Headband Knitting Pattern With Crochet And Knitted Flower "Begonia"

Knitwear Designer Angela Juergens designed a very detailed knitting pattern to make your own headband. This row by row instruction will provide adequate information to turn this into a successful project. Headbands are the rage and everybody will want one! No crochet skills are necessary for this project but the flower can be crochet or knitted.
Materials:Headband:154 yards yards/140 m WORSTED WEIGHT weight yarn (used here: CASCADE 220) THE ENTIRE HEADBAND IS KNITTED WITH 2 STRANDS HELD TOGETHER!! Both flowers (crochet or knitted version) use only one strand!
Knitting needles size US 9 (5.5 mm) or size to achieve gauge, tapestry needle,
2 bigger buttons (1€ in diameter), decorative button for center of crochet flower and materials to sew on buttons
- Yarn Requirements for crochet flower: 40m/44 yards, crochet hook size G/6 (4.0 mm)
- Yarn Requirements for knitted flower 30m/33 yards, knitting needle size US 7/4.5 mm

Gauge: with 2 strands held together!
14 sts/22 rows = 4€/4€ in Stockinette Stitch (= *knit one row, purl one row. Repeat from *)
This is a very tightly knitted gauge. Make sure your gauge is the same! Go down in needle size if your gauge is bigger.

Measurements of headband: 6€/21 ½€œ (loop for closure not included)