SPICE HEADBAND

~ an Exclusive Dream in Color Design by Nancy Leuer ~

MATERIALS

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

1 skein Dream in Color Classy 100% Superwash

Merino, ~250 yards per 4oz skein shown in
Beach Fog

to fit an average sized adult womens head

US size 5 (3.75mm) needles

ABBREVIATIONS

US size 4 (3.5mm) DPNs

knit

tapestry needle, for weaving in ends

purl

k2tog

knit two together

GAUGE

ssk

slip slip knit

M1L

make one left

M1R

make one right

WS

wrong side

RS

right side

stitch marker

6 sts per inch in stockinette with larger needles

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INSTRUCTIONS
Cast 4 sts onto smaller DPNs and work i-cord for
7 inches.
Change to larger needles.
Purl 4, this will be the wrong side of the headband.
Next Row: k1, M1L, k2, M1R, k1
Next Row (WS): purl
Next Row (RS): k1, M1L, k to 1 st before end,
M1R, k1
Repeat these last two rows until you have 18 sts.
End with a WS row.
Continue in stockinette for 16 more rows.
Begin seed stitch pattern:
Row 1 (RS): (k1, p1) repeat to end
Row 2 (WS): (p1, k1) repeat to end
Knit seed stitch pattern for 9.5 inches.
End after a WS row.
Work 16 rows in stockinette.
Begin decreasing:
Next Row (RS): k1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1
Next Row (WS): purl
Repeat these last two rows until you have 4 sts
remaining.
Change to smaller DPNs and knit i-cord again for
7 inches.
Bind off. Weave in ends and block.

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