Premium pattern: Intarsia headband

Yarn used: Scheepjes Terrazzo
1 ball each in Corallo 713 (A), Pistacchio 708 (B), Fontana 735 (C), Malva 726 (D) & Prosecco 744 (E)

About the yarn: DK; 175m to 50g ball; 70% wool, 30% viscose

Tension: 20.5 sts x 27 rows = 10cm measured over St st

Needles used: 4mm

Other supplies: tapestry needle

Sizing: One size, headband will stretch to fit an average adult head
Headband: 11x46cm

This headband consists of a long, flat strip knitted lengthways and features a cheery and colourful Fair Isle pattern worked from the chart in stranded colourwork. It’s knitted in five pretty shades of Scheepjes Terrazzo, a yarn that contains a mix of wool and viscose, making it perfect for wearing in every season. The twist is created by the method used to join the cast-on and cast-off ends.

Start knitting...

With A, cast on 23 sts.
Joining colours as needed, work chart 4 times in full.
Break all yarns except A.
Starting with a k row, work 3 rows in St st.
Cast off, leaving a long tail.

Finishing
Weave in all ends and block to measurements given in schematic. Fold band in half lengthwise with RS facing and then widthwise so that cast-on and cast-off ends are aligned.
Turn one end 180° and slot the folded edges together, alternating them, to create a piece four layers thick. Going back and forth from one side to the other, stitch together all four
layers securely. Turn RS out.

This pattern is from Knit Now issue 167.

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