Monica Knits

I should have photographed this headband long ago, but it was so comfortable, practical and flattering that I kept wearing it, laundering it and wearing it. So now we have a photo of a well worn headband, which means I'll have to make another to photograph.

The slot in the back is a buttonhole. The headband has buttonhole elastic on the inside, fastened with a flat button to allow adjustment, both initially and should it stretch with time.

Small touches change the appearance of the hugs and kisses wristwarmers. In the first photo, the mother-of-pearl buttons are used so that they coordinate with the lacy blue leg warmers shown on the right. Read more for photos showing two additional variations: a) heart-shaped buttons, and without embellishment. Click on a thumbnail to view a larger image.

This pair of wrist warmers features an "O X O" cable pattern for each wrist and 1 x 1 ribbed cuffs. With 4.0 mm circular needles they knit up as quickly as a swatch. This is a variation of the pattern in the Hugs and Kisses Wrist warmers article with two changes. Instead of a 24 row pattern, 25 rows were used to keep the second "O" from being compressed by the ribbing. Also a different yarn was used. Read more ... for additional information. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger image.

Knit a pair of Hugs and Kisses wrist warmers in an evening, for Valentine's or Mother's Day. This pair of wrist warmers features an "O X O" cable pattern for each wrist and 1" wide 1 x 1 ribbed cuffs. Bernat Satin yarn lends lustre and softness. With 4.0 mm circular needles and worsted weight yarn the wrist warmers knit up as quickly as a swatch. The kiss is centered between two hugs, each embellished with heart shaped buttons. Read more... for knitting instructions. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger image.