Dianthius Flower headband

I used Sheepish yarn for the head band and med worsted weight yarn for the flower. You can use whichever yarn you like though.

For this project you will need.
Size 10 needles for the head band and size 6 needles for the flowe
A button(only if you want to use one)
Tapestry needle

Skills for Headband-
CO
Knit
Purl
BO
Skills for flower-
CO
Knit
Purl
P2tog(purl two together)
SSK(slip slip knit)


Headband:
Cast on 40 Stiches( 44-46 for older infants, 50 for toddlers, 54-60 for children and adults)
I used a rib stitch of knit 2, purl 2 until the headband was the desired width and bind off.
After you BO your project should be a long strip of knitted goodness. Fold this strip in half so the ends are lined up perfectly. Using the same yarn sew the ends together. It's okay if it's a little sloppy, because this is where you will sew your flower.


*Now, again I learned through trial and error on my nemesis "The Rib Stitch". When doing a rib stitch you have to alternate each row.So if you K2, P2 one row, then the next row you reverse it P2, Knit 2

Dianthius Flower
(this one is a bit trickier)
You will need your size 6 needles, a button, and a tapestry needle(to sew in the tails of the yarn)

Cast on 62 sts
There are only 5 rows for this flower(if you want to make it two tone you can CO & knit one row in one color, then change to a different color for the last row)

1) Knit
2) P2, p2tog to last two stitches, p2
3) K1,ssk to last 2 stitches, K2
4) p2tog to the end
5) ssk to end

You should have some stitches left on your needle, cut the yarn you are using leaving about an 8 inch tail. With a tapestry needle weave the tail through the remaining live stitches and pull taught. Tie off the yarn and sew in the tail. Sew on your button, then sew on to the headband(where your seam is).

Now you have a beautiful little headband!

Here are the videos for the Purl, SSK, and P2TOG