ABBREVIATIONS
sl=slip (skip the first peg with yarn behind the peg)
k=knit (sample used the knit stitch)
p=purl
co=cast on (sample used the chain cast on at the beginning)
bo=bind off
bbo=basic bind off method
rnd(s)=round(s)
k2tog=knit two together (knit the pegs with 2 loops on it as one loop, thus decreasing the loops on those pegs by one)
8stLC=Cable with 8 stitches, left slanting
8stRC=Cable with 4 stitches, right slanting
PATTERN NOTES
This pattern uses the new cable technique taught in Loom Knit Cables Ebook.
INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 26 stitches on the loom as follows: *One stitch per peg on pegs 1-4, 4 on peg 5, 4 on peg 6, one on peg 7, one on peg 8, 4 on peg 9, 4 on peg 10, one on pegs 11-14. (26 stitches total on 14 pegs).
Row 1: sl1, k to end
Row 2: sl1, p to end
Row 3: as 1
Row 4: as 2
Row 5: as 1
Row 6: as 2
Row 7: sl1, k3, k8, k2, k8, k4
Row 8: sl1, p3, k8, p2, k8, p3, k1
Row 9: as Row 7
Row 10: as Row 8
Row 11: as Row 7
Row 12: as Row 8
Row 13: sl1, p3, 8stLC, p2, 8stRC, p3, k1 Row 14: as Row 8
Rep Row 7-Row 14: until headband measures 20 inches in length
Rep Rows 1-6.
BBO
Mattress stitch Cast on edge to Bind off edge.
LOOM: ‘Premium’ Round Loom Set, 26 pegs used.
YARN: Approx 120 yards of superwash merino wool. Sample used Malabrigo Rios in Ravelry Red (210y/192m, 100g/3.53oz).
