My bangs have grown out so long, they are at that frustrating stage where I find them constantly tickling my nose, poking my eyes, and getting in my mouth. All of the many and varied headbands I have give me headaches, for one reason or another, and I despise bobby pins and barrettes. I needed a solution that would keep the stupid bangs from annoying the hell out of me while simultaneously being comfortable, so tonight while watching The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, I knit myself a simple garter stitch headband out of scrap yarn.

The yarn itself totally sucks, though it may get softer and less itchy after I wash it, but the headband works perfectly. My hair is out of my face, and I am not getting a headache. So … yippee!

I think I’ll make bunches of these out of every scrap of yarn I have. Even if I do eventually work up the guts to get my hair cut (back into my long-favored heavily-banged bob), they’d still be cute and comfy. Though I think I’ll make them a little fancier than this utilitarian one.

Time to veg and then go to bed. It’s been a longish day.