The CaesarBand Tutorial
Today I am going to show you how to make your own Caesar headband! It is really easy peasy and only takes a couple of hours. You can adjust the needle size and yarn depending on how you want the end result to look, I used some bulky Berroco wool and a semi- skinny circular needle of some size!
To start C/O 14 sts, then knit back and forth stocking stitch until your work is long enough to reach around your head with about an inch to spare.
cast off your stitches leaving a fairly long tail. Repeat the above twice more so you have 3 strips.
Now comes the fun part!
Secure the ends together at the top, I used a couple of office clips, but you can just as easily use anything else, even holding it between your knees works too ; ) Make sure that each strip is right side up so the curly side is underneath, then plait to the end. The underside should look like this:
Then it gets a little tricky…
Remove your clips, and secure each end of the braid with a pin or a needle, like a club sandwich! This is to make sure the braid stays in place while it is being connected. Bring the two ends together, making sure there are no twists in the plait and secure the seperate ends to each other like this:
Using the long tails left from the cast off, sew the ends discreetly to their opposite partners, after this is done you should be able to shift the strips back and forth a little so that the seams are hidden within the plait. It should look like this:
Sew in your ends and admire your CaesarBand. Go take a grainy photo of yourself wearing it in the bathroom mirror (optional)!
And if you really cant be bothered to make your own, this will soon be available for purchase in my Etsy shop, wooot!
Tags: autumn, caesar, caesarband, craft, crafty, DIY, fall, headband, knit, knitted, knitting, plait, plaitband, plaited, tutorial, warm, wool, wooly, yarn
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December 1st, 2010 at 8:22 pm
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January 15th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
Great tutorial!
I’m making my own as we speak (only I’m using a thinner yarn). I’m looking forward to the final result
January 17th, 2011 at 12:29 am
Thanks Matilde! I love to see a pic
January 18th, 2011 at 9:55 pm
Flettet hodebånd « Matilde Skår says:[...] siste har tankene mine vært andre steder; jeg har blant annet surfet på nettet, hvor jeg kom over denne oppskriften. Mitt ble litt tynnere enn oppskriften, men det tar jeg ikke så tungt (bare synd det ikke varmer [...]
January 18th, 2011 at 9:58 pm
I’ve uploaded pictures of the final result in my blog (with links to this tutorial now. You can see it here: http://www.xn--matildeskr-95a.no/2011/01/flettet-hodeband/ (It’s in norwegian dough, but there is an english translation-button where you can use google translate).
January 19th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Looks awesome Matilde!
December 8th, 2011 at 12:51 pm
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