KNIT BOWTIE HEADBAND
This beginner-friendly bowtie headband is just the thing for windy school days!
Skill Level: Beginner
Finished Dimensions: Sizes 6/8 (8/10) Finished circumference is 16 (18)" [40.5 (45.5) cm]
Yarn: Patons Canadiana, a 100% acrylic medium weight yarn packaged in 3.5 oz/100 g balls containing 200 yds/182 m: 1 ball
Needles: 4.5 mm/US 7
Other Materials: Tapestry needle
Gauge: 20 sts and 26 rows = 4" (10 cm) in St st
Step 1
Headband
Cast on 21 (23) sts.
Row 1 (RS): K1, *p1, k1, rep from * to end of row.
Row 2: P1, *k1, p1, rep from * to end of row.
Rep these 2 rows until work from beg measures 15 (15-1/2)" [38 (39.5) cm]. Bind off.
Sew cast-on and bound-off edges tog.
Step 2
Bow
Cast on 17 (19) sts.
Work in St st until work from beg measures 10" (25.5 cm), ending with a purl row. Bind off.
Sew cast-on and bound-off edges tog. Thread a running st through seam and pull tightly to gather and fasten off.
Step 3
Bow Center
Cast on 5 sts. Work in garter st (knit every row) until work from beg measures 2" (5 cm). Bind off.
Step 4
Finishing
With RS facing, wrap Bow Center around Bow over seam and sew in place. Sew Bow to Headband, concealing Headband seam.
Step 5
This pattern is excerpted with permission from Knitting 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar by Susan Ripley and published by Andrews McMeel.
