How to Make a Crocheted Headband

Time to get crocheting!

When headbands are hand-crocheted, they become special heirlooms. You can crochet headbands for yourself, for your children, to give as gifts, or even as part of a newborn layette set. Choose from numerous embellishments to attach to the headbands, creating a variety of looks and styles through simple crocheting. Using a basic crochet stitch and a few sizing and embellishment tips, you can create headbands anyone would love to receive.

Things You'll Need

• Measuring tape
• Yarn
• Crochet hook (size G)
• Embellishments

Instructions

1. Measure around the head to determine the length of the crochet headband. With this pattern, you will not need to concern yourself with gauge. Simply work the headband until it is the desired length and then finish when you've reached it. Once you know the length around the head, jot the figure down on a piece of paper.

2. Choose your yarn and crochet hook. It won't take a great amount of yarn to complete your headband, so if you have small balls of scrap yarn, they will work perfectly. For regular worsted-weight yarn, use a G hook. Use a smaller hook for finer, lighter yarns and a larger hook for heavier yarns. If you are creating a crochet headband for a baby, use lightweight, baby yarn.

3. Make a chain of seven stitches and single crochet in each stitch across. This gives you six single crochet stitches. At the end of each row, you will chain one and turn.

4. Work in the back loops to create the ribbing stitch. Single crochet in the back loops only throughout the entire headband. At the end of each row, chain one and turn.

5. Cut the yarn when the headband is the desired length, leaving a long tail, roughly 12 inches. Use the tail to sew both ends of the headband together, but also use the remainder of the tail to stitch any selected embellishments to the headband.

Tips & Warnings

• Crochet fridgie patterns make excellent embellishments for headbands. Buttons also make great embellishments.

• Purchase ribbon roses and stitch some to the headband for a feminine look.

• When making headbands for babies or toddlers be sure not to use embellishments that may pose a choking hazard.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• All Crafts: Free Fridgie Patterns