Finished Size: 3 (9 cm) wide (at widest point) x 12 (30.5 cm) long.

Special Stitches Cable 2 Front Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold at front of work, K2 from the left needle, K2 from the cable needle. Cable 2 Purl Front Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold at front of work, P2 from the left needle, P2 from the cable needle. Cable 2 Back Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold at back of work, K2 from the left needle, P2 from the cable needle. M1 = Make 1 (Increase) Lift strand between needles to left-hand needle and knit strand through the back loop, twisting the stitch to prevent a hole in the fabric. SSK = slip next 2 stitches, knitwise, to right needle, insert point of left needle through the front of stitches, knit these stitches together through the back loop. NOTES 1. Headband can be worked following chart, or by reading written instructions. 2. Use a dark colored headband for dark colored yarn, or a light colored headband for light colored yarn.

LW3225

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Design by K J Hay.

What you will need:

RED HEART Luster Sheen: 1 skein of 251 Orange. Susan Bates Knitting Needles: 3.75 mm [US 5]. Plastic headband approximately 1 (4.4 cm) wide, cable needle, yarn needle, straight pins. GAUGE: 36 sts = 4 (10 cm), 40 rows = 4 (10 cm) in cable pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge

Buy Yarn
RED HEART Luster Sheen, Art. E794 available in 3.5 oz (100 g), 307 yd (281 m) solid color and 3 oz (85 g), 261 yd (239 m) multicolor balls.

HEADBAND

Crisscross Headband
Why wear just a plain everyday headband when you can dress it up with a super cover? This intricately knitted band fits over an ordinary plastic headband to frame your face and accentuate your wardrobe.

Cast on 6 sts. Row 1: Knit across. Row 2 (Right side): K1, M1, purl across to last st, M1, K1: 8 sts. Rows 3-6: Repeat Rows 1 and 2, twice:12 sts. Row 7: Knit across. Row 8: K1, purl across to last st, K1. Row 9: Knit across. Row 10: Repeat Row 2: 14 sts. Row 11: Knit across. Row 12: K1, purl across to last st, K1. Row 13: Knit across. Row 14: Repeat Row 2: 16 sts.

Row 15: Knit across. Row 16: K1, purl across to last st, K1. Row 17: K2, P2, K8, P2, K2. Row 18: K1, M1, P1, Cable 2 Purl Front, K4, Cable 2 Back, P1, M1, K1: 18 sts. Row 19: K5, P2, K4, P2, K5. Row 20: K1, P4, Cable 2 Purl Front, Cable 2 Back, P4, K1. Row 21: K7, P4, K7. Row 22: K1, M1, P6, Cable 2 Front, P6, M1, K1:20 sts. Row 23: K8, P4, K8. Row 24: K1, K5, Cable 2 Back, Cable 2 Purl Front, P5, K1. Row 25: K6, P2, K4, P2, K6. Row 26: K1, M1, P3, Cable 2 Back, P4, Cable 2 Purl Front, P3, M1, K1: 22 sts. Row 27: K4, P2, K8, P2, K4. Row 28: K1, P2, Cable 2 Back, P8, Cable 2 Purl Front, P2, K1. Row 29: K3, P2, K 12, P2, K3. Row 30: K1, M1, P2, Cable 2 Purl Front, P8, Cable 2 Back, P2, M1, K1: 24 sts. Row 31: K6, P2, K8, P2, K6. Row 32: K1, P5, Cable 2 Purl Front, P4, Cable 2 Back, P5, K1. Row 33: K8, P2, K4, P2, K8. Row 34: K1, M1, P7, Cable 2 Purl Front, Cable 2 Back, P7, M1, K1: 26 sts. Row 35: K 11, P4, knit across. Row 36: K1, P 10, Cable 2 Front, P 10, K1. Row 37: K 11, P4, knit across. Row 38: K1, M1, P8, Cable 2 Back, Cable 2 Purl Front, P8, M1, K1: 28 sts. Row 39: K 10, P2, K4, P2, knit across. Row 40: K1, P7, Cable 2 Back, P4, Cable 2 Purl Front, P7, K1. Row 41: K8, P2, K8, P2, K8. Row 42: K1, M1, P5, Cable 2 Back, P8, Cable 2 Purl Front, P5, M1, K1: 30 sts. Row 43: K7, P2, K 12, P2, K7.
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LW3225 Crisscross Headband

