Chunky Cable Headband Knitting Pattern, Free

Scroll down to get the FREE chunky cable headband knitting pattern + row-by-row video tutorial. It’s a super cute & quick project, so you can knit one up to match each of your outfits.

cable knit headband on a fur blanket with pumpkins & a coffee

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: Abundance

Techniques

Knit Flat {Back & Forth}
Knit & Purl Stitches
Cable Stitches
Sew Seam

Materials

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 60 – 70 yards {55 – 64 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Cascade Yarns, Spuntaneous
Needle Size: US 11 {8mm} Knitting Needles
Extras: Cable Needle

Details

Measurements, After Seaming: 5 1/2″ Height x 9 1/2″ {14cm x 24cm}
Gauge: 16 STS & 17 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 4.1oz {115g}

Notes

Not reversible.
The CO edge is the height.
Knit using the cable knit stitch.

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FREE Knitting Pattern

Knit flat, row by row, back & forth:

CO 20 STS

Row 1 {RS}: P2 *K* P2
Row 2 {WS}: *P*

Row 3 {RS}: P2, K4, C4B, C4F, K4, P2
Row 4 {WS}: *P*
Row 5 {RS}: P2, K2, C4B, K4, C4F, K2, P2
Row 6 {WS}: *P*
Row 7 {RS}: P2, C4B, K8, C4F, P2
Row 8 {WS}: *P*
Repeat rows 3-8, 11 times, for a total of 12, or until about 18” {46cm} long

Last Row {RS}: BO in P2 *K* P2

End:
Sew CO & BO edge together.
Weave in the ends.
No blocking necessary.

Knitting Abbreviations

* – * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off in pattern
C4B – cable4back {Transfer 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit the next 2 stitches and then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle}
C4F – cable4front {Transfer 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 2 stitches and then knit the 2 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