Whooo!

My future daughter-in-law's birthday is today (well, technically yesterday as it is past midnight now) and I wanted to make her something. She loves owls and while I like the owl on Janelle's dishcloth, I wanted to make her something to wear.

So here is my owl headband:


It is made with Blue Sky Alpaca Silk, which is deliciously soft against the skin.

At size 4 needles I swatched at 6 sts per inch.

Loosely cast on 88 stitches.

Ribbing:
K2, P2 for 4 rounds
K2, P2 for an additional 32 sts. Place marker.

Pattern:
Row 1: K2, P5, K8, P5, K2, Purl around to marker.
Row 2: K2, P5, K8, P5, Knit to end (marker).
Row 3: K2, P5, place 2 sts on cable needle (cn) and hold in back, K2, K2 from cn, place 2 sts on cn and hold in front, K2, K2 from cn, P5, K2, P to end.
Row 4: K2, P5, K8, P5, K to end.
Row 5: K2, P5, K8, P5, K2, P to end.
Row 6: K2, P5, K8, P5, K to end.
Row 7: K2, P5, K8, P5, K2, P to end.
Row 8: K2, P5, K8, P5, K to end.
Row 9: K2, P5, K8, P5, K2, P to end.
Row 10: K2, P5, K8, P5, K to end.
Row 11: K2, P5, place 2 sts on cn and hold in back, K2, K2 from cn, place 2 sts on cn and hold in front, K2, K2 from cn, P5, K2, P to end.
Row 12: K2, P5, K8, P5, K to end.
Row 13: K2, P5, K1, P2, K2, P2, K1, P5, K2, P to end.
Row 14: K2, P5, K1, P2, K2, P2, K1, P5, K to end.
Row 15: K2, P5, K8, P5, K2, P to end.
Row 16: K2, P5, K8, P5, K to end.
Row 17: K2, P5, place 2 sts on cn and hold in back, K2, K2 from cn, place 2 sts on cn and hold in front, K2, K2 from cn, P5, K2, P to end.
Row 18: K2, P5, K8, P5, K36

Ribbing:
K2, P2 for 4 rounds.
Bind off loosely in pattern.