Handy Helpers
#handyhelpersscrunchie
Knitted hair band / scrunchy in DROPS Snow. The hair band is worked sideways as a tube in stocking stitch.
DROPS 209-15
DROPS Design: Pattern no ee-693
Yarn group C + C or E
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SIZE:
Approx. 3 cm in width when measured flat.
MATERIALS:
DROPS SNOW from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group E)
50 g colour 01, off white
50 g colour 03, dark brown
50 g colour 08, red
One hair band weighs approx. 12 g.
KNITTING TENSION:
15.5 stitches in width with stocking stitch = 10 cm.
NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM (use 2 needles only).
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.
ACCESSORIES:
Trouser elastic, approx. 20 cm.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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HAIR BAND – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The hair band is worked sideways as a tube in stocking stitch, using 2 double pointed needles.
HAIR BAND:
Cast on 5 stitches with 2 double pointed needles size 4 mm and Snow. Knit 5 stitches, * do not turn the piece but push the stitches to the other end of the needle, lay the strand behind the 5 stitches, tighten the strand (so the tube is neat it is important to tighten well) and knit the 5 stitches from the right side again *, work from *-* until the piece measures 50 cm, cast off with knit from the right side.
ASSEMBLY:
Thread the elastic of approx. 20 cm in length through the tube and tie the ends together. Sew the tube together – with small, neat stitches, edge to edge. Cut and fasten the strand.
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