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![This example of the Oak Leaf & Acorn Headband was worked in Briggs & Little Sport 100% wool yarn and fulled by machine for 30 minutes of hot agitation.](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Dreambarks/920390026/drk_grn_oak3crpRT_small.png)
![The Oak Leaf & Acorn Headband in dark green sport yarn has distinct leaves, acorns, and buds with a repoussé effect.](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Dreambarks/920390637/grn_oak_front_small2.png)
![The above swatch in Highland Green was worked in Cascade 220 Sport and felted for 30 minutes, whereas the brown headband was felted for only 10 minutes in the same sport yarn, allowing the stem to be visible.](https://images4-f.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Dreambarks/920390958/oak_felted2_medium.png)
![The Oak Leaf & Acorn Headband worked in Briggs & Little Sport becomes very soft when fulled for 30 minutes and is even more comfortable to wear than a soft acrylic sport yarn.](https://images4-f.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Dreambarks/920391371/drk_grn_oak_band1_medium.png)
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![Different species of oak trees have acorns that may be very round like this one, or longer. I thought this was the cutest. https://leafyplace.com/types-of-acorns/](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Dreambarks/942397324/acorn1_small2.png)
![The Oak Leaf & Acorn Headband can be worked in fingering yarn without felting for a breathable band, but felting a heavier yarn will improve wind resistance. Worked in a feltable worsted weight yarn, the pattern yields a cowl sized band.](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Dreambarks/920391974/drk_grn_oak3_small2.png)
Oak Leaf & Acorn Headband
This headband has a matching cowl:
Oak Leaf & Acorn Cowl
The oak tree is highly esteemed for its strength and longevity. On this comfortable headband, the oak motif begins with small leaf buds on a sinuously undulating stem with twigs sprouting to the left and right. As the headband widens, acorns and oak leaves appear. When the work nears the end, acorns and leaves are replaced by buds and the headband tapers again.
The Oakleaf & Acorn Headband achieves a repoussé effect with the use of cables and short rows. Optional felting with a feltable wool yarn allows wind resistance but is fairly light when worked in a sport yarn.
Oak leaf, acorn, and bud motifs have both written and charted instructions that feed back into each other to achieve the required length. In addition, instructions for felting are included in the 17 page pattern.
Skill Set = Advanced: Counting stitches, cables, short rows, increases, decreases, charted & written instructions
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- First published: April 2023
- Page created: April 23, 2023
- Last updated: November 28, 2023 …
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