Chocolate Bar Headband: free crochet pattern

Headbands are nice small accessories saving us from cold and wind in any weather. They are fast to make and can become a wonderful last minute gift. Chocolate Bar Headband crochet pattern was designed exclusively for Happily Hooked magazine. And now, when copyright came back to me, it is released as a stand-alone pattern. Hope you’ll enjoy!

 

Materials

Scheepjes Merino Soft and Merino Soft Brush 50g (50% Wool Superwash Merino, 25% Microfiber, 25% Acrylic):

Yarn A Merino Soft 605 Hogarth x 1 skein
Yarn B Merino Soft Brush 257 Van der Leck x 1 skein

4.5mm crochet hook
Yarn needle to weave in tails

Merino Soft and Merino Soft Brush yarns are available in local Scheepjes shops and via online retailers:

WoolWarehouse*, Deramores*, Black Sheep Wools* (all in UK with international shipping)

Caro’s Atelier* (NL and Europe)

KnottyHouse* (Canada)

Xenia and Barry as my beautiful models :)

Measurements

Approx. 56cm x 11cm (22” x 4.3”)

Gauge

20 sts x 22 rows = 10 x 10cm/4 x 4” with sc and 4.5mm hook

Abbreviations (US crochet terms)

beg beginning
ch chain stitch
dc (double crochet): yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, pull through 2 loops] twice.
RS right side
sc (single crochet): insert hook in indicated stitch, yo, draw up a loop, yo and pull through both loops on hook.
st(s) stitch(es)
WS wrong side
yo yarn over
*…….; rep from * to ….. work the instructions after * and then repeat that section as instructed

Pattern Notes:

• Headband is worked in rows in back and forth. Change to new color on the last yarn over in the end of the row, when there are 2 loops on the hook. Colors are changed after every two rows unless otherwise stated in the pattern. Don’t cut yarn but carry it along the edge to next rows.
• Ch1 in the beg of each row doesn’t count as a st.

INSTRUCTIONS

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An original LillaBjörnCrochet Design (Tatsiana Kupryianchyk). Copyright 2014-2019. All rights reserved. This pattern is for personal use only. It cannot be sold, redistributed or edited in any way. Translations and video-tutorials are not allowed without permission. You can sell your finished products, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as a designer of this pattern. Thank you!
 
With Yarn A ch24.

Row 1 (WS): sc in second ch from the hook, sc in each ch to end (change to B in final st), turn – 23 sc

Row 2 (RS): With Yarn B, ch1, sc in first st, *ch1, skip next st, sc in next; repeat from * to end, turn – 12 sc and 11 ch-1 spaces

Row 3: Continue with Yarn B, ch1, sc in first st, *ch1, skip next ch-1 space, sc in next st; repeat from * to end (change to Yarn A in final st), turn – 12 sc and 11 ch-1 spaces

Row 4: With Yarn A, ch1, sc in first st, *dc in skipped st from 3 rows below (working in front of ch-1 spaces – here and throughout), skip ch-1 space behind dc, sc in next st; repeat from * to end, turn – 11 dc and 12 sc

Row 5: Continue with Yarn A, ch1, sc in each st to end (change to Yarn B in final st), turn – 23 sts

Row 6: With Yarn B, ch1, sc in first 2 sts, *ch1, skip next st, sc in next; repeat from * to last st, sc in last, turn – 13 sc and 10 ch-1 sps

Row 7: Continue with Yarn B, ch1, sc in first 2 sts, *ch1, skip next ch-1 space, sc in next; repeat from * to last st, sc in last (change to Yarn A), turn – 13 sc and 10 ch-1 sps

Row 8: With Yarn A, ch1, sc in first 2 sts, *dc in skipped st from 3 rows below, skip ch-1 space, sc in next st; repeat from * to last sc, sc in last, turn – 10 dc and 13 sc

Row 9: Continue with Yarn A, ch1, sc in each st to end (change to Yarn B in final st), turn – 23 sts

Repeat rows 2-9 five more times (49 rows in total)

Repeat rows 2-3 once more (51 rows in total)

Division of the band

First half

Row 52: With Yarn A, ch1, sc in first st, *dc in skipped st from 3 rows below, skip ch-1 space behind dc, sc in next st; repeat from * 4 more times, turn – 5 dc and 6 sc

Row 53: Continue with Yarn A, ch1, sc in each st to end (change to B in final st), turn – 11 sts

Repeat Rows 6-9 once more – 11 sts

Repeat Rows 2-9 once more – 11 sts

Repeat rows 2-3 once more (16 rows in total). Fasten off and cut both yarns.

Second half

With RS facing you attach Yarn A with ss in fist sc on Row 51 after first half.

Row 52: With Yarn A, ch1, sc in same st as join, *dc in skipped st from 3 rows below, skip ch-1 space behind dc, sc in next st; repeat from * 4 more times, turn – 5 dc and 6 sc

Row 53: Continue with Yarn A, ch1, sc in each st to end (change to Yarn B in final st), turn – 11 sts

Repeat Rows 6-9 once more – 11 sts

Repeat Rows 2-9 once more – 11 sts

Repeat rows 2-3 once more and change to Yarn A in final st, don’t fasten off! – 16 rows in total

Putting both halves together

Flip first half over second one (use a sewing pin to hold them together) and crochet next row on the top of both half beginning on the second one:

With Yarn A, ch1, sc in fist st, *dc in skipped st from 3 rows below, skip ch-1 space behind dc, sc in next st; repeat from * 4 more times, 2sc in first st of the first half, *dc in skipped st from two rows below, skip ch-1 space behind dc, sc in next st; repeat from * to end, turn – 10 dc and 13 sc

Next row: Continue with Yarn A, ch1, sc in each st to end (change to Yarn B in final st), turn – 23 sts.

TIP: To adjust the length of the band make more or less rows on the next part. If you adjust the length, please, make sure the band is finished either with Row 4 or Row 8. This will help to make the seam invisible.

Repeat rows 6-9 once more – 23 sts

Repeat Rows 2-9 five times – 23 sts

Repeat Rows 2-4 once more, fasten off and cut both yarn leaving approx. 40cm tail of Yarn A.

Sew short sides of the headband using yarn tail and needle.

Finishing

Work evenly with Yarn A and sc along both edges of the band. Insert the hook under the floats of yarn on the edge to hide them. To begin, attach Yarn A with ss under the flap, ch1, sc in same st as join and continue to crochet with sc until you come to flap again, fasten off. Repeat for another edge. Weave in all tails.

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