A Crown of Moons and Stars

You will need:

• US sizes 7 and 8 circular needles, 16″
• Stitch marker
• Yarn guide (optional, but super helpful for colorwork knitting)
• Yarn needle (for weaving in ends)
• Worsted weight yarn of your choice in 2 colors. I used Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Frozen (silver/light grey) and Stitch Nation Alpaca Love in Cobblestone (dark grey).

Gauge and sizing:

• Gauge is 18 stitches and 24 rows in 4″ (4.5 stitches per inch)
• Finished headband measured flat: 11″ wide, 5″ tall
• Will comfortably fit most adult heads, 21-23″.

Abbreviations used:

• bo: bind off
• co: cast on
• cc: contrasting color (design color)
• k: knit
• k2p2: knit two stitches, purl two stitches
• mc: main color (background color)
• rnd(s): round(s)
• st(s): stitch(es)

Start here:

1. With mc and size US size 7 circular needles, co 96 sts using your preferred method; place stitch marker to mark beginning of rnd; join to k in the rnd making sure sts are not twisted.
2. k2p2 for 4 rnds.
3. Switch to US size 8 circular needles, k 1 rnd.
4. Join cc to begin colorwork. For all 15 rounds of the chart, repeat columns 1-24 four times.

***always work chart from right to left when knitting in-the-round***

Finishing:

• After chart is complete, switch to size 7 needles to k 1 rnd with mc (this is to make the transition from stockinette stitch to ribbing tighter and more defined).
• k2p2 for 3 rnds.
• Loosely bo in pattern (ie: knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches as you come to them while binding off).