I also have a new FREE crochet pattern to share: the Criss-Cross Cuff & Headband pattern. It's a quick and easy way project to get ready for fall and winter. Perfect for last minute Christmas gifts, too. (How awesome would it be to get a few of those done before December? Hey, I can dream, right?)





Try clipping your favorite fabric flower to the headband for a fancier look. You can find a tutorial for this flower here.


Here's the matching cuff. I like wearing one on each arm under my winter coat sleeves to keep the cold air out.


I also love to pin a vintage brooch to the cuff to dress it up a little.

Here it is with a fancy yarn and a crochet flower. Totally different look.

Criss-Cross Cuff & Headband Pattern

Supplies:

Size G (4.25mm) crochet hook
Category 4 (worsted weight) yarn
Buttons

Gauge:

3 sts = 1"
1 row = 3/4"

Finished length:

Headband - 23"
Cuff - 8"

Stitches used: 

Ch (chain), hdc blo (half double crochet in back loops only), dc blo (double crochet in back loops only), dc cross (double crochet cross)

Stitch explanations (American crochet terms):

Hdc blo and dc blo: Work hdc or dc into the back loop (furthest from you) of the stitch. See this video which shows how to work a slip stitch in the back loops only for reference (just imagine I'm working a hdc or dc instead of the sl st).


Dc cross: Skip a stitch, work a dc in the next stitch. Yarn over and reach back with your hook to the skipped stitch and work a dc in that stitch. Going back in the right direction, skip the next open stitch and repeat. See this video of a hdc cross for reference (just imagine I'm working a dc instead of a hdc).

 

Pattern Instructions for headband:

 

Ch 71.
1. Dc in 2nd ch from hk and in each st across. Ch 2, turn.
2. Work dc in blo of 1st st from hk and in next 2 sts. Work dc cross across until 4 sts remain. Work Dc in blo of last 4 sts. Ch 2, turn.
3. Hdc in blo across. Ch 3, turn.
4. Work dc in blo of 1st st from hk and in next 2 sts. Work dc cross across until 4 sts remain. Work dc in blo of last 4 sts. Ch 2, turn.
5. Hdc in blo across. Ch 3, turn.
6. Dc in blo of next 3 sts. Work dc cross across until 4 sts remain. Work Dc in blo of last 4 sts. Ch 2, turn.
7. Dc in blo of 1st st from hk and in each st across. Finish off and weave in ends. 

Overlap one end 2" to 2.5" (so it fits snuggly on your head). Position buttons in a spot where they will fit through holes of overlapped end. Sew on directly below. Headband is adjustable by buttoning it tighter or looser.

Pattern instructions for Cuff:

 

Ch 27.
1. Hdc in 2nd ch from hk and in each st across. Ch 3, turn.
2. Work dc in blo of 1st st from hk and next two sts. Work dc cross in each st across until 4 sts remain. Work dc in blo of last 4 sts. Ch 2, turn.
3. Hdc in blo of 1st st from hk and in each st across. Ch 3, turn.
4. Work dc in blo of 1st st from hk and next two sts. Work dc cross across until 4 sts remain. Work dc in blo of last 4 sts. Ch 2, turn.
5. Work hdc in blo of 1st st from hk and in each st across. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Overlap ends about 1". Position 1 to 3 buttons (according to your taste)

I love when I get to share a free crochet pattern with you, but please remember that this pattern and photos are copyrighted by me. Feel free to pin and link to this pattern, but do not repost or reprint this pattern without my written permission. You may sell finished products of this pattern. Thank you and happy crocheting!

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