SMALL FLOWERS HEADBAND

by Cirsium Crochet

Materials: #5 Perle Mercerized Cotton about 100 yds

#7 steel hook/1.65mm

Sharp needle

About 1 inch of covered elastic from a pony-tail holder

Abbreviations: This pattern uses US terminology

ch= chain stitch
Sl= slip stitch
Sk= skip
Sc= US single crochet stitch
Dc= US double crochet stitch
Yo= yarn over
Ch-sp= chain space

Special Stitches:

2dc-cluster=2 double crochet cluster-- yarn over, insert hook into stitch indicated, yarn over, draw through loop, yarn over,
draw through two loops, yarn over, insert hook in same stitch indicated, yarn over, draw through loop, yarn over, draw
through two loops, yarn over, draw through last three loops

Dc3tog= double crochet 3 together- yarn over, insert hook into first stitch, yarn over, draw through loop, yarn over, draw
through two loops, yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, draw through loop, yarn over, draw through two loops,
yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, draw through loop, yarn over, draw through two loops, yarn over, draw
through all four loops on hook

Dc5tog= double crochet 5 tog- Ch 2, yarn over, (insert hook into next st, yarn over, draw through loop, yarn over, draw
through two loops, yarn over) four times, yarn over and draw through all six loops

Begin with @ 9 inches excess/tail for sewing onto the elastic later.

Row 1 Ch 4 (counts as a foundation chain and 1 dc), 2 dc in 4th ch from hook. 3 dc

Row 2 Ch 3, dc in same st, ch 3, 2dc-cluster in the top of the dc just made, dc3tog over all three dc from row 1, ch 3, 2dc-
cluster in the top of the dc3tog just made, 2 dc in last (3rd) dc. (2 dc, three flower petals, and 2 dc)

Row 3 Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 1, 3 dc in top of the dc3tog from row 2, ch 1, dc in last 2 dc.

Row 4 Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 3, 2dc-cluster in top of dc just made, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, 2dc-cluster in top of dc3tog
just made, dc in last 2 dc.

Repeat rows 3-4 until piece measures about 18 inches. Repeat row 3 one more time and then do the last row

Last Row 1 Ch 3, sk ch1 sp, Dc3tog, sk ch1 sp, dc in last st.

Last Row 2 Ch3, Dc2tog.

Fasten off, making sure to leave about a 9 inch tail for sewing on the elastic.
Chart for Small Flowers Lace Headband
The following tutorial is from a different headband pattern of mine, so the lacework is different, but
the instructions for attaching the elastic are the same.

ELASTIC CLOSURE

Cut about a 1 inch piece of elastic from a wrapped pony-tail holder or elastic headband.

Thread a sharp needle with the tail of thread on one end of the headband. Make a couple of
running stitches about ¼ inch from the end and as close to the center of the elastic as you can.
Doesn’t have to be perfect. You’ll be making a lot more stitches!

Going up and around, begin to wrap the yarn around the elastic, “catching” the edges of the fabric
coating of the elastic as you go down the sides. Be sure to catch the thread through the edges of
the lace-work, too. It won’t look pretty, yet, but this will all be covered eventually.

Do these kind of catching/wrapping stitches along that whole ¼ inch of the elastic. Give a few
tugs to make sure it’s secure, and when it feels good and set, continue wrapping the thread around
without catching the fabric to hide the elastic as much as you want. When you’re finished, just
work the needle underneath the stitches and draw the yarn through. Cut close to the end near the
work.

Making sure to work the not-so-pretty wrapped side of the elastic on the same side of the lace-
work, sew on the other end of the elastic, just like the first. The finished piece should look
something like this from the right-side, or even better if you work neater than I do ;) --