How to Knit a Beautiful Headband with Relief Corners

You'll Need

50g of yarn (70% acrylic, 30% wool, 84m/50g);

Knitting needles size 3.5;

Needle with a big eye.

Size

Head circumference - 49 cm, Height of headband - 11 cm.

Patterns

Rib Pattern

1 knit stitch x 1 purl stitch;

Relief Corners Pattern

The "Relief corners" is knitted according to the schematic:

1st row (right side): 1 selvedge stitch, * 4 knit stitches, knit 2 together, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, 2 purl stitches, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 1 broaching, 4 knit stitches; repeat from * to *, 1 selvedge stitch;

2nd row: 1 selvedge stitch, * 3 purl stitches, 1 broaching, 1 purl stitch, 1 yarn over, 1 purl stitch, 2 knit stitches, 1 purl stitch, 1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch, purl 2 together, 3 knit stitches; repeat from * to *, 1 selvedge stitch;

3rd row: 1 selvedge stitch, * 2 knit stitches, knit 2 together, 1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch, 2 knit stitches, 2 purl stitches, 2 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 1 broaching, 2 knit stitches; repeat from * to *, 1 selvedge stitch;

4th row: 1 selvedge stitch, * 1 purl stitch, 1 broaching, 1 purl stitch, 1 yarn over, 3 purl stitches, 2 knit stitches, 3 purl stitches, 1 yarn over, 1 purl stitch, purl 2 together, 1 purl stitch; repeat from * to *, 1 selvedge stitch;

5th row: 1 selvedge stitch, * knit 2 together, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, 4 knit stitches, 2 purl stitches, 4 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 1 broaching; repeat from * to *, 1 selvedge stitch;

6th row: 1 selvedge stitch, * 7 purl stitches, 2 knit stitches, 7 purl stitches; repeat from * to *, 1 selvedge stitch.

These 6 rows create a vertical pattern repeat.

Stitches Control

23 stitches x 24 rows = 10 cm x 8 cm.

Instructions

Cast on 114 stitches and make 4 rows of ribbing. Then, switch to the main pattern. Repeat the vertical pattern repeat 4 times, which totals 24 rows or 8 cm. Finish with 4 rows of ribbing. At 11 cm, bind off the stitches.

Fold your work in half and sew to finish the headband.