Baby head band pattern

Babies everywhere…

I love knitting for babies, it’s quick & easy & doesn't use much yarn.

My sister blessed our Dad with his first grand-daughter last year (after the rest of us managed to produce 12 boys between us). My own son is the eldest grandson & at the time of blogging we are 4 months away from his 23rd birthday. I always wanted lots of babies but it didn't happen for me, but I'm blessed with a lovely lad so I can’t complain.

Anyway, my latest baby make is a cute little headband which you can choose to decorate with whatever your imagination comes up with…buttons…bows…or knitted flowers. I've added my flower pattern at the bottom of this page. (Other free flower patterns can be found on-line )

The pattern is made up of 3 simple row. You will need…

(UK) 4mm knitting needles, double knit yarn (less than 50g)

Abbreviations:~ K2tog-Knit 2 stitches together. Yfw- yarn forward/yarn around needle (to create a stitch)

Cast on 10 stitches

Row 1. Knit

Row 2. Knit

Row 3. K2, ( yfw, K2tog) rep to last 2 sts, K2

Repeat these 3 rows until work fits comfortably around head. I knit about 12 inches for a newborn.

Cast off & sew 2 ends together. Decorate with bows, flowers, buttons..whatever takes your fancy.

You can make a thicker band by doubling up the wool & using larger needles, this would work for making an adult size band too. You can also make the band wider by casting on extra stitches at the start in multiples of 2. For a recent adult band I cast on 16 stitches.

 Here is the simple flower pattern that can be added to the baby head band.

You can use any yarn & needle size you want to make small or large flowers, the pattern is so simple & easy to adapt to what you need.  The pattern below produces a flower approximately 2 inches across.

You will need:~ Scrap of double knit yarn. 4mm (uk) needles. Darning needle to sew up.

Cast on 12 stitches.

Row 1. Knit

Row 2. Knit into front & back of each stitch (24 stitches)

Row 3. Knit

Row 4.  Knit into front & back of each stitch (48 stitches)

Row 5. Knit

Cast off. **To have the contrast edge like in my photo simply add a different colour at the end of the last row & cast off using the contrasting yarn.

For the head band shown above you may want to repeat rows 4 & 5 again to make the flower bigger. You can repeat these rows a few more times to make an even bigger flower too.

To make up simply curl the flower around to the desired shape & use ends to sew into place.

Try adding a bead or a button to the centre for that little extra touch. I have added a brooch pin to the back of this one & have also added them to elastic hair bands & hair clips too.

Happy knitting.