Twisty Headbands; Two Ways

These twisty headbands are so cute and easy to make and customize! The possibility of creativity with these headbands or ear warmers is endless. The beauty is that you can make these to fit the size of your head, or your children’s head no matter your skill level. You can use any stitch you’d prefer, just keep in mind that some stitches require specific multiples of stitches. Below I use a couple of my favorite stitches to make these headbands, I hope you like them too!

This is the herringbone stitch twist headband. I think the herringbone stitch is super pretty and upser versitile. I love it becuase you don’t need to keep any mind any multiple of stitches to create the pattern and it is also reversible. I love using this stitch for scarves or blankets, really any item that you can see both front and back at the same time. Although the twist of the headband doesn’t make the headband reversible, I still think it looks super awsome with this stitch.

For this headband I used the ribbed stitch, created by crocheting in the back loop of each stitch. I started knitting before I learned to crochet, and was frustrated to learn that knit stitches don’t always translate to crochet. That was, until, I kept learning about crochet. I was super excited to try a back loop only stitch and find out that it looks pretty similar to ribbed crochet!

Patterns:

Materials:
1 skein of worsted weight yarn
Size 5.5mm crochet hook
Yarn scissors
Tapestry needle

Legend:
Ch – Chain
Dc – Double Crochet
Blo – Back Loop Only

Instructions for Ribbed Headband:
Chain any number of stitches that comfortably fit around your head
Row 1: in 3rd ch from hook, dc blo until end of row, ch 2, turn
Row 2: dc blo until end of row, ch 2, turn
Complete Rows until the desired width of the headband is obtained.

Instructions for Herringbone Headband:
Herringbone Stitch:
yo & insert hook into st, pull up a loop, pull 1st loop on hook through 2nd, yo and pull 1st loop through 2nd, yo and pull loop through last two stitches on hook.
Chain any number of stitches that comfortably fit around your head.
Row 1: in 3rd Ch from hook, complete Herringbone stitch through all chains. Ch 2, turn
Row 2: Complete herringbone stitch through all chains, ch 2, turn
Complete Rows until the desired width of the headband is obtained.

Finish both headbands in fashion directed below to complete headband twist.

To finish the headband to make the twist:
1. Fold right sides together, in half lengthwise.
2. Fold in half again so the two long sides meet. The two U shaped corners will interlock with each other to form the twist when you flip it right side out.
3. Sew through all 4 layers and secure ends.