Flowers in a basket headband by Piia Kaarnikka

Flowers in a basket headband

Knitting
April 2024
yarn held together
DK
+ DK
= Aran (8 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in diagonal basket stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
3.5 mm (E)
98 - 120 yards (90 - 110 m)
one size
English Finnish
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Flowers in a basket headband is quick to knit and is finished with decorations done with simple crochet chains and knitted flowers.
The headband is knitted using two to three strands held together.
The needed yarn amount is not big, which makes this headband to be deal for using those leftover scrap yarns.

Size:
One size
8 cm / 3,15” width
Model headband’s circumference 52 cm / 20,5”

Needles:
5 mm / 8 US DPN
Wooden / Bamboo needles are recommended
Crochet hook size 3.5mm

Yarn:
The model headband was created with
Sandnes Garn Alpakka 100g /220m / 240 yards
Willawanttuut Isokummun 3-ply 100g/ 180m / 197 yards
Need of yarns 25g per color
Scrap yarn (brown, black) for the branches

Any other Fingering/DK weight yarn that yield same gauge/yardage can be used.

Gauge
20 sts, 18 rows diagonal basket weave stitch = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” with 5 mm needles

Required Skills:
Cast on, purls and knits, bind off.
Crochet skills: simple chains