CABLE KNIT EAR WARMER // FREE PATTERN

February is one of my favorite months! It brings the arrival of *almost* spring time, includes many cute and yummy sweet treats, and it's a great excuse to be nice and show your love for one another. I thought it would be fun to share one of my favorite patterns this month!

 I love creating ear warmers because they are so adorable and they work up very quickly! I am all about instant gratification knits. They make great gifts and are still acceptable to wear on those chilly days even in the spring.

I would love for you guys to try out my pattern and see just how cute and beautiful it is. HEY it could be a Galentine's gift too! If you're new or unfamiliar with the cable technique I might save this one for later, but, it wouldn't hurt to try?

This pattern requires size 11 (8mm) knitting needles, a cable hook, and any super bulky 6 yarn of your choice. Lionbrand Wool Ease Thick and Quick and Hometown USA work perfectly. 

Techniques include:
// knit flat 
// cable knitting 
// purl stitches 
// knit stitches // sew seam 

This ear warmer is approximately 6” wide and can be stretched between 17”-23” wide. This is a very stretchy and forgiving headband so it slips on snug and stretches for an appropriate fit but you can add or subtract to the first and last row.

Instead of writing out the entire pattern, I will attach a downloadable link to save to your computer. 
DOWNLOAD NOW!

Here's a link to my Raverly page for a downloaded pdf version if you're into that too! AND, PLUS, ALSO if you don't knit - visit my Etsy Shop and I will make one for you :)

Let me know if you try this out in the comments below. I really, really wanna see your creations!

Happy Month of Love!

HOW TO | KNIT

Knitting is hard when you’ve known how to crochet for only a short amount of time. I taught myself crochet 3 years ago and couldn’t be more proud of my new found hobby. I truly admire some of the things I’ve been able to create through crochet but there is something about knit that I find to be so beautiful. I’ve certainly been intimated to start because not only was I so comfortable with crochet, but just reading some of the knit patterns is almost like reading a foreign language! I’ve tried knitting once or twice before, okay maybe even three times. Who hasn’t!?  Anyway, I went out and bought some proper sized needles that felt comfortable and started learning the pattern of a turban headband that I just absolutely had to own! I can’t count the number of times I cast on, knit, then purl for a few (like two) rows only to unravel it because I obviously goofed on something. Eventually, I got upset, and I would make myself put the needles down and walk away. I let it go for about a week and without any yarn and needles in front of me I looked up some tutorials and actually watched them. I was learning something without the distraction of it being accessible to my fingers. After that week I tried again last night while I dramatically watched finale of The Bachelor ¯\_(ツ)_/ and I got somewhere! 

There is yarn flowing from my foundation! It’s beautiful! It looks like nothing! I am freaking determined to make this headband though. Be on the lookout!