Headband
Materials and Tools:
20-30g Sock/ Fingering weight yarn. 2.75mm needles or dpns 2.5mm, 3mm or 3.5mm Crochet Hook of your choice. The bigger size you choose the bigger your flower will be. Please note: The pattern uses two different methods of increasing to keep the stitch pattern neat. On the wrong side of the fabric the 'increase one' method is used, which makes two stitches from one stitch and on the right side the 'make one' method is used, which makes a stitch between two stitches.
Glossary
The crochet flower uses English notation. Dpns Double pointed needles HTR Half Treble KKnit Ktbl Knit through the back of the loop K2tog Knit two together Inc Increase one stitch by knitting into the front and back of the stitch. M1 Make one by picking up yarn between the current stitch and the next stitch and knit through the back of the loop. PPurl Ptbl Purl through the back of the loop Rnd Rnd RS Right Side Sk Skip S1 Slip stitch St Stitch Sts Stitches WS Wrong Side Start: Cast On 13 sts Row 1: P1, (K1tbl, P1) to end (RS) Row 2: Sl1, (P1tbl, K1) to end (WS) Row 3: Sl1, (K1tbl, P1) to end Rep rows 2 and 3 six more times.
First Increase:
Row 1: Sl1, (P1tbl, Inc1) to last 2 sts, P1tbl, K1 (18sts) (WS) Row 2: Sl1, (K1tbl, P2) to last 2 sts, K1tbl, P1 (RS) Row 3: Sl1, (P1tbl, K2) to last 2 sts, P1tbl, K1 Repeat rows 2 and 3 twice more.
Second Increase:
Row 1: Sl1, (K1tbl, P1, M1, P1) to last 2 sts, K1tbl, P1 (23sts) (RS) Row 2: Sl1, (P1tbl, K1) to end (WS) Row 3: Sl1, (K1tbl, P1) to end Repeat rows 2 and 3 twice more.
Third Increase:
Row 1: Sl1, [(P1tbl, K1) twice, (P1tbl, Inc1) twice] twice, (P1tbl, K1) three times (27sts) (WS) Row 2: Sl1, [(K1tbl, P1) twice, (K1tbl, P2) twice] twice, (K1tbl, P1) three times (RS) Row 3: Sl1, [(P1tbl, K1) twice, (P1tbl, K2) twice] twice, (P1tbl, K1) three times Repeat rows 2 and 3 twice more.
Fourth Increase:
Row 1: Sl1, [(K1tbl, P1) three times, M1, P1, K1tbl, P1, M1, P1] twice, (K1tbl, P1) three times (31sts) (RS) Place marker on this row. Row 2: Sl1, (P1tbl, K1) to end Row 3: Sl1, (K1tbl, P1) to end Repeat rows 2 and 3 until headband fits (starting at nape of neck) over head and past second ear and is symmetrical with placement of marker. End on RS row.
First Decrease: Row 1: Sl1, [(P1tbl, K1) three times, K2tog, P1tbl, K1, K2tog] twice, (P1tbl, K1) three times (27sts) (WS) Row 2: Sl1, [(K1tbl, P1) twice, (K1tbl, P2) twice] twice, (K1tbl, P1) three times Row 3: Sl1, [(P1tbl, K1) twice, (P1tbl, K2) twice] twice, (P1tbl, PK1) three times Repeat rows 2 and 3 twice more.
Second Decrease:
Row 1: Sl1, [(K1tbl, P1) twice, (K1tbl, P2tog) twice] twice, (K1tbl, P1) three times (23sts) (RS) Row 2: Sl1, (P1tbl, K1) to end (WS) Row 3: Sl1, (K1tbl, P1) to end Repeat rows 2 and 3 twice more. Third Decrease: Row 1: Sl1, (P1tbl, K1, K2tog) to last 2 sts, P1tbl, K1 (18sts) (WS) Row 2: Sl1, (K1tbl, P2) to last 2 sts, K1tbl, P1 (RS) Row 3: Sl1, (P1tbl, K2) to last 2 sts, P1tbl, K1 Repeat rows 2 and 3 twice more. Fourth Decrease: Row 1: Sl1, (K1tbl, P2tog) to last 2 sts, K1tbl, P1 (13sts) (RS) Row 2: Sl1, (P1tbl, K1) to end (WS) Row 3: Sl1, (K1tbl, P1) to end Repeat rows 2 and 3 twice more.
Button Hole:
Row 1: Sl1, (P1tbl, K1) twice, Cast off 3 sts purlwise, (P1tbl K1) twice Row 2: Sl1, (K1tbl, P1) twice, Cast on 3 sts, (K1tbl, P1) twice Row 3: Sl1, (P1tbl, K1) to end (WS) Row 4: Sl1, (K1tbl, P1) to end Repeat rows 3 and 4 once more. Cast off purlwise.
Flower:
Rnd 1: Ch 5, join the row with Sl Rnd 2: 9 DC in circle, join to first DC with Sl Rnd 3: (Ch5, Sk 1 DC, Sl in next DC) rep to end Rnd 4: 2 DC, 2 HTR, 2 DC in each Ch 5 space, join with Sl to first DC. Fasten off.
Make up:
Sew on button and flower firmly.
Copyright Alessandra Parsons 2012 alessandraparsons@googlemail.com
