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This twisted headband knitting pattern is super easy and quick to make with one color or two. It’s great for using a little odd ball or two of yarn and makes a comfortable headband to wear any time of year.
Supplies
I used about 37 yards of Lion Brand Heartland (I think the color is Congaree but I’m not 100 percent sure; it’s one of the ones I used on my Ozark Tweed Baby Blanket) and a similar amount of a worsted weight yarn from my stash that I think is Louet Gems worsted (in which case it was about 53 yards). It might be color dusty rose. So let’s say about 90 yards total of worsted/medium weight/weight 4 yarn.
You’ll also need three or four size 7 US/4.5 mm double pointed knitting needles. I used three.
A tape measure, scissors and a yarn needle will also be used.
Gauge
Gauge is not critical and you’re fine as long as you like the fabric you’re getting. I got about 5 stitches and 6.5 rounds per inch/2.5 cm in the Lion Brand yarn.
Size
The finished headband is almost 2.5 inches/6.35 cm wide (or about 5 inches/12.7 cm around and about 22 inches/55.8 cm around. You can adjust the width by casting on more or fewer stitches, and make it longer or shorter as you like.
Knitting the Twisted Headband
Cast on 24 stitches and divide onto 2 or 3 double pointed knitting needles. If you want to use a stitch marker to mark the end of the round, feel free.
Knit to desired length, or about 22 inches/55.8 cm. If you want to knit two colors, knit half the length (that’s 11 inches/almost 28 cm) in the first color, then change to the second.
When you’ve reached the desired length, bind off. I just did a regular bind off but you can do a three-needle bind off if you know you want to keep the headband oriented the way it was as you knit it. Leave a long tail for finishing.
Finishing the Headband
To make the twist, gather the short ends of the headband close to each other. Fold one so it looks like a c and the other like a reverse c.
Put the pieces together sort of like the two pieces together are making an s, then press all the layers close to each other.
Sew the layers together in this manner. You don’t have to go through all the layers at once, but make sure you’re getting them all secured.
Twist the headband so that the twist is showing on the outside.
Flip the headband over and make sure the ends are sewed down.
Hide the yarn ends inside the headband.
