Day 10 : Open V-Stitch Cable Knit Stitch : #21daysofcableknitstitches

Materials:

• Size US 11 {8mm} Knitting Needles
• Approximately 75 Yards {68m} of a Super Bulky Yarn
• {I used Lana Grande by Cascade Yarns}
• Cable Needle

Notes:

• The CO edge is the width.
• You can use any category of yarn you’d like, just keep in mind that the thinner the yarn, the narrower your headband.

Video Tutorial:

*Check out some of my other Cable Knit Stitches.

Headband Pattern, Knit Flat, Back & Forth:

• CO 16 STS
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• Row 0 {WS}: K1TBL, K4, P6, K4, K1TBL
• Row 1 {RS}: WYIF S1PW, P4, C3B, C3F, P4, WYIF S1PW
• Row 2 {WS}: K1TBL, K4, P6, K4, K1TBL
• Row 3 {RS}: WYIF S1PW, P3, C3B, K2, C3F, P3, WYIF S1PW
• Row 4 {WS}: K1TBL, K3, P8, K3, K1TBL
• Row 5 {RS}: WYIF S1PW, P2, T3B, K4, T3F, P2, WYIF S1PW
• Row 6 {WS}: K1TBL, K2, P2, K1, P4, K1, P2, K2, K1TBL
• Row 7 {RS}: WYIF S1PW, P1, T3B, P1, C4B, P1, T3F, P1, WYIF S1PW
• Row 8 {WS}: K1TBL, K1, P2, K2, P4, K2, P2, K1, K1TBL
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• Repeat rows 1 – 8 until it’s about 18” {46cm} long, or desired length
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• To End:
• End on a row 7
• BO in the row 8 pattern
• Sew the CO & BO edges together
• {To see how I do it, watch my video: How to Sew the Seam on a Headband}

Front:

Back:

Abbreviations:

• * – * – repeat between * to end of round
• BO – bind-off in pattern
• CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
• C3B – cable 3 back – slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit 2 stitches off the left hand needle and then knit the 1 stitch off the cable needle
• C3F – cable 3 front – slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit 1 stitch off the left hand needle and then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle
• C4B – cable 4 back – slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit the next 2 stitches off your left hand needle and then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle
• K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
• K1TBL – knit 1 stitch through the back loop
• P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
• RS – right side of work
• S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
• STS – stitches
• T3B – twist 3 back – slip 1 stitch onto cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit the next 2 STS off your left hand needle and then purl the stitch off your cable needle
• T3F – twist 3 front – slip 2 STS onto cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, purl the next stitch off your left hand needle and then knit the 2 STS off your cable needle
• WS – wrong side of work
• WYIF – with yarn in front