Headbands are a great way to venture into cable-knitting – and these chunky ones only take a few hours to make.
This one was made for my Mum, who wanted something to keep her ears warm during her Saturday morning ParkRuns. She happens to be something of a diva when it comes to wool softness, so pretty much everything that I make for her uses Knitcraft’s Funky Chunky Yarn – it’s 100% acrylic, very easy on sensitive skin, and even better, it’s easy on the wallet too.
The pattern that I’ve used is a simple cable knit – if you want to make the headband thicker, you can add on extra stitches to the ribbing before and after the cable.
What you need:
- A skein of Knitcraft Funky Chunky Yarn, or other super chunky yarn
- 9mm needles (mine were straight, but you could go circular if you prefer)
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A cable needle
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A yarn needle for seaming
How you do it:
- Cast on 12 stitches
- Row 1: K3, P6, K3
- Row 2: K12
- Row 3: K3, P6, K3
- Row 4: K12
- Row 5: K3, P6, K3
- Row 6: K3, Cable 3 Front, K3 (for a more detailed description of how to cable, see Wool and the Gang’s video tutorial)
- Repeat rows 1-6 until your headband fits comfortably round your head – mine needed 12 repetitions
- Cast off
- Use your yarn needle to bind your seams together
And there you have it – super easy, and perfect for the ski slopes, running, or just keeping your ears a bit warmer on the way to work (probably not one for the tube). You can also see below another one in the same pattern that I made for my friend Akansha (please ignore my weird post-running face!) in pinks and greys.
Craft it like Katie 