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Medium Width Crocheted Headband with Flower

Figure 1: photo by feels like home photography

 

Materials needed:

• Size F (3.75mm) crochet hook
• 3 oz Worsted Weight yarn
• Blunt yarn needle (tapestry needle)
• Scissors
• 1 – 5/8 or 7/8 button
• Thread for sewing the button on.

Abbreviations:

Ss: slip stitch

Sc: single crochet

Hdc: half double crochet

Dc: double crochet

Htc: Half triple crochet

Pattern:

This item is made to fit the individual; therefore there no EXACT numbers are given.

Chain LOOSLY until the chain measures about 1 inch short of the length around your head UNSTRETCHED.

Row 1: Hdc in second chain from hook and in each chain across.

In last chain work 6 dc in the SAME chain.

Row 2: (you will now be working in the free loops of the foundation chain) Hdc in each stitch across.  Work 3 hdc in the 3^rd stitch of the 6 hdc cluster. Work another 3 hdc in the 4^th stitch of the 6 hdc cluster.

Row 3: hdc in each stitch across. Chain 5 loosely and connect with a ss to the 5^th stitch of the 6 hdc cluster at the beginning of row 2 forming a loop for the button. DO NOT FASTEN OFF.

Edging:

*Chain 2 skip one stitch and ss in the next stitch* continue around the entire headband till the 1^st chain of the button loop.  Fasten off leaving a long tail to weave in.

Weave in the Tails of yarn with the blunt tip needle.

Sew on the button to the end of the headband OPPOSITE the button loop.

Make flower.

Flower:

Make a slip knot.

Chain 2

Base: work 10 sc in second chain from hook.

Join with a slip stitch in top of first sc.

Round 1: chain 3, skip one stitch of the base round, ss in next stitch, repeat around (5 chain 3 spaces)

Round 2: working around the first chain 3 section, ss, sc, hdc, 3-dc, hdc, sc, ss (all in first chain 3 section creating the first petal. Repeat for the remaining four petals. Join with a ss at the end of the round.

Round 3: chain 5, ss in the stitch BETWEEN two petals. Repeat 4 more times joining with a slip stitch.

Round 4: working the same way as the first row of petals in round 2. ss, sc, hdc, dc, 3-htc, dc, hdc, sc, ss in each of the five chain 5 sections. Tie off.

Weave in the tail of yarn coming from the center of the flower using your blunt large eyed needle. Cut off excess.

Using the blunt needle again with the remaining yarn tail of the flower secure flower to the headband, being careful to avoid the main band, and not pulling tightly. This will allow the flower to maintain its shape and slide along the band for positioning.