The Lacey the not so Lacey Headband turned out to be a much wider headband than I thought. I used Red Heart in Ranch Red and a size H hook and my headband measures about 4″ wide.
I’ve been hiking around Moran State Park a lot lately and this headband with a low ponytail is perfect. I like having my hair out of my face when I’m on a long walk. I haven’t taken my camera with me on the trails yet, but I really need to. Late spring and early summer is so beautiful in the park!
Apart from a hiking headband, the reason I wanted to make the Lacey Headband was to sample the bruges lace technique. From what I understand, you crochet a long strip with chain loops hanging off the side. When you make the second strip the parallel chain loops are slip stitched together. This makes an interlocking, lacy fabric. The center strip looks like the X-stitch to me.
The pattern is a really nice introduction to bruges lace. The written directions are very clear and there’s a chart included. I’m not a full fledged chart reader, but if you’re a visual person, it can really make the process clearer.
I’ll leave you with an evening photograph. The hummingbirds around the house stop by the feeders all day, but at sunset they come out in swarms!
You can see a slide show of the other hummingbird pictures I took on Slide.com.
*That’s cool* a random fact
Hummingbirds have the fastest wing beats and the largest brains proportionate to body weight, of any other bird.
That’s a beautiful shot of the hummingbird. What amazing little creatures! Your headband looks good too. The colour’s a gorgeous contrast to the rocks and the moss. I started using charts after I bought some Japanese books ~ I found them to be surprisingly easy to follow.
What a sweet headband!
Love the headband!
Your photo of the hummingbird is really awesome. They are such fun creatures!
Hey Laura I am so loving the headband that color omg love it. Oh by the way I am yelling at your from the net lol don’t be gone to long again lol I was wondering what happen to Ms. Laura. :) Glad you been doing ok in your long hikes.:)
Love the headband, the colour is gorgeous
What a great shot of the humming birds. I love humming birds but they make my heart race just watching them. I want to hold them and give there little wings a break because they make me tired. I love the still pictures you caught of them just resting. Absolutely beautiful! And a georgous headband. I agree, I think it looks like x’s in the middle. Great job!
I love hummingbirds!
I’ve been wanting to do a thick headband for a while now and I think you’ve just shown me the perfect pattern. Yours is so pretty.
Great headband, I love the middle design. 4 inches does seem pretty wide but I imagine that’s great for keping the hair out of your face. The picture of the hummingbords is great. Like Cami, sometimes I get tired just watching them.
Very pretty headband! That’s a great photo of the hummingbird too – I’m surprised it stayed long enough for you to get such a clear shot!
Cute headband! Very nice color.
I love hummingbirds. They are so fun to watch. And those are two random facts that I did actually know. Wow! I love the pictures!