I've been making a lot of headbands lately. I made a bunch as Christmas gifts but then never really stopped! They're just so fun! I had been seeing this style of headband around and thought, "I could make that!"
This is an insanely easy pattern. Spoiler alert! It's stockinette stitch with one cable. It follows a simple formula so whatever yarn or needles you want to use, you can easily amend the instructions.
Here's what I used for mine:
Yarn: Bernat Roving (surprised?) in Plum
Needles: US 13
CO 14
Row 1: P1, K12, P1
Row 2: K1, P12, K1
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you are halfway done your headband.
Best practice is to measure your head first and divide the number by two. For example, I make my headbands 18 inches long so when I got to 9 inches I stopped. (Make sure to stop when you've finished a purling row so you're ready to cable.)
Cable Row 1: P1, cable 12 forward (slip 6 stitches onto your cable needle and hold in front, K6, K6 off your cable needle), P1
Cable Row 2: K1, P12, K1
Continue repeating the original rows 1 and 2 until the headband is long enough to fit comfortably around your head.
Bind off.
Use a yarn needle to seam the ends and weave in the tails.
HOW TO ADAPT IT:
This pattern is easily adaptable so you are free to make this whatever width with whatever yarn you want. It might take a few false starts to get the width right (this pattern took me 3!) but this is such a quick knit it's worth the extra time to make sure it's perfect!
Always cast on an even number of stitches. Subtract 2 for the knit edges and divide that number in 2 for your cable row. For example for thinner yarn:
CO 20
Row 1: P1, K18, P1
Row 2: K1, P18, K1
Cable Row 1: P1, cable 18 forward (slip 9 stitches onto your cable needle and hold in front, K9, K9 off your cable needle) P1
Cable Row 2: K1, P18, K1
Or if you have really thick yarn on really fat needles:
CO 8
Row 1: P1, K6, P1
Row 2: K1, P6, K1
Cable Row 1: P1, cable 6 forward (slip 3 stitches onto your cable needle and hold in front, K3, K3 off your cable needle) P1
Cable Row 2: K1, P6, K1
You get the idea! Any questions, leave a comment below.
Thanks for reading!
