Rib Cable Headband Knitting Pattern, Free

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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 Friendly
Bonus: Video, Checklist
Pattern Name: Enjoy

Techniques

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

Materials

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 50 – 60 yards {45 – 54 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Cascade Yarns, Spuntaneous
Needle Size: US 11 {8mm} Knitting Needles
Extras: Cable Needle

Details

Measurements, After Seaming: 4 1/2″ Height x 9″ {11cm x 23cm}
Gauge: 16 STS & 16 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 2.6oz {75g}

Notes

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

Video Tutorials

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FREE Knitting Pattern

Knit flat, row by row, back & forth:

CO 17 STS

Row 1 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 2 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2 [P1, K1, P1] 3 times, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 3 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 4 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2 [P1, K1, P1] 3 times, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1

Row 5 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 6 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2 [P1, K1, P1] 3 times, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 7 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 8 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, P1, K1, P1, C6BPKP, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 9 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 10 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2 [P1, K1, P1] 3 times, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 11 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 12 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, C6FPKP, P1, K1, P1, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Repeat rows 5-12, 5 more times, for a total of 6.

To end:
Row 53 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 54 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2 [P1, K1, P1] 3 times, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 55 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 56 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2, P1, K1, P1, C6BPKP, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 57 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 58 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2 [P1, K1, P1] 3 times, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 59 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 60 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2 [P1, K1, P1] 3 times, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 61 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 62 {RS}: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2 [P1, K1, P1] 3 times, P2, WYIB S1PW, P1
Row 63 {WS}: WYIB S1PW, P1, K2 [K1, P1, K1] 3 times, K2, WYIF S1PW, P1
Row 64 {RS}: BO in pattern: WYIB S1PW, K1, P2 [P1, K1, P1] 3 times, P2, K1, K1

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

Knitting Abbreviations

* – * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off in pattern
C6BPKP – cable 6 back, slip 3 sts onto the cable needle, hold at the back of your work, P1, K1, p1 off your left-hand needle and then P1, K1, p1 off the cable needle.
C6FPKP – cable 6 front, slip 3 sts onto the cable needle, hold at the front of your work, P1, K1, p1 off your left-hand needle and then P1, K1, p1 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
S1PW – slip 1 purl-wise
STS – stitches
WYIB – with yarn in back
WYIF – with yarn in front
WS – wrong side

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