... an adjustable headband perfect for the springtime, wide enough to cover the ears on chilly days yet slim enough to be worn behind the ears on warmer days, and it's the perfect canvas for lots of springy embellishments
Skill Level:
Beginner
Materials:
~ 100 yards of aran weight yarn - I used Lily Sugar n Cream Cotton to achieve the listed gauge and measurements.
5.00mm crochet hook
yarn needle
Gauge:
5 rounds by 4 stitches = 1 inch by 1 inch in rounds of single crochet
Finished Measurements:
16.25 inches by 3.25 inches
The ties measure 3/8 inch by 12 inches each
Pattern Notes:
This headband pattern is seamless and is worked in rounds.
Glossary (US Crochet Terms)
ch - chain
st - stitch
sk - skip
ss - slip stitch
Center
Chain 51
Round 1
1. turn, sc in 2nd ch from hook, single crochet across to last stitch (49 single crochet)
2. make 3 single crochets in last stitch
3. working in the bottom loops of the chain, continue around and make one single crochet in each of the next 48 bottom loops of the chain
4. make 4 single crochets in the last bottom loop
Round 2
5. continuing around, make one sc in each of next 50 stitches
6. 2 sc in each of the next two stitches
7. 1 sc in each of next 50 stitches
8. 2 sc in next st
9. 1 sc in next st
10. 2 sc in next st
Round 3
11. one sc in each of next 50 stitches
12. 2 sc in next st
13. 1 sc next st
14. 2 sc next st
15. 1 sc in each of next 50 stitches
16. 2 sc next st
17. 1 sc in each of next 2 stitches
18. 2 sc in next st
Round 4
19. one sc in each of next 51 stitches
20. 2 sc in next st
21. 1 sc in next 2 sts
22. 2 sc in next st
23. 1 sc in each of next 52 stitches
24. 2 sc in next st
Ties
25. Make a tie in the next sc: (ss, ch 51, turn, ss in top loop of 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, ss into sc you started in)
26. one sc in each of the next 2 stitches
27. 2 sc in next st
Round 5
28. 1 sc in each of next 52 stitches
29. 2 sc in next st
30. 1 sc in next stitch
31. Make another tie as in step 25
32. 1 sc in next st
33. 2 sc in next st
34. sc in next 52 stitches
Edging
35. in the next stitch (sc, ch3, ss in 3rd ch from hook), sc in next st
36. working in the front of the tie, (sc in next st, which is the beginning ss of the tie, ch3, ss in 3rd ch from hook) sc in next stitch which is the final ss of the tie
37. *in the next stitch (sc, ch 3, ss in 3rd st from hook), sc next st*
38. repeat as between ** in step 37 all the way around, remembering to work in front of tie
39. ss to first sc
40. fasten off and weave in ends
Embellish as you like.
Enjoy!
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