Sunday 4 March 2012

Headband

It's almost spring!! I swear. Really. It's almost spring.
Well... Maybe. Two weeks ago I was sure it was almost spring, and then we got two HUGE dumps of snow last week. Wow. I didn't not expect that now. Not that I mind. It was pretty ideal for a day of skiing and then snowball rolling.
Yay for new snow and slightly above freezing temperatures!

And I'm glad I finished this right on time. This headband has been in the works since I finished these, made from the leftover yarn. The whole top is the green that I was trying to avoid for the mittens.


I love having a new headband. Something to cover my ears, but not a full hat.


As with half of what I make, I kinda made this pattern up. A combination of this and this. Here's what I did.


Pattern notes:
CO 13 sts
Row 1: slip first stitch, knit to end
Row 2: slip first stitch, purl to end

Row 3: slip first stitch, knit to end
Row 4: slip first stitch, purl to end
Row 5: slip first stitch, k2, M1, k until 3 left, M1, K3
Row 6: slip first stitch, purl to end
Repeat row 5-6 until 25 stitches

After that you'll do a 5 row repeat until the headband almost goes around your head
Row 1: slip first stitch, knit to end
Row 2: slip first stitch, purl to end
Row 3: slip first stitch, knit to end
Row 4: slip first stitch, purl to end
Row 5: slip first stitch, knit to end
Make sure to stop on right side

Row 1: slip first stitch, k2, ssk, k until 5 sts left, k2tog, k3
Row 2: slip first stitch, purl to end
Repeat Row1-2 until 13 stitches remain
On next row: K4, BO2, k4, bo2, k2
K3, CO2, K3, CO2, K3
slip first stitch, knit to end
slip first stitch, purl to end
BO all stitches




As you can see. I also made the buttons out of the yarn. I made bobbles and then sewed them on. Random, but I kinda like'em. 

2 comments:

stephchows said...

That looks ooo comfy! I love the colors and the fit! And your braids looks super cute AND that gigantic snowball is fabulous!!!

Corrie said...

I like the colours!