The stunning Cherry Blossom Scarf by Yvonne Ellsworth on the title of Handwoven Spring 2025 instantly captured my attention … yours, too?
Reading up on the project details I noticed that the scarf uses one of my favorite mohair yarns, Berroco Aerial.
One thought lead to the next, and I wondered if I could use any leftovers from such a project to make something nice with pin looms.
For my second Weave Together 2025 project I settled on the idea of making a headscarf, light enough to keep the wind from messing up one’s hair, but without being too warm … perfect for traveling.
The Rhinebeck Headscarf pattern that was released last fall already includes a chart for such a headscarf, made of hexagons (and half hexagons) only.
Based on my calculation there should be enough Aerial left after making the Cherry Blossom scarf to pin-loom weave a headscarf. I randomly wove up hexagons in both colors and arranged those into stripes. Feel free to create your own color distribution!
To give the head row a little bit more strength, I wove the pieces for this row by holding a strand of Aerial and the very soft LoftyCotton 8/4 from Lofty Fiber together.
This approach on its own would make a great sweatband, too.
Instead of knitting an i-cord to tie the headscarf I came up with the idea of using a mitten clip as closure (I found some on Amazon).
With just the mitten clip, the headscarf will fit a small adult head, and you can add a trapezoid on each end of the head row to make the closure easily adjustable for larger head circumferences.
To make the headscarf you will need:
- Original TURTLE Loom™, F – fine sett
- Original Trapezoid, F – fine sett (this loom is optional, instructions for weaving half hexagons on your hexagon loom can be found here)
- Berroco Aerial, about 140 yards total
- Lofty Fiber LoftyCotton 8/4 NATURAL, about 32 yards (without extensions)
- Rhinebeck Headscarf pattern (If you already bought the pattern, you don’t need to buy it again. Use the “Hexagons only” chart at the end of the pattern. For everyone else: The pattern is on sale at 25% off until the end of March 2025, no code needed.)
Happy Leftover Weaving!
