Cotton headband

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 Being a Poor Graduate Student in a Town Lacking a Local Yarn Store (oh noes!!!11!) I've taken to knitting what I can with what Hobby Lobby and/or Wal-Mart can give me, when I'm not making a trek to the bigger cities to get nice yarn. Not to mention, I had a lot of fun making/wearing the cotton halter I made in September, so, as a result, I'm on a wee bit of a cotton binge now. I should also add that, despite the many nice comments made about my hair (I went from a shoulder-length, emo-ish mane to a short pixie this summer) I'm growing it out somewhat. But I wanted a hairband to help me. Thanks to a couple of long classes, I was able to whip up this sucker: 



Done in Homewood Cotton, color: Liqourice. I knit 1, purled 1 for the first row, then knit the second, and repeated till the end. I wore it to a grad school party last night, and my hostess's young daughter (who is just coming into her craftiness at the age of 10!) was gobsmacked and insisted I teach her how to knit on the spot! 

I really am starting to like cotton; any other pieces someone can recommend? 

Also, what is the opinion of knitting in class? I did it as an undergrad (it PO'd a few professors!) and now I do it as a grad student, which, as far as I know, my profs don't mind--they're all discussion courses, so as long as I'm chatting away and participating, they're all right with it!