Friday, December 13, 2013

Headband Pattern


Ear Warmer Headband
Needles size: Canadian 2 or 7 mm
crochet hook (4 to 6 mm)
Wool: I ball of eyelash or other fuzzy novelty yarn and one ball of double knitting in a colour which blends with the novelty yarn.

Holding one strand of each kind of wool together cast on 2 stitches leaving a 10” tail of the double knitting yarn.
Increase one in the first and second stitch by knitting and purling in each one.
knit 1 purl 1 across. ( 4 stitches)

Row 1 purl one knit one in the first stitch, purl 1 knit one to last stitch, purl 1 knit 1 in the last stitch.
Row 2 purl 1 knit 1 across
Row 3 knit 1 purl 1 in the first stitch, knit 1 purl 1 to the last stitch, knit 1 purl 1 in the last stitch.
Row 4 purl 1 knit 1 across.
Repeat rows 1 to 4 once. (12 stitches.) for narrow headband.
repeat rows 1 and 2 for wider headband (14 stitches, my choice)

next row for 12 or 16 stitches: slip the first stitch, purl 1 knit across
For 14 or 18 stitches, slip the first stitch knit 1 purl 1 across.

Repeat this row till entire length is 16” (40  cm). Adjust length at this point allowing for about 2 ½” for decrease.

Decrease:
Row 1 knit 2 together purl 1 knit 1 to last 2 stitches purl 2 together.
Row 2 knit 1 purl 1 across.
Row 3 purl 2 together knit 1 purl 1 to last 2 stitches knit 2 together.
Row 4 purl 1 knit 1 across.
repeat these 4 rows till you have 2 stitches.
knit 2 together. Remove needle and using a crochet hook chain 5-6 loops and then join at base of headband with a slip stitch to make a loop. cut yarn, thread through last chain and weave in ends.
sew button at the other end with the tail you left when casting on.

© Crosstown Patricia 2013