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The reason I call this a “summer” headband is because it is cotton or a cotton combination, and is intended to be worn when the weather is warmer – perhaps to help hold hair back out of the face.
The hair tie gives the headband more adjustability and will help it fit more head sizes, although I am including three sizes here.
Materials needed:
Hair tie – smaller size
DK or sport yarn – small amount (probably less than 100 yards), cotton or a cotton blend is best
Size E hook
Stitches used, and abbreviations:
Sc = single crochet
Ch = chain
Dc = double crochet
Fpdc = front post double crochet
Yo = yarn over
** = repeat what is between the stars, for as many times as directions say
Lg = large
Dec = decrease
Notes:
Hold the hair tie next to the yarn, take hook under the hair tie, yarn over, and draw the yarn up, having the hair tie inside your sc.
Basicly, you are doing single crochets around the hair tie.
Look at the picturesto help you figure out how to attach the yarn to the hair tie.
The fpdc is going to be in the even numbered stitches. To create the fpdc, yarn over, go underneath the next post from right to left, yarn over, draw the yarn back up from the post, yarn over, draw the last yo through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw yarn through the rest of the loops.
When doing the fpdc on the last st, include both the post, and previous ch 2.
Directions for the medium and large size headbands are a bit different in the first 10 rows, and are written separately, below the directions for the small size.
It is actually easier to measure the sections of this headband, rather than count rows. Although I do count rows for this pattern, when I actually make headbands use my measuring tape, instead of counting!!
There are 2 inches of sc at the beginning and end of the headband, and 12” (small), 14” (medium), and 16” (large) of dc/fpdc
Here is the attachment of the yarn to the hair tie.
Notice I am holding the short end of the yarn, to keep it in place while I take the crochet hook under the hair tie to grab the yarn, yarn over, and draw it back toward me. Then, just finish your single crochet. Do this for 6 single crochet stitches.
Another picture of a single crochet being created around the hair tie.
Picture shows hook under the post
From here, yo and draw yarn back under the post, finish the single crochet as usual.
Directions: Small size headband
Row 1: Start with a half knot on your hook
Continue to surround the hair tie in each sc, (look at the “Notes” above), end with 6 total sc’s. Ch 1, Turn.
Row 2: Sc in each st to end, ch 1, turn (6 sts)
Row 3-10: Repeat row 2
Row 11: Dc across, ch 2, turn (6 sts)
Row 12: *Dc in first st, fpdc in next* to end, ch 2, turn
Rows 13-41: Repeat row 12
Row 42: Repeat Row 12, but ch 1 at the end before turning
Row 43: Sc in each st to end, ch 1, turn
Rows 44-53: Repeat Row 43
Row 54: Making sure you are NOT twisting the headband, bring beginning end of headband up, in order to connect the last sc row with the hair band.
-Attach the last crocheted row to the hair band in the same way you connected the first row, by single crocheting around the hair band.
-Finish off yarn and weave in all ends. DONE!
For Medium headbands: (and large)
Row 1: Start with a half knot on your hook
Continue to surround the hair tie in each sc, (look at the “Notes” above), end with 6 total sc’s. Ch 1, Turn.
Row 2-3: Sc in each st to end, ch 1, turn (6 sts)
Row 4: 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in remaining sts to end, ch 1 turn (7 sts)
Row 5: 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in remaining sts to end, ch 1 turn (8 sts)
(For large, repeat Rows 4 and 5 once more, for a total of 10 sts)
Rows 6-9: 1 sc in each st across, ch 1, turn (8 sts)
Row 10: 1 sc in each st across, ch 2, turn
Row 11: Dc across,
ch 2, turn (8 sts)
Row 12: *Dc in first st, fpdc in next* to end, ch 2, turn
Row 13-45: Repeat Row 12. Measure dc/fpdc rows, you should have about 12”
(For Large: measure dc/fpdc rows, for a total of 14” in this section)
Row 46-49: Sc in each st to end, ch 1, turn
Row 50: Dec sc in 1st and 2nd sts, sc in remainder of sts, ch 1 turn (7 sts)
Row 51: Dec sc in 1st and 2nd sts, sc in remainder of sts, ch 1 turn (6 sts)
Rows 52-56: Sc across, ch 1, turn
Row 57: Making sure you are NOT twisting the headband, bring beginning end of headband up, in order to connect the last sc row with the hair band.
-Attach the last crocheted row to the hair band in the same way you connected the first row, by single crocheting around the hair band.
-Finish off yarn and weave in all ends. DONE!
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