I love to cable...

I had a ball of wool left over from my cowl and my sister had mentioned wanting a headband. To be fair she mentioned this during the freezing cold start to April we were having, but I could see her point about needing something that would give a bit of warmth on her commute but not be too hot on the tube.

Of course Ravelry came up trumps with hundreds of options and I went for this one because it sounded so easy. And it was!

New things I had to learn in this pattern included changing from knit to the dreaded purl halfway through a row. I couldn't understand why I was getting an extra stitch every time I changed to purl, and eventually worked out that I had to bring the wool to the front when switching from knit to purl. I'm sure anyone with an ounce of knowledge about knitting is laughing as they read this, but for me every day is a school day when it comes to knitting at the moment.


I love cabling, I love to see the pattern taking shape, and it's so easy to see where you're going wrong.

So now the sun is shining and the headband is finished. Is it wrong to wish for a bit of a chill so that it can be worn?