Last minute hand-made gift: cable headband

 Now...

my classmate is heading for Michigan tomorrow, and I had to make last minute gift, despite of my thesis deadline. So... well, not much that I can make.

Name of project: cable headband
Time required to make: 1-2 hours
Difficulty: easy




The tools and materials that I used:
- wool yarn (using something from Australia, 80% wool, 20% polyester, worsted)
- 5.00 mm circs knitting needle
- cable needle (optional)
- hook, any size, just to help you sew in the knitted cable
- scissors
- glue, adhesive ones if you can. Do not use double tape, it won't work.
- plastic bando headband

How to make:
- co 6 sts, make sure that you leave tail about 30 cm to weave the ends.
row 1 (RS): p1 k4 p1
row 2 (WS): k1 p4 k1
row 3, 5: as row 1
row 4, 6: as row 2
row 7 (cable): p1, move next 2 sts to the cable needle, put in front, k2 on the next 2 sts from the left needle (LN), move back the sts on cable needle to the LN, knit the 2 sts, p1
row 8, 10: as row 2
row 9, 11: as row 1
repeat row 7-11 until the length of the knitted cable is enough to cover the bando headband.



- seam the CO part of the cable, by folding the left and right rows to make a small sack for the plastic headband ends. Seam the left and right rows for at least 1 inch along the knitted cable. Use hook to help you with this, or use a wool needle. Cable (RS) side facing upwards.
- do the same thing to the other end of the cable.
- Apply glue on one end of the plastic headband. Put the applied end into the weaved small sack at the end of the knitted cable. Make sure that the cable is facing upwards before you put in the plastic headband.
- carefully apply the glue, inch by inch, and stick the cable onto the plastic headband. Gently press the cable so it lays flat on the headband. Make sure the glue did not stick into the RS of the cable.
- when you reached the end, about 2-3 inch left, apply the glue until the tip of the plastic headband. Carefully stretch the cable and gently put the plastic headband into the other end of the weaved cable.



- wait until the glue is dried
- the cable headband is ready for use!



Stay tuned and keep crafting!