The Halo Headband

**About** A sweet little headband to keep you warm. It’s knitted flat in double-knit stockinette, which not only creates a double-thick fabric that keeps out the cold -- it also means it’s completely reversible, so two headbands in one! The beginning and end of the headband are tapered so they fit more easily under the back of your neck, and a button closure lets you take it on and off without messing up your hair. You can use the sparkle color chart, make a solid colored one, or play around with different color combos! A quick, functional little project that's perfect for mixing-and-matching to use up your yarn scraps :) **Gauge & Yarn** **Gauge**: 4”x4” (10cm x 10cm) stockinette using US7 (4.5mm): 16st, 24rows **Amount**: approx. 75 yds (69 m) in total **Recommended yarn examples**: Cascade 220, Filcolana Peruvian Highland Wool, Berroco Lanas, Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted or: 1 strand of fingering yarn held with 2 strands of lace-weight mohair (hold these 3 yarns together as if they are a single yarn of thicker weight) - I used KnitPicks Gloss Fingering held with 2 strands of Knit Picks Aloft Mohair for side of one of the samples. **Tools and materials** - US7 (4.5mm) straight or circular knitting needles (or the needle size you achieve gauge with) - tapestry needle - 3/4” (2cm) - 1” (2.5cm) diameter button - sewing needle + thread for sewing on the button **Fit** Width: 3” / 7.6cm Length: 24” / 61cm from end to end, fitting a 24” / 61cm circumference from the top of your head to behind your neck (over the ears). If you have a smaller or larger head circumference, the pattern includes suggestions on where you can customize the length. **Techniques** - double knitting - invisible double-knitting cast on, aka tubular 2-color cast on - left- and right-leaning increases and decreases while double knitting (with a tutorial) - changing colors in double-knitting while using a color chart All of the techniques in the pattern include links to video tutorials, so this pattern is doable for an ambitious beginner who's looking to learn about increases/decreases and double-knitting!