Crochet Tie Knot Headband Alice band – free tutorial

Crochet Tie Knot Headband Alice band – free tutorial

The tutorial below will give instructions on how to cover a hairband the same size as mine, but also tips on how to adjust the tutorial to suit your hairband if it is a slightly different size!

This pattern is written in UK terms. See below for US conversions and stitch descriptions.

You Will Need

• A plain rigid plastic headband – TIP if your headband is the same width all the way around, this will be easier to cover.
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• 3.5mm hook and DK/heavy sport weight yarn 

OR

• 4.5mm hook and Aran/worsted weight yarn

Stitch descriptions

Slip stitch: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, pull this loop through first loop on hook

Double crochet (US single crochet): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops

My hairband was bought from my local supermarket (cheap and cheerful!) and measures approx. 41cm (16in) long and 2.5cm (1in) wide.

Tube section

DK weight yarn (Aran weight yarn)

• Using a 3.5mm (4.5mm) hook, create a magic ring and chain 1.
• Make 10 (8) double crochet into the ring and pull closed.
• Working in a continuous spiral (do not slip stitch to join each round), work 1 double crochet into each stitch.
• Continue working double crochets, creating a tube, until your tube measures 41cm/16in (or the same length as your headband). Don't try and crochet around the headband: crochet the tube first and then put the headband in after.
• Slip stitch to fasten off, cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing up later. 

TIP – after a couple of rounds, check your headband fits the tube. If it is too tight, restart and add 2 stitches. If it is too loose, restart with 2 less stitches.

Tie knot section

DK weight yarn (Aran weight yarn)

• Using a 3.5mm (4.5mm) hook, chain 10 (8), turn.
• Chain 1 (this does not count as a stitch now or throughout), make 10 (8) double crochet into each chain, turn.
• Chain 1, make 10 (8) double crochet into each chain, turn. Repeat this step until your long flat strip measures 54cm/21in (the length of your 41cm/16in headband, plus 13cm/5in)

At this stage, check your tie knot section is long enough before you fasten off the yarn: find the mid point of the long flat strip you have just made, and tie a knot in the middle, around the headband. Create a knot as tight or as loose as your like the look off, and keep it central on the headband. The two ends of the long flat  strip should reach the ends of your headband. If you need to pull gently to get them there, this is fine, but if they are far too short to reach, untie and add a few more rows.

Slip stitch to fasten off, cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing up later.

Making up

• To make up the headband, first slide the tube onto your headband, and sew up the open end. Leave the tail.
• Find the middle point of your long flat strip and tie around the middle of your headband, you can adjust at this point until you are happy that the position is central and the knot looks how you would like it.
• Sew the ends of the strip section to the end of each hairband, by wrapping the strip round the base of the ends, and bringing the two bottom corners of the strip together on the inside of the headband. Sew the strip to the tube, and fasten off, sewing in any ends. Repeat on the other side.

How to modify the pattern for a different size headband

To make this pattern fit a wider or narrower headband, I recommend you do a test chain first. Using your hook and yarn, chain 12 sttiches. Hold this chain up against your headband, to see how many chains wide it is. If your headband is 6 chains wide, for instance, you will need to create a tube that is double this: 12 stitches around, and a flat strip that is 12 stitches wide.

Ta da! Your headband is complete. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, please do tag me as #lottieandalbert or @lottieandalbert online if you create the headband so that I can see it!

Lindsey xx

Ps you are free to make and sell headbands from this pattern, as long as you credit me as the designer. You are not free to distribute or sell the pattern itself.

Crochet Starburst Mirrors - Free Pattern

Crochet Starburst Mirrors - Free Pattern

Ahh, the magic of blocking with craft glue! 😆 These Scandi-inspired starburst mirrors are crochet, but not as you know it. Learn how to block using water and glue for a statement make that holds its own shape and makes an impact. Crocheted in the round, enclosing the mirror, the arches are added last using simple chains.

Scroll down to find the free tutorial. Please do tag me as @lottieandalbert if you make the mirrors, I'd love to see them! Lindsey x

I was paid to create this tutorial for Creative Rox, but the concept and what I made it from were left completely up to me ☺️

You will need 

2 x 100g balls Debbie Bliss Roma (I used Steel Grey and Rose) 

5.5mm crochet hook

Mirror 26cm (10in) diameter (I used a decorative charger plate from the pound shop!)

scissors

yarn needle

PVA or clear-drying craft glue

Craft paint brush

Foam mat (or blocking board)

Old towel

Spray bottle with water

Stainless steel dressmaking pins (or blocking pins)

Finished size

Approx 40cm 

Click here for the full tutorial 

 Before blocking

 During Blocking

After blocking!

Click here for the full tutorial 

Please do tag me as @lottieandalbert if you make the mirrors, I'd love to see them! Lindsey x

Atomic Flowers Blanket - A Free Crochet Blanket Pattern

Anyone following me on Instagram may have seen that I've been working on an exclusive free pattern for Hobbycraft's blog and social hub, KnitcraftHQ! If you'd like to make it, here is the final pattern! Please do let me know what you think, and tag me if you make it - I'd love to see!

Atomic Flower Blanket

by Lindsey Newns @lottieandalbert

A beautiful mid-century-modern inspired lap blanket worked in flower motifs, joined using the join-as-you-go method and finished with a simple double crochet and crab stitch border.

The pattern below requires 12 motifs, which should give you a finished blanket size of around 75cm by 75cm, however the blanket is very easy to scale up or down, should you wish.

