Free Crochet Pattern: Hairpin Lace Crochet Hairband/Headband
Calypso Hairpin Lace Hairband/Headband
This is a free Pattern for a Hairpin Lace Crochet Hairband/Headband.
Materials
Yarn 1 skein Drops Muskat, #03 Mint, 100% mercerized cotton 50g – 109yards/100m
Hook 4 mm
Hairpin Lace Loom
Tapestry needle
Technique Hairpin Lace and crochet
Finished size 34cm/13½ inches long without braided ends. 3½cm/1½ inch width
Pattern
For a tutorial on the technique see my hairpin lace tutorial.
Put the two prongs on your haipin lace loom 4cm/1½ inch apart.
Work 68 loops on each side. Each side of the hairband is crocheted this way: *Pick up 4 loops keeping the twist in them and work 8 single crochets in the center space of the group of these 4 loops*. When you have made the first 4 single crochets pull the yarn, so the 4 single crochets are placed at the very right side of your work. Then you have enough space to add the last 4 single crochets and the work will look neat and even.
Repeat between ** 16 more times. See chart below.
Stitch Guide:
Darn in the beginning and ending thread of the hairband.
Cut 6 80cm/12 inches strands of yarn. Pull 3 strands through each end of the hairband, so the strands are equally long. Braid the strips together, so you can tie the headband.
Make a knot at the end of the braided strips.
Note: This pattern is written with US crochet terms.
If you are not familiar with these, see my conversion chart Crochet Terms in US, UK, German and Danish.
Look for more Free Patterns on my blog.
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I love this headband! The design and textures of it are really pretty and unique
Thank you, Bella:-)
Hah! Researching what I want to make for my hairpin lace challenge day and I found your headband through crochet pattern central. Definitely want to try it, it’s gorgeous!
Hi Lou! Great you liked it. It is very easy to crochet, please send a comment when you publish it on your blog.
I have been wanting to do hairpin lace for a long time, but until now I haven’t found a pattern that I felt worth going out to get a hairpin lace loom for. Thanks. I am sure this will inspire many other ideas for me too. I will send a picture as soon as I have one. This is so beautiful.
Hi Barbara,
The technique is really easy and there are many good videos about it on Youtube if you should get stuck. I would love to see your finished hairband!
This is beautiful.This is my first hairpin lace project. I’ve got the hairpin lace part done, but I can’t get the crochet part for the outside to work. Do you use a separate yarn?
Hi Amanda,
No, I don’t use a separate yarn. The same yarn is used for the ‘backbone’ of the hairband and for crocheting the loops together. I did it this way: Pull 4 loops together and start working single crochets into all 4 loops. It is hard to show this in a crochet chart, but when you grab those 4 loops the yarn will somewhat twist around itself and the first loops will seem somewhat crooked. When you have made the first 4 single crochets pull the yarn, so the 4 single crochets are placed at the very right side of your work. Then you have enough space to add the last 4 single crochets and the work will look neat and even.
Hope this helps:-)
Ok, now I got it. It looked wrong at first but I was doing it correctly from your original instructions, thanks for clarification though!
Great you got it! I would love to see a photo of it, if you have a blog.
Hi Birgit! I really love your pattern. Do you mind if I use your photo on my blog? I have this Crochet Patter Central Pick of the Week every Saturday on my blog and I picked your pattern for this week. Let me know if you mind so I can take it out. Here’s the link: http://moiracrochetsplarn.blogspot.com/2011/09/saturday-cpc-pick-of-week-calypso.html
Hi Moira,
You are welcome to show the hairband on your blog!
Interesting to read about plarn at your site. – I had never heard about this before.
I’m glad you found it interesting. “,)
This is gorgeous! I am going to learn how to make Hairpin lace just so I can make it. It is awesome that it looks like a variation of broomstick lace is also used! Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us!
Hi Laura,
It is very easy to crochet this hairband. I learned the technique by looking at a video on Youtube. It is the very first thing I made with hairpin lace, – it was kindoff a coincidence, that it turned out as a hairband. You are right: The twisting of the yarn makes it look like broomstick crochet.