Manna cowl and headband by Andrea Cretu

Manna cowl and headband

Crochet
December 2020
Aran (8 wpi) ?
10 stitches and 8 rows = 4 inches
in Alternating Tss and purl stitches on alternate rows
8.0 mm (L)
9.0 mm (M/N)
55 - 262 yards (50 - 240 m)
toddler (40 cm or 15 3/4") to adult (64 cm or 25 1/4")
low vision format available
both US and UK
English
This pattern is available for €5.04 EUR
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Get ready to finish up more gifts for this season than you thought was possible.

In this listing you’ll find a Tunisian crochet headband pattern, plus a cowl pattern, together making a gorgeous set, perfect for anyone who doesn’t like or can’t wear hats or scarves.

Use an Aran or worsted weight yarn for finishing these up quickly, so you can get out in the snow and have some fun.

The pattern uses the Tunisian honeycomb stitch (alternating classic Tunisian simple stitches and purl stitches), which makes the fabric elastic, soft, warm and non-curling.

The two ways of seaming up the cowls and headbands are illustrated in photos and the videos you can find below. You can use the simple seam or a twisted seam for adding more interest to this simple accessory.

Skill level

Enthusiastic beginner - you need to know how to make Tunisian simple stitches, Tunisian purl stitches and Tunisian full stitches. Follow the videos if you are not familiar with these stitches.

Finished size

There are two tables for nine sizes of heads, ranging from 40 cm (15 3/4”), all the way up to 64 cm (25 1/4”). The cowls have positive ease, for comfort, while the headbands have negative ease, to keep them on and take advantage of the elasticity of the honeycomb stitch.

Low vision update
The second file included in this pattern is made for low vision use. These are the characteristics:

  • 24 point Arial font; 28 point and bold for headings;
  • black text, white background;
  • left justified, 1 inch margins;
  • no columns, except in the tables;
  • page numbers bottom left;
  • no charts;
  • all abbreviations explained in the list.

There are two photo tutorials included at the end, with explanations for each photo.

The sizes in this pattern are found in tables with black borders for each cell (no shading), all left justified.

If there are other methods to show such information better, please let me know and I will update the file.