Warm
Headbands
Pattern by Rob Matyska.
Copyright Rob
Matysta 2000, All rights reserved. Posted at Bev's
Country Cottage with permission
2 x 1 Ribbed Knitted
Headband (standing up)
Finished size fits any
head from teenager to adult, due to the “give” in the final product.
Materials:
Approx 1.5-2 oz Lion Brand
JIFFY (or any similar fiber)
4.5 mm (US 7) double-point
knitting needle set (or a 12” circular needle)
Tapestry needle
Gauge: Not overly important,
due to the elasticity of the project. But if you know you knit tighter
than most, use a larger needle; more loosely—go down a size.
Cast on 81 stitches and
distribute evenly across three double-point needles. Taking good care
to
avoid twisting the stitches, join start/end of cast on stitches to form
a circle. Work in a k2 p1 pattern around (27 repeats in all).
Work
even for about 4”
(10 cm). Bind off LOOSELY in pattern stitch.Weave in ends.
1 x 1 Ribbed Knitted
Headband (center of picture)
Finished size fits any
head from teenager to adult, due to the “give” in the final product.
Materials:
Approx 1.5-2 oz Lion Brand
JIFFY (or any similar fiber)
4.5 mm (US 7) double-point
knitting needle set (or a 12” circular needle)
Tapestry needle
Gauge: Not overly important,
due to the elasticity of the project. But if you know you knit tighter
than most, use a larger needle; more loosely—go down a size.
Cast on 80 stitches and
distribute evenly across three double-point needles. Taking good care
to
avoid twisting the stitches, join start/end of cast on stitches to form
a circle. Work in a k1 p1 pattern around.
Work even for about 4”
(10 cm). Bind off LOOSELY in pattern stitch. Weave in ends.
Crocheted Ripple Headband
(bottom of picture)
Finished size fits any
head from teenager to adult, due to the “give” in the final product.
Materials:
Approx 2 oz Lion Brand
JIFFY (or any similar fiber)
US G/H crochet hook (just
a suggestion, depending on how your tension typically works out)
Tapestry needle
Chain 15. Turn and, working
in the BACK LOOPS ONLY of the chain foundation row, single crochet (sc)
in the second stitch from the end and in each remaining chain (14 sc).
Chain 1 and turn, without skipping the initial stitch on each new row.
Working in the BACK LOOPS
ONLY of the preceding row of sc stitches, sc in each stitch across (14
sc). Chain 1 and turn (as before). Repeat until you have about 16”of
work
.Finish off, leaving a long tail (about 8 or 10 inches) for joining.
Matching one stitch from
the chain row to one sc from the final row, carefully seam the two ends
together into a circular headband. Weave in your ends.
Notes: I made
one crocheted and one knitted headband out of a single 2.5-ounce skein
of JIFFY, and I’m sure about 3 ounces (or less) of any similar yarn
would
work, especially worsted or bulky weight. The fluff of the JIFFY makes
the headbands particularly soft, and it traps body heat better than
plain
worsted. Best of all, the finished products are machine washable. JIFFY
has been on sale frequently at major craft store chains, and I got mine
for $1 a skein earlier this fall.
I tried
doing the knitted
version in a stockinette stitch, but the top/bottom rolled badly.
Garter
stitch might work out fine, but it takes more rows (and more fiber), so
I went with ribbing patterns.
© 2000 -
2004 Rob Matyska
All rights reserved.
