Pattern Overview
The Frosted Window Headband will keep your ears warm on a cold day.
The headband is knitted flat.
The pattern is an 8-row repeat. It features lace cable columns with elongated stitches on a reverse stockinette background.
The first and last 2 stitches form an i-cord edging, that makes the edges look neat and prevents them from curling.
The the cast-on and bind-off edges are seamed together forming a decorative twist in the middle. The seam is hidden by the twist and is not visible.
First, you will cast on the required number of stitches. Next, you will knit a long rectangle until you reach your desired length. Then you will bind off the stitches. After that you will seam the edges together to form the twist.
Size
S (M) L
To fit head circumference: 54-55 (56-57) 58-59cm / 21.25-21.75 (22-22.5) 22.75-23.25in
Width: 13cm/ 5.15in
Gauge
10 x 10 cm (4x4in) = 21sts x 28rows in stockinette stitch after blocking.
Yarn
DROPS Daisy in the color ice blue (uni color 09), 1 ball.
Needles
4mm (US 6) knitting needles.
Notions
Tapestry needle, measuring tape, scissors.
Pattern Notes
This pattern starts with a wrong-side row. The wrong-side rows are not identical. You will work the stitches as they appear, except the first and last 2 selvage stitches.
The stitch count changes throughout the pattern. You will decrease the number of stitches in a row, and balance out the stitch count in the following right-side row.
The twist will hide the seam, so you don’t need to finish knitting the headband with a full pattern repeat (that is after row 8), you can bind off stitches after you have reached your desired length, but it is best to bind-off after row 4 or 8 when the total stitch count is 36 sts.
Abbreviations
k – knit.
p – purl.
sl – slip stitch as if to purl with yarn in front.
k2tog – knit 2 stitches together.
ssk – slip 1 stitch knitwise, slip the next stitch knitwise, return the 2 stitches back to the left needle, knit those 2 stitches together through the back loops.
M1-k2-M1 – (make one – knit 2- make 1) – insert the right-hand needle under the bar between the next 2 stitches, wrap the yarn around the needle and pull up a loop, knit the next 2 stitches, insert the right-hand needle into the same place where you have pulled up the first loop, wrap the yarn around the needle and pull up another loop.
RS – right side.
WS – wrong side.
* * – repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed.
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FROSTED WINDOW HEADBAND KNITTING PATTERN
Headband
Cast on 36 stitches.
Set-up row (WS): k4, *p4, k2* 5 times, sl2 (36 sts).
Row 1 (RS): k2, *p2, k2tog, ssk, p2, k4* 2 times, p2, k2tog, ssk, p2, sl2 (30 sts).
Row 2 (WS): k4, *p2, k2, p4, k2* 2 times, p2, k2, sl2 (30 sts).
Row 3: k2, *p2, M1-k2-M1, p2, k4* 2 times, p2, M1-k2-M1, p2, sl2 (36 sts).
Row 4: k4, *p4, k2* 5 times, sl2 (36 sts).
Row 5: k2, *p2, k4, p2, k2tog, ssk* 2 times, p2, k4, p2, sl2. (32 sts).
Row 6: k4, *p4, k2, p2, k2,* 2 times, p4, k2, sl2 (32 sts).
Row 7: k2, *p2, k4, p2, M1-k2-M1* 2 times, p2, k4, p2, sl2. (36 sts).
Row 8: k4, *p4, k2* 5 times, sl2 (36 sts).
Repeat rows 1-8 until the headband measures 49 (51) 52.5cm/ 19.25 (20) 20.75in. It is best to bind off stitches after row 4 or 8, when the st count is back to the original 36 sts.
Bind off sts. Cut the yarn, leaving a 30cm (12″) tail for seaming.
At this step, it is best to wet block the finished headband and lay it flat to dry. Then weave in the cast-on tail.
Twist
Lay the headband flat. The right side should be facing you.
Thread the yarn tail onto a tapestry needle. Fold each end of the headband in half, so they form a “V”.
Place one edge into another, making sure the yarn tail is not in between the layers.
Sew through the four layers of fabric from one end to the other. Go back and forth, making sure you go through all the layers.
Weave in the yarn tail. Turn the headband inside out.
