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Both these Headbands are worked in 4ply yarn and would look

gorgeous on any baby girl.

PATTERN RATING: Easy.

SIZES: Months 0 3 6 12

To fit head cm

ins

35

13¾

40

15¾

45

17¾

48

19

Headband width cm

ins

3

1¼

3.5

1½

3.5

1½

4

1½

YARN REQUIRED: Lace Headband: Approximately 5 (5-6-6) grams Patons Big Baby 4ply, 100g

balls@420m. Double Moss Stitch Headband:

Approximately 5 (6-6-7) grams Patons Big Baby 4ply, 100g balls@420m.

Quantities vary between knitters and types of yarns.

NEEDLES: A pair of 3.25mm [UK 10, US 3/4] knitting needles.

Wool needle for sewing up.

TENSION: 28 sts and 36 rows to 10cm [4 ins] over stocking st, using 3.25mm

needles.

ABBREVIATIONS: beg = beginning; cm = centimetres; cont = continue;

ins = inches; K = knit; P = purl; patt = pattern; rep = repeat; st/s = stitch/es; tog = together; yfwd = yarn forward.

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LACE HEADBAND Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 72 (80-90-96) sts. 1st row: K1, * yfwd, K2tog, rep from * to last st, K1.

2nd row: Purl. Last 2 rows form lace patt.

Cont in lace patt until Headband measures 3 (3.5-3.5-4) cm [1¼

(1½-1½-1¾) ins] (or width desired) from beg, ending with a purl row.

Cast off.

FINISHING Join side seams. Sew in all ends.

DOUBLE MOSS STITCH HEADBAND Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 77 (87-97-105) sts.

1st row: K1, * P1, K1, rep from * to end. 2nd row: P1, * K1, P1, rep from * to end.

3rd row: As 2nd row. 4th row: As 1st row.

Last 4 rows form double moss st.

Cont in double moss st until work measures 3 (3.5-3.5-4) cm [1¼ (1½-1½-1¾) ins] (or width desired) from beg, working last row on

wrong side. Cast off in moss st.

FINISHING Join side seams. Sew in all ends.