Cross Cable Headband Knitting Pattern, Free

Grab the FREE cross cable headband knitting pattern below! Super cozy, super bulky cable headband using Wool and the Gang Crazy Sexy Wool.

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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 & Mobile Friendly
PDF Bonus: Ad-Free Video, Checklist
Pattern Name: Devotion

Techniques

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

Materials

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 40 – 50 yards {37 – 46 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Wool and the Gang, Crazy Sexy Wool
Needle Size: US 15 {10mm} Knitting Needles
Extras: Cable Needle

Yarn Substitutes

Cascade, Magnum & Spuntaneous
Cloudborn, Highland Roving
MillaMia, Super Chunky
Red Heart, Grande
We Are Knitters, The Wool
Wool and the Gang, Crazy Sexy Wool

Read more about yarn substitutions here {+ video}.

Details

Measurements, After Seaming: 4″ Height x 9 1/2″ {10cm x 24cm}
Gauge: 13 STS & 11 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 cross cable knit stitch.

Video Tutorials

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FREE Knitting Pattern

Knit flat, row by row, back & forth:

CO 13 STS
Row 1 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2, P5, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 2 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, K5, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 3 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2, P5, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 4 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, K5, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 5 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2, P5, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 6 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, SL4BK1, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1

Row 7 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2, P5, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 8 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, K5, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 9 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2, P5, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 10 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, K5, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 11 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2, P5, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 12 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, K5, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 13 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2, P5, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 14 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, SL4BK1, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Repeat rows 7-14, 5 more times, approximately 18” {46cm}, for a total of 7 cross cables.

To end:
Row 55 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2, P5, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 56 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, K5, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 57 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2, P5, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 58 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, K5, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 59 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2, P5, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 60 {RS}: BO in pattern. Sew CO & BO edge together.

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}
K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
RS – right side
SL4BK1 – slip 4 STS to cable needle, hold in back, knit next stitch, slip 3 STS back to LH needle and bring remaining stitch on cable needle to front, knit the 3 STS from LH needle, then knit the first stitch from cable needle
S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
STS – stitches
WYIB – with yarn in back
WYIF – with yarn in front
WS – wrong side

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