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Headband overview
The Summit Headband features a classic braid cable and slip stitch stripes with i-cord edging. The pattern is an eight-row repeat.
You will knit a long rectangle and sew the edges together forming a decorative twist.
This headband is knitted with medium weight merino wool.
You will find the knitting instructions below.
Measurements: To fit women’s medium (54-56 cm/ 21 3/4 – 22″).
If you are knitting for a smaller/bigger circumference just knit fewer/ more pattern repeats.
If you want to make the headband narrower/ wider simply work fewer/ more stitches in the reverse stockinette stitch sections.
Gauge: 17 stitches x 22 rows = 10 x 10cm (4 x 4″ ) in stockinette after blocking.
Finished size:
- Width: 10cm (4″)
- Circumference unstretched: 45cm (18″)
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Supplies
To knit this headband you will need the following supplies:
- Yarn: ~50g (1.8 oz) medium weight yarn (category #4). I used Drops Big Merino in the color lavender (mix 09). It’s 100% merino wool. If you don’t have the mentioned yarn at hand, here are similar yarn options:
- The One Merino from Wool and the Gang
- Rialto Aran from Debbie Bliss
- Merino Extrafine 85 from Schachenmayr
Abbreviations
CO – cast on
St (s) – stitch (es)
K – knit
P – purl
Sl wyf – slip stitch purlwise with yarn in front
Sl wyb – slip stitch purlwise with yarn in back
C6F – slip 3 stitches onto cable needle and leave at front of work. Knit the next 3 stitches, then knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle.
C6B – slip 3 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. Knit the next 3 stitches, then knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle.
HEADBAND KNITTING PATTERN
Cast on
CO on 25 sts using the Long-tail cast-on method or the one you prefer.
Headband
The first and last 3 stitches form the i-cord edging. You will knit the first 3 stitches of every row, and slip the last 3 stitches of every row.
Row 1: K3, P2, Sl1 wyb, P2, K9, P2, Sl1 wyb, P2, Sl 3 wyf
Row 2, 4, 6, 8: K5, P1, K2, P9, K2, P1, K2, Sl 3 wyf
Row 3: K3, P2, Sl1 wyb, P2, K3, C6F, P2, Sl1 wyb, P2, Sl 3 wyf
Row 5: K3, P2, Sl1 wyb, P2, K9, P2, Sl1 wyb, P2, Sl 3 wyf
Row 7: K3, P2, Sl1 wyb, P2, C6B, K3, P2, Sl1 wyb, P2, Sl 3 wyf
Repeat rows 1-8 sixteen more times (a total of seventeen pattern repeats) or knit until your desired length.
The edges of the headband are sewn together to form a twist and are not visible, so you don’t need to end with a full pattern repeats.
Bind off
Bind off sts in pattern (knit over knit stitches, purl over purl stitches).
Step 1: Work 2, bring the first st over the second one.
Step 2: Work the next st, bring the first st over the second one.
Repeat step 2 until you have 1 stitch left, cut the yarn leaving a 30-40cm / 12-16″ tail to seam the headband. Draw the yarn tail through the last stitch and pull it snug.
You will find a detailed tutorial on how to bind off knitting HERE.
Twist
Step 1: With the right side facing you, bring the shorter edges closer together and fold each edge in half so they look like a “V”.
Step 2: Now insert one edge into another. Make sure, that the yarn tail is on the outside, and not in between the layers.
Step 3: Stitch through all 4 layers of knit fabric back and forth.
Finishing
Weave in all loose ends, and turn the headband the right side out.
Wet block the finished item, this process transforms the stitches, makes them look smoother and neater.
Simply soak the knitted item in lukewarm water with some soak wash for 10-15 minutes. Lift it from the water and gently squeeze the excess water out. Next, lay it on a clean towel, and roll it up to remove moisture.
Pin the item to a blocking board or lay it on a clean and dry towel (make sure it doesn’t transfer color) and let it dry. Your knitting will look much better after this.
I hope you enjoyed this headband knitting pattern, be sure to check out my other knitting patterns!
Thank you for stopping by,
Mirella.
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9 Comments
lovely
Are the instructions correct for this, I can’t work out the edging
The headband has an I-cord edge – you will knit the first 3 stitches of every row and you will slip (with yarn IN FRONT) the last 3 stitches of every row. This will create a smooth side edge.
Hi Mirella can you kindly correct row 2,4,6,8 TIA
Hi, the instructions for the wrong-side rows (2, 4, 6, and 8) are correct – you should knit the first 3 stitches of every row (on the right and wrong sides), and slip the last 3 stitches purlwise with yarn in front.
Hi
I had the same problem the one side would not work out, so I tried my own way and this work.
Row 1 , 3, 5, 7 end with WYB
Row 2,4,6,8 begin P3, K2, P1, K2, P9, K2, P1, K2,SL 3 wyf
and this work perfectly
hope this help.
This helps A LOT!! Thank you so much!
Same Linda! If you noticed there is only one row that starts with knit 5 which is row 2 all the rest start with knit 3 and slip 3. I am not sure if it is just a typo 🙁
This headband has an i-cord edging, that is worked as follows k3 at the beginning of every row, slip the last 3 sts purlwise with yarn in front. It is the same for the right and wrong sides.
All the wrong-side rows (2, 4, 6, 8) should start with k5 – that is k3 (i-cord sts) +k2 (2sts, that are purl sts on the right side).