You are free to make items to sell from this pattern but please credit Lindsey Newns @lottieandalbert as the designer.

When you’ve made the blanket we would love to see it! Use the hastags #lottieandalbert and #shareyourknitcraft, or tag us as @lottieandalbert and @knitcrafthq!

Abbreviations

ch         chain

sts        stitches

ss         slip stitch

dc         double crochet (US single)

htr         half treble crochet (US half double)

tr           treble crochet (US double)

dtr        double treble crochet (US treble)

ttr          triple treble crochet (US double treble)

Gauge

Work rounds 1 and 2 of the pattern.

The circle should measure approx. 9cm(3.5in) across. If your circle comes up too large, try a smaller hook size; if your circle comes up too small, try a larger hook size.

Tools

10mm hook (or size needed to obtain gauge)

Scissors

Yarn needle

Yarn

I used 7 x 100g balls of Hobbycraft’s Conway and Bliss Odin in the following colours:

3 x Ecru

1 x Sky

1 x Ocean

1 x Coral

1 x Meadow

The pattern would work well in any super chunky yarn, and the motifs in any yarn weight provided you make enough to cover the desired area.

Pattern Notes

The atomic flower motif is worked in rounds that are joined at the end of each one. Do not turn your work.

Starting chains count as stitches unless otherwise stated.

In the instructions below, yarn 1 is the petal centre, yarn 2 is the petals, yarn 3 is the background yarn.

You will need to make centres and petals in the following colours:

Centres

8 x Ecru

2 x Meadow

2 x Coral

2 x Sky

2 x Ocean

Petals

4 x Meadow

4 x Coral

4 x Sky

4 x Ocean

Pair your petals and centres randomly, as I did, or place them more orderly if you prefer.

Stitch Descriptions

Slip stitch

Insert hook into required stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), pull the loop just formed through the first loop on the hook.

Double crochet (US single)

Insert hook into required stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull through both loops.

Half treble crochet (US half double)

Yarn over (two loops on hook) and insert into required stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all three loops.

Treble crochet (US double)

Yarn over (two loops on hook) and insert into required stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull through remaining two loops.

Double treble crochet (US treble)

Yarn over twice (three loops on hook) and insert into required stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (four loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull through remaining two loops.

Triple treble crochet (US double treble)

Yarn over three time (four loops on hook) and insert into required stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (five loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops (four loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull through remaining two loops.

Crab stitch

Insert hook into first stitch to the RIGHT (not the left as normal) from front to back, yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull through both loops. Keep working like this to your right.

The Pattern

Atomic Flower Centre

Using yarn 1, form a magic loop.

Round 1  3ch, 11tr into the magic loop. SS into top of starting 3ch. (12 sts)

Round 2  3ch, tr into the base of the same stitch as the 3ch, 2tr in each stitch until end. SS into top of starting ch3. (24 sts)

Fasten off yarn 1.

Atomic Flower Petals

Note: Stitches in this section given in (brackets) indicate two stitches are to be made in the same stitch from the previous round.

Join in yarn 2 into the top of any treble from the previous round.

Round 3  3ch, 2tr in the next stitch, *1tr in next stitch, 2tr in next stitch. (Repeat from * until end.) SS into top of starting 3ch. (36 sts)

Round 4  1ch (does not count as stitch), ss into base of same stitch as 1ch, dc, (htr then tr in same stitch), tr, dtr, (dtr, tr), tr, htr, (dc, ss), *ss, dc, (htr, tr), tr, dtr, (dtr, tr), tr, htr, (dc, ss)*. (Repeat from * to * twice more until end). SS into first ch1 to join. (48 sts)

Fasten off yarn 2.

Square off the Atomic Flower

Note: When working the ss in this round, try and work them very loosely.

Join in yarn 3 into the first ss of the previous round.

Complete round 5 and square off one motif, then read the instructions below for the join-as-you-go method.

Round 5  5ch, dtr in next stitch, tr, htr, dc, ss, ss, dc, htr, tr, dtr, ttr, 2ch [corner], *ttr, dtr, tr, htr, dc, ss, ss, dc, htr, tr, dtr, ttr, 2ch [corner]*. (Repeat from * to * twice more until end). Ss into top of first 5ch to join. (56 sts)

Join-as-you-go Method

Follow the above Round 5 instructions for one motif, squaring the flower motif off completely. To join the rest of the motifs using the join-as-you-go method, follow the instructions in the same way but make the following modifications at the corners you wish to join to the existing motif. Instead of 2ch:

1ch, ss through the other motif’s corner (insert your hook, front to back, through the 2ch corner space, yarn over, and pull through existing loop on hook), 1ch. Now continue with the rest of the instructions as per Rnd 5.

Join your motifs together in a square, four rows by four columns. When you have the option of different ch2 corner spaces to join to, try and join to the corners diagonally opposite.

Colour planning: I placed flowers with white (Ecru) centres every other square in the blanket, but feel free to mix yours up!

The Border

Round 1  Join yarn 3 into the top of any stitch from the previous round and 1ch (does not count as a stitch). Work one round of dc around the blanket, working 4dc into each corner. Ss into the first 1ch to join.

Round 2 1ch (does not count as a stitch), work crab stitch around the blanket, into each dc of the previous round. Ss into first 1ch to join.

Weave in and tidy up any ends. Your blanket is now complete!

I hope you enjoyed this @lottieandalbert pattern. Please let me know if you have any questions via Instagram or the blog lottieandalbert.blogspot.com.