I dreadlocked my hair about a year ago, and since then I’m always wearing something on my head to keep the locks back, away from my face, out of my knitting, crocheting, and everything else. I’ve become pretty reliant on a few staple hair accessories, but one Saturday, when preparing to play with some yarn, I realized I couldn’t find ANY of them. What’s a girl to do?

Well, that weekend I just happened to be obsessed with crochet, and one stitch pattern in particular. So, I pulled a ball of yarn from my stash, grabbed a hook, and whipped up a quick kerchief. Designing in crochet always allows me to be spontaneous—that’s what I love about it. If I work a couple rows in a stitch pattern, and it ends up not being what I like, I just rip it out, slip my hook back into the one stitch that remains, and continue along like nothing ever happened...Read more

• 1 ball of Sundance or Soft Linen from Classic Elite Yarns or yarn of your choice.

• Size US I/9 or G/6 (5.5 or 4 mm) crochet hook
Or size to obtain desired gauge.
• Two removable stitch markers

Any size; pattern is written for 21" circumference with instructions for adjusting it to any length.

Gauge is not critical for this design.

Download this free pattern here

This is a cute and super-easy headband utilizing the V-stitch. It works up super fast and is a great way to learn to crochet with beads.

Small amount of WW cotton (2 oz. or less), H Hook (US 8.5 mm), approximately 26 6mm beads

This will fit the average head, but you can add or subtract by 3 stitches to adjust it. I made the chain, then sl st it together and made sure it fit my head before continuing.

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Pattern was originally listed on my blog.

Ch 78, sl st to form a ring (make sure it doesn't get twisted)

Row 1: ch 3. pull 1 bead up to hook, ch 1. dc in the same st as the ch 3. sk 2 st. *1 dc in next stitch. pull 1 bead up to hook, ch 1. dc in same space as last dc. skip 2 st.* repeat from * across. sl st to top of beg ch 3.

Weave in ends.