Thrummed Headband by Brenda Forbes - Free Headband Patterns

Thrummed Headband by Brenda Forbes

Size:
Fits average woman's head (20-22 inch circumference)

Materials:
Any worsted weight yarn will do. This doesn't take a large amount of yarn, far less than a hank. I used off white for the ribbing, and heather green for the patterned portion.
Roving
4mm DP needles

Gauge:
17-20 st to 4 inches.

Using waste yarn, provisionally cast on 100 st.
Change to project yarn and knit in 2x2 rib for 1.5 inches, increasing 5 st evenly across last round.

Knit 2 rounds even.

Begin thrum pattern:
*Row 1: Knit a thrum into every third st, beginning with the first st on needle 1.

Row 2: Knit, ensuring you knit into the BACK of every thrummed st.

Rows 3 & 4: Knit

Repeat from row 1.
Work this for 3 inches (about 5 pattern repeats), decreasing 5 st evenly across last row.

Work 2x2 rib for 1.5 inches. Do not cast off.

Making Up:
Kitchener (graft) the edges of the ribbing together. This will enclose the thrums, and also give a lot of stretch to the headband. Before kitchenering, I pulled on the tails of the thrums, to set them in tight, (just in case). This also evened them out.

Copyright Brenda Forbes November 30th,1998. This pattern may be used or posted anywhere except for sale, as long as this copyright notice remains.