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60 Minute Headband

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Knitted Headband or ‘Ear Warmer’ in One Hour

 

Knit a thick earcover headband in an hour

Knitted in an Hour

Remember that Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick that I had bought to make Jen’s Crochet Loop Stitch Pillow with last month? Well I kept looking at that yarn wondering what I was going to do with it.  It was cold out so when I took the dogs for their walk I slipped on my pink half double crochet headband and ‘lightbulb’ I bet I could knit one just as fast as I crochet that one.

When I got back in the house I grabbed my yarn and my size 13 needles.  As I started knitting I thought it just needed something else so I frogged it and grabbed a small amount of that Patons Stretch Sock yarn in Plum that I used for Ally’s Yoga socks.

  • Knitting with both strands I cast on 6, knitted until it was 2″ then k1, *k1, m1* til the last stitch, k1 which gave me a total of 10 stitches.
  • When the headband was 16″ I K1, *K2tog* to the last stitch, k1 for 2 inches and cast off.
  • Seamed up the ends and wallah had a very warm, very thick and soft headband.

I still am not a huge fan of the Lemongrass shade of green—just reminds me of Split Pea Soup or Grammy’s carpet when I was in Kindergarten but mixed with the variegated sock yarn it could be worse. :)   Given that this is so quick and used far less than 1/2 a skein I think this makes a good candidate for a quick and easy beginner’s Christmas Gift Idea

Crochet Headband/Ear Cover…how easy is this?!

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Even a beginner can make this in less than a couple hours.

Crochet headband-make it in an hour Easy Crochet Ear Cover - Make it in an hour

 

I wanted to practice my half double crochet and I had a softball sized amount of pink Red Heart yarn that someone had given me. Without even realizing that I would create something useful I chained up 65 stiches, crocheted flat in the front loop for about nine rows and realized that if stitched up the ends this would make a warm headband.
Later that week the temps dropped and the winds off the fields froze my ears so this really came in handy!

If you want to make this on your own here is a rough pattern.
Feel free to make your changes to it as you see fit.

US size I crochet hook
scrap yarn (I used worsted weight)
Yarn needle

Chain 65, turn
Row 1- skip the first two stitches, and HDC (half double crochet) in the front loop across (63 stitches). Chain 2 and turn
Rows 2 – 9- repeat row 1

Leave enough yarn to sew up the ends with either a yarn needle or crocheted together.
Put on and save your ears from February winds ;)