Row 44: K1, P4, Cable 2 Back, P 12, Cable 2 Purl Front, P4, K1. Row 45: K5, P2, K 14, P2, K5. Row 46: K1, M1, P2, Cable 2 Purl Front, P 16, Cable 2 Back, P2, M1, K1: 32 sts. Row 47: K4, P2, K 20, P2, K4. Row 48: K1, P3, Cable 2 Purl Front, P 16, Cable 2 Back, P3, K1. Row 49: K6, P2, K 16, P2, K6. Row 50: K1, P5, Cable 2 Purl Front, P 12, Cable 2 Back, P5, K1. Row 51: K8, P2, K 12, P2, K8. Row 52: K1, P7, Cable 2 Purl Front, P8, Cable 2 Back, P7, K1. Row 53: K 10, P2, K8, P2, knit across. Row 54: K1, P9, Cable 2 Purl Front, P4, Cable 2 Back, P9, K1. Row 55: K 12, P2, K4, P2, knit across. Row 56: K1, P 11, Cable 2 Purl Front, Cable 2 Back, P 11, K1. Row 57: K 14, P4, knit across. Row 58: K1, P 13, Cable 2 Front, P 13, K1. Row 59: K 14, P4, knit across. Row 60: K1, P 11, Cable 2 Back, Cable 2 Purl Front, P 11, K1. Row 61: K 12, P2, K4, P2, knit across. Row 62: K1, P9, Cable 2 Back, P4, Cable 2 Purl Front, P9, K1. Row 63: K 10, P2, K8, P2, knit across. Row 64: K1, P7, Cable 2 Back, P8, Cable 2 Purl Front, P7, K1. Row 65: K8, P2, K 12, P2, K8. Row 66: K1, P5, Cable 2 Back, P 12, Cable 2 Purl Front, P5, K1. Row 67: K6, P2, K 16, P2, K6. Row 68: K1, P3, Cable 2 Back, P 16, Cable 2 Purl Front, P3, K1. Row 69: K4, P2, K 20, P2, K4. Row 70: K1, K2tog, P1, Cable 2 Purl Front, P 16, Cable 2 Back, P1, SSK, K1: 30 sts. Row 71: K5, P2, K 14, P2, K5.

Row 72: K1, P4, Cable 2 Purl Front, P 12, Cable 2 Back, P4, K1. Row 73: K7, P2, K 12, P2, K7. Row 74: K1, K2tog, P4, Cable 2 Purl Front, P8, Cable 2 Back, P4, SSK, K1: 28 sts. Row 75: K8, P2, K8, P2, K8. Row 76: K1, P7, Cable 2 Purl Front, P4, Cable 2 Back, P7, K1. Row 77: K 10, P2, K4, P2, knit across. Row 78: K1, K2tog, P7, Cable 2 Purl Front, Cable 2 Back, P7, SSK, K1: 26 sts. Row 79: K 11, P4, knit across. Row 80: K1, P 10, Cable 2 Front, P 10, K1. Row 81: K 11, P4, knit across. Row 82: K1, K2tog, P6, Cable 2 Back, Cable 2 Purl Front, P6, SSK, K1: 24 sts. Row 83: K8, P2, K4, P2, K8. Row 84: K1, P5, Cable 2 Back, P4, Cable 2 Purl Front, P5, K1. Row 85: K6, P2, K8, P2, K6. Row 86: K1, K2tog, P1, Cable 2 Back, P8, Cable 2 Purl Front, P1, SSK, K1: 22 sts. Row 87: K3, P2, K 12, P2, K3. Row 88: K1, P2, Cable 2 Purl Front, P8, Cable 2 Back, P2, K1. Row 89: K4, P2, K8, P2, K4. Row 90: K1, K2tog, P2, Cable 2 Purl Front, P4, Cable 2 Back, P2, SSK, K1: 20 sts. Row 91: K6, P2, K4, P2, K6. Row 92: K1, P5, Cable 2 Purl Front, Cable 2 Back, P5, K1. Row 93: K8, P4, K8. Row 94: K1, K2tog, P5, Cable 2 Front, P5, SSK, K1: 18 sts. Row 95: K7, P4, K7. Row 96: K1, P4, Cable 2 Back, Cable 2 Purl Front, P4, K1. Row 97: K5, P2, K4, P2, K5. Row 98: K1, K2tog, Cable 2 Back, K4, Cable 2 Purl Front, SSK, K1: 16 sts. Row 99: K2, P2, K8, P2, K2. Row 100: K1, purl across to last st, K1. Row 101: Knit across.

96 Row Row 102: K1, K2tog, purl across to last 3 sts, 95 115: Knit across. 94 93 off all sts in knit, leaving a long end for Bind SSK, K1: 14 sts. 92 91 sewing. Row 103: Knit across. 90 58 89 57 88 Row 104: K1, purl across to last st, K1. 56 87 55 86 54 FINISHING Row 105: Knit across. 85 53 84 52 83 Thread a yarn needle with the long end. With Row 106: K1, K2tog, purl across to last 3 sts, 51 82 50 81 49 right side facing, wrap Headband around SSK, K1: 12 sts. 80 48 79 47 plastic headband and pin in place.78 Sew side Rows 107110: Repeat Rows 10310610 46 77 45 76 44 seams and edges together, matching ends of sts. 75 115 43 74 114 42 73 rows and stitches. Row 111: Knit across. 113 41 72 112 40 71 111 39 112: K1, K2tog, purl across to last 3 sts, Row 70 110 38 69 109 37 ABBREVIATIONS SSK, K1: 8 sts. 68 108 36 67 107 35 66 K = knit; mm = millimeter; = Row 113: Knit across. 106 P = purl; st(s) 34 65 105 33 64 104 323 sts, stitch(es); tog = together. Row 114: K1, K2tog, purl across to last 63 103 31 62 102 30 61 SSK, K1: 101 29 6 sts. 60
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