Showing posts with label headband. Show all posts
Showing posts with label headband. Show all posts

Funky Flower Crochet Pattern

Monday, 3 March 2014

There are never enough crochet appliques. And the only thing that is more fun than crocheting them, is designing them :) I was in the mood for an elaborate layered flower and this is the result. When finished, the flower is approximately 7cm / 3" in diameter.

funky flower crochet pattern


MATERIALS
  • 3.5 mm crochet hook (US: E)
  • Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi) yarn in 3 colors (I Catania Solids from Schachenmayr in dark yellow, light green and light purple)
  • Yarn needle

No-Weaving-in-Ends Crochet Flower Headband

Friday, 14 February 2014

I love custom made crochet accessories. When I bought this little dress for my nieces second birthday, I knew I was going to crochet her a cute headband to go with it. I even had the matching yarn colors because I bought a huge stash of King Cotton yarn from Gründl last year. It is a blend of 55% acrylic and 45% Egyptian cotton, which makes it perfect for accessories, bags and toys. The recommended needle size is 6 mm-7 mm (US: J-K) but I always use a 5.5 mm hook (US: I or 9) so the finished product holds its shape nicely. By the way, I am in no way affiliated to Gründl, I just really like they yarn :)

The best part about this headband is the fact, there there are no ends that you will need to weave in. The secret is in leaving long tails, which you will use to create the braided headband itself after the flower is finished.

Side note: If you are working on a project where weaving in the ends is necessary, I recommend the Magic Knot 

crochet flower headband

MATERIALS:
  • DK or Worsted weight yarn in 3 colors, I used King Cotton from Gründl in black, orange and pink  (I use this Ravelry Standard Yarn Weight Table and the Wraps Per Incht (WPI) method to determine the weight of my yarn)
  • 5.5 mm (US size: I or 9) crochet hook
  • Yarn needle
  • Colored bead, minimum of 0.9 mm (0.35") in diameter 
  • Depending on the bead hole size, you will either only need your yarn needle, but if it's too small you will need a standard thread needle (+thread) or you can just use a hot glue gun.

Free Crochet Patterns

Hello everyone and welcome to my brand new blog,

before I started this blog I published my crochet pattern designs on ravelry as PDF downloads. You can now find them here as well. Happy crocheting :)


baby loop rattle crochet pattern free