Honeycomb Headband by Shauna Shiff

Honeycomb Headband

Knitting
February 2017
DK (11 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
4.0 mm (G)
90 - 100 yards (82 - 91 m)
Youth, Adult and Large Adult
English
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This sporty headband is worn high on your head to fully cover your ears. The honeycomb cable gives the headband lots of texture, and the provisional cast on and kitchener stitch join means no irritating seams on your neck.

Size: Finished Size 3.5” / 8.8 cm wide x 18 (20, 22)” / 43 (50, 55) cm total length to fit Youth, Adult and Large Adult Head.
2” / 5 cm of negative ease recommended.
Shown in size Adult.

Gauge: 32 sts and 32 rows = 4” 10 cm in Honeycomb Cable Stitch

Materials:

Yarn: One Room Fibers Merino DK (100% Superwash Merino; 231 yards 211 meters/100 grams): 1 skein

Yardage: Approximately 80 ( 90, 110) yards or 75 ( 82, 100 ) meters.

Needles: US size 6 (4 mm): straight or 24” circular

Notions: US size G/6 (4 mm) crochet hook; smooth scrap yarn in contrasting color for provisional cast-on; cable needle; two stitch markers; tapestry needle

This pattern was first published in “I Like Knitting,” February 2017.