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This Project may be found in an older blogpost. I place the pattern here for people who cannot access the PDF pattern.

With one ball of fingering weight acrylic yarn, in this case, that's less than 25 grams, you can make this flower headband.

One-Ball-of-Yarn Flower Headband
Skill Level: Easy
Designer: Fatima Lasay
Website: http://www.crochetology.net/

Finished Measurements: Approximately 14 ½ inches long x 2 ¼ inches wide (excluding ties).
Approximately 32 inches long with the ties.

Yarn: Acrylic yarn, fingering
Color: One ball of yarn (25g) Ochre, small quantity of Black (for ties of headband)

My mother's latest bargain find - a packet of colorful fingering acrylic yarns made in China.

Hooks:
Aluminum crochet hook size 4/0 (2.50mm) Or size to obtain gauge

Notions:
Two beads of suitable hole size to fit crocheted chain
Round plastic stone with flat backing (1.5mm), pink
Yarn needle

Gauge: Center flower motif = 1.75 inches diameter
Terminology: Pattern is written using US crochet terminology (see chart on last page for conversion).

Instructions
Headband:
Note: Headband is worked starting at narrow end.

With ochre color yarn, ch 12.

Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in next 4th ch from hook, *ch 1, sk 1 ch, dc in next ch, rep from * 5 times, dc in last ch, ch 3, turn.

Row 2-5: Dc in next dc, *ch 1, sk ch, dc in next dc, rep from * 5 times, dc on top of turning ch, ch 3, turn.

Row 6-10: Dc in next dc and in each st to end, ch 3, turn.

Row 11-40: Rep rows 1-10 3 times more.

Row 41-45: Rep rows 1-5.

Row 46: (Small loops along side of headband) *Ch 4, sc in dc post along one side of headband, rep from * to end. Fasten off.

Make this Flower Headband in other colors to compliment the color of your hair.

(Small loops along other side of headband): Join thread to corner ch on other side of headband, *Ch 4, sc in dc post along side of headband, rep from * to end. Fasten off.

Flower:

Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), dc in 3rd ch from hook, 10 more dc in same ch, sl st in first dc to join.

Row 2: *Ch 5, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, rep from * around ending with ch 5, sl st in base of first ch-5 loop (4 loops made).

Row 3: [Sc, hdc, dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc, hdc, sc] in all four loops.

Row 4: Sl st behind sc between loops, *ch 7, sc in next sc between loop, rep from * around. (4 ch-7 loops made)

Row 5: [Sc, hdc, 3 dc, tr, ch 2, tr, 3 dc, hdc, sc] in all four loops. Fasten off.

Sew plastic stone to center of flower.

Attaching the flower motif to the headband (refer to photograph below for guide):
(Note:The crocheted flower is attached to the headband by crocheting a chain around the flower joined at the four petal points. It is at these four petal points that the flower is joined to the headband with a sc. Another option is to crochet the chain around the flower, fasten off, then just sew the flower onto the headband.)

Center the motif on the headband. You may also position the motif slightly nearer one end of the headband.

Join yarn with sc to first ch-2 tip of outer petal. Join to center of headband with sl st, *ch 12, sc in next ch-1 tip of outer petal, join to edge of headband with sl st, rep from * 3 more times. Fasten off.

With wrong side facing, fold one end of the headband over, touching the tip to the first row of dcs. Using the same yarn and a yarn needle, sew into place, with opening on the two sides for the ties to slip through later. Repeat for opposite end of headband.

Ties (refer to photograph below for guide):

Slip the tie into folded end of headband. Insert ends of tie into bead and make a knot.

Using black yarn, make two ties made of ch sts at least 20 inches long. Slip tie into folded end of headband. Insert ends of tie into bead and make a knot. Repeat for other tie.

Got more yarn? Make a cuff bracelet!

With some modifications of the pattern for the headband, you can make a cuff bracelet.

With some simple modifications of the pattern, you can make a cuff bracelet like this. For enclosure, sew one or two buttons at one end of the cuff and make loops at the other end. If you want a flatter flower motif like the one shown in the photo below, just sew down the tips of the inner petals.

Use buttons and crochet button loops for enclosure.

Crochet symbolcraft for the Flower Headband. (L-R) Symbolchart for the flower (you can crochet the flower with the ch-12 loops around it then sew on the headband); headband; folding the end of the headband and sewing in place for the ties to slip through. To learn about symbolcraft, visit http://crochetology.net/learn-crochet-symbolcraft

Happy Crocheting!

Colorful acrylic yarn from China.

A few days ago, my mom gave me a packet of fingering weight acrylic yarns from China. She got them from her favorite bargain shop. All the yarns were of different colors. So how about a One-Ball-of-Yarn Challenge.

I started by joining the Crochet Jewelry of the Month group on Ravlery, a CAL using a free pattern called the Julie Cuff. I used the new yarns and it worked out okay. So I thought of making my own cuff bracelet and came up with one that also had a flower motif.

The Flower Cuff

What I wanted was a cuff bracelet that had a bit more contrast in texture but I didn’t want to use more than one color, thus the Irish crochet flower laid on top of a regularly patterned background. I made the bracelet with about half a ball of acrylic yarn. With the yarn leftover, it is possible to make another flower. I have several plastic stones with flat backing stashed away so I thought this would be the chance to start using them.

Not quite happy with using only a small amount of yarn, I thought of turning the bracelet into a headband. This headband uses a bit less than a ball of acrylic fingering yarn, that’s about 20-25 grams of yarn. So here’s where the One-Ball-of-Yarn challenge started.

This flower motif headband can be made with just one ball of yarn.

It’s quite fun doing projects like these and reviving my fondness for the good old yarn. I learned to crochet with yarn – in bright red and yellow colors – many years ago. At the moment, I’m onto the next project for my One-Ball-of-Yarn challenge – a collar done in hairpin Lace crochet.