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Making time: ~2 hours

Materials needed:

• Yarn, worsted weight, ~75 yds - in this tutorial, I used Bernat Super Value yarn scraps in an old, discontinued colourway (Plum Mist or something?)

  • You can find lots of other colours online, like this beautiful Dark Mauve

  • Other similar options with wide variety of colours: Lion Brand Basic Stitch, Vanna’s Choice

  • Or get creative with your stash and use some plush yarns with lots of wool for extra comfort, like this Knit Picks Preciosa Merino in a soft pastel!

• Knitting needles, 6.5mm or similar size to keep the stitches loose enough for a bit of stretch

  • You can use any type (straight, circular, DPN), my video uses DPNs

  • I got a really cost-effective DPN set on Amazon, not high quality but you get all the sizes affordably which is so important!

• Seaming Tools, either:

  • A crochet hook appropriately sized for your yarn weight - I used a 5mm in my video, I prefer metal hooks (mine are these!) OR

  • A tapestry needle for sewing OR

  • A 3rd needle for a 3 needle bind off

• Scissors

• Tapestry needle for finishing

Pattern:

Watch the video for a full tutorial!

Headband

Cast on 16 stitches using any method. I used a standard long tail cast on in my video. It does not need to be stretchy.

Setup Row: knit (k) all stitches

Pattern Repeat Rows:
Row 1: k4, (p2, k4) twice
Row 2: k4, (k1, m1, k1, k4) twice
Row 3: k4, (p3, k4) twice
Row 4: k4 (sl st, k2, pull sl st off right needle over the 2 knitted stitches on right hand needle, k4) twice

Repeat Rows 1-4 17 MORE times (18 repeats total)
The finished length should be ~16” long and ~4” wide. You can change the number of repeats to fit smaller/larger heads!

Bind off, leaving a long tail for seaming

Holding right sides together, seam raw edges, either by sewing (running stitch), crochet (sl st) or join using a 3 needle bind off (requires picking up stitches).
The seam will be hidden by the bowtie band.
Fasten off.

Bowtie Band

Cast on 6 stitches using any method.
Knit 10 rows stockinette stitch (k right sights, p wrong sides)
Bind off in pattern, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Finishing

Loop over the headband with the wrong side facing, covering the headband seam.
Seam across to form a loop using a running stitch or a crocheted sl st seam.
Flip right side out and place over the seam of the headband, shaping the headband by pinching the mock cable rows together.

It’s a good idea to sew the bow band in place so it doesn’t slide away from covering the seam of the headband!

This pattern was originally published under my old brand, Homemade By Giggles. Same person, same pattern, same fun!