Olivia Faith Headband

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Happy Tuesday friends! I’ve got a super simple knitted headband for you today! The skill level is beginner friendly – you really only need to know how to knit and purl. This is worked as a flat piece, so you don’t even need to know how to work in the round yet.

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 Olivia Faith Headband

Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn  (2 oz-7 oz, depending on the size you’re making)
• 5.00 mm needles (you can use double pointed needles as this is a narrow project)

Gauge:

14 stitches in pattern = 3.25 inches wide  /   6 rows = 1 inch

Finished Sizes:

• 0-3 months / Head Size: 13-15 inches / Headband Size: 11-12 inches
• 3-6 months / Head Size: 15-17 inches / Headband Size: 13-14 inches
• 6-12 months / Head Size: 16-19 inches / Headband Size: 15-17 inches
• Toddler (12-36 months) / Head Size: 18-19 inches  / Headband Size: 16-18 inches
• Child (3-12 years) / Head Size:  19-20.5 inches / Headband Size: 17-19 inches
• Teen / Head Size: 20.5-23 inches / Headband Size: 18-21 inches
• Adult / Head Size: 21-24 inches / Headband Size: 20-22 inches

Most worsted weight yarns should give you about 3.25 width for the headband. If you use a slightly thicker worsted weight yarn, or a slightly thinner worsted weight yarn, your width will vary. You can change the width of the headband by adding or subtracting 4. stitches from your cast on – you want to make sure you’re both starting AND ending with K2.

Instructions:

1. Cast on 14 stitches
2. *Knit 2, Purl 2* across. End with Knit 2.
3. Repeat until headband is desired length based on sizing chart.
4. Bind off in pattern. Cut yarn, leaving a long tail for joining.
5. Using the Whip Stitch, join ends to form a circle. Before cutting yarn, attach the 2 edges of the join toward the outside of the headband using a few stitches, to form a little gather.

For Knot:

1. Cast on 8 stitches.
2. Knit 1, Purl 2, Knit 2, Purl 2, Knit 1.
3. Repeat until you have a strip about 3.5 inches long.
4. Bind off in pattern. Cut yarn, leaving a long tail for joining.
   

Construction:

• Wrap the knot around the gathered join of the headband with the ends on the inside of the headband.
• Using the Whip Stitch, join ends of the knot to form a circle. Before cutting the yarn, weave a few stitches through both the layers of the knot and the actual headband to secure the knot to the headband.
• Fasten off and weave in ends.
  

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