The Cat's Paw Headband is in the current issue (Winter 2012) of Loom Knitters Circle magazine. Hop on over to get the entire pattern.
I am going to break down the Cat's Paw Chart (see it on the right), rows 1-6. (On the headband pattern, they are rows 5-11).
*Row 1: p2, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p2
Row 2: k11
Row 3: p2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, p2
Row 4: k11
Row 5: p2, k2, yo, central double decrease, yo, k2, p2
Row 6: k11*
Bear with me, there are 3 rows that I am going to be breaking down: R1, R3, and R5. They are very similar and once you get the hang of it on the first row, you can probably do the rest easily.
Row 1 Breakdown
Note: I am numbering pegs 1-11 from Right to Left
Move stitches as follows:
Step 1. Remove stitch from peg 4 and hold it.
Step 2. move stitch from peg 5 to peg 4.
Step 3. Place stitch from Step 1 on peg 4. Peg 4 has two loops on it.
Step 4: Remove loop from peg 8 and hold it.
Step 5. Move loop from peg 7 over to peg 8.
Step 6. Place loop from Step 4 on peg 8. Peg 8 has two loops on it.
Pegs 5 & 7 are empty.
Step 7: Work the row as follows: purl pegs 1 and 2; knit peg 3; k2tog on peg 4(treat both loops on the peg as one loop); e-wrap peg 5; knit peg 6; e-wrap peg 7; ssk peg 8 (treat both loops on the peg as on loop); k peg 9; purl pegs 10 and 11.
Row 3 Breakdown
Step 1: Remove loop from peg 3 and hold it.
Step 2. Move loop from peg 4 and place it on peg 3.
Step 3. Place loop from Step 1 on peg 3. Peg 3 has two loops on it.
Step 4. Remove loop from peg 9 and hold it.
Step 5. Move loop from peg 8 and place it on peg 9.
Step 6. Place loop from step 4 on peg 9. Peg 9 has two loops on it.
Pegs 4 and 8 are empty.
Step 7. Work the row as follows: purl pegs 1 and peg 2; k2tog on peg 3 (treat both loops on the peg as one loop); e-wrap peg 4, knit pegs 5,6, 7; e-wrap peg 8, ssk on peg 9 (treat both loops on the peg as one loop); purl pegs 10 and 11.
Row 5 Breakdown
Step 1. Move loop from peg 5 over to peg 6.
Step 2. Move loop from peg 7 over to peg 6.
Peg 6 has three loops on it. Pegs 5 and 7 are empty.
Step 3. Work the row as follows: Purl pegs 1 and 2; knit pegs 3 and 4; e-wrap peg 5, k3tog on peg 6 (treat all three loops as one loop); e-wrap peg 7; knit pegs 8 and 9; purl pegs 10 and 11.
And you did it!!! Yay! I am working on a video to demonstrate the steps, but with the breakdown, I think it should be quite easy to get it done.
Happy loomin'
Isela
