Quick Fun Patriotic Headband Pattern

Here is a quick patriotic headband pattern. Someone else has probably thought of something similar, yet this is what I threw together with the hope that you'd have time to knit them up on one week. If I have time, I'll post a crochet pattern or two soon.

I used size 6 needles and sport weight acrylic yarn.

Cast on 32 stitches in red using the long tail cast on (leave yourself 6 - 8 inches for the tail).
Row 1: Knit red (cut yarn leaving 6 - 8 inches for the tail)
Row 2: Purl white
Row 3: Knit white (cut yarn)
Row 4: Purl red (cut yarn leaving 6 - 8 inches for the tail)

Repeat Rows 1 - 4 five more times.

Row 25; Knit red (don't cut yarn)
Row 26: Bind off stitches in the final row while purling in red. You should have 13 stripes.

On the side with the least amount of ends, pick up on 20 stitches with the right side facing up with the blue yarn. Purl the first row and work in stockinette stitch for a total of 19 rows and bind off.

Cut 10 - 12-inch strands of blue and attach to the blue side. I like using a basic fringe technique. We're only got to work one strand for each piece of fringe and place it every other row. Here's a helpful Youtube video:  Knitting Help - Adding Fringe. I use a crochet hook to add the fringe.

Weave in the ends on the wrong side in the joining of the blue.

Tie the white ends together, and red ends together. Trim up each side so that the ends are fairly consistent. You'll want 6 - 8 inches on each side. Then it's basically done. It will look rolled up, but when you tie it, you can get the ends to flex and stretch.

Alterations:  I have a fairly small head so consider adding 6 - 12 more rows of blue for an average female size head.

More modifications of this pattern to come along with better and brighter ideas. The best part of this project that it can be made in a single evening.