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KNITTING - Does anyone know how to knit this?

• Im wondering what stitch they used to knit this headband? I'd like to make it myself, but am just using the ribbing stitch. The ends on mine do not look as neat and tidy as they do here. HELP! http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=22556120&color=035&itemdescription=true&navAction=jump&search=true&isProduct=true&parentid=W_ACC_HATS the headband is called "wooden ships ear warmer" and it's on the urban outfitters site if this link doesn't work I'm just a beginner and don't really know very much about knitting. It looks like one side of this has been knit but the other side is looks like the ribbing stitch. How did they do that? Also how are the edges knit? they look so tidy (check out the link)

• Answer:

  Interesting headband. The body clearly is knit in stockinette stitch. The turned-back "hem" or border on the top and bottom does look like ribbing, but I think it's something else. I think it's done by slipping the first 2 stitches on each row without knitting them. It could be that the first 3 stitches on each row are slipped, but I think it's 2. I tried it, knitting a sample 12 stitches wide and slipping the first 2 stitches on each row. The sides turned in and formed a "hem" on each side. Stockinette tends to curl inward on the sides anyway, and my (admitted tiny) sample didn't do that, but the "hems" laid flat on each edge. To make the headband, you'd want to cast on enough stitches to make a band 4" wide plus 4 stitches. Knit those stitches until you have your head circumference minus 1". Bind off and stitch the edges together. Then gather up the seam to about 2-1/2" width. Knit a strip 4 or 5 stitches wide and about 5-1/2" long. Wrap it around the gathered seam on the headband and stitch.