This adorable black cat hat headband knitting pattern will keep your little one warm with a cozy seed stitch knit and cute cat ears on top!
I love Halloween knitting patterns, they really make me so happy. It’s the perfect time to go a little outside of your comfort zone and try a pattern you might not reach for another time. My site it full of those kinds of patterns, ha! We don’t do bland around here!
Last year I knit up a black cat hat for Halloween as a fun take on one of my first knitting patterns ever, the Pretty Kitty Cat Hat, and I thought it turned out so cute.
This year I’m really enjoying earwarmer/headbands and so I thought a Black Cat Headband pattern would be really fun. This is a great pattern because it’s easy and it knits up SUPER quickly.
If you’ve never knit one of my patterns with ears, I have an easy video here on my site that shows you how to sew them on. The example in the video is for a more complicated type of ear, but it’s pretty much the same principle for the ears on this cat headband.
Black Cat Headband Knitting Pattern
(includes Sizes 0-3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 2T+)
Gauge: 20 stitches = 4 inches
Black Cat Headband Supply List
(If you need help, my favorite knitting reference book for everyone from beginners to advanced knitters is THIS ONE!)
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Black Cat Headband Knitting Pattern Instructions
(6 month size)
Note: never leave babies unattended wearing a headband, please use common sense.
Using long-tail cast on, cast on 65 stitches onto your circular needles with the black yarn. Join to knit in the round. 15 rounds in seed stitch as follows:
For first round and all other odd rounds: (k1,p1) repeat to last stitch and k1.
For second round and all other even rounds:
(p1, k1) repeat to last stitch and p1.
Bind off in pattern and weave in ends.
To make the cat ears (make 2):
Using long-tail cast on and straight needles, cast on
8 stitches with black yarn, leave a long cast on tail to sew the ear to the hat.
Row 1-5: knit all stitches
Row 6: ssk, k4, k2tog (6 stitches)
Row 7: knit all stitches
Row 8: ssk, k2, k2tog (4 stitches)
Rows 9: knit all stitches
Row 10: ssk, k2tog (2 stitches)
Row 11: k2tog (1 stitch)
Cut yarn and pull through last stitch to end. Weave in this end.
To assemble the cat headband:
Thread the long cast on tail from one ear on a yarn needle and use that tail to securely stitch the ear to the top of the headband as shown. Repeat with the other ear.
Happy Knitting!
If you liked this, you may also like some of my other posts…
- Easy DIY Knit Halloween Costumes (Just Add Pajamas) - October 10, 2024
- Witchy Black Cat Hat Knitting Pattern - October 7, 2024
- Big Squishy Pumpkin Knitting Pattern - October 2, 2024
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