A sweet project that’s perfect for girls’ adventures together this spring. A handful of crocheted flowers flow around the side and each end, taking a hint from starflowers, daisies and relaxed coastal style. The headband set is easy to make, with the chance to test out a couple of skills. Each flower is worked to a simple design in the round, and added to the headband created entirely in single crochet with easy shaping for scarf-like peaks at each end.
Time: Evening Project
Skill Level: Easy
Size: Junior 2 1/2” [6 cm] width x 45” [114 cm] length
Adult 3 1/4” [8 cm] width x 54” [137 cm] length
Gauge: 18 sts and 18 rows = 4” [10 cm] in sc after wet blocking
Materials
Yarn: Sirdar Cotton DK (100% cotton; 232 yards [212 meters]/100 grams): 509 Chilled Rosé (MC, 2 balls), 501 Island White (CC1, 1 ball), Vanilla (CC2, 1 ball) and 550 Olive Grove (CC3, 1 ball)
Hook/Needles: US size E/4 (3.5 mm) hook
Notions: Tapestry needle
Pattern Notes
The flower and leaf quantities are a suggestion, but you can add as many as you wish.
Pattern is written for Child size with Adult information in parentheses as: Child (Adult).
Pattern
Headband
With MC, ch 2.
Row 1: Working into 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc. Turn. (2 sts at end of this row)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, 1 sc, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (3 sts at end of this row)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc across. Turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc across to last st, 2 sc in last st. (inc by 1 st at end of each rep)
Rows 6-19 (6-25): Rep rows 4 and 5. (11 (14) sts at end of each rep)
Rows 20-171 (26-191): Ch 1, sc across.
Row 172 (192): Ch 1, sc across to last st, sc2tog in last st. (dec by 1 st at end of each rep)
Row 173 (193): Ch 1, sc across.
Rows 174-189 (194-215): Rep rows 172-173 (192-193).
Row 190 (216): Ch 1, 1 sc, sc2tog. (2 sts at end of this row)
Row 191 (217): Ch 1, sc2tog. Bind off.
Large Starflower
Make 1 per headband
With CC3, ch 2.
Rnd 1: Working into 2nd ch from hook, 6 sc. (6 sts at end of this row)
Rnd 2: With CC2, 2 sc into each around. (12 sts at end of this row)
Rnd 3: *[1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc] into next st, 1 sc. Rep from * five more times. Bind off. (24 sts at end of this row)
Small Starflower
Make 1 per headband
With CC3, ch 2
Rnd 1: Working into 2nd ch from hook, 6 sc. (6 sts at end of this row)
Rnd 2: With CC2, 2 sc into each around. (12 sts at end of this row)
Rnd 3: *[1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc] into next st, 1 sc. Rep from * five more times. Bind off. (24 sts at end of this row)
Daisy
Make 3 per headband
With CC2, ch 2.
Rnd 1: Working into 2nd ch from hook, 4 sc. (4 sts at end of this row)
Rnd 2: 2 sc into each around. (8 sts at end of this row)
Rnd 3: With CC1, [1 sl st, 2 ch, 1 hdc] into each st around. Bind off. (16 sts at end of this row)
Leaf
Make 5 per headband
With CC3, ch 6.
Round 1: Beg in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc into next st, hdc, 3 sc into end st to turn, working down opposite side of chain place 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, sl st to join. Bind off. (13 sts at end of this row)
Finishing
Weave in ends and block headbands, flowers and leaves separately. Lay each headband flat with RS facing. Arrange leaves and flowers at each end, and to side of center bet rows 90-112 (100-122), and sew in position securely. To let flower petals stand out, sew into Rnd 2. For a smoother finish to applique details, sew around outer edge of Rnd 3. BO and weave in ends.