Winter Smiles Headband
#wintersmilesheadband
Knitted head band with cable in DROPS Alpaca and DROPS Kid-Silk. Sizes S - XL.
DROPS 214-68
DROPS Design: Pattern no z-928
Yarn group A + A or C
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SIZES:
S/M – M/L – L/XL
Fits head size approx.: 54/56 – 56/58 – 58/60 cm.
Height approx.: 10/11 – 11/12 – 12/13 cm.
MATERIALS:
DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
50-50-50 g colour 9025, hazelnut
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
25-25-25 g colour 33, rust
Or use the following colour-combinations:
DROPS Alpaca 9026, blush and DROPS Kid-Silk 33, rust
DROPS Alpaca 7323, sea fog and DROPS Kid-Silk 34, sage green
DROPS Alpaca 2923, goldenrod and DROPS Kid-Silk 30, curry
DROPS Alpaca 2020, light nougat and DROPS Kid-Silk 20, light beige
KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 22 rows in height with stocking stitch and 1 strand of each quality (= 2 strands) = 10 x 10 cm.
NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 5 MM.
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.
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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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DIAGRAM:
See diagram A.1 to A.5. The diagrams are used when the head band is to be assembled.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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HEAD BAND – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked in the round, with double pointed needles in a tube. The ends are then sewn together in such a way as to make a cable mid-front.
HEAD BAND:
Cast on 36-40-44 stitches with double pointed needles size 5 mm and 1 strand Alpaca and 1 strand Kid-Silk (= 2 strands). Work stocking stitch in the round for 49-51-53 cm. Cast off with knit.
ASSEMBLY:
The piece is now shaped as a tube with opening in each end, lay the tube flat – make sure that the tube is not twisted. Now close the openings at the ends with a seam on each side, sew in the outermost loop of the outermost stitch so that the seam does not become thick - see dashed lines in diagram A.1.
The piece is now a flat rectangle, fold the rectangle lengthwise so that it lies double - see diagram A.2.
Now lay the long sides of the head band together in layers without twisting the work - see diagram A.3. The ends of the head band now lies alternately inside and outside each other, and the edges lies edge to edge – see diagram A.4.
Now sew through all layers as follows:
Sew along the dotted line in diagram A.5 (ie over the edges of the piece), sew with tight whip stitches with 1 stitch in each stitch - it is important that it is sewn through all layers so that the seam do not show when the work is turned inside out.
Cut and fasten the thread. Turn the work inside out, so that the seam is on the inside of the headband.
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