Midsummer floral headband, crochet pattern

Hello Summer ☼

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June is finally here, and soon it's time to celebrate midsummer. And every Midsummer Party needs a floral headband. This headband is made with 100 % organic cotton, Tilda Eco Cotton from Svarta Faaret. It's so light and the colors are so soft and natural.

Midsummer, floral headband

You need

♥ Yarn: Tilda Cotton Eco, Svarta Faaret, in different colours

♥ Hook: 2,5mm

♥ Scissors

♥ Needle

The colors I've used

Color 1: no 224, nougat
Color 2: no 241, light pink
Color 3: no 248, cerise
Color 4: no 282, spring green

Abbreviations, US terms

ch = chain
ss = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
2dc-cl = 2 double crochet cluster / double crochet two together in the same stitch

Flower #1

If you would like a flower with round petals, you'll find a pattern for an other flower at the end of this post. Or you can take a look of the other flowers I've made for this headband HERE

With color 1, work a magic ring

1. [1sc, ch1 in the ring]x6, finish with 1 ss in 1st sc
   Cut yarn weave in ends.
   
2. With color 2(3), attach yarn with a sc in any sc and work (dc2tog, ch2, 1ss in 2nd ch from hook, dc2tog) in the same sc, [(1sc, dc2tog, ch2, 1ss in 2nd ch from hook, dc2tog) in next sc]x4, finish with 1 ss in 1st sc. = 5 petals
   Cut yarn and weave in ends.
   
   
   When you weave in the ends make sure you don't cover up the back loop of the chains on the first round, as you'll be crocheting trough these later.
   

Make 8 flowers in total

Special Stitches

Leaf from right side, LRS

1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 2 dc in next ch, 1 ss in next ch

Leaf from wrong side, LWR

Turn, and work from the wrong side, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 2 dc in next ch, turn and work 1 ss in next ch from the right side. The last ss might be a bit tricky the first time, but you'll get the hang of it.

Attach flower.

Turn the vine and work from the wrong side of the vine and the flower. Remove hook, and insert hook trough the back loop, from right to left, of a ch from the first round, pick up the loop and pull trough, ch2, remove hook skip 1 ch and insert hook, from right to left trough the back loop of the next ch from the first round, pick up the loop and pull trough, turn. Switch between skipping 1 ch on the left side and the right side every second time.

Vine

Edit 05.04.2018
With colour 4, Ch4, LRS,ch4, LWS, ch14, LRS, [ch14, LWR, ch14, LRS]x2, ch24, [LWS, ch8, attach flower, ch12, LRS, ch8, attach flower, ch12]x4, LWS, ch24, LRS, ch14, LWS, ch14, LRS, ch14, LWS, ch14, LRS, ch4, LWS. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Flower with round petals, #2

With color 1, work a magic ring

1. [1sc, ch1 in the ring]x6, finish with 1 ss in 1st sc
   Cut yarn weave in ends
2. With color 2(3), attach yarn with a ss in any sc and work (ch 1, dc2tog, ch1, dc2tog, ch1) in the same sc, [(1ss, ch1, dc2tog, ch1, dc2tog, ch1) in next sc]x4, finish with 1 ss in 1st ss. = 5 petals
   Cut yarn and weave in ends.
    

Enjoy the summer
~ Camilla ~

  

Midsummer, floral headband

Midsummer, floral headband