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:) About the Pattern:

• Time it took me to knit: 1-2 hours
• Dimensions {before blocking}: 17″ {43cm} x 2” {5cm} wide
• Dimensions {blocked to}: 18″ {46cm} x 2 ½” {7cm} wide
• Gauge: 12 sts & 13 rows per 2” {5cm} square {knit flat}
• Size {Adult}: 21 ½” {55cm} head circumference
• Weight: 0.9oz {26g}

:) Materials Needed:

• Craft Scissors
• Approximately 30-35 yards of worsted weight cotton yarn
• I used Dishie & Simply Organic Cotton Yarn by Knit Picks
• Cable Needles
• Size 7 {4.5mm} straight needles
• I used Size 7 {4.5mm} needles with a 24” cable
• Darning Needle, or tool of choice to weave in ends
• To block, I used: Knitter’s Pride Blockers and Pins & Blocking Wires

:) FREE Cotton Headband Knitting Pattern:

• CO 14 STS
• Rows 1 – 111 (ODD rows, back): *P2, K2, P6, K2, P2*
• Rows 2 – 110 (EVEN rows, except cable rows, front): *P4, K6, P4*
• Cable Rows 8, 20, 32, 44, 56, 68, 80, 92, 104: *P4, C6F, P4*
• Row 112: BO in pattern {meaning that you knit the knits and purl the purls just like you were doing in the body of the project.}

:) Modification:

If you’d like to make it longer, repeat rows 93-104 one more time before finishing 105-112.
Sew CO & BO edge together.
No blocking necessary, but it will look nicer ;)

:) Blocking:

How to Block

{before sewing the ends together}
Thread the Blocking Wires through each purl loop on each long side of the headband.

I use these Blockers and Pins to pin to foam board. It’s a pinkish purple board that you can find at your local hardware store, even our small town hardware store carries it :).
FYI, Pink Panther is on the other side! ;)

Lightly stretch to 2 1/2-3″ wide by 18″ long.

Spritz with water. Pat with a clean, dry towel to remove excess water. Let dry overnight.
Now you can seam the short ends together and it’s ready to wear!

:) Abbreviations:

• * – * – repeat pattern
• BO – bind-off in pattern
• CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
• 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}
• K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
• P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
• STS – stitches