Create this cute and fun crochet crown with this easy to follow pattern!

The pattern is written in 2 versions so you can make the crown or a crown headband for the warmer months. The crown features the bead stitch and a shell and picot border at the top! Worked from the bottom up and uses a size I, 5.5 mm crochet hook.

Sizes newborn through adult!

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Materials:

• I hook, 5.5 mm
• Medium worsted weight yarn (4)
• Tapestry needle

Special stitch:

Picot: Ch 3, sl st into the first ch.

Bead stitch: After you’ve made your dc, yo and insert hook around the post you made with the dc. You will be working sideways. Yo again and insert hook around the dc, yo one more time and insert hook again around the dc. Yo and pull through all loops, 1 bead stitch made.

Abbreviations:

ch- chain

st(s)- stitch(es)

hk- hook

sc- single crochet

hdc- half double crochet

dc- double crochet

trb- treble crochet

BLO- back loops only

sl st- slip stitch

sk- skip

 

Pattern for crown headband:

Ch 8

For wider spaced band (smaller crown pictured):

Row 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from the hk and each ch to end, turn (6).

Row 2: Ch 2, hdc in the BLO in each st across, turn (6).

Repeat row 2 until piece measures the corresponding size below:

For closer spaced band (larger crown pictured):

Ch 7

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from the hk and each ch to end, turn (6).

Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in the BLO in each st across, turn (6).

Repeat row 2 until piece measures the corresponding size below:

Sizing:

newborn: 13″

0-3M: 14″

3-6M: 15″

6-12M: 16″

Toddler: 17″

Child: 18″

Teen/Adult: 19″

Large Adult: 20″

Fold band in half and sl st ends together.

Sc evenly around the top to corresponding size, sl st to join:

newborn: 40 sts

0-3M: 44 sts

3-6M: 48 sts

6-12M: 52 sts

Toddler: 56 sts

Child: 60 sts

Teen/Adult: 66 sts

Large Adult: 70 sts

Next row: Ch 1, sc in the 3rd loop only around, sl st to join.

Next row: Ch 2, sk next st, *dc in next, bead st around the dc you made, ch 1, sk next st,* repeat from * around, ending with a bead st around the ch 2, sl st to join.

Next row: Ch 1, 2 sc in between each bead st from previous row, sl st to join.

Next row: Ch 1, sc in the 3rd loop only around, sl st to join.

Crown Spikes:

Ch 2 (counts as first dc), dc, trb, picot, trb, dc, dc, *skip next 3 sts, sl st in next st,  in next st dc, dc, trb, picot, trb, dc, dc,* repeat from * around, ending with a sl st. Fasten off and weave in end.

Pattern for crown:

Ch the amount of chains for your corresponding size, sl st to join:

newborn: ch 40

0-3M: ch 44

3-6M: ch 48

6-12M: ch 52

Toddler: ch 56

Child: ch 60

Teen/Adult: ch 66

Large Adult: ch 70

Row 1: Ch 1, sc in each st around.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in the 3rd loop only around, sl st to join.

Row 3: Ch 2, sk next st, *dc in next, bead st around the dc you made, ch 1, sk next st,* repeat from * around, ending with a bead st around the ch 2, sl st to join.

Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in between each bead st from previous row, sl st to join.

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in the 3rd loop only around, sl st to join.

Crown Spikes:

Ch 2 (counts as first dc), dc, trb, picot, trb, dc, dc, *skip next 3 sts, sl st in next st,  in next st dc, dc, trb, picot, trb, dc, dc,* repeat from * around, ending with a sl st. Fasten off and weave in end.

 

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