celebrate the olympic games with a winner's laurel wreath crown
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Médecins Sans Frontières
(Doctors Without Borders)
| traditional symbol of victory | ||
| a horseshoe shaped chaplet worn around the head |
| method | ||||||
| i-cord covered wire for the band | ||||||
| leaves knitted separately and sewn on | ||||||
| leaves knitted on 3 needles | ||||||
| materials:- | ||||||
| 3 double pointed needles size 4mm (8uk 6us) | ||||||
| 50g green wool | ||||||
| 50g brown wool | ||||||
| 18” piece of plastic coated gardening wire | ||||||
| (might need 2 strands twisted together it needs to hold around the head ) | ||||||
| tapestry needle to sew up | ||||||
| abbreviations | ||||||
| k1 = knit 1 | ||||||
| m1R = make 1 stitch right | ||||||
| pick up the loop between the stitches with the right hand needle and knit | ||||||
| m1L = make 1 stitch left | ||||||
| pick up the loop between the stitches with the left hand needle and knit into the BACK of the loop | ||||||
| k2tog = knit 2 stitches together | ||||||
| k2togtbl = knit 2 stitches together through the back loops | ||||||
| s1 k2tog psso = slip 1 stitch, knit the next 2 together, then pass the slipped stitch over the k2tog stitch | ||||||
| i-cord = continue the next row WITHOUT TURNING by sliding the stitches to the other end of the needle | ||||||
| headband | ||
| cast on 4 stitches | ||
| work as an i-cord | ||
| until 18” long | ||
| cast off | ||
| (OR : cheat and use a i-cord knitting mill ) | ||
| make a loop at each end of the wire (no sharp ends) | ||
| check for size : there should be a small gap at the front | ||
| insert into the knitted cord | ||
| sew up both ends | ||
| bend into a horseshoe shape |
| leaf make 8 (or more) | ||
| using 2 needles | ||
| cast on 4 stitches | ||
| work as i-cord | sts | |
| row 1 | knit 4 | (4) |
| row 2 | knit 4 | (4) |
| row 3 | knit 4 | (4) |
| change to 3 needles | ||
| row 4 | kfb k1 | (3 + 3) |
| using 3rd needle kfb k1 | ||
| round 5 | k3 k3 | (3 + 3) |
| round 6 | k1 m1R k1 m1L k1 repeat | (5 + 5) |
| round 7 | k5 k5 | (5 + 5) |
| round 8 | k2 m1R k1 m1L k2 repeat | (7 + 7) |
| round 9 | k7 k7 | (7 + 7) |
| round 10 | k3 m1R k1 m1L k3 repeat | (9 + 9) |
| round 11 | k11 k11 | (9 + 9) |
| round 12 | k4 m1R k1 m1L k4 repeat | (11 + 11) |
| round 13 | k11 k11 | (11 + 11) |
| round 14 | k5 m1R k1 m1L k5 repeat | (13 + 13) |
| round 15 | k13 k13 | (13 + 13) |
| round 16 | k6 m1R k1 m1L k6 repeat | (15 + 15) |
| round 17 | k15 k15 | (15 + 15) |
| round 18 | k15 k15 | (15 + 15) |
| round 19 | k15 k15 | (15 + 15) |
| round 20 | k2togtbl k11 k2tog repeat | (13 + 13) |
| round 21 | k13 k13 | (13 + 13) |
| round 22 | k2togtbl k9 k2tog repeat | (11 + 11) |
| round 23 | k11 k11 | (11 + 11) |
| round 24 | k2togtbl k7 k2tog repeat | (9 + 9) |
| round 25 | k9 k9 | (9 + 9) |
| round 26 | k2togtbl k5 k2tog repeat | (7 + 7) |
| round 27 | k7 k7 | (7 + 7) |
| round 28 | k2togtbl k3 k2tog repeat | (5 + 5) |
| round29 | k5 k5 | (5 + 5) |
| round 30 | k2togtbl k1 k2tog repeat | (3 + 3) |
| round 31 | k3 k3 | (3 + 3) |
| round 32 | s1 k2tog psso repeat | (1 + 1) |
| round 33 | k2tog | (1) |
| cut yarn pass through remaining stitch |
| finishing | ||
| weave in yarn ends | ||
| attach leaves to headband using tapestry needle | ||
| make it your own |
| make more leaves |
| gold leaves |
| olympic colours |
