Braided Headband Pattern!

Ok so the materials that you will need for this headband are:

• size 17 (13mm) needles
• one (or two) balls of super bulky weight yarn (category 6)
• cable stitch holder (I actually use a double pointed needle, really you can use anything straight maybe a pen! whatever you have lying around)

For this pattern you'll be holding 2 strands of yarn together to get a bulkier feel, you can take both strands from the same ball of yarn, one that is easy to get on the outside, and one that might be harder to get from the inside of the ball. If you can't easily get the piece of yarn from the inside then you can either divide the ball of yarn that you have in half by rolling it, or you can use 2 different balls of yarn. 

Cast on 11 stitches

Row 1: knit all stitches
Row 2: k1, p9, k1
Row 3: k1, slide 3 stitches onto double pointed needle & bring to back, k3, knit 3 from back, knit remaining stitches
Row 4: k1, p9, k1
Row 5: k4, slide 3 stitches onto double pointed needle & bring to front, k3, knit 3 from front, knit remaining stitch
Row 6: k1, p9, k1 
Repeat rows 3-6 until it measures nicely around your head. It will stretch out a bit to it's ok to make it tight. It's ALSO ok for in the even rows, if you forget to knit the first and last stitches to just keep with the purl. It won't take anything away from the final product it will just be a little bit less wide. Having the consistent knit stitches on the ends makes it a little bit flatter, it's my preferred way but I have made it the other way too :)! 
When it's a good length cast off leaving a long tail to sew the ends in together. 
Now put it on and wear it around town!
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