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PATTERN OVERVIEW
This adorable cosmetic headband with a bow is great for your home spa procedures. You can make headbands in different colors and give them as gifts!
It is super cute, and it gets you into that girly cosmetic-ritual mood as soon as you put it on! The headband holds the hair back nicely, while you’re washing your face, exfoliating, putting on a mask, etc. It has an elastic inside to do the job!
The headband is made with chenille yarn, which is very soft and pleasant to the touch. I have used Bambi by Katia, it’s a super-bulky yarn, so the headband was finished very fast. Too fast even!
The headband consists of 3 parts – the tube itself, the bow, and the middle part. They are crochet separately and assembled later.
Measurements: To fit women’s medium, but it’s is easily adjustable. If you want to change the width of the headband use a wider/ narrower elastic band and chain more/fewer chains. For this pattern, it is not important if it is an even or an odd number of stitches. If you want to change the circumference just work fewer/ more rounds.
Gauge is not important for this project – you need to chain enough stitches to wrap the tube around the elastic band.
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MATERIALS
Yarn: 100g (3.5 oz) of chenille yarn (it’s very similar to velvet). I used Bambi by Katia in a light sky blue color.
Similar yarns:
- Bella Chenille by Universal Yarn
- Yummy by King Cole
- Universal Yarn Bella Chenille
- HIMALAYA YARN Dolphin Baby
- Lion Brand Yarn Ice Cream Deluxe
Crochet hook: 6mm (size J). I used Amour by Clover.
Elastic band: 3cm (approx. 1”) wide and approx. 60cm (23.6”) long.
You can choose a wider or narrower band, the width of the elastic band determines the width of the headband itself.
FREE COSMETIC HEADBAND CROCHET PATTERN
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HEADBAND
The headband is worked in a continuous spiral.
Foundation chain: Chain 9.
Slip stitch into the first chain to join in the round (make sure the V’s are not twisted).
Round 1: Chain 1, single crochet into every stitch until the end of the row (I’m crocheting through both loops).
TIP: Since we are working in a continuous spiral, you can place a marker to identify the first stitch. This will help to track the number of stitches in each round.
Round 2: When you get to the end of the 1st round just continue working in a continuous spiral. Single crochet into the first stitch – the marked one (remove the marker and place it into the new stitch) and single crochet into every stitch until the end of the round.
Repeat round 2 until the piece measures the desired length, which is: Your head circumference + 5cm (~2”). In my case, that’s 60cm (23.62”).
INSERTING THE ELASTIC
The length of the elastic depends on how tight you want your headband to be. For me, the comfortable grip is my head circumference + 2cm (~0.75”), but it’s always better to measure first.
Attach a safety pin to one end of the elastic and thread it through the crochet tube (make sure the elastic is not twisted). Now wrap the tube with the elastic inside around your head and mark the comfortable length on both edges of the elastic.
Overlap the edges of the elastic, so the markings meet and sew them together. You can use a sewing machine and a zigzag stitch, or just do it by hand, as I did.
Cut the excess elastic, leaving 0,5cm (0.25″) on both edges.
Now you will need to join the edges of the tube together. I like to slip stitch the edges, but you can use a tapestry needle to seem them together.
Step 1: Line up the edges. Chain 1.
Step 2: Insert your hook into the 1st stitch as if to single crochet and insert it into the corresponding stitch on the other edge.
Step 3: Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops. You’ll have 1 loop on your hook.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 across, fasten, and weave in the ends.
BOW
The bow is worked exactly like the headband – in a continuous spiral.
Foundation chain: Chain 30.
Slip stitch into the first chain to join in the round (make sure the V’s are not twisted).
Round 1: Chain 1, single crochet into every stitch until the end of the round (I’m crocheting through both loops).
Round 2: When you get to the end of the 1st row just continue working in a spiral. Single crochet into the first stitch – the marked one (remove the marker and place it into the new stitch) and single crochet into every stitch until the end of the round.
Work in a spiral until the piece is 9 cm (3.5”) high. The finished measurements are 16,5cm (6.3”) x 9cm (3.5”).
If you want the bow to be wider, add extra stitches to the foundation chain, higher – work an extra row or two.
Fasten off, cut the yarn leaving approximately 15cm (6”) tail. Now run the yarn tail through the center of the bow (through both layers) to create the cinched look (I just used my hook, you can also use a big enough tapestry needle).
Weave in the ends.
MIDDLE PART
The middle part is worked in rows.
Foundation chain: Chain 3.
Row 1: Single crochet into the 2nd chain from hook, single crochet.
Row 2: Chain 1, turn, single crochet in each stitch across.
Repeat row 2 until the piece measure 14cm (5.5”).
The finished measurements are 14cm (5.5”) x 3cm (1.2”). Cut the yarn leaving a 20cm (8”) long tail.
ASSEMBLY
Lay the headband down, place the bow, and the middle on top (on the seam of the headband to hide it).
Wrap the middle around both the bow and headband until it connects in the back. Slip stitch the edges of the middle part just like you did with the band:
Line up the edges. Chain 1, insert your hook into the 1st stitch as if to single crochet and insert it into the corresponding stitch on the other edge. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops. You’ll have 1 loop on your hook.
Repeat until the end of the row, fasten off and weave in the ends.
That’s it, the cosmetic headband for your spa procedures is ready!
I hope you found this free cosmetic headband with a bow crochet pattern useful,
Mirella.
Can you explain how to create the cinch in the spa headband? Do I just use weave the tail in and out through both sides and then pull?
Yes, that’s right! A few stitches will be enough.
THANK YOU