CALLING ALL NEW KNITTERS!  WHEN THE WEEKEND FORECAST CALLS FOR "SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF BRISK AUTUMN WALKS", IT'S TIME TO WHIP OUT SOME KNITTING NEEDLES AND START MAKING COZY HEADBANDS! 

PROJECT SKILL LEVEL: LEARN-TO-KNIT

THE LOTTIE HEADBAND WAS DESIGNED WITH SIMPLICITY IN MIND.  SIMPLE PROJECTS WITH LOTS OF REPETITION ALLOW YOU TO GET INTO A NICE RHYTHM SO YOUR BRAIN, HANDS, NEEDLES, AND YARN CAN LEARN HOW TO WORK TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME.  AT THE HEART OF IT, REPETITION BUILDS STITCH MASTERY AND KNITTING CONFIDENCE!   

TIME TO MAKE: 1-2HOURS 

KIT INCLUDES:

• 1 BALL OF PROJECT WEEKEND LOLL.  EACH BALL WEIGHS 125gr. (4.4 oz) and has 125m (137y).
• 1 CARD WITH LINKS TO THE ONLINE PATTERN AND OUR KNITTING VIDEO TUTORIALS LIBRARY. 
• 1KNITTER'S SEWING NEEDLE
• 1 "PROJECT WEEKEND x ME." WOVEN LABEL

OPTIONAL WITH KIT:

• 1 PAIR OF 6.5mm / US 10.5 KNITTING NEEDLES

PATTERN SIZE:  FOUR SIZES INCLUDED (BABY, CHILD, YOUTH, ADULT)

PROJECT MEASUREMENTS (FINISHED DIMENSIONS):

FINISHED CIRCUMFERENCE (RELAXED):
BABY: 13”
CHILD: 14"
YOUTH: 15"
ADULT: 16"

FINISHED HEIGHT (AT BACK NECK):
BABY: 3.5"
CHILD: 4"
YOUTH: 4"
ADULT: 4"

TECHNIQUE TUTORIAL VIDEOS & ILLUSTRATIONS

WE'VE MADE LEARNING EASY!  EASILY REFERENCE OUR LIBRARY OF TUTORIAL VIDEOS AND STP-BY-STEP ILLUSTRATIONS WITH JUST A CLICK OF YOUR MOUSE.  LOOK FOR TUTORIAL LINKS EMBEDDED THROUGHOUT THE PATTERN.  WHEN IN DOUBT, JUST CLICK AND LEARN!

TECHNIQUES YOU WILL LEARN

• HOW TO HOLD YOUR NEEDLES AND YARN
• MAKING A GAUGE SWATCH
• THE SLIP KNOT
• CASTING ON STITCHES (USING THE LONGTAIL CAST-ON METHOD)
• THE KNIT STITCH
• BINDING OFF
• SEAMING TOGETHER EDGES
• WEAVING IN LOOSE ENDS

ABOUT THE YARN

THIS KIT IS KNIT WITH LOLL, OUR EXCLUSIVE BLEND OF 65% MERINO WOOL AND 35% BABY ALPACA, WHICH HAS BEEN SUSTAINABLY GROWN AND SPUN IN THE HIGHLANDS OF PERU AND ARGENTINA.  SILKY SOFT, DECADENT, AND A BEAUTIFUL DRAPE, LOLL IS AVAILABLE IN 12 BEAUTIFUL AND SOPHISTICATED COLORS. 

EACH BALL WEIGHS 125g / 4.4 oz AND CONTAINS 125m / 137y OF YARN AND IS PRODUCED IN A FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED MILL. 

MODEL IS WEARING COLOR:  PINK TOURMALINE

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE COLOURS SHOWN CAN VARY FROM SCREEN TO SCREEN. WE TRY TO REPLICATE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COLOUR ACCURACY OF OUR PRODUCTS FOR ONLINE VIEWING, HOWEVER, WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE HOW IMAGES WILL LOOK ON INDIVIDUAL DEVICES.