Beginner Cable Headband Knitting Pattern, Free
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About
Available Sizes: One
Size: 20 – 22″ {51 – 56cm} Head Circumference
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
PDF Bonus: Checklist, Ad-Free Video
Pattern Name: Luminous
Techniques
Knit Flat {Back & Forth}
Knit & Purl Stitches
Cable Stitches
Sew Seam
Materials
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 35 – 45 yards {32 – 41 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 13 {9mm} Knitting Needles
Extras: Cable Needle
Yarn Substitutes
Cascade Lana Grande
Lang Yarns Virginia
Phildar Phil Alaska
Rowan Big Wool Yarn
MillaMia Super Chunky
Read more about yarn substitutions here {+ video}.
Details
Measurements, After Seaming: 3 1/2″ Height x 9″ {9cm x 23cm}
Gauge: 12 STS & 15 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 2.1oz {60g}
Notes
Not reversible.
The CO edge is the height.
Video Tutorial
Get the FREE Beginner Cable Headband Knitting Pattern below or purchase the ad-free, downloadable & printable PDF on Etsy, Ravelry or LoveCrafts.
FREE Knitting Pattern
Knit Flat {Back & Forth}:
CO 12 STS
Row 1, 3 {WS}: *P12*
Row 2 {RS}: *K12*
Row 4 {RS}: C6F, K6
Row 5, 7 {WS}: *P12*
Row 6 {RS}: *K12*
Row 8 {RS}: K6, C6B
Repeat rows 1-8, 7 more times, measuring approximately 17” {43cm} from beginning.
Repeat rows 1-2
BO in all purl STS
End:
Sew CO & BO edge together.
Weave in the ends.
No blocking necessary.
Knitting Abbreviations
* – * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
C6B – cable6back {Transfer 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit the next 3 stitches and then knit the 3 stitches off the cable needle}
C6F – cable6front {Transfer 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 3 stitches and then knit the 3 stitches off the cable needle}
K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
RS – right side
STS – stitches
WS – wrong side
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