Do you crochet? I've been busy making these cozy headbands out of wool yarn for an upcoming craft fair. I love them, because they are so warm when made from wool! The pattern is so quick and easy that I wanted to share it with you! I've adjusted the original to make it my own. Heads can be all different sizes!! So headbands can be hard to judge! I decided to sew buttons on the bottom layer so that they could be adjusted for different sized heads and that seems to work well. You can use acrylic yarn too...it is also warm...just not as warm as wool. BUT the advantage is you can throw it in the washer and dryer with everything else. If you make these from wool yarn, hand wash in cold and lay it out to dry.
Hook: H/8 or I/9
Yarn: Medium weight....16-20 stitches to 4 inches
Materials: Buttons, needle and thread
(I used something called "Lamb's Pride-bulky, which is only 3 stitches per inch, but I don't always tend to follow rules on crochet patterns for stitches, hooks etc.!)
Directions:
Ch 75
Round 1: sc in next ch from hook, sc in each ch across. 3 sc in last ch.
Work along bottom of chs, and sc in each ch across. 3 sc in last ch, sl st to first sc. Ch 3 (154 sc)
Round 2: repeat round 1 using dc in each sc st, with 3 double crochets in each of the end stitches.
Round 3: Repeat round 1 using hdc in each dc st. This time do 4 hdc in each end stitch. Continue working rounds until desired thickness is reached.
Note: each round will gain stitches.
When you are done, sew two buttons on the inside layer with the needle and thread and button them through the top layer of headband according to the size desired.
Such a great gift! Have fun!
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