Hey guys it's Denise from Loomahat.com and in this video we're going to be
knitting a braided headband. I want to thank Promise Learning and Shanti
Styled Me for covering the cost of closed captioning.
Let's begin with the cast on. Secure the working yarn to your anchor peg. Any
simple knot will do. Then you're going to wrap five pegs so one, two, three,
four and five. Then you're going to knit flat so you're turning around and
you're going to knit these five pegs. We're not going to slip or skip the
first one. We're needing, sorry knitting all five pegs and we're using the U
wrap version of the knit stitch. So here's our third one that we're going to
knit off. Then you're going to half wrap and knit off. That is a U-wrap
knit stitch. Half wrap, knit off and you're done with your cast on and we're
ready for Row one. For Row one we're going to purl five stitches. Your yarn
is under your loop, you scoop up and create a new loop, take the old loop
off put the new loop on and pull. Let's try that again, scoop up your yarn, create
a new loop, old one off, new one on, pull and that was purl number two. Here is
your third purl and remember that this pattern calls for five.
So there's purl number four and then we're on to purl number five and you're
done with Row one. Row 2 then calls for knitting again
with the U-wrap the same five pegs. so we're going to knit flat, back and forth
a row of purls and a row of knit until we have at least 20 inches of fabric. You
can have up to 22. I did 170 rows and you're going to repeat again a row of
purl and a row of knit until you get between 20 or 22 inches, depending on
your preference, whether you like it nice and fitted or you want it a bit loose.
After you've done a few rows don't forget to remove the knot from the
anchor peg. Once you're done with that first round we're on to the second.
We're going to cut the working yarn so we can have it for the second one. We did
these five pegs and now we're going to move on to the next five pegs. We're
going to do the same thing. We're going to secure our yarn but this time we're
going to just use the peg that's next to it since the anchor peg is a bit far.
We're gonna go from there to the next five pegs and cast on the same way. This
one will come off after a few rolls just like we did with the one that was in the
anchor peg. Now we're going to cast on these five pegs. We're doing the e-Wrap
cast on so we wrapped the five and now we're going to do a U-wrap stitch in
order to complete the cast on. Remember that the cast-on does not count as a row.
So we're going to repeat rows one and two until we get our 20 to 22 inches and
remember that I did a hundred and seventy rows of the purl and knit and
knit stitch. You'll do as many as you're comfortable with once you see that your
strands are long enough. Remember that you're only knitting these five pegs.
After a few rows you're going to remove that knot from your
temporary anchor peg. Then we're ready to go to the third strand where
we're gonna do the same thing. We're gonna cut the yarn and secure it to the
peg next to the next five because of course the anchor peg is way way way too
far. We're gonna cast on the next five pegs, doing the same thing we did
two other times, we're using the e-Wrap version of the knits, I'm sorry
the U-warp version of the knit stitch and then we're going to repeat rows 1 &
2 until we have those 20-22 inches. Basically we're doing a garter stitch
with five pegs and we're doing three strands. So here were the first five,
right we finished right here, here is the second and then we're doing the third. So
it's three strands of the garter stitch. Alright when we're done then we're
going to decrease from 15 pegs to 9. So here are my three strands. You can
see that I finished there, there and there and you see the strings that I
left behind. This one is still on the working yarn. I did not cut this yarn, so
don't cut it. We're going to first decrease so move the loop from peg
one. You're gonna move it to peg two and then you're going to knit that peg so
knit off and then go over to peg five and you're going to move that one over
to peg four and you're going to knit off. So now you went from five pegs down to
three . We're going to the next one so you're gonna move peg six over to peg
seven and you're going to knit off. Now you're down to four pegs. So you're
gonna move peg ten over the peg nine and you're going to knit off. Now
you're down to three. You're going to take these loops off of these, off of
these pegs and you're basically going to move them down so that they're sitting
nice and snug with the other three loops. Those have been moved down so I'm
taking my stitch marker so I don't get confused because as you guys know I get
easily distracted. I don't want the stitch marker to be sitting there and
have me thinking I'm supposed to be doing something that I am not. Alright so
our two first strands are nice and snug. I pull out these strings because I am
gonna use them. I need those now there are three down and we're going to then
move the loop from a peg eleven this is our third strand and we're going to put
it on peg twelve and again I'm removing those stitch markers. I'm going to knit
off and then I'm going to take the peg off of fifteen and move it over to
fourteen. I'm sorry I'm moving loops not pegs and I'm going to knit off and
sometimes I don't do too well on mine it off no big deal. So here we go, we're
going to knit off and like before we're going to take those three loops and
we're going to move them over. We need them to be right next to the other
ones so we're going to go ahead and remount them two pegs, eight, nine and ten.
Now we are down to nine pegs. Alright, now we're ready for the next
part. So at this point we're going to knit the nine pegs and along the way
attach the two loose strings. We'll start by knitting the first two pegs and
then we're going to bring in that working yarn over by placing the yarn
right over the loop on the third peg and we're going to
knit off. Then we're going to take that loose string and the working yarn we now
have and we're going to make a knot to secure things. If you're like me and
you want to really make sure, you do a second one. Then you're going to knit
that same peg and you're going to then go on to peg number four and peg number
five. And really, we needed to do the same thing with this string here so we're
going to place it over that peg, knit off and then make a knot so now the two
strings are secure. We don't have to worry about them. I made a second knot
because that's just me it's not necessary. I'm gonna knit it off like I
did with the other one and then I'm gonna go ahead and knit the last three.
So here's peg number eight and then nine and now I'm going to turn directions and
I'm going to do a row of purl. In fact, from this point on we're only doing
rows of purls, so nine pegs for nine rows. Once you finish your nine rows of
purl we are ready to cast off. You're going to wrap peg two and knit off. There
we go. Then you're going to pull that loop from that second peg and move it
over to the first one and you're going to knit off. Then take that loop and
move it over to the second one. This is a basic bind off and it's worked
over two loops. So again you wrap the second loop, take that loop move it over
to the first one, tighten your working yarn, knit off and
then take the loop off of the first peg and put it on the second one.
Repeat the process until you have no more loops on the pegs. Sorry that I sort
of start going off-camera but stay with me it gets better.
There we go.
Alright you're down to the last loop. You're going to do another knit off on
that same loop. Get your scissors, cut the working yarn and then with your hook
pull that loop all the way until it's loose and off the loom. Now the row of
cast on that we did on the strand is gonna leave some loose loops. You can
leave them like that way it doesn't matter because we're going to sew them
on. But I did tighten mine up and I am not going to go through the whole
process with you here. I'm gonna show you more or less how to do it but I'm gonna
give you a link to a complete video that will show you how to tighten your loops
and so find the link in the description. Now I'm going to show you how to weave
in these loose strings. This is what was left over and I'm using them not just to
weave in the strings but to reinforce that knit line between us finishing up
these three strands and starting the row of purls. There's like a little gap and
so when you weave in the ends, if you can, it's a good idea to go ahead and just
reinforce that one row and that's what I'm using these strings for when I'm
weaving in. Then the one very tip that one I'm weaving it in through the
sides you can, you know, go through, feed it through as many loops as you want to
or as few as you want to, once you feel comfortable with how far you've taken
them in, go ahead and cut off the excess yarn.
I've got a little boo-boo on my yarn.
Now we're ready to go ahead and braid our three strands and so I take my
left strand and I put it under the middle strand. Now that is the new middle.
Take the right and putting it under the middle, now you have a new middle. Take
the left and put it under the middle strand and now it's the new middle.
Then go to the right and put it under the middle strand and now it's the
middle and you have a new one. Take a left one and put it under that
and it's the new middle. You're just going to continue to do this process all
the way to the bottom until you have no more strands to braid. As you do that,
you're going to stretch your stitches and shape your headband, Keep
knitting all the way to the bottom to the very tip of your strands until all
three of them are nicely lined up. Then you're going to fold the headband
and bring those three tips over to that flat part where you did the nine rows of
purls. Just bring them and line them up with your other ones and it should
fit perfectly. You can sew them really nice and low profile or if you'd
like you can add a really big button right there.
Whatever is going to work better for you but go ahead and get your yarn needle
and let's get ready to sew.
As you can see this will sew up really nice, you can't barely tell where the
line is. Don't forget to turn your project on the back and sew that flap. You
can use, you know, your leftover yarn and don't forget to cut off the excess yarn.
Alright guys your project is done. Enjoy your headband. Remember to come
back and for this project, like, comment and subscribe.
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