West Lynn Headwrap

West Lynn Headwrap

I found this cute pattern on Ravelry and thought "that's so simple, it'll be done quick!".  The problem is that the headband came out way too big!  I used a size G hook and medium weight yarn (the pattern calls for worsted) and I did the size S/M.  It was huge.  So I frogged it and restarted with a few things in mind: the band needed to be smaller and I wanted the bottom of the band to be narrower so I could wear it under my hair.  I'll try to walk you through what I changed.  I first decided 78 dc was too much and shortened it to 68.  Because I wanted the band narrower on one end, I did the foundation as follows: 16 sc, 4 hdc, 28 dc, 4 hdc, 16 sc.  I did rounds 3 and 5 the same way.  Rounds 2 and 4 I did differently: 12 sl st, 4 sc, 4 hdc, 28 dc, 4 hdc, 4 sc, 12 sl st.  To me, this made the band easier to wear and more comfortable.  The only other change I made was that I only did 6 rounds on the wrap and 4 rows on the band.  It didn't make a huge difference in size to me.  I am overall very pleased with this pattern (the way I did it).  In fact, I've made two of these today!  The pattern is free and you can find it on Ravelry here.  I hope you guys try it out.  I can get three of these from one ball of cotton yarn so it makes a great stashbuster.  Enjoy.  Let me know what you think in the comments below and share your photos on my Facebook page.  Also, as always be sure to hit the share button below.  Thanks for reading!