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Smooshy, super-bulky Merino wool shines in the Eventide Headband. This cozy accessory captures the look of a yarn hank with a knot at the headband’s center surrounded by seed stitch. The strands for the knot are created by dropping and raveling a few stitches.

Difficulty Easy

Yarn Weight 6

Finished Size 18 ¾ (20 ½, 22 ½, 24 ¼)“ circumference and 4 (4, 4 ½, 4 ½)” wide. Headband shown measures 20 ½“.

Yarn Malabrigo Yarn Rasta (100% Merino wool; 90 yd 82 m/ 5 ¼ oz 150 g): #150 Azul Profundo, 1 skein.

Needles Size 10 ½ (6.5 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); tapestry needle.

Gauge 8 ½ sts and 16 rows = 4” in Seed st.

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NOTES

• This headband is worked back and forth in rows from the bottom up. On the bind-off row, four stitches are dropped and raveled to the cast-on, and the headband is tied into a knot. Finally, the short ends of the headband are sewn together.