So, I have always been a fan of headbands, and knitted cables. I am always trying out new ways to cable to make pretty things. It is by far my favourite thing to knit. So when my previous video of the cabled headband sort-of ‘took off’ on my YouTube channel, I knew I needed to make another one.
So, this time, I’ve gone slightly more complicated, but once you understand how to make the celtic cable, it really isn’t too much harder than the basic cable pattern we did before. If you’d like to learn that one first click here.
For this new pattern, we’re doing 2 new stitches listed as cable 4 front (C4F) & cable 4 back
(C4B). We used them in the previous post, but used 6 stitches for the cable. This time we’re using 4.
Cable 4 Front: working over 4 stitches, we first put 2 onto the cable needle and hold them in front of our work, then knit 2 off the left needle and our 2 from the cable needle.
Cable 4 Back: again working over 4 stitches, we first put 2 onto the cable needle and hold them in behind our work, then knit 2 off the left needle and our 2 from the cable needle.
We’ll be repeating each one several times on each row, to create the celtic cable pattern. Now, in the pattern, we’ve also included 2 purl stitches on either side of our cabled section, this gives us that great ‘pop’ out of the fabric. I’ve also included the straight edges stitches we used in our cowl pattern.
Celtic Cables Knitted Headband Pattern
Materials: 5mm knitting needles
Yarn: Red Heart Super Save Ombre in Violet
Darning/Yarn Needle to sew ends together
Size: 4″ x desired length (22″ for adult)
Instructions:
Cast on 22
Row 1: slip first stitch purlwise, k2, p2, k12, p2, k2, p1.
Row 2: (All Even/Wrong Side Rows) slip 1 purlwise, p2, k2, p12, k2, p3
Row 3: slip first stitch purlwise, k2, p2, k2, *cable 4 held in front* twice, k2, p2, k2, p1.
Row 5: slip first stitch purlwise, k2, p2, *cable 4 held in back* 3 times, p2, k2, p1.
Repeat Rows 2-5 until you reach your desired length, cast off, leaving a long tail, to sew your ends together. Use darning needle to stitch ends together, with right sides together, and weave in ends.
Watch the video, and let me know in the comments if you have any questions.
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