No-Mess Headband by Caddy Melville Ledbetter

No-Mess Headband

Knitting
March 2009
DK (11 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
28 yards (26 m)
One size
English

Easy headband that stays put, and is narrow at the back so it doesn’t mess with your hair.

Skill Level: Beginner

Sizing Information:

  • One size
  • Finished width (at widest point): 2.5” / 6.5 cm
  • Finished length (minus elastic): 13.5” / 33 cm

Materials:

  • 28 yd / 25 m (1 ball) Estelle Young Touch Cotton DK (100% cotton, each approx. 1.75 oz / 50 g and 114 yd / 105 m), in color 23 maroon (light/double knitting)
  • One pair 4 mm / US 6 needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
  • 6” / 15 cm of black elastic, 1/4” / 3 mm wide
  • Tapestry needle