Countdown to Knitmas - Day 9!

Here is a new free pattern from the brains of Karin and Anne. Headbands are very speedy and I finally got the chance to use an very lovely new superwash merino yarn, Ewe Ewe. It has a great feel and really saturated colors. Best of all, the project only takes one ball

BTFCD Quick Headband
By: Karin Wilmoth and Anne Lecrivain-Cozzoli

Supplies:

1 ball of Ewe Ewe Worsted (95yds(86m)/50g), color 20

US 7 (4.5mm) needles

2 ⅝ inch buttons

3 (or more) decorative buttons of various sizes

Sewing thread, Sewing Needle

Tapestry Needle

Gauge: 18 sts and 24 rows to 4 inches(not super important because you will be deciding the length as you go)

Measure the head of the recipient: _____ inches.

Subtract 2 inches from that measurement: _____inches. Let’s call that number Bob.

CO 14

Row 1: (K2, P2) 6 times, end K2

Row 2: (P2, K2) 6 times, end P2

Repeat rows 1 and 2  five more times.

Increase Section:

Row 3: kfb, K1, (P2, K2) 2 times, P2, kfb, K1 (16 sts)

Row 4: P1, K1, P1, (K2, P2) 2 times, K2, P1, K1, P1

Row 5: kfb, P1, K1, (P2, K2) 2 times, P2, kfb, P1, K1 (18 sts)

Row 6: P1, K2, P1, (K2, P2) 2 times, K2, P1, K2, P1

Row 7: kfb, P2, K1, (P2, K2) 2 times, P2, K1, P2, kfb (20 sts)

Row 8: P2, K2, P1, (K2, P2) 2 times, K2, P1,K2, P2

Row 9: K2, P2, kfb, (P2, K2) 2 times, P2, kfb, P2, K2 (22 sts)

Row 10: (P2, K2) 5 times, end P2

Straight Section:

Measure piece and record the length: _____inches. Let’s call this number Ted.

Multiply that number by 2: _____inches. Let’s call that number Fred.

_____(Bob) - _____(Fred) = ______inches. Let’s call that number Chuck.

Also, _____ (Ted) + _____(Chuck)= _____ inches. Let’s call that number Daniel.

Row 11: (K2, P2) 5 times, end with K2

Row 12: (P2, K2) 5 times, end with P2

Repeat these two rows until your piece measures the same as Daniel from the cast on edge.

Decrease Section:

Row 13: K2, P2, k2tog, (P2, K2) 2 times, P2, k2tog, P2, K2 (20 sts)

Row 14: P2, K2, P1, (K2, P2) 2 times, K2, P1,K2, P2

Row 15: k2tog, P2, K1, (P2, K2) 2 times, P2, K1, P2, k2tog(18 sts)

Row 16: P1, K2, P1, (K2, P2) 2 times, K2, P1, K2, P1

Row 17: K1, p2tog, K1, (P2, K2) 2 times, P2, K1, p2tog, K1 (16 sts)

Row 18: P1, K1, P1, (K2, P2) 2 times, K2, P1, K1, P1

Row 19: k2tog, K1, (P2, K2) 2 times, P2, K1, k2tog (16 sts)

Row 20: (P2, K2) 3 times, end with P2

Nearing the End:

Row 21: (K2, P2) 6 times, end K2

Row 22: (P2, K2) 6 times, end P2

Repeat rows 1 and 2  four more times.

For Buttonholes: (Note: the Buttonholes can be optional; if you skip them, then do rows 1 and 2 once more instead of the following.)

Next row: K2, YO, p2tog, K2, P2, K2, p2tog, YO, K2.

Then, work Row 22 one last time.

BO in pattern.

Finishing:

Weave in ends.

Sew the buttons onto the cast on end.

Fold your headband so that the back is centered under the center front. Position your decorative buttons a little off center so that they will show as when worn.