WIP Wednesday

So after making a headband this past weekend. I got distracted by another one... that I started and finished. This time a braided cable one. It's definitely more of a headband than an ear warmer as I don't think it would work to keep my ears warm. Too thin.

I love it and think it's wonderful and pretty. :D The yarn is a 100% arylic called Cardellino and the pattern is this one here. It's the grey and purple colourway though more grey than anything else.

I liked the colours so much I wanted to make a wider band headband with it. I couldn't quite find a pattern that I really liked a lot so I kinda combined a couple. I used the middle section of the previous cables. and added a border either side. I will go into more detail later when there is more done so you can actually see what the pattern is going to look like.

This colour is soo pretty.

Happy Stitching,
Caitlin

New Headband

So I gave in on Friday and got myself onto some antibiotics. So now I feel a lot better. Not perfect and I still run out of energy really quickly but definitely getting MUCH better. 

So yesterday I really didn't feel like working on anything that I had already on the go and I had the urge to make a headband. I like to wear headbands but don't have many any more as they weren't something I collected as an adult. 

SO I got out my knitting needles but then I ran into a problem. The only patterns I liked seemed to use a worsted/bulky yarn to make them go quicker. I didn't have any of that. I only have a lot of DK at the moment. So I grabbed out two colours and started combining them together. So with a purple and dark blue picked out I was off and running. It did take me a lot longer than I expected but I think a large element is how easily distracted I am! That and it was my first time trying a cable. 

This is me taking selfies.... not too bad. I didn't get a good photo of it off me because as soon as I finished sewing it I put it on and it hasn't come off. Sooo warm! 

I like the fact that it is nice and wide and sits over my ears as an ear warmer as well as a headband. It's been a little chilly here recently and this is warm without being silly.

I used this pattern I found here and it was lots of fun to do.

The changes I made were to use 6mm needles and doubled strands of 8ply acrylic. It was what I have around the house.

Happy Stitching, 

Caitlin