The Knitterly Answer to Heat, Humidity and Hair
Summer is upon us and what better way to prepare than by knitting a stylish summer headband. With the humidity on the rise and temperatures surging higher everyday some of us feel the need to cut off all our hair. While a perfectly viable option, I thought we could offer a pattern that might keep the hair off your face and the scissors in the drawer.
Red Heart With Love Hand Knit Headband in Hot Pink
Materials
1 Ball Red Heart’s With Love
2 5mm (US 8) Double Pointed Needles
1 Tapestry Needle
Cast on 2 stitches and begin to knit an i-cord tube. If you’ve never done this technique before, it sounds much more intimidating than it actually is, here is an instructional YouTube video.
I-cord bow
Knit in i-cord for approximately 8 inches then, knit your two stitches regularly, turn (like you normally would) and purl back across those two stitches. Then knit 1, make 1, knit 1; turn and purl back. Work five more rows in stockinette stitch (knit one row, purl one row) then follow the rows listed below until you have reached 15 stitches.
Row 1: Knit 1, make 1, knit until there is one stitch left, make 1, knit 1
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: Purl
Plain stockinette stitch across the top of the headband
Once you have reached 15 stitches, knit in stockinette for 9 inches. Then begin your decreases.
Row 1: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit until three before the end of the row, slip slip knit, knit 1
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: Purl
Decreases along the side of the headband
When you have 3 stitches left on your needles, knit 1 knit 2 together; turn and purl back. Now begin the i-cord for the other side and knit until it measures 8 inches long. Bind off your i-cord and weave in the ends.
Bind off your i-cord and weave in the ends.
Your stylish summer headband is ready to wear, just tie it around your head and relish the hair-free field of view. With so many fun colors from Red Heart, you’re not going to want to put down your knitting during the warmer months of the year.
