more challenging. The design blends both background and foreground colours and can be used as a lesson in the art of Fair Isle colour blending. The pattern offers comparable colours in 100% Shetland wool from both Jamieson & Smith and Jamieson’s of Shetland so you can choose either stockist. Eight colours are used in this design but you can of course use less!

The pattern is one size adult but the actual size can be changed using larger or smaller needle sizes. Please pay particular attention to the required tension as my knitting is close. Many people have used 2.75mm needles to obtain a matching tension.