CLEOPATRA'S BEADEDHEADBAND Inge Spungen for Creative Scenarios
100 Yards sport weight yarn US size 5 needles 120 size 6 beads Dental floss threader Finished measurement: 2 % inches by 19 inches Gauge is not critical. It is more important to have the look you want in the band. Prestring beads, using dental floss threader (place 5" tail of yarn through loop of threader and fold over. Place beads onto threader; slide over loop and onto yarn.) Slide beads back a yard or two, so that you have the tail to cast on your stitches.
Cast on 15 stitches Set-up row: P3, K4, P1, K4, P3 Row 2: K3, P4, K1, P4, K3 Row 3 (increase): P3, Kfb 4 times, P1, Kfb 4 times, P3 (23 stitches) Row 4: K3, P8, K1, P8, K3 Row 5: P3, K8, P1, K8, P3 Row 6: K3, P8, K1, P8, K3 CS\*\* Row 7: begin cable/ beading - P3, [C4F, K4, K4Cn], P1, [K4, B2, B3, K2], P3 Rows 8, 10, 12: Repeat row 4 Row 9, 11: Repeat row 5 Row 13: bead/cable - P3, [K4, B2, B3, K2], P1, [C4F, K4, K4Cn], P3 Row 14, 16,18: Repeat row 4 Row 15, 17: Repeat row 5 at from \*\* until piece measures 18 inches, ending with row 18 Decrease row: P3, K2tog 4 times, P1, K2tog 4 times, P3 Repeat row 2. Bind off. Sew ends together to make headband. KEY: P:Purl K: Knit Kfb: Increase by knitting into the front and back of the stitch C4F, K4, K4Cn: Slide 4 stitches onto cable needle and hold to front; Knit 4; Knit 4 stitches from cable. B: Place right needle into next stitch as to prepare to knit the stitch; slide beads (2 or 3 as indicated) close to needle and finish knitting the stitch. The beads should cluster on the knitted stitch.
