Tuesday, July 24, 2007

baby chic

BABY CHIC


Material:
· Cotton thread size 10: multicoloured 2 balls, grey 1 ball, white 1 ball and small amount of pink.
· A pair of knitting needles 3.00mm
· Crochet hook steel size 1.00mm
· A small piece of grey silk fabric
· Sewing needle and thread.


SEED STITCH:
Row 1: k1, p1, repeat to the end, turn.
Row 2: p1, k1, repeat to the end, turn.
Repeat these 2 rows.


MULTICOLORED HEADBAND:

Basic band:
Use two strands throughout. With 3.00mm needles, cast on 8 sts. Continue in seed st till the piece measures 40cm (16 inches ) without stretching. Cast off.

Pink Flower:
Using the crochet hook, ch 6, join in the first ch with sl st.
Next round: Ch 2, 2dc, 1sc in the first chain, ( 1sc, 2dc, 1sc all in the next ch ), repeat 4times.Join with sip st to the beg of the round. (six petals formed).

Finishing:
Sew together the smaller edges of the band. Place the flower over the seam and stitch in place.



GREY HEADBAND:

Basic band:
Make the same as the one for the multicolored band, except that use one strand of grey and one of white color.

Flowers:
Larger flower: take a strip of grey silk 6 cm wide and about 25 cm long. Fold lengthwise,-wrong sides facing in and iron lightly. Hand stitch the open edges tog with running st. pull up the thread and roll the fabric into a rosebud shape.
Smaller flowers: same as the large flower except take a 4 cm wide piece of fabric. Make two.


Finishing:
Sew together the smaller edges of the band. Place the flowers over the seam and stitch in place.


7 comments :

  1. Really cute - as are the weans!Looking for scrap items to make with leftovers to match jumpers I've knitted - these are ideal!
    Thanks!

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  2. Umme,

    Just what I've been looking for! Our granddaughter is expecting her first -- a girl -- and she wants knitted headbands. Thanks so much for sharing your love of knitting and your pattern.

    Sherrey in Portland, OR

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  3. question for you...

    Do you find that bigger needles in relation to the size of the yarn make for more elasticity? Hints on this topic? I made one but once it gets stretched out, it doesn't spring back. mine is from organic cotton. Thanks!

    Susanne in CA.

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  4. @susanne..I don't think needles affect the elasticity much. You can try shortening the length a bit to accomodate the stretch.

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  5. Thank you for the answer! I think that it would be elastic if I hadn't used cotton. Oh well. I still love it!

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  6. The head band is cute! I actually thought you were my sister! Her kunya is Ummyusuf too. You just spelled as salaamu alaykum differently or else I would have thought your baby was my niece that I haven't gotten the chance to meet!

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  7. Hi Umme,
    This is really cute. Can't believe I just found it. :)

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