Lookout Headband

Enjoy some fresh stitches when the cold weather hits in Lookout Headband. Purposefully designed to withstand the elements while you enjoy the cold weather scenery, these customizable headbands are knit with the double layer knitting technique while mixing fibers and fiber weights. A luxuriously soft and extra warm inner layer of fingering weight yarn looks out through simple lace in worsted weight. For those less than rigid climes go for the “Southerner” and for arctic blasts, knit the “Northerner.”

The tech edited and test knit intermediate level pattern is fully written with the lace written and charted. The pattern also includes how-to video links.

Sizes:
S (M, L, XL) to fit head circumferences of 19 (20, 21, 22)”/ 48 (51, 53.5, 56)cm with 2”/ 5cm of negative ease.

Finished Measurements:
Northerner – 17 (18, 19, 20)”/ 43 (45.5, 48, 51)cm around by 4.25
(4.25, 4.5, 4.5)” / 11 (11, 11.5, 11.5)cm tall
Southerner – 17 (18, 19, 20)”/ 43 (45.5, 48, 51)cm around by 2.75
(2.75, 3, 3)”/ 7 (7, 7.5, 7.5)cm tall

Materials:
1 skein Malabrigo Yarn Verano Single skein info: 100% pima cotton Worsted; 205yds/ 187m per 100g/ 3.53oz
1 skein Malabrigo Yarn Mora Single skein info: hand dyed 100% silk, fingering weight; 225yds/ 205m per 50g/ 1.77oz
Samples – Northerner 1 (Northern 2, Southern 1, Southern 2)
Verano (MC): Lime (Rain, Glacier, Lime)
Mora (AC): Sabiduria (Whale Road, Sabiduria, Whale Road)
Optional Short Rows: no (yes, no, yes)
Sample weight: 44g (45g, 30g, 30g)
US 8/ 5mm circular needles or DPNs
Yarn needle
Optional: cable needle or spare DPN
1 stitch marker for start of rnd
Optional: 2 stitch markers to separate DLK Lace and MCAC sections

Blocked Gauge:
16 sts and 24 rnds over 4”/ 10cm in Stockinette holding MCAC.

Special Notes:

• Cable It: for rearranging sts, a cable needle or spare DPN might come in handy.
• Construct It: worked top down, if working the optional Short Rows, or either bottom up or top down if not. Lookout Headband begins with twisted rib, transitions to DLK Lace, and ends with twisted Rib.
• Count It: the Lookout Headband bounces between double stranding and single stranding. When working both colors at once each double stranded MCAC st is counted as 1 st. All st pairs of 1 AC and 1 MC are counted as 1 st together when transitioning into MCAC. When working DLK all single stranded sts in DLK are counted individually. When transitioning out of MCAC into DLK, all pairs of 1 AC and 1 MC are accounted individually.
• Mark It:
  you may wish to use additional markers to demark the DLK Lace section from the MCAC sections. Slip markers as you come to them.
• Size It: I never understood living in NC why headbands were so wide. When I moved to Maine, I discovered the reason! Work “Southerner” for a narrow headband great for warmer cold days and work “Northerner” for a wide headband great for arctic blasts. If customizing the depth, work until 1”/ cm less than total desired depth, ending at the end of an even numbered rnd.
• Work It: the double layer knitting technique used is similar to double knitting, but there are no purls. Be sure not to cross your yarns. To work DLK in StSt – when you come to AC st(s), move MC forward, work the AC st(s), move MC yarn backward and work the MC st(s). Move MC backwards prior to working the first MCAC st after finishing a DLK st section.
• Weave It In: if you add another ball of MC yarn, be sure to weave in your ends before rejoining MC and AC on the same needle. After rejoining, the space between the layers is no longer accessible.
• Watch It: check out Lookout Headband Videos on the Knit Eco Chic blog (https://knitecochic.com/lookout-headband-videos/) for the Alternating Cast On, the Alternating Bind Off, and Double Layer Knitting.
• Jeremiah 10:12-13a; Revelation 4:11