I got this idea from Pinterest and found the tutorial (with some videos) from Sara (and friend, Elisa) at Craftsnob. Her blog is wonderful!
Now, hopefully you already know the basics...cast-on, knit, purl, bind (or cast)-off and such. If you happen to read this and do not know how to do those things, this tutorial may be a tiny bit difficult! ;) If you have questions or simply need to be pointed in the right direction of learning, by all means, let me know! I will help as much as I can!
So, on to the headband. Now that I have chopped most of my hair off, it really makes me miss my long hair and the ability to do different things with it. This piece helps me feel a little bit better!
First, you will cast on 20 stitches, which will make the headband around 4-4.5 inches wide. (I used US size 9/5.5mm needles, mainly because that's all I have for now. They seem to be a good universal size for a lot of different projects. The smaller the needle, the smaller the stitch).
You may knit every row or purl every row, your choice. Continue until the piece reaches 14-17 inches long. The tutorial on CraftSnob stated 14 inches, however, I have a somewhat large noggin' and didn't want mine to be too tight. As I reached the end of my piece, I wrapped it around my head to see how it would fit and stopped where I thought best, which was around 17 inches. (Sheesh! LOL!)
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Finished piece should look similar. |
Once you have that piece completed, you will fold the ends to meet in the middle, as shown below.
Now, take a yarn needle and stitch up the ends. I wish I had more colors to make a prettier headband, but this was just a trial too, so I didn't worry about color.
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Stitch doesn't have to be perfect! |
Once that is done, hold the headband and pull the string to cinch it then tie the string in a knot.
Now, you can either leave it like it is, which looks like this:
Or, you can take the extra yarn string, wrap it around and give it a more finished look, like so:
All done! Very simple beginner project to start off with. I got a tad carried away when I first started and wanted to do blankets, scarves, socks...you name it, I was going to do it! I just didn't realize how much time and effort this actually takes. So don't get frustrated! I missed a stitch in this one and didn't realize it until I had 2 more rows already done. Dang!
A dish cloth is another simple, easy, quick project to start off with as well. I was able to get one completed in a day because I was so excited to finish something!
Again, if you try it, share a photo with me! :)
xo-mk
How cute! I LOVE that!
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ReplyDeleteThat is flipping adorable! I couldn't even begin to attempt knitting - I'm trying my best to master crochet right now. I too have a larger "noggin" - David doesn't like for me to wear his hats because he's afraid I will stretch them out!
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute, i must try doing/ knitting it. It is so adorable :)
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