Lacy Cable Headband

**Introductory price until Sunday October 11.** The **Lacy Cable Headband** grew from a request from my sisters-in-law for yet another companion to the Lacy Cable Comfort Scarf. The headband combines **shaped ear coverage** with the Lacy Cable and Tree Trunk stitch pattern and my modular approach to fit. It is wider where warmth is needed – around the back of the head and over the ears – while becoming lighter and narrower across the forehead. The result is a light, airy headband with a soft halo, shaped to follow the contours of the head. The headband is worked as a **continuous double-knitted tube**, without a visible wrong side. It begins at the center back with a provisional cast-on and is joined at the end using grafting for a continuous finish. You may follow one of the **4 reference sizes** or adapt the headband to your own head. **Natural head landmarks serve as checkpoints**, allowing you to adjust the length around the back of the head and across the forehead as you knit. **YARN CHOICES & SUBSTITUTION** The headband can be worked with different yarn and fiber combinations. The beige version shown here is worked with DROPS Flora + LANG Cashmere Dreams, creating a particularly soft fabric with a light halo. You can choose other combinations to suit the fabric and budget you prefer. For a cost-conscious alternative, replace the cashmere companion yarn with lace-weight alpaca, or use a single strand of yarn that gives the same gauge and a suitable fabric. I also worked a version in DROPS Cotton Merino, using one strand only. It gives the same gauge with a soft and elastic fabric. Only 1 skein needed. **JOIN ME ON MY FIBER LEARNING JOURNEY** When substituting yarn, consider both gauge and fiber characteristics. Along the way, I invite you to join me on my learning journey, **exploring how construction, shaping and fiber choices influence the fit, feel and character of the finished headband**. I hope you enjoy the comforting rhythm of knitting the Lacy Cables as much as I enjoyed exploring the anatomy and shaping behind this little project. Video tutorials on YouTube (@IngesKnittingLab.) guide you step by step through the construction and techniques used in the design