Helping our users. ​Cabled Knit Headband.

You’ll need:

About half a hank of Manos del Uruguay in Oilslick, color 34;

Knitting needles 8;

Double-pointed knitting needles;

Scissors;

Tapestry needle.

Stitches control: 4 sts x 6 rows = 1 inch.

Size: 20 inches around and 3 inches wide.

Instructions

Cast on 8 stitches.

Work in garter stitch until piece measures two inches.

On the wrong side, knit into the front and back of each stitch. You should now have 16 stitches. This counts as row 1.

Row 2: Knit.

Row 3: Knit 4, purl 8, knit 4.

Row 4: Knit.

Row 5: Knit 4, purl 8, knit 4.

Row 6: Knit.

Row 7: Knit 4, purl 8, knit 4.

Row 8: Knit 4, slip 4 stitches onto the cable needle as if to purl and hold them in the front of the work. Knit the next 4 stitches, then knit the 4 stitches from the cable needle. Knit the last 4 stitches.

Working the cable can be a little tight, but it shouldn't be a problem. If this is your first time knitting a cable, read through the instructions for row 8 slowly.

Repeat the pattern above with one change. Replace the increase row (which counted as row 1) with a new first row in the eight-row repeat.

New Row 1: Knit 4, purl 8, knit 4.

Work in rows 1–8 (with the new row 1) until the piece measures 18 inches from the cast-on edge.

Once you've worked 18 inches, ending on a row 8, decrease on the next row.

Row 9: Knit two together across the row. You should now have 8 stitches.

Work in garter stitch for two inches.

Cast off the stitches with a standard bind off.

Finish by sewing the cast on and bound off ends together.