Bunchberry

Bunchberry is a simple garter stitch headband designed to make learning intarsia approachable. Worked flat in four sizes, it uses small amounts of worsted-weight yarn, making it an ideal project for leftovers or mini skeins while introducing the fundamentals of colourwork.

Created as a beginner-friendly introduction to intarsia, the pattern includes a photo-tutorial for joining colours and carrying yarn neatly along the wrong side, as well as other tips. 

The design is inspired by bunchberry, a woodland plant native to the forests of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on Vancouver Island. Like the resilient little plant that thrives along the misty coast, this soft wool headband is designed for cool, damp days.

Size: 

Finished headband circumference of 18.25 (19.25, 20.5, 21.5)”/ 46.5 (49, 52, 54.5) cm to be worn with 1-2”/ 2.5-5cm negative ease. All sizes 2¾”/ 7cm wide.  

Materials:

Sweet Paprika Winfield, 2-ply worsted weight yarn, 100% Canadian wool, 245y/ 224m; 110g/ 4oz. in 3 colours:

·       MC = 54 (61, 65, 67)y / 50 (57, 61, 63)m

·       C1 = 9y/ 9m

·       C2 = 12y/ 12m

Samples shown in Sandy Beach, Lemonade and Sage (top), Natural Cream, Strawberry Gelato and Sage (middle) and Shiitake, Wizard and Sandy Beach (bottom). 

Tools:

US 7 (4.5mm) knitting needles or size necessary to obtain gauge; 2 stitch markers; scissors, tape measure or yarn scale; small elastics or binder clips (optional); tapestry needle.

Gauge:

15.5 sts and 38 rows over 4”/10cm in garter stitch, blocked.