Earwarmer Trio
Three Headband Patterns for Beginners Through Intermediate Knitters
Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Needlecrafts & Fabric, Fashion, Needlework, Knitting
| Author: | Lisa Clarke | ISBN: | 1230000103131 |
| Publisher: | Polka Dot Cottage | Publication: | January 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lisa Clarke |
| ISBN: | 1230000103131 |
| Publisher: | Polka Dot Cottage |
| Publication: | January 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Armed with just a ball of bulky yarn, a pair of knitting needles, and the ability to knit and purl, you can banish frigid ears forever! If you are not afraid of simple cables, increases, and decreases, you can achieve additional levels of earwarming loveliness.
The most ambitious pattern is presented first, followed by two easier variations. You should have no problem finding a pattern to fit your own comfort level!
REQUIRED SKILLS
Long-tail cast-on
Knit and purl
Basic bind-off
Crocheting a chain (or other method of making a button loop)
Sewing on a button
Increasing and decreasing (optional)
Left-facing cable (optional)
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
100 yards bulky yarn (I used Valley Yarns Berkshire Bulky in Gold [100g/141yds])
1-inch button (I used my own polymer buttons available here)
Size 10 straight needles
Cable needle
Size J crochet hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
TOPICS COVERED
This eBook contains:
Pattern for a tapered headband with three cabled ribs (intermediate).
Pattern for a tapered headband with three ribs (beginner).
Pattern for a straight-sided headband with two ribs (newbie).
Basic descriptions of two kinds of increases and four kinds of decreases
Basic description of a left-facing cable
Formula for determining a tapered headband’s measurements
Plenty of photos
Armed with just a ball of bulky yarn, a pair of knitting needles, and the ability to knit and purl, you can banish frigid ears forever! If you are not afraid of simple cables, increases, and decreases, you can achieve additional levels of earwarming loveliness.
The most ambitious pattern is presented first, followed by two easier variations. You should have no problem finding a pattern to fit your own comfort level!
REQUIRED SKILLS
Long-tail cast-on
Knit and purl
Basic bind-off
Crocheting a chain (or other method of making a button loop)
Sewing on a button
Increasing and decreasing (optional)
Left-facing cable (optional)
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
100 yards bulky yarn (I used Valley Yarns Berkshire Bulky in Gold [100g/141yds])
1-inch button (I used my own polymer buttons available here)
Size 10 straight needles
Cable needle
Size J crochet hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
TOPICS COVERED
This eBook contains:
Pattern for a tapered headband with three cabled ribs (intermediate).
Pattern for a tapered headband with three ribs (beginner).
Pattern for a straight-sided headband with two ribs (newbie).
Basic descriptions of two kinds of increases and four kinds of decreases
Basic description of a left-facing cable
Formula for determining a tapered headband’s measurements
Plenty of photos
