
Not only are crochet hairstyles a super versatile protective style-which can be worn straight, curly, twisted, or as a braided or faux loc hairstyle, all without damaging your hair-but they’re also just really freaking pretty. It’s super fun and you are invited to join.If you need a sign to try out crochet hairstyles, hi, hello, this is your sign.

If you need more help with patterns, we have a group on Facebook called Daisy Farm Crafters Group and others are sharing what they have made and asking and answering questions about the patterns. Thanks for coming by and good luck on your Velvet Twist Headband!Īnd as always, we love to share your Daisy Farm projects so come by and leave a photo on our Facebook page or tag your Instagram post with #daisyfarmcrafts. Step 4: Sew with the tapestry needle through all four layers. Step 3: Fold the left hand side around the front, giving you four layers Step 2: Fold the right hand side around the back. Step 1: Lay the band out and fold in half and slide one side of the band across so one end is matched up to the middle of the other. Repeat row 2 until your headband measures 19.5 inches for an average woman’s size head or to the size you need. Work HDC into each space between each post across the row, your last HDC will be worked in between the post and the turning chain. ROW 2: In the first space to the left of the post, and under all three loops the HDC makes, work HDC. Work 1 HDC into each of the remaining chains. ROW 1: In the third chain from the hook, work 1 HDC. My niece is 6 and she is wearing the 5 inch wide headband, just made it 18 inches long.) (Chain 16 for children under the age of 5. Wide Half Double Crochet (WHDC): YO, insert your hook between stitch posts, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through three loops. Half Double Crochet (HDC): Yarn over (YO), insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through three loops.

Make length of headband 3 inches less than head circumference.) Stitches Can be made in any size – see head size chart below. Size H/5.00mm hook, scissors, tapestry needle Sizeįinished size 5 in x 19.5 in long (or to the length you need to fit snuggly around your head. Keep scrolling past the video for the written pattern.īernat Baby Velvet (100% polyester, 300 g/10.5 oz, 450 m/492 yds)

I have a video tutorial if you’d prefer to make from video instead of reading the pattern. The velvet headbands have been a huge hit with my girls and my nieces. My darling niece Oliva in the velvet twist headband. I also highly recommend working up a swatch to try out the yarn to get a feel for it. Velvet is very slippery to work with, so go down a hook size if you need to keep your stitches tighter than usual. This stitch seems to lock down the velvet and keep it from popping loops. You work under all the loops the HDC makes and to the left of the post and in between the next post, and wow, that is just such a complicated way to describe the one place you poke the hook! So have a look at the graph below: I love using the wide half double crochet, formerly called by us as HDC in between the posts, with velvet. I’ve made a second version of the velvet twist headband that is even easier than the first and works up faster.
CROCHET TWIST PDF
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