Gemini Headband
This is a very basic, unassuming project, but it has its virtues. It's fast. It's easy. The garter based slipped stitch pattern makes a cushy warm fabric. It uses less than a skein of worsted weight yarn, so it's great for using up leftovers. Great for a last minute gift! I liked mine so much, I made a second one as soon as the first was off the needles.
ABBREVIATIONS
k knit kfb increase by knitting into the front and then the back of the stitch k2tog knit two sts together (right leaning decrease) p purl ssk slip, slip knit (left leaning decrease) RS Right side (the side of the fabric facing outward when worn) sl slip st(s) stitch(es) ws' Wrong Side (the side of the fabric facing inward when worn) yo yarn over
PATTERN STITCH
Row 1 (RS): [sl 1, k2] 7 times, sl 1. Row 2 (WS): [p1, k2] 7 times, p1.
WORKING NOTES
All slipped stitches are slipped purlwise with yarn in back. At the beginning of WS rows the working yarn will come from the second stitch from the end of the left needle. Don't let this throw you. Simply insert the right needle into the first stitch, carry the yarn to position and purl. Difficulty rating Easy Sizes Adult Finished Measurements Length: 22 inches Width: 4 inches
Materials
Yarn: Approximately 1 %4 oz (50 gm) of Medium (worsted) weight yarn. Sample in Lion Wool from Lion Brand. $3.75\:\mathrm{mm}$ (US 5) needles, or size needed to obtain gauge. Two Buttons about 5/8 inch diameter Tapestry Needle Smaller needle and lighter weight yarn or thread for sewing buttons
Gauge
$4\;\mathtt{s t s}=1$ inch in Pattern Stitch Hint: measure gauge on WS of fabric DIRECTIONS Increase Section Cast on 10 sts. Knit one row. Increase Row (RS): sl 1, kfb, knit until there are 2 sts remaining, kfb, sl 1. Return Row: pi, knit to the last st, p1. Repeat Increase and Return Rows until there are 22 sts on needle. Finish by working a Return Row. CenterSection Work Rows 1 and 2 of Pattern Stitch until piece measures $20\%$ inches from cast on (or $\mathbb{1}\%$ inches less than desired finished length.) End by working a WS row. Decrease Section Row 1 (RS): sl 1, k2tog, k16, ssk, sl 1. Row 2 and all Wrong Side rows: p1, knit to the last st, p1. Row 3: sl 1, k2tog, k14, ssk, sl 1. Row 5: sl 1, k2tog, k12, ssk, sl 1. Row 7 (buttonhole row): sl1 k2tog, k2, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k2 ssk, sl 1. Row 8: sl 1, k2tog, k8, ssk, sl 1. Row 10: sl 1, k2tog, k6, ssk, sl 1. Row 12: Bind off in knit. Finishing Use tapestry needle to weave in loose end. Sew on buttons to correspond with buttonholes.
