Easy Cable Headband Knitting Pattern, Free

Grab the FREE & Easy Cable Headband Knitting Pattern below! Learn this beginner cable headband in my how-to video tutorial. Available in 2 Sizes… Adult & Baby.

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About

Available Sizes: Two
Sizes: Adult & Baby
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: Friendship


Techniques

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


Notes

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


Video Tutorials

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FREE Adult Knitting Pattern

Materials
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 40 – 50 yards {37 – 46 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 11 {8mm} 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: 4″ Height x 9″ {10cm x 23cm}
Gauge: 14 STS & 15 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 2.3oz {65g}


Pattern
Knit Flat {Back & Forth}:

CO 14 STS
Rows 1 – 55 {ODD rows} {WS}: *P2, K2, P6, K2, P2*
Rows 2 – 54 (EVEN rows} {RS}: *P4, K6, P4*
EXCEPT Rows 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48: *P4, C6F, P4*
Row 56: BO in pattern

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


FREE Baby Knitting Pattern

Materials
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 15 – 25 yards {14 – 23 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 11 {8mm} Knitting Needles
Extras: Cable Needle


Details
Measurements, After Seaming: 2 1/2″ Height x 6″ {6cm x 15cm}
Gauge: 14 STS & 15 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 1.0oz {25g}


Pattern:
Knit Flat {Back & Forth}

CO 8 STS
Rows 1 – 47 {ODD rows}{WS}: *P1, K1, P4, K1, P1*
Rows 2 – 46 (EVEN rows}{RS}: *P2, K4, P2*
EXCEPT Rows 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42: *P2, C4F, P2*
Row 48: BO in pattern

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


Knitting Abbreviations

* – * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off in pattern
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}
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

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Gauge

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