Simple Christmas Headband Crochet Pattern for Beginners

Looking for a quick and festive crochet project to make this holiday season? This simple crochet Christmas headband pattern is perfect for beginners! It’s soft, cozy, and works up in no time. You can adjust the sizing using a Free Printable Size Chart below and you can also increase the width of the headband to your liking.

This project is ideal if you want to add a festive accessory to your holiday outfit or gift it to your loved ones. It’s a great last-minute Christmas make, it’s fun to work up and is a totally satisfying project that you can finish in under an hour.

If you’re completely new to crochet, please watch the Crochet Basic Stitch Tutorials on my YouTube Channel to learn how to work the stitches required for this project.

Materials Needed
DK acrylic yarn in 2 contrasting colors. For this project I used Paintbox Yarns Simply DK. Color A (main color, beige), Color B (second color, wine red).
4 mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Scissors

Abbreviations Used in Pattern
Ch = Chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
st = stitch
sts = stitches
fo = fasten off

Skill Level
Beginner

Measurements/Size
Beige/Red = 5 rows; Green = 7 rows

This is an adult woman’s size headband measuring about 40 cm in length (excluding ties). The headband is sized at 10 cm less than the head circumference to account for the bowtie in the back.

This headband can be adjusted to any height and size. Decide how high you would like yours to be. The beige/red one is 5 rows in total. The green one is 7 rows. You can also adjust head circumference size using the headband sizing chart below.

Yardage
I used about 17 m for this project (18.5 yards) for a 5-Row headband.

Gauge
16 stitches and 10 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm (4”) in dc with 4 mm hook

Notes
- Use any type of yarn to achieve gauge.

• Try to crochet over your yarn tails so you don’t have to weave them in later.

• Numbers at the end of each row (in brackets) indicate the number of final stitches in that row.

• Ch 1 at the beginning of a row does not count as a stitch. I opted for a ch 1 instead of the usual ch 2 to minimize the turning chain gaps at the end of the rows.

• Please note that I use US crochet terms.

PLEASE NOTE
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This pattern explains how I make this project. It is NOT GUARANTEED that your finished project looks exactly the same. This will depend on a number of reasons: yarn and hook you use, your crocheting skills, style, tension, etc.

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