AN
EASY HEADBAND
Headbands
are fun projects. Today’s headband is an
easy one row repeat pattern and you can surely whip one up in a day. Come along and let’s have some fun
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Materials used : Today I’ve used some soft Nako Saten
acrylic yarn with a 3 mm crochet hook ; as well as some Anchor knitting cotton with a 1.75 mm crochet hook
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.
For Indians : You could use Red rose ; Red rose metallic or unbranded knitting cotton as well as Oswal or Vardhaman acrylic yarns
General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
General
yarn info : Today’s yarns are not specific for this pattern.
For this project, the finer the yarn,
the slimmer / more slender the end result – so go ahead and use any yarn with a
suitable hook to make this project to any size.
Difficulty level : Easy
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : Here’s how
you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot :
This
is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view
this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
dc : Double Crochet : yo, insert
hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk); [yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Here is a sizing chart for general head sizing :
Whipstitch to join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the whipstitch at https://youtu.be/wZ-9LNzftMA
Invisible join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the embroidery needle and whipstitch to get an invisible join at https://youtu.be/a6XZQ6VzJFM
Single crochet to join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the single crochet at https://youtu.be/6FXoW_47_dI
Abbreviations used :
sc
: single crochet dc : Double
crochet
ch
: chain ch-sp
: chain space
sp
: space rep
: Repeat
hk
: hook lp
(s) : loop(s)
yo
: yarn over sl-st
: slip stitch
Instructions using U.S terminology
As
I said before, this yarn is not specific for this pattern. I am making this headband for a baby and
thought that this would show better on her head. Of course, Nako Saten is also a gorgeous yarn
and doesn’t need an excuse to be used .. and then I made it using knitting cotton too J
For
today’s headband we work across the width of the headband.
So while working side to side each row, we’re
just working the width and each row will add to the height or length of the
headband.
Please
read through till the end of this blog for different ideas for this pattern as
well as creating it into a headband.
Get
the video for this creation at https://youtu.be/J_CgIlpOjBU
Oops..
bit of an error on the video .. just words, nothing serious…we do not detract
from anything.. we ‘subtract’ the stretch of the rubber band! I know you know what I mean.. and probably
didn’t even pay attention to it ;)
For
convenience, let’s name our main stitch a Shell stitch which is (dc + picot ;
dc ; dc + picot) all in the same st.
So
the Shell st will have 3 dc and 2 picots.
Our
picot here is a (ch 3, sl-st in the 3rd ch from hk)
How to do a picot stitch : A neat video link to refresh this
procedure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GGlzZZl3I8
Start Row 1 : with 7 ch.
Turn and work the Shell st in the 7th ch from hk. Turn.
Row 2 :
ch 6, sk 1st dc and picot, Shell st in the next dc. Turn.
..and
that’s it.. Our pattern done.
Rep Row 2 till you have the length needed for your project.
Fasten
off and weave in ends.
Now
that’s the pattern and here’s what you can do with it to make it into a
headband.
1)
You
can start just as is given above and work all the way to the end, making a tape
lace. When you get the length needed
(which is the circumference of the head of the person you are making it for –
and if you do not know the head size, check the chart given above at the start
of this blog), you just fold it in half, join the ends and you have a headband
ready to go.
2) Or you do
not join ends, but add in a button to not only make it seem a bit different but
also for convenience. The show button
can stand on one side of the head and make the whole creation look oh, so
different.
3) Or you start
by attaching a rubber band and then work the shelled pattern for the length
(minus the stretch or length of the elastic rubber band) and then attach your
lace to the other end of the rubber band.
This way the rubber band is neatly secured and will be at the bottom of
the head. The advantage here is that it stretches nicely and fits around the
baby’s head without a fuss. Of course, this also means that this headband will
be usable for longer (and for an older child as well) thanks to the stretch.
The difficulty here is that you need to figure the stretch of the rubber band,
and reduce that much in the length. The
elasticity of the rubber band will cover for the rest of the ‘length’. Ensure that you get a good rubber band, and
one that is ‘coated’ or ‘covered’ (not the plain rubber band that may catch the
young girls short hairs on the nape of her head).
Attaching the rubber band :
This
is not a big deal. All I did was start
with tying the yarn to the rubber band and then working 3 sc into the rubber
band securing it well. I then started
with the ch 6 and worked my 1st Shell st in the 2nd sc
(middle sc of the 3 sc used to attach rubber band).
First
row done, you just then carry on with the pattern as given.
To
end, you just work attach the other end of the rubber band, work 3 sc again at
the other end and fasten off.
Glue
both ends down well after you have weaved in the ends.
Finally,
run a bit of your yarn in the middle of the rubber band just to tighten and
secure it, but that’s almost an obvious thing that you’d do even without my
mentioning it.
1. Hat circumference = measure around the head just above ears and subtract one inch for a nicely fitted finished hat.
2. Crown width = (this is a flat circular top of the hat) you need to divide hat circumference by 3.14 (pi).
3. Hat height = Head circumference / 10 x 4.
So you need to measure circumference of the head (round head measurement) and keep checking the outer circumference of your work.
There is another trick for measuring circumference (without running your measure tape all around the edge of your circle as you are working).
This works for a cap that you are working top down, from the crown of the head.
It works by dividing your round head measure by pi (3.14).
So say your head measurement is 22, divide 22 by 3.14 = 7.
Remember when calculating diameter, you must account for the stretch of your yarn too.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Block as per yarn requirement, if needed.
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