Cabling is deceptively simple so if you're a knitter who has yet to learn, get your hands on a video tutorial (www.newstitchaday.com is fabulous!) and prepare to have your mind blown. Then proceed to blow the minds of your friends with your awesome creations.
I recently made a three-strand braided headband and it was so much fun to make that I decided to step it up a notch. This 5-strand braided headband is perfect for transitional weather and works up in an evening!
What You Need:
Bernat Roving (I used a little over half a ball, but it's dependent on the length you make it)
Size 13 needles
Yarn needle
Cable needle
Cast on 17
Rows 1 and 5: P1, K15, P1
Rows 2, 4, 6 and 8: K1, P15, K1
Row 3: P1, K3, *cable 3 forward (slip 3 stitches off onto your cable needle, hold in front, K3, K3 off the cable needle), rep from * once more, P1
Row 7: P1, *cable 3 back (slip 3 stitches off onto your cable needle, hold in back, K3, K3 off the cable needle), rep from * once more, K3, P1
Repeat rows 1-8 until your headband is snug enough around your head without stretching out the pattern. Bind off, sew ends together using your yarn needle and weave in the tails. The width should be about 3.5 inches, dependent on your tension. :)
Be warm and happy. Spring is almost here!
I would love to see the three-strand braided headband (pic and pattern!) because this one is so gorgeous. the 5-strand would be fun to try as a beginner, but is almost overwhelming to start because of the number =P
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Hi Alissa! Honestly the level of difficulty doesn't change whether it's a 5 or 3 stranded headband. It only looks fancier but it uses the exact same techniques! Fool your friends!! ;) Give it a go but you can check out www.ravelry.com for more patterns!
DeleteYou're so pretty! The blue looks FABULOUS on you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteWOW, I'm speechless!! That headband is beautiful and I'm wondering how creative you're actually.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI'm knitting this in hot pink for my daughter to go snowboarding. It's gorgeous and really easy although it looks insanely complicated. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're enjoying the pattern!
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Hey thanks for the shoutout to NSAD!
ReplyDeleteJust a quick note: The cables in this pattern are cable 6 forward (c6f) and cable 6 back (c6b). The number in the cable stitch refers to the total number of stitches the cable is worked over, not the number of stitches you work at one time.
Pattern looks great! Keep up the awesome work!
Thanks, Beth. Just made it and it's super easy--just makes me look like a genius because it looks so complicated. I'll be making more for stockings for Christmas!
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ReplyDeletethis headband wider? I tried casting on double the amount of stitches and doubling the numbers in each row of the pattern but it does not
work. Can someone help me I love this pattern
It appears that this pattern is in multiples of six stitches, plus two more - one additional stitch for each end.
DeleteThe pattern is a multiple of 6 plus 5 stitches. So to make the headband wider, start with the 17 specified and add 6 more stitches for each additional repeat -- so 23 or 29 etc. Each 6 adds one more repeat on rows 3 and 7, and increases the middle section stitches on the other rows. Hope this helps.
DeleteSo before I start this pattern do I do the 6 cable stitches plus the 2 on the ends?
ReplyDeleteBeth u say to use a size 13 needle. Is that Canadian metric or US. Thank u. Beth
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DeleteHi, I love this and am excited to make this! What weight yarn did you use?
ReplyDelete#5 weight catagory....Bulky
DeleteThanks so much for this pattern - I've knitted it as a Christmas present for a friend, and learned how to cable in the process :-) Can't wait to knit one for myself!
ReplyDeleteCan you explain how to do this on circular needles? Does that make it more or less complex?
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting your pattern! I just made mine yesterday and it turned out gorgeous.
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