With scrap yarn, bamboo knitting needles and a few other crafty items, our illustrious and questionable Cap'n Mad Ellen whips up an adorable headband in less than one hour for the cherished crew member aka pirate protègè Miss Effervescent Ethel. This can also be a a very easy beginner's knitting lesson. Although EE is a wee bit too young to learn to knit but she does want to learn!
You can find free headband patterns galore just by typing online on Google 'headband easy free knitting pattern' (child or adult).
-yarn (I used some scrap Red Heart Classic weight together with cotton yarn)
-knitting needles (size 11 for this project)
-scissors
-thick needle to sew the headband together and sew on the flower
-button or bling-y jewelry finding (gold coins, amulets, charms, etc. to decorate the flower) (optional)
-sewing needle and thread for attaching the button
To make: Cast on 8-12 stitches depending on how wide you want the headband. Work in garter stitch (garter stitch=knit all stitches) until the headband is long enough to fit around child or adult's head. Bind off leaving an 8-9" tail. Sew the two ends together with the yarn "tail" using a thick knitting needle. For Effervescent Ethel's headband I casted (cast?) on eight stitches.
Flower embellishment: This can be done in a number of ways, but I took several yards of yarn and wound them in a loop design then tied together in the center. Attach the flower to the headband. If desired, embellish with a button or similar.
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Nice headband, Jack!
Norrington: No additional shot nor powder, a compass that doesn't point north,
[looks at Jack's sword]
Norrington: And I half expected it to be made of wood. You are without doubt the worst pirate I've ever heard of.
Jack Sparrow: But you have heard of me.
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