Braided Cable Headband Knitting Pattern, Free
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Scroll down to get the free braided cable headband knitting pattern. It’s an advanced beginner pattern which includes a row-by-row video tutorial to help beginner knitters go to the next level!

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: Goodness
Techniques
Knit Flat {Back & Forth}
Knit & Purl Stitches
Cable Stitches
Sew Seam
Materials
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 50 – 60 yards {46 – 55 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Cascade Yarns Spuntaneous
Needle Size: US 11 {8mm} Knitting Needles
Extras: Cable Needle
Details
Measurements, After Seaming: 4″ Height x 8 1/2″ {10cm x 22cm}
Gauge: 16 STS & 19 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 2.8oz {80g}
Notes
Not reversible.
The CO edge is the height.
Knit using the braided cable knit stitch.
Video Tutorials
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FREE Knitting Pattern
Knit flat, row by row, back & forth:
CO 16 STS
Rows 1, 3, 5: K2 *P* K2
Rows 2, 4: *K*
Row 6: K2, C8B, K6
Rows 7, 9, 11: K2 *P* K2
Rows 8, 10: *K*
Row 12: K6, C8F, K2
Rows 13, 15, 17: K2 *P* K2
Rows 14, 16: *K*
Repeat rows 6-17, 5 more times, or until about 17” {43cm}, or desired length
Last Row: BO in all knit STS
End:
Sew CO & BO edge together.
Weave in the ends.
No blocking necessary.
Knitting Abbreviations
* – * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off in pattern
C8B – cable8back {Transfer 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit the next 4 stitches and then knit the 4 stitches off the cable needle}
C8F – cable8front {Transfer 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 4 stitches and then knit the 4 stitches off the cable needle}
CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
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
Gauge
