How to Knit Cute Headbands With Knit Flowers

Make a different style headband to wear with each season.

Headbands are a great way to use up your leftover scraps and skeins of yarn. They also present an optimal opportunity for splurging on luxury style yarns without having to break your budget. An advanced beginner knitter, familiar with basic knit stitches, such as purl and slip stitch, can easily adapt this pattern to suit their tastes; cast on more stitches for a wider headband, add an extra flower, or experiment with working in stockinette, ribbed or with cables instead of the garter stitch used for this pattern.

Things You'll Need

• Size 7 knitting needles
• Size 1 knitting needles
• 1 skein, medium weight wool
• Yarn needle

Instructions

1. Cast on 12 stitches using your size 7 needles.

2. Knit in garter stitch (knit all of the stitches across every row) until the headband is long enough to fit around your head. Cast off. Sew the two ends of the headband together using your yarn needle.

3. Cast on five stitches using your size 1 needles. Slip the first stitch, then knit three. Turn, leaving the remaining stitch unworked. Purl three and turn. Knit three and turn. Purl three and turn. Knit four stitches. Purl two together, purl one, then purl two together. Knit one, knit two together. Pass the remaining stitch over to the other needle. Use this stitch to cast on four more stitches and repeat this entire step until you have the desired number of petals on your flower.

4. Use your yarn needle to attach your knitted flower from Step 3 to your headband.

References

• Free Craft Unlimited: Knit Headbands