Blue Leaf Headband pattern by Adrienne Krey. Maner pattern by Alexandra Tinsley. Bow Headband pattern by Beth Postelwait. The Leonidas pattern by J. Oversized Bow Headband. A few people have asked me to write up a pattern for my bow headband. i had a spare moment today, so here it is! This simple bow is knit in a tight gauge, so it houses deep creases and holds its shape. the bow is attached to an icord, and can be worn as a headband, bracelet or necklace. or knit the bow by itself and attach it to shirts, hair clips, or whatever else you can think of! Materials:yarn: a small amount of bristol yarn gallery buckingham in black. but any DK weight yarn will do. needles: US2 / 2.75 mm double pointed needlesgauge: 24 sts / 40 rows = 4 inches in stockinette tools: a tapestry or yarn needle an elastic hair band (for the i cord) finished measurements: bow: 4 inches wide, 5 inches longi cord: 16 inches, plus elastic band. notes: i used dk weight yarn, but feel free to use worsted on US3 needles. just be sure to get a tight gauge!
To make the bow: cast on 24 sts. row one: knit row two: slip 1, purl all row three: slip 1, knit all cast off. Quick I-Cord Headband. I am growing my hair a bit longer, and have taken to putting it in a short ponytail when busy working on my stuff. I like the look of those skinny headbands, especially when worn in twos or threes. I bought some in the past but found they were SO tight, they slipped back and hurt my head!
So I dove into my stash and found some leftover Esprit (cotton with lycra stretch) in black. The pattern is easy: Yarn: stretchy worsted weight (suggested knit on 4.5mm needles) Needles: two 4mm *double point needles* (or one size smaller to make a tight cord that still stretches) Cast on 4 stitches: Knit across row. Repeat I-Cord stitch until the length is about one inch short of length to go around head (without stretching) then bind off and stitch ends together. I will make a few more of these, in several colours.