Three characteristics set this cable headband apart from all the other earwarmers I've made - its yarn, its button & loop closure, and its length. While standard knitted hat and headband circumference is 21" in most patterns, this blue-green beauty is 24" long and doesn't have to be pulled on over your head. A simple button & loop closure means you can put it on and take it off without messing up your hair, and a bit of elastic cording inside the chain loop guarantees that it stays on. Only 3" wide, the central cable is bordered by narrow ribbing, providing a flat fit around the head and quite a bit of stretch, should your head (or hair) require another inch or two for comfort. The back side is finished and simple, making it possible to wear reversed. The magic of this piece, though, is the tidal-pool blue/green of the heathered cotton yarn. The color was aptly named Sea Glass, with all the tonal qualities and texture to go with that name. Its color shifts like shallow and deep water in a tidal pool, appearing more green than blue under bright lights and more blue than green in indirect light. My pictures show it in both kinds of light to illustrate the chimerical sea-glass effect of this beautiful yarn.
