The Dewdrops Headband is designed with a confident beginner in mind. With a simple 4-stitch lace repeat, watch your project come alive after each row with eyelets that look like dewdrops sliding down a blade of grass. This headband will help a newer knitter build confidence with lace and in-the-round knitting.

This pattern is part of a set! Find the Dewdrops Cowl here.

The Dewdrops Cowl and Headband both utilize and are inspired by the Right Diagonal lace stitch featured in Debbie Stoller’s All Day Beret.

Yarn Weight
This pattern is written for both DK and Worsted weight.

Sizes
There are three sizes each for DK weight and Worsted weight

DK headband sizes: 17.25-17.5”, 18.5-18.75”, 19.75-20”
Worsted headband sizes: 17.5-18”, 19-19.5”, 20.5-21”

Note: Dimensions are for the finished object, and the headband can stretch several inches. For a snug or stretched fit, select a headband size with 3-5” of negative ease from your head circumference. For a more relaxed fit, select a size with 0-2” negative ease.

Yarn Requirements
Please note that these are approximations; total yardage will depend on your yarn choice, gauge, and any modifications you may choose to make. Testers’ yardage ranged from 200-224yds.
DK weight headband: 54, 56, 58 yds (49, 51, 53 m)
Worsted weight headband: 42, 48, 55 yds (38, 44, 50 m)

Suggested Yarn
DK weight headband: Clockwork Fiber Co. Analog DK
Worsted weight headband: Clockwork Fiber Co. Analog Worsted

Suggested Needles
DK weight headband: US 4 (3.5mm) and US 7 (4.5mm)
Worsted weight headband: US 5 (3.75mm) and US 8 (5mm)

Gauge
Gauge is based on lace pattern knit in the round on larger needles after blocking.
DK weight headband: 25sts x 32 rows = 4”
Worsted weight headband: 21sts x 26 rows = 4”

Skills
Casting on
Knitting in the round
2x2 ribbing
Increasing with yarn overs
Decreasing with k2tog
Binding off