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Free Headband Knitting Patterns

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We’re at the beginning of what promises to be a long week of really cold temperatures and several bands of winter weather where I live, which has me thinking of lots of different ways to keep warm and knitted head bands in one of those ways.

If you’re not a fan of hats, knitting a headband or earwarmer is a great way to keep your head a little protected from the elements (and they’re cute enough to wear inside, too). They also make really great, quick to knit gifts, so they’re perfect to have on your needles this time of year.

A couple of my favorite knitted headband patterns that I’ve knit include the super warm Moss Stitch Headband — worked with two strands of yarn held together — and the Cabled Headband pattern, which has a narrow band to go under the hair but is still wide enough to cover the ears if you want to.

Here are some more headband pattern ideas to get your needles buzzing:

Margo from Open N Shut has a cute, really quick and easy braided cable headband

The Blue Leaf Headband from Adrienne Krey is a cute lacy pattern available from Ravelry that also has matching mitts

The Headband Earwarmer from T. Matthews Fine Art is a chunky knit with a tapered shape and a crocheted flower for embellishment (you could totally make an I-cord flower if you’re not a crocheter)

ChemKnits’ Ombre Headband offers great practice for those new to stranded colorwork, as its a pretty easy pattern and can be worked with three or five colors (matching mittens are also available)

The Beaded Rib Headband from littletherom is a really easy, quick pattern that you could always throw a stripe onto for a little stash-busting fun

This headband from DROPS Design has a cool ridged design and is really wide so it should keep you plenty warm

The Center Row Lace headband from Rewind Knits is a pretty project that doubles as a neck warmer once you get in out of the cold

An easy colorful choice for the darkest winter days is the ZiggyZag headband pattern from Ann Hauge, available as a Ravelry download

Looking for more Knitted Headband Patterns? Check these patterns out on Etsy. Headbands are a great gift idea as they knit up fast and are well received by friends and family. Everyone loves wearing Knit headbands right?

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  1. The link to the Blue Leaf Headband is broken – points back to your own website. (But I found the pattern by going to Ravelry.)

    Thanks for this site – I like all the things you find.

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A Blanket Knitting Pattern Where Yarn Selection is Everything

Many times when I write these posts I will say something like “you can use any yarn you want” or “this would be a great stash-busting project.” That’s just how my mind works. And my stash, too, since I probably have sweater quantity of two or three yarns at most, but tons of singles and odd balls and leftovers.

Blankets are generally a really good way to use up those bits, but in this case, I think you’re going to want to plan it out a bit better.

Looking at photos of the Color Study Blanket from Purl Soho, it looks like it’s made with two yarns held together, and that block in the center is worked with one of each color from the adjoining sides to make a mixed up color.

But that’s not actually how it’s done. This is three separate colors (four, really, with the neutrals in the corners) chosen form a yarn with an expansive palette so they play off each other. The project calls for a worsted weight superwash wool, which is a great choice for a blanket that’s both warm and washable.

This pattern was originally designed by Laura Ferguson and was updated by Hiromi Glover. It is worked in one piece in garter stitch intarsia, which is a great way to learn the intarsia technique if you don’t already know it. It comes in crib or throw sizes.

Despite the introduction to this post, I am going to go ahead and say that, yes, of course you could do this blanket with scraps or odd balls or even just choose five colors that don’t blend together so easily. But I really do love the look of the color play, and I think it would be worth your time to find colors that play well together to get a similar effect.

This pattern is available for free from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]