Rainbeau by Elvee Dickinson

Rainbeau

Crochet
January 2018
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 0 rows = 4 inches
in sc
5.0 mm (H)
26 yards (24 m)
Adult, plus bonus instructions for any size
US
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Back-loop single crochet creates a ribby headband of rectangular blocks in colors of the rainbow. This quick-and-easy project uses 6 colors of worsted-weight yarn, and only a few yards of each color.

YARN
Sample headband is crocheted in KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Worsted in six colors – Red, Orange, Golden Heather, Marina, Celestial and Columbine.

Worsted/Aran Weight (#4 Medium)
• Approx. 4 yd./4 m of each of 5 colors
• Approx. 6 yd./5.5 m of 1 color (final color in sequence)

DETAILS: RAINBEAU HEADBAND

  1. Fit is adjustable. The headband has two repeats of a six-color sequence. If additional length is needed, more rows are worked in the final color.
  2. Yarn is worked at a firm gauge for minimal show-through of the contrast colors.
  3. Method of weaving in yarn ends creates a neat edge.
  4. Headband is seamed with single crochet.

The pattern also includes bonus instructions -- “Rainbeau: Any Yarn, Any Width, Any Size” -- to make headbands for anyone from babies to adults with big noggins and skinn