Sweetheart Bands by Monica Prokopyshen

Sweetheart Bands

Knitting
March 2011
Solid Cream, Cosmopolitan, Cotton Candy
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 9 rows = 2 inches
in stocking stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
120 - 231 yards (110 - 211 m)
Headband 19-21”, wristbands 6-7”, plus custom sizing instructions. 2-3/8” wide.
English
This pattern is available from knitpicks.com for $1.99.

Colors Palette in Solid Cream, Cotton Candy, Cosmopolitan
Yields 2 headband / wristband ensembles with 1 skein of each color
Size(s) Headband 19-21”, wristbands 6-7”, plus custom sizing instructions. 2-3/8” wide. Stretch provides excellent fit.
Stitch Patterns Based on OXO (Hugs & Kisses) with color, slip stitch and garter stitch accents.

Illustrated Instructions / Quality Tips
Written and charted instructions and quality tips are provided. Illustrations for provisional cast on and grafting included. Web support includes additional stepwise illustrated instructions and video tutorials.

Needles - 3.25 mm (straights or single circular) & crochet hook (2.5-3.5 mm for provisional cast on)
Gauge 20 sts = 3-1/4”, 16 rows =3-1/2”

Notions - J-hook cable needle, 4 small yarn bobbins, tally counter or stitch register, darning needle

Difficulty - Designed for an adventuress knitter, by request. After 8-months of knitting, this new knitter has progressed from single color cabled, wrist- and head-bands in worsted-weight, to knitting with multiple colors in fingering weight yarns.

Available as pdf download or kit from Knit Picks.
Web Support includes stepwise illustrated instructions and video tutorials.

Additional information at MonicaKnits

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