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
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.
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For rows 9-11, I’m not sure how I’m getting 12 (or 13) stiches every time I do the pattern. How do you get 11 without skipping a stitch? Please help 🙂
I would like to keep getting your posting,
Judy