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Easy Headband Knitting Patterns

February 13, 2024 by Sarah White

I used to always say that knitting a scarf was the ideal first knitting project, because it gives you a lot of time to learn the basics and it doesn’t matter if it ends up a little wonky at the edges or with extra stitches because it will still keep you warm.

But a lot of people get bored before they get to the end of a garter stitch scarf, so maybe a headband is a better first project option? They’re a great way to learn just about any knitting stitch you’d like, they make great gifts and are a nice way to add a little warmth when it’s cold inside a building without having to wear a hat.

On my website I have a pattern for learning brioche knitting by knitting a headband, for example, and I taught a class on basic knit headbands as part of a crafts summit, for example. But there’s probably a headband knitting pattern out there for any stitch pattern you want to try or technique you want to learn.

We’ve got garter stitch in Lulu Pattern’s Colorful Twist headband, worked in bulky yarn, sized from newborns through adults and available on Etsy. Or throw in a simple knit purl stitch pattern like on this design using worsted weight yarn from Binge Tricot (that one is in English and French, and you can use a provisional cast on if you want to up the skill level).

Learn cables with an easy pattern in super bulky yarn, like this one from Mirella Moments. Or add a twist to your twists as in the Twist Headband from Muki Crafts, which uses bulky weight yarn and is sized to fit a toddler, child or adult woman.

This pattern from Lara Art UA on Etsy adds a little increasing and decreasing to make a cover for your ears, while the Banda Almena from Beatriz Molina (find it on Ravelry) throws in a bit of colorwork.

Get another take on a brioche headband with this free pattern from Ysolda Teague (also on Raverly), or try your hand at double knitting with this simple headband from Etsy seller Towela Designs. So many fun choices!

Do you have a favorite headband knitting pattern? I’d love to hear about it.

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Embellish Your Knit Dishcloth with Flowers

One great thing to knit when the weather is warm (or honestly any other time) is dishcloths and washcloths. They are fun and easy projects and a great way to play with new skills. Pretty washcloths make cleaning a tiny bit more fun, and they’re great to have on hand as a quick addition to a store-bought gift. 

The Daisy Delight Dishcloth from Yarnspirations is a fun one for using leftover bits of green in your cotton yarn stash. What looks like the bottom in the picture is actually the left side as you knit it, and each little color section is worked with its own ball of yarn, intarsia style. 

That’s a little fiddly for a washcloth, but the effect is cute, and it’s a simple way to learn the basics of intarsia knitting (as well as reading a chart) if you don’t already have those skills. 

One the knitting is done, you add the flowers with a bit of lazy daisy embroidery, which is really easy to do even if you’re not that into embroidery. You could also potentially add flowers in duplicate stitch if you’d rather. 

This may be the most work you’ve put into a dishcloth, but isn’t it adorable? It would be fun to use as a hand towel through the spring and summer, and if you already have some leftover green yarn from other projects it should be pretty easy to do. 

You could also take this same concept and make it different colors. All dark green stems with stars on top might be reminiscent of Christmas trees, or brown with daisy stitch on top in different colors could be trees in the fall. 

However you stitch it, this looks like a fun little project for knitters who are comfortable with intarsia and reading charts or who are ready to try those skills. 

You can grab the free pattern from Yarnspirations. 

[Photo: Yarnspirations]

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