Pattern for the Valentine Headband

THIS IS A FREE PATTERN

Materials Needed:

Caron Simply Soft Yarn

Harvest Red

Off White

Yarn Needle

I/9 Hook 5.50 MM

Stitches:

ch: Chain

sc: Single Crochet

sc2tog: Single Crochet 2 Together for Decrease

hdc: Half Double Crochet

slst: Slip Stitches

st: Stitches

Guage: 2 Inches = 8 hdc & 6 Rows

Skill Level: Easy

Making the Headband: Using Harvest Red

Baby (17 inch Head Circumference)

ch 52

Join with slst in 1st ch (careful not to twist ch)

Rnd 1: ch 1, hdc in same st, hdc around. Slst in 1st hdc (52)

Rnd 2-8: Repeat Rnd 1 Fasten off at the end of Rnd 8

Child (1-3 years) (19 inch Head Circumference)

ch 59

Join with slst in 1st ch (careful not to twist ch)

Rnd 1: ch 1, hdc in same st, hdc around. Slst in 1st hdc (59)

Rnd 2-9: Repeat Rnd 1 Fasten off at the end of Rnd 9

Child (3-10 years) (21 inch Head Circumference)

ch 66

Join with slst in 1st ch (careful not to twist ch)

Rnd 1: ch 1, hdc in same st, hdc around. Slst in 1st hdc (66)

Rnd 2-10: Repeat Rnd 1 Fasten off at the end of Rnd 10

Adult (Small) (22 inch Head Circumference)

ch 70

Join with slst in 1st ch (careful not to twist ch)

Rnd 1: ch 1, hdc in same st, hdc around. Slst in 1st hdc (70)

Rnd 2-10: Repeat Rnd 1 Fasten off at the end of Rnd 10

Adult (Medium) (23 inch Head Circumference)

ch 74

Join with slst in 1st ch (careful not to twist ch)

Rnd 1: ch 1, hdc in same st, hdc around. Slst in 1st hdc (74)

Rnd 2-10: Repeat Rnd 1 Fasten off at the end of Rnd 10

Adult (Large) (24 inch Head Circumference)

ch 78

Join with slst in 1st ch (careful not to twist ch)

Rnd 1: ch 1, hdc in same st, hdc around. Slst in 1st hdc (78)

Rnd 2-10: Repeat Rnd 1 Fasten off at the end of Rnd 10

Weave in tails.

Note** You will see a line where you joined each row. That is ok. You will cover it with hearts.

Large Heart:

Using Off White

ch 2

Row 1: Make 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, turn (2)

Row 2: 2 sc in each st, ch 1, turn (4)

Row 3: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (6)

Row 4: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 4 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (8)

Row 5: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 6 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (10)

Row 6: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 8 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (12)

Row 7: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 10 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (14)

Row 8: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 12 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (16)

First hump of the heart:

Row 9: sc in next 8 st, ch 1, turn (8)

Row 10: sc2tog, sc in next 4 st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (6)

Row 11: sc2tog, sc in next 2 st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (4)

Row 12: sc2tog, sc2tog, ch 1, Fasten off. (2)

Second hump of the heart:

Attach to 9th st of Row 8

Repeat Row 9-12.

Sc all the way around the piece, Fasten off.

Weave in tail.

Medium Heart:

Using Harvest Red

ch 2

Row 1: Make 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, turn (2)

Row 2: 2 sc in each st, ch 1, turn (4)

Row 3: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (6)

Row 4: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 4 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (8)

Row 5: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 6 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (10)

Row 6: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 8 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (12)

First hump of the heart:

Row 7: sc in next 6 st, ch 1, turn (6)

Row 8: sc2tog, sc in next 2 st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (4)

Row 9: sc2tog, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (2)

Second hump of the heart:

Attach to 7th st of Row 6

Repeat Row 7-9.

Sc all the way around the piece, Fasten off.

Weave in tail.

Small Heart:

Using Off White

ch 2

Row 1: Make 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, turn (2)

Row 2: 2 sc in each st, ch 1, turn (4)

Row 3: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (6)

Row 4: 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 4 st, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (8)

First hump of the heart:

Row 5: sc in next 4 st, ch 1, turn (4)

Row 6: sc2tog, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (2)

Second hump of the heart:

Attach to 5th st of Row 4

Repeat Row 5-6.

Sc all the way around the piece, Fasten off.

Weave in tail.

Attachment

Lay the medium heart over the large heart and the small heart over the medium heart. Place the 3 stacked hearts over the slanted line on the headband. Sew only around the small heart to secure the hearts to the headband. Weave in or hide the tails in the headband.

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