bow headband tutorial

my first tutorial!

it's getting chilly, and i thought a headband would be nice to keep my ears warm this winter.

and it has a bow, so that's even better!

it was pretty simple to make, and i like it so much, i thought i would share. it would be a nice afternoon project for a novembery day.

(note: this pattern is intended for personal use only, thank you!)

made in three pieces. the headband, bow, and middle. all worked in single crochet.

supplies:

worsted weight yarn (i used caron simply soft in peach)

5.5 mm crochet hook (or size to fit gauge: 10 sc = 3 inches; 13 rows = 3 inches )

scissors

three buttons

bigger needle (for weaving in yarn ends)

smaller needle (for sewing buttons)

thread or yarn (for sewing buttons,depending on button size used)

stitches used:

chain (ch)

single crochet (sc)

slip stitch (sl st)

finished size: 22 inches long, 4 inches wide

headband:

first make 71 chains          (note: i crochet fairly loosely, so if 71 chains is not long enough to fit around your head, just make as you need here)

row 1: sc into 2rd ch from the hook,

sc in each ch across (70 sc).

row 2: ch 1, and turn,

sc into first sc from previous row, and in each across. (70 sc)

rows 3-17: repeat row 2, 15 more times. (or until desired width) fasten off.

headband will measure 22 inches long, and 4 inches wide.

(don't worry if it's not quite the length, it stretches once you wear it)

bow:

(note: bow is worked back and forth in joined rows, not in the round.

so at the end of each row, you will join the last sc to the first sc with a sl st, and then turn around and go back the way you came for the next row)

make 30 chains, and connect to first chain with a slip stitch to form a circle.

row 1: ch 1, turn and sc into each chain around (30 sc),

slip stitch into 1st sc to join.

row 2: ch 1, turn, and sc into slip stich just made, and in next 29 scs from previous row. (30 scs) and sl st to 1st sc to join.

repeat row 2, 7 times. (or to desired size) fasten off.

the middle:

make 4 chains.

row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, and each ch across. (3 sc)

row 2: ch 1, turn, and sc in each sc from previous row. (3 sc)

rows 3-10: repeat row 2, 8 more times.

bow will measure 4 inches long and 3 inches wide. and the middle will measure 4 inches long and 1/2 inch wide.

assembly:
lay headband out, and place bow and the middle on top. (more to one side)

tighten the middle around both the bow and headband until it connects in the back,

and sew tightly in the back with the bigger needle. (put a few stitches through the headband and bow, so it doesn't slide around)

sew the buttons on one end of the headband. if your buttons are smaller, use thread and the smaller needle. otherwise use yarn and weave in the ends.

(now you can button to the opposite end of the headband using the spaces between the scs as button holes, wherever it fits you best)

weave in all the yarn ends.

be cozy!

-l