Sunny Headband Knitting Pattern

There’s something about fall that gets me thinking about knitting cables. I have no idea why the two are connected in my mind. Maybe I’m thinking about cable knit sweaters, which are so cozy in the fall and winter months. Or cabled scarves, which bring a fancy looking element to any outfit.

Or maybe it’s because one of the first projects I knit when I was getting back into knitting again after a long hiatus was an earwarmer with a cable on it.

It wasn’t this cabled headband, but that’s probably what this headband has me thinking of.

This one was designed by Mirella Moments, and it’s a great first cable knitting project if you’ve never worked cables before. The project is worked flat in super bulky yarn, and the cable is only four stitches wide, so it’s super easy to do. You’ll have the basics of cable knitting — not to mention a cute headband — down in no time.

The whole project is only 12 stitches wide, so it will fly off your needles.

Which is good because winter is coming for a lot of us. And so is the holiday gifting season, and I’m pretty sure most of us could use a simple, cute headband that doubles as an earwarmer.

It is sized for a woman but you can add a couple of inches to make it for a man (or someone with a bigger head) if you like. Or you can get a custom fit by knitting it a few inches smaller than your actual head measurement.

Get the free pattern from Mirella Moments.

Looking for more uses for small amounts of super bulky yarn? Check out my post full of knitting patterns to use super bulky yarn leftovers. There are a few headbands over there, too, as well as hats, mitts and more.

[Photo: Mirella Moments]

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Now that all the Joann stores have closed, a mysterious message has appeared on the company’s website:

For generations, Joann has been honored to be part of your creativity: your quilts, costumes, school projects, and handmade moments of love. It has been our joy to serve markers and dreamers across the country.
We’re stitching up something new behind the scenes and we can’t wait to share what’s next.
Stay tuned for exciting news about the future of Joann.

To quickly recap, Joann filed for bankruptcy in January for the second time in less than a year. In February, in the hope of making the company more attractive to potential buyers, it petitioned the court for permission to close about 500 of its 800 stores. The company was put up for auction, with Gordon Brothers set to buy the company, sell its assets and close all the stores if no other buyer materialized.

In the end the winning bidder was GA Group, but the result was the same: all stores were to be closed by the end of May if not sooner.

Once store closure sales started the company quickly stopped selling on its website, and now all that remains is this jpeg image hinting at new ventures.

I’m sure there will be a tone of speculation in the coming days and weeks (or as long as it takes for them to announce the meaning of the message) as to what sorts of plans Joann could be cooking up.

My theory based on nothing but my gut is that they will transition to an online only storefront, probably with much reduced inventory, sort of like Herrschners (which had previously announced that it will be carrying Big Twist yarn, the beloved private label yarn brand sold at Joann). I also think they will use whatever retail sales they do to support CreativeBug, the digital learning platform that Joann purchased in 2017. That could mean producing kits for projects that already have classes, or developing classes based on products they want to sell, or both.

As of this writing the CreativeBug website seems to still be functional and there’s a full slate of new classes planned for June. I’ve got my eye on both the Joann website and the Joann restructuring website and will let you know as soon as I see changes.

In the meantime, I’d love to hear your speculation as to what the next chapter might be for Joann.

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