Something, nothing and everything…
Cabled Headband
Something to keep your ears a little warmer on a cold day.
Finished width: 3 inches
Materials:
- Approx 40gms DK yarn (2 strands used throughout)
- 5mm straight needles
Cable (C4F)
- Pick up the next 4 stitches using a cable needle and hold at the front of the work.
- Knit the next 4 stitches on the left hand needle.
- Knit the 4 stitches on the cable needle.
Directions:
CO 10st
Work 10 rows k1 p1 rib increasing 1 st at each end of every alternate row (20st)
Row 1: k1, p1, k2,p2, C4F,p2, k2, p1, k1
Row 2: k2, p2, k2, p8, k2, p2, k2
Row 3: k1, p1, k2,p2, k8,p2, k2, p1, k1
Row 4, 6, 8: As Row 2
Row 5, 7: As Row 3
Continue in pattern until band measures 2ins less than required when slightly stretched.
Work 3 rows k1 p1 rib decreasing 1 st at each end of 1st row and 3rd row (16st)
Buttonhole:
Row 4: Work 7sts, BO 2st, work 7st.
Row 5: Dec 1, work 5st, CO 2st, work to end (14st).
Work 5 rows k1 p1 rib decreasing 1 st at each end of 2nd row and 4th row (10st)
BO all stitches.
Finishing:
Weave in ends
Attach button to other end of band.
i love this headband thank you
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I teach middle school girls to knit. They want to learn to cable. This is THE perfect project!! They can learn to inc/dec and make a buttonhole as well as cable. Hooray!
How wonderful that knitting is being taught in school! Glad to hear that this pattern will help.
I have been looking at the pattern and I cannot find how long this headband is suppose to be. All it says is to continue in pattern until band measures 2ins less than required.
There is no given length as everyone’s head circumference is different. For example, mine is 22 inches (big head and lots of thick curly hair), so I make these 20 inches long before starting the final decrease & buttonhole.
Can you please explain row 5 in the button hole section?
Thank you
Dec 1 stitch, work 5 stitches, bind off 2 stitches, work to end (14st)
Thanks so much for this! My son was looking at similar headbands at stores for his girlfriend and I rolled my eyes at him 😀 He picked out this pattern and I grabbed some great yarn and we’re good to go!
Glad I could help 🙂
Hi, I’ve attempted to start this project a few times over the past few days, I really don’t understand how you start it off? With the ribbing, I find it really complicated – if you increase every alternate row with the 10 rows, you’re only going to increase 5 sts and then it going to be one side that increases. Just wondering if you can word it differently or write out the rows for me, possibly with the button part too? I just can’t get my head around it.. Thank you x
You need to work 10 rows k1 p1 rib increasing 1 st AT EACH END of every alternate row
I am new at knitting and I am confused about the increases too. Jess Sked you to explain, but it seems you wrote the same instructions. Capitol letters don’t make the same instructions more easily understood.
You need to work 10 rows of standard ribbing (knit 1, purl 1). On rows 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 increase 1 stitch at the beginning and end of the row.
I’m very sorry but how do I do that?
If you don’t know how to work an increase, have a look at knitting increases.