Headband and infinity scarf

Size:

Headband: Approx 10 cm wide and 50 cm all round head

Loop: Approx 18 cm wide and 120 cm all round

Material:

Rico Super 100.

Content: 100% virgin wool.

50 g = 170 m. Headband:

1 ball – col 017 Ivy

Scarf:

2 balls – col 017 Ivy

Needles:

Size 3 and 4 mm

Cable needle

Stitch markers

Tension:

21 sts and 29 rows to 10 cm, over stocking stitch on 4 mm needles.

Check your tension – if less stitches use thinner needles, if more use thicker needles.

Abbreviations:

C6B: slip next 3 sts onto cn and leave at back of work, k3, then k3 from cn

C6F: slip next 3 sts onto cn and leave at front of work, k3, then k3 from cn

Headband

Using 4 mm needles and thumb method cast on 26 sts.

Work in patt as follows:

1st row (RS). K6, p1, k12, p1, k6.

2nd row. K7, p12, k7.

3rd row. K6, p1, C6B, C6F, p1, k6.

4th row. As 2nd row.

5th and 6th rows. As 1st and 2nd rows.

These 6 rows form patt.

Cont in patt until work measures approx 50 cm, ending after 6th patt row and with a WS row.

Cast off.

Finishing

Join cast-on and cast-off ends to form a loop.

Pin out headband to the measurements given.

Infinity scarf

Using 4 mm needles and thumb method cast on 42 sts.

Work in patt as follows:

1st row (RS). K14, p1, k12, p1, k14.

2nd row. K15, p12, k15.

3rd row. K14, p1, C6B, C6F, p1, k14.

4th row. As 2nd row.

5th and 6th rows. As 1st and 2nd rows.

These 6 rows form patt.

Cont in patt until work measures approx 120 cm, ending after 6th patt row and with a ws row. Cast off.

Finishing

Join cast-on and cast-off ends to form a loop.

Design: Rico