Thursday, November 12, 2020

Custom Knit Phillips Dreamwear Headgear

My poor hubby ... he needs to use a CPAP and the headband that comes with his machine sucks.  So, I thought I could help by making him a knitted one (afterall, all knitted things are a-m-a-z-i-ng! :P).  Using my Denise US 6 needles, 3" cords and doubling up my mystery cream yarn, here's what I did:
  • Casted on 4 sts
  • K 24 rows
  • Increase 2 sts for a total of 6 sts
  • K 11 rows
  • Split: 3 sts ea for upper band & lower band; put 3 sts on separate cable
  • KFB to increase 1 st for a total of 4 sts
  • K 9 rows
  • Increase 1 st for a total of 5 sts
  • K 29 rows
  • Decrease 1 st for a total of 4 st
  • K 9 rows
  • Increase 2 sts for a total of 6 sts
  • K 11 rows
  • Decrease 2 sts for a total of 4 sts
  • K 24 rows
  • Bind off
  • Pick up the 3 sts and k 50 rows
  • Connect to the other side of the band by using the 3 needle bind off method
Here's what it looks like:
 
It fit ok but it could be a little longer & a little more wider so, I tried again; here's version 2:
Using my Denise US 10.5 needles and 5" cables, I quadrupled my mystery cream yarn, 
  • Used the provisional cast on that I use for socks and casted on 12 sts
  • K/P for 5 rows (stockinette st)
  • Decrease 1 sts for 2 rows for a total of 10 sts
  • K 2 rows
  • Decrease 1 st for 2 rows for a total of 8 sts
  • K 2 rows
  • Decrease 1 st for 2 rows for a total of 6 sts
  • K 2 rows
  • Decrease 1 st for 2 rows for a total of 4 sts
  • Decrease 1 st for 2 rows for a total of 2 sts
  • K 10 rows
  • Decrease 1 sts for total 1st then crochet 29 sts
  • Repeat for other side.
Here's what it looks like:
For now, Hubs like this one better than the first one but, I think I could improve on it ... 🤔

Hubs also wanted something more cushiony for his headgear.  So, again using my Denise US 6 needles and doubling the mystery cream yarn, I:
  • Cast on 12 sts and join in the round
  • K 20 rows (in the round)
  • Seed st 5 rows (back & forth for a "flat" piece)
  • K 20 rows (in the round) again
  • Bind off
Here's what it looks like:

 Here's what the (newer) pieces look like in use:
 
Also while working in this, I wanted to make it with 100% silk eventually and found that Lang Mulberry Silk and Berroco Mantra were two (2) brands that made 100% silk yarn.  So, I'm waiting for hubby's green light to pick up one (1) ball of Berroco Mantra to give it a try. 😉🤞🎉🙌☺️

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