Ribs & Cables Headband

After I made my Ribs & Cables Beanie I had a little over 30 grams of very unique yarn left over.  So I figured it would be just the right amount to knit up a headband using the same pattern!

Materials Needed:

• Approximately 35 grams of worsted weight yarn.  I used Candy Skeins Juicy Worsted in Stormy Sprinkles
• US #5 circular needles 22" (or DPN's)
• US #7 circular needles 22" (or DPN's)
• Stitch marker
• Cable needle
• Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends

Skills Needed:

• Casting on
• Knit
• Purl
• C6F = Slip the next three stitches purl wise onto the cable needle and bring forward.  Knit the next three stitches from the left needle, then knit the three stitches off the cable needle
• Binding off
• Weaving in ends

  You can do a gauge swatch if you like, but gauge isn't vital to this project as ribbing and cables are both forgiving.  I tend to knit a bit on the tight side.  With the #7 needles in the cable pattern my gauge was 32 stitches & 32 rows equals 4 inches.

  Begin by casting on 120 stitches using the smaller needles.  I used the long-tail cast-on.  Place your stitch marker here, then join in the round.

• Rows 1-3: *K2, P2* repeat to stitch marker.

Now switch to the larger needles for the cable sequence.

• Row 4: *K6, P2, K2, P2* repeat to stitch marker.
• Row 5: *C6F, P2, K2, P2* repeat to stitch marker.
• Rows 6-11: *K6, P2, K2, P2* repeat to stitch marker.
• Row 12: *C6F, P2, K2, P2* repeat to stitch marker.
• Rows 13-18: *K6, P2, K2, P2* repeat to stitch marker.
• Row 19: *C6F, P2, K2, P2* repeat to stitch marker.
• Row 20: *K6, P2, K2, P2* repeat to stitch marker.

Now you have two completed cables.  Switch back to the smaller needles to finish the ribbing.

• Rows 21-23: *K2, P2* repeat to stitch marker.

Bind off in pattern, and enjoy!