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Norwegian Bunny Headband
Design by Donna Druchunas

These cute bunnies are knit on a circular needle, so you don't have to purl with two colors.

Skill Level
Intermediate

Materials
Galway Chunky, 100% Wool, 123 yards/ 100g per ball
Color A: 722 (tan)
Color B: 712 (brown)
Size 7 U.S. (4.5 mm) circular needle, 16" long, or size to obtain gauge
1 yard each of orange and green yarn or embroidery floss (optional)
Tapestry needle

Finished Size
Women's medium
21" circumference
Tip: For a larger headband, work at a loose gauge on larger needles. To make a child's headband with an 18" circumference, work in worsted weight yarn at 5 sts per inch.

Gauge
17 sts = 4" over St st
Tip: If you get a tighter gauge when working with 2 colors than you do working plain St st, use a larger needle for the patterned portion of the headband. This pattern is worked at a tighter gauge than normally recommended for this yarn to create a dense, windproof headband.

Instructions
With color A, CO 90 sts.

Facing
Knit 17 rnds.
Purl 1 rnd (turning ridge).

Pattern
Knit 1 rnd.
Add color B and work all rows of chart.
Cut B and knit 1 rnd with color A.
BO.

Download Bunny Headband Chart
(Requires Adobe Reader to view.)

Finishing
If desired, use the photo as a guide and embroider a carrot and furry tails on the bunnies.

Weave in ends. Whipstitch CO and BO edges together and bury last end inside headband.

If your colorwork tension is a little uneven, wash the headband and steam it through a damp towel to block. Make sure not to mash the fuzzy tails if you've added them to the bunnies.

Donna Druchunas learned to knit before she could read. After working for 12 years as a technical writer, she decided to combine her interest in knitting with her skill at writing easy-to-follow instructions. She is the author of The Knitted Rug: 21 Fantastic Designs (Lark Books, 2004) and Arctic Lace: Knitting Projects and Stories Inspired by Alaska's Native Knitters. Her designs and articles have been featured in Family Circle Easy Knitting, Knitters, Interweave Knits, Creative Knitting, and INKnitters magazines. Visit her website at www.sheeptoshawl.com

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