TRINITY POODLE HEADBAND
Materials:White knitting worsted weight, Acrylic only. (Always use acrylic yarn, no wool. These headbands
must be able to stand up to repeated washings. I find the Red Heart brand works very well.
Size 5 knitting needle, or size to get gauge. (You may find the need to adjust the size of the
needle to come to the correct gauge. Depending on how you work, try going up or down one size.)
Gauge: 12 st = 2 1/4inch, 8 rows = 1 inch
Stitch Definitions:
Inc: Increase one stitch by knitting in the front and back loop of one stitch.
Sl 1,K1,psso: Decrease one stitch by slipping one stitch to right needle, knit the second stitch,
pass the first stitch over the second stitch.
K2tog: Decrease one stitch by knitting 2 stitches together.
P3tog: Decrease 2 stitches by purling 3 stitches together.
{K1P1K1}: Blackberry Stitch by knitting 1, purling 1 and knitting 1 all in the same stitch to form a
bump! “In the same stitch” means, knit 1 but don’t slide the stitch off the needle, just draw the
yarn between the needles to the front of the work and purl 1, but still don’t slide the stitch off,
then draw the yarn back between the needles to the back of the work and knit 1. NOW you may
slide the stitch off and continue.
Tapered Beginning:
Cast on 4 stitches.
Row 1: K4
Row 2: Inc 1 in first stitch, K2, Inc 1 in last
stitch. (6 stitches total)
Row 3: K6
Row 4: Inc 1 in first stitch, K4, Inc 1 in last
stitch. (8 stitches total)
Row 5: K8
Row 6: Inc 1 in first stitch, K6, Inc 1 in last
stitch. (10 stitches total)
Row 7: K10
Row 8: Inc 1 in first stitch, K8, Inc 1 in last
stitch. (12 stitches total)
Row 9: K12
Pattern: (Blackberries)
Row 10: K1, P10, K1
Row 11: K1, P1, P3tog, {K1P1K1}, P3tog,
{K1P1K1}1, P1, K1
Row 12: K1, P10, K1
Row 13: K1, P1, {K1P1K1}, P3tog, {K1P1K1},
P3tog, P1, K1
Continue to work these 4 rows until you have
about 14 inches of work, (about 40 rows of
“bumps” plus tapered beginning).
Begin tapered end:
Row 1: K12
Row 2: Sl 1,K1,PSSO, K8, K2tog (10 stitches
total)
Row 3: K10
Row 4: Sl 1,K1,PSSO, K6, K2tog (8 stitches
total)
Row 5: K8
Row 6: Sl 1,K1,PSSO, K4, K2tog (6 stitches
total)
Row 7: K6
Row 8: Sl 1,K1,PSSO, K2, K2tog (4 stitches
total)
Row 9: BO 4 stitches
Finishing: When you have finished the piece
and cast off, do not clip yarn off close to the
work, it may unravel! Instead, leave about a 4
inch tail at both ends of the work. Using a
tapestry or needlepoint needle, weave the tail
back through the work about 2 inches in a U.
The same goes for a join of 2 skeins of yarn
in the middle of a piece.
When complete, headband should measure
about 2 1/4 inches wide and 16 inches long.
Finally sew a 2” piece of ¼” elastic to join the
two ends.
