Free knitting pattern
Free seed stitch headband knitting pattern
An ear warmer in pebbly seed stitch with a twist at the front. One evening, one ball. It’s a beginner pattern of about 3 hours, and it teaches seed stitch, slipped edges, seaming. Follow it below, or open it in Stitchbay to count it row by row.
You’ll need
- 60 m (66 yd) for Child, 75 m (82 yd) for Adult of medium weight yarn (Worsted), wool
- 5 mm (US 8) needles
- Tapestry needle
- Gauge: 18 stitches and 30 rows to 10 cm (4 in) in seed stitch
Sizes: Child (44 cm round), Adult (50 cm round). Numbers for the bigger sizes are in brackets: cast on 80 (88, 96) means 80 for the first size, 88 for the second, 96 for the third.
Abbreviations
| co | cast on |
| k | knit |
| p | purl |
| bo | bind off |
Band
Cast on 20.
Row 1: Sl1 wyif, *k1, p1; rep from * to last 1 st, k1.
Rep this row until the piece measures 44 (50) cm from the cast-on edge: about 132 (150) rows in all, ending row 132 (150).
Bind off all sts.
Fold the band into a ring. For the twist, fold one end in half lengthwise, then fold the other end round it so they interlock, and sew through all the layers. Turn the seam to the inside.