Knitted Hair Band

Here's a very simple pattern I designed for the Alexandra Palace Knitting & Stitch Show. This is a pattern for beginners, as it is plain knitted and there's just a little increasing and decreasing at each end to make the ties.

I have also made a moss stitch design as well, so if you know your knits from your purls, it's a good one to try out. I actually prefer the finish on the moss stitch band, though it takes a little longer to make thatn the plain knitted. The Moss Stitch Hair Band also has ribbing at each end, which allows for a stretchy snug fitting band.

Plain Knitted Hair Band

Materials: 4mm needles & double knit yarn, your choice of colour.

Directions:

Cast on 6 stitches
Rows 1-40: garter stitch
Row 41: K1, m1, k4, m1, k1 = 8 stitches
Row 42: knit
Row 43: K1, m1, k6, m1, k1 = 10 stitches
Row 44: knit
Row 45: K1, m1, k8, m1, k1 = 12 stitchesContinue in garter stitch until the piece measures 55cm or desired length
Now decrease to finish.
Row 1: K1, K2tog, K8, K2tog, K1 = 10 stitches
Row 2: knit
Row 3: K1, K2tog, K6, K2tog, K1 = 8 stitches
Row 4: knit
Row 5: K1, K2tog, K4, K2tog, K1 = 6 stitches
Rows 6-46: garter stitch
Cast off.

Moss Stitch Hair Band

Materials: 4mm needles & double knit yarn, your choice of colour.

Directions:

Cast on 6 stitches
Rows 1-38: Moss stitch
Row 39 & 40: knit
Row 41: p1, m1, p4, m1, p1 = 8 stitches
Row 42: Purl
Row 43: K1, m1, k6, m1, k1 = 10 stitches
Row 44: knit
Row 45: p1, m1, p8, m1, p1 = 12 stitches
Row 46: Purl
Rows 47 & 48: knit
Rows 49 & 50: Purl
Rows 51 & 52: knit
Rows 53 & 54: PurlContinue in Moss stitch until the entire piece measures 55cm or desired length.
Now decrease to finish.
Rows 1 & 2: Knit
Rows 3 & 4: Purl
Rows 5 & 6: Knit
Rows 7 & 8: Purl
Row 9: K1, K2tog, K8, K2tog, K1 = 10 stitches
Row 10: knit
Row 11: p1, p2tog, p6, p2tog, p1 = 8 stitches
Row 12: Purl
Row 13: K1, K2tog, K4, K2tog, K1 = 6 stitches
Row 14: knit
Rows 15-52: Moss stitch
Cast off.