Crochet braided cable headband

Create this beautiful crochet braided cable headband!

This headband works up quickly and has such cute detail! The design gives a lot of texture detail while still being easy to make. Cables can get confusing, this is a great alternative to get the detail you want with less complicated stitches!

Written in toddler, child, teen and adult sizes.

The headband measures approx. 4.5″ wide and fits a 20″-23″ head circumference.

Be sure to check out my matching braided cable fingerless mittens!

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Materials:

H hook, 5.00 mm
Tapestry needle
Medium worsted weight yarn (4). I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in “Graphite” or “Gray Mist”. Lion Brands Vanna’s Choice is one of my favorite brands and great to work with.

1, 1.5″ wooden button

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Abbreviations:

ch- chain

st(s)- stitch(es)

sc- single crochet

dc- double crochet

fpdc- front post double crochet

sk- skip

sl st- slip stitch

sc2tog- single crochet two together

Special Stitches:

Puff Stitch:

Yarn over and insert your hook in the stitch and pull up a loop, yarn over and insert hook in same st and pull up another loop, repeat this process two more times (4 total), yarn over and pull through all stitches on hook. 1 puff made.

Note:

Ch 1, 2 in the beginning of each row doesn’t count as first sc/dc.

Pattern:

Ch 6

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from the hk and each ch to end (5).

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, sc next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st (7).

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across (7).

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, sc next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st (9).

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across (9).

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, sc next 7 sts, 2 sc in last st (11).

Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across (11).

Row 8: Ch 2, turn, dc next 4 sts, sk next st, puff in next, ch 1, puff in same st, sk next st, dc next 4 sts (11).

Row 9: Ch 2, turn, dc next 4 sts, fpdc in next, puff in middle of last row’s puff, ch 1, puff in same st, fpdc next st, dc in last 4 sts (11).

Row 10: Ch 2, turn, dc next 5 sts, puff in middle of last row’s puff, ch 1, puff in same st, dc next 5 sts (11).

Row 11: Ch 2, turn, dc next 4 sts, loosely fpdc around fpdc from row 11, puff in middle of last row’s puff, ch 1, puff in same st, loosely fpdc around fpdc from row 11, dc in last 4 sts (11).

Repeat rows 10 and 11 until your piece measures (total length from row 1):

20″ for adult size

19″ for teen size

18″ for child size

17″ for toddler size

Continue with decreasing:

Decreasing:

Row 1: Ch 1, turn, sc 11 sts evenly across (11).

Row 2. Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc next 7 sts, sc2tog (9).

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across (9).

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc next 5 sts, sc2tog (7).

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across (7).

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc next 3 sts, sc2tog (5).

Row 7: Sc 5, sl st in end st (button hole), continue to sc evenly around the headband with 2 sc in each corner. Sl st in first st and fasten off. Weave in all ends.

Sew on button and fasten off.