Corsage Flower Headband By Laura Jane Taylor
This is a quick and easy project using both knit and crochet skills. The headband is knitted in simple ribbing and double moss stitch. The corsage is a little tricky, but optional if crochet is not your thing! Looks fabulous worn over the hair like a ski band or under like an Alice band.
One size fits most... If you
have a very small/large head, pattern can be adapted by removing/adding multiples of 8 stitches.
Materials
Less than I skein of stash- bustin' chunky/bulky yarn, choose a nice shade that's soft and squishy! 6mm Circular or Double Pointed Needles Tapestry Needle
Gauge
Unimportant for this project.
Abbreviations
BO bind off co cast on R1 Row 1 k knit
p purl
st/sts stitch/stitches ch chain sc single crochet dc double crochet slst slip stitch
Directions
Headband:
CO 88 sts to circular or DPN's. Join in the round, do not twist. R1-R4: K1P1 rib. ${\mathsf{R5+R6}}$ : Work K2P2 for 2 rounds. R7+R8: Work P2K2 for 2 rounds. Repeat R5 to R8 3 more times (4 in total). R21: Work K1P1 rib for 4 rounds. R25: BO loosely. Weave in loose ends.
Flower:
(Pattern from http://simmy.typepad.com/echoesofadream/ Used with thanks!) Make a slst, ch6. Work \*dc ch2\* in slst. Repeat from $^*7$ times. Join circle with a slst into the third chain of the first spoke. Ch1. Work \*sc, ch1, 2 dc, ch1, $\mathsf{S}\mathsf{C}^{*}$ all into one arch. Repeat from $^*8$ times. Join with a slst to the first sc on the first petal. Cast off. Make a slst, put the crochet hook under a spoke and pull the yarn through. You now have 2 stitches on your hook, pull the look through to make one. Ch 6, then \*dc, ch3\* on each spoke around. Join with a slst into the third chain of the first row. ch1. Turn flower over. Work \*sc, chl, 3 dc, chl, sc\* over each arch. Join with a slst into the first sc on first petal. Cast off. Make a slst; join under a spoke as before. Ch 7, then \*dc, ch4\* on each spoke around. Join to the third chain with a slst. Ch 1. Turn flower over. Work "sc, chl, 4 dc, chl sc\* over each arch. Join to the first sc and cast off.
