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Stella by Starlight

By Lee Juvan

  Spinning a beaded yarn can be time

consuming, and this small project makes

the most of those precious yards of yarn.

This dressy little headband reminds me of

something that The Great Gatsby’s DaisyBuchanan might have worn for a jazzy

party at dusk. The beads are small and

subtle, but they catch the fading light like

so many tiny stars. 

I spun a 3-ply fingering weight yarn

from ramie top, with beads on all three

singles, and knitted a simple headband

with the Cat’s Paw lace insert. To improve

the fit of the headband (I find knitted

handbands often stretch), I fastened it at thenape of the neck with a laced i-cord. I think

it would be even prettier with a silk ribbon.

Then, it’s simple to adjust the lacing when

the headband needs to be tightened up.

Finished Size: About 3.25 inches (8.25 cm)

wide and 16 inches (40.6 cm) long, without

ties. I-cord or ribbon lacing is 22 inches (56

cm) long. 

Yarn: about 54 yd (50 m) of fingering weightyarn. Shown here: handspun 3-ply yarn spun

from ramie top (from Halcyon Yarn), about

20 wraps per inch (1,225 yards per pound).

Any commercial fingering or sport-weight

yarn can be substituted. Beads were strung

onto singles before plying. I used a small

amount of 2-ply ramie spun without beads

for the i-cord. You can easily substitute

ribbon or twisted cord. 

Needles: Size 2 (2.75 mm); Size 1: Set of 2(2.25 mm) double-pointed for i-cord.

Notions: About 7 grams size 11/0 Japanese

seed beads, round silver-lined clear glass;

tapestry needle; dental floss threader or Big

“Eye” beading needle. 

Gauge: Approx. 23 sts = 4 inches in St st. Not

critical for this project, but your final

measurements and yardage may vary. 

Directions: Using size 2 (2.75 mm) needlesand the knitted CO method, CO 7 sts. Work

rows 1-12 of chart once—19 sts. Repeat rows

13-18 until piece measures about 15 inches

from beginning of chart pattern (about 23

repeats). Work rows 19-29 of chart once.

Piece should measure about 16 inches. BO

remaining 7 sts purl-wise. 

Weave in ends. Soak headband in

warm water for 20 minutes and gently roll in

towel to remove excess water. Block on a flatsurface to open up lace pattern (do not iron

 beaded yarn!). Lace i-cord or ribbon sneaker-

style through eyelets and between stitches at

 both ends of headband to create an

adjustable closure. 

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knit on RS, purl on WS

purl on RS, knit on WS

yarn over

k3tog

slip 1, k2tog, psso

no stitch

pattern repeat

k2tog

ssk

Copyright 2008, 2014 by Lee Juvan. All rights reserved. For personal use only. You may not sell or distribute copies of thispattern in any form, on paper or electronic. You may not sell any items created with this pattern. Version 1.1 (13 June 2014).

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