Friendship Hairbands (a Galentine’s Present!)
Written by Freddy Goat Design Team
Friendship Hairbands (twin-out with your bestie!)
If you liked our Fall Fun Hairbands from the Autumn 2024 issue of Crochet World magazine, you’ll want to take advantage of our new free pattern!
Friendship Hairbands are the perfect blend of playful amigurumi crochet and cute wearable art! Make a pair of Friendship Hairbands for yourself and your favorite person this Valentine’s Day, and show the world your matching style!
Whether you opt for coordinating colors or choose to be twinsies, these hairbands are a fun and heartfelt way to celebrate your bestie-bond. Let your creativity shine and make this Valentine’s Day extra sweet with a set of Friendship Hairbands!
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The pattern was originally designed with their acrylic yarn line, Schachenmayr Catania, a 100% mercerized cotton sport weight yarn. You’ll find links to that yarn in the materials list below!
Before we get started, this is what