Knitting Pattern: Simple Headband
This week, I am sharing one of the first knitting patterns I ever wrote. It is a very basic pattern, but it incorporates a few stitches and skills that every knitter needs to know. It is also easy to adjust in size, as you just need to repeat Row 12 until you have reached the length that you need.
If you use the suggested needles and yarn size, this is a fairly quick knit. It took me approximately an hour to make one for my teenage daughter, and I am a moderately quick knitter.
Materials:
Worsted Yarn
Size 6 (4mm) DPNs
Tapestry Needle
Knowledge Needed:
I-cord
YO = Yarn Overs
K2tog = Knit 2 Together
K = Knit
Sl-st = Slip-Stitch
P-wise = Purl-wise
All Sl-st are done purl-wise
Pattern:
Starting I-cord:
Cast on 3 stitches.
Knit I-cord for approximately 8–10 inches.
Starting Headband:
Row 1: Top 3 stitches of I-cord
Row 2: Sl-st p-wise, knit across
Row 3: Sl-st, YO, K, YO, K
Row 4: Sl-st, knit across
Row 5: Sl-st, K, YO, K, YO, K2
Row 6: Sl-st, knit across
Row 7: Sl-st, K, YO, K3, YO, K2
Row 8: Sl-st, knit across
Row 9: Sl-st, K, YO, K5, YO, K2
Row 10: Sl-st, knit across
Row 11: Sl-st, K, YO, K7, YO, K2
Row 12: Sl-st, knit across
(Continue Row 12 until the headband is approximately 2 inches short of head circumference to tie-off)
Row 1 after length if reached: Sl-st, K2tog, YO, K7, YO, K2tog, K
Row 2: Sl-st, K2tog, K7, K2tog, K
Row 3: Sl-st, knit across
Row 4: Sl-st, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, K2tog, K
Row 5: Sl-st, K2tog, K5, K2tog, K
Row 6: Sl-st, knit across
Row 7: Sl-st, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, K2tog, K
Row 8: Sl-st, K2tog, K3, K2tog, K
Row 9: K2tog, K3tog, K2tog
Starting I-cord:
Knit I-cord for approximately 8–10 inches.
Weave in ends. Add decorations.
Closing
I really hope that you enjoyed this pattern. Feel free to share this pattern with your friends, but please give me credit when you do so. You can also make and sell the items that you create, if you please. Once again, just credit me with the pattern.
If you would like to support my endeavors, I do sell some of my more involved patterns on Payhip. I would greatly appreciate it if you took a moment to look around my shop. Feel free to leave a comment below if you have any questions or if you have completed this pattern. I love seeing photos of completed works!
That’s all for now. Have a wonderful day, and God bless.
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Grindle Creek Homestead is a homestead in Eastern North Carolina. It is owned and operated by Jessica Cauthon, who has been gardening and preserving food for most of her life. She runs four Medium publications: Around the Homestead — a journal of our day-to-day life on the homestead, Stocking Up — a publication dedicated to canning, freezing, and other means of food preservation, In Stitches — a home for crochet patterns, knitting patterns, and everything crafty, and Down in the Garden — a publication devoted to growing fresh food and being a steward to the land. Grindle Creek can be found online on Payhip and on Facebook.
