Beachcomber Headbands by Tracy Orvik

Beachcomber Headbands

Knitting
June 2014
Light Fingering ?
36 stitches and 66 rows = 4 inches
US 1 - 2.25 mm
1150 yards (1052 m)
English

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size

Double Band: 21/4 inches wide x 16 inches
in circumference (stretches to 22 inches)

Wide Band in Blues: 31/4 inches wide x
16 inches in circumference (stretches to
22 inches)

Wide Band in Stripes: 31/4 inches wide x
16 inches in circumference (stretches to
22 inches)

Cabled Band: 2 inches wide x 18 inches in
circumference (stretches to 22 inches)

Materials

  • Premier Yarns Deborah Norville Serenity Sock (sock weight; 50% superwash merino wool/ 25% rayon from bamboo/ 25% nylon; 230 yds/50g per ball): Double Band: 1 ball red #5003; Wide Band in Blues: 1 ball indigo #0406; Wide Band in Stripes: 1 ball each red #5003 (A) and soft white #5001 (B); Cabled Band: 1 ball soft white #5001
  • Size 1 (2.25mm) straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Cable needle (for Cabled Band)
  • Stitch holder (for Double Band)
  • Bobbin (for Wide Band in Stripes)

Gauge

36 sts and 66 rows = 4 inches/10cm in
garter st.
40 sts and 54 rows = 4 inches/10cm in St st.
To save time, take time to check gauge.