Lily Twist Headband - Free Crochet Pattern

The Lily Twist Headband is a pretty crochet headband that works up fast and easy! The headband is featuring an interesting stitch pattern and a twist knot at the front.

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Lily Twist Headband

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The headband is first worked lengthwise in rows as a flat piece using an easy 4 rows repeat pattern! At the end the short edges are sewn together in a special way to form the twist at the front.

SIZE:

Teen/ Adult women: 5.11” (13 cm) wide by 20.8” (52.55 cm) long
To resize the headband, start with more/ less chainless foundation half double crochet stitches, multiple of 2 and try the piece around your head!

GAUGE

7 crossed hdc or 14 hdc back loops only and 10 rows in pattern repeat = 10 cm x 10 cm (4” x 4")

SUPPLIES:

• Yarn: medium weight/aran yarn
  I have used 1 balls of Infinity Hearts Lily from Rito Hobby (ships within Europe from Denmark);
  skein weight: 50 g/1.76 oz; 100 meters/109.3 yds) Colorway: Dark Green (14)
  This is a blown yarn made of 70% Cotton & 30% Superwash Merino Wool
  
  You can substitute it with a medium weight yarn of your choice that meets the gauge.
  
  Excelent yarn subtitutes for this yarn would be:
  1. CASCADE YARNS Cantata, on Paradies Fibers site (not affiliate link). (99% match)
     This yarn comes in 200m balls. For each ball of the original yarn you will need 0.5 balls of this.
  2. Juniper Moon Farm Cotton + Merino from Love Crafts UK.
     You can find it also on Amazon here! This yarn comes in 200m balls. For each ball of the original yarn you will need 0.5 balls of this.
• 4.5 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• optional stitch marker

STITCHES AND ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS):

• ch: chain
• st: stitch
• Sk: skip
• hdc: half double crochet
• Fhdc: chainless foundation half double crochet
• hdc-blo: half double crochet worked into back loops only
• RS: right side
• WS: wrong side

Special stitches:

• BcrHDC: Back Crossed Half Double Crochet: sk 1 st, work 1 hdc into the next st, 1 hdc back into skipped st going behind the last hdc just made, so as not to catch it, inserting the hook from front to back of the work. So, 1 bcr hdc will be made of 2 sts.
See stitch instructions, Photo and Video Tutorial here!
• FcrHDC: Front Cross Half Double Crochet variation : sk 1 st, work 1 hdc into the next st, 1 hdc back into skipped st going in front of the last hdc just made so as not to catch it, inserting the hook .from back of the work to the front.
• yo-slst-blo: yarn over slip stitch back loops only: Yarn over (yo) and insert the hook into back loop of indicated st; yarn over and draw the yarn through; (You have now 3 loops on the hook).
  Having the 3 loops on hook, pull/slip the first loop on hook through the next 2 loops on hook to complete a Yarn Over Slip Stitch Back Loop Only!

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NOTES

1. Using the foundation half double crochet instead of the foundation chains to begin the project will give more elasticity to your headband.
2. the ch1 at beginning of the rows will not count as a st
3. the last stitch of each row will be worked using both top loops. This will make the edge more stable.

HEADBAND INSTRUCTIONS

Row 1 (WS): With hook size 4.5 mm work 76 Fhdc, ch 1 turn.

Alternativ, if you do not like to use the chainless foundation half double crochet:

Alternative Row 1 (WS): chain 78. Inserting hook into back bumps of chains work 1 hdc into 3nd ch from hook and 1 hdc in each ch across; ch 1, turn. (76 sts total; the ch2 at the beginning will not count as a st)

Row 2 (RS): work 1 hdc-blo in 1st st and 1 hdc-blo in each st to last st, 1 hdc in last st using both top loops, ch 1, turn. (76 sts total)

Row 3 (WS): 1 hdc in 1st. st, 37 BcrHDC, 1 hdc in last st using both top loops, ch 1, turn (76 sts total)

Row 4 (RS): 1 hdc in 1st. st, work 37 FcrHDC, 1 hdc in last st using both top loops, ch 1, turn. (76 sts total)

Row 5 (WS): work 1 hdc-blo in 1st st and 1 hdc-blo in each st to last st, 1 hdc in last st using both top loops, ch 1 turn. (76 sts total)

Row 6 (RS): work 1 hdc-blo in 1st st and 1 hdc-blo in each st to last st, 1 hdc in last st using both top loops, ch 1 turn. (76 sts total)

Rows 7- 10: Repeat from Row 3 to Row 6!

Rows 11- 13: Repeat from Row 3 to Row 5!

Rows 14 (RS): work 1 yoslst-blo in 1st st and 1 yoslst-blo in each st to last st, 1 yoslst in last st using both top loops, ch 1 turn. (76 sts total)

Note: Using the yo-slst-blo for the last row will make the first and the last row look more similar.

Cut yarn leaving a long tail that will be used to sew the short ends together.

Make the Twist sewing the short ends together:

1. Lay the crochet piece flat with the RS facing.

2. Bring short ends to the middle. (Now you'll be working on the wrong side of the crochet piece)

3. Fold both ends in half and

4. "sandwich" the 4 layers together as seen below

5. Thread the yarn end and sew along the edge going through all 4 layers. Turn and sew once more to secure.

Cut yarn. Fasten off. Turn the headband to the right side. And your pretty Lily Twist Headband is finished! Now wear it with pleasure! :)

I hope you enjoyed this pattern!
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Lily Twist Headband
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