Cutie Patootie Headband
Knit Headband
Cable Headband
Sweetheart HeadbandStep 1: Getting Started
Skill level: beginner
Materials:
64 yards of super bulky yarn (the sample was knit using Lion brand thick and quick yarn)
Small amount of worsted weight yarn for flower and a small button for flower center or large button
Size 11 16 inch needles for headband
Size 9 needles for flower
Stitch marker
Yarn needle
Gauge: 2 ½ sts per inch
Special notes: This pattern is written for the child size with youth and adult in brackets.
Stitches used
K = knit
P = purl
Inc = knit in the front and the back
Step 2: Pattern Instructions
Headband
Cast on with size 11 needle 38 (42, 48)
Round 1: Join in round being careful not to twist, place marker, K each stitch around.
Round 2: P each stitch around, slipping marker as you come to it.
Round 3 -12: K each stitch around, slipping marker as you come to it.
Round 13: P each stitch around, remove marker at the end of the round.
Cast off loosely and weave in ends.
You can stop here or add a button or make a flower as follows below.
Flower
Using the size 9 needle
Cast on 20 stitches
Row 1: K across.
Row 2: P across.
Row 3: Inc in each stitch across. (40)
Row 4: P across.
Row 5: Inc in each stitch across. (80)
Row 6: K across.
Row 7 K across.
Cast off.
Putting the flower together
To make it look like a carnation, take a scrap of yarn and run through the cast on edge and pull tight and secure. Sew onto head band. You can also add a small button in the center of the flower if you would like.
To make a rose, coil the flower and secure. Sew to headband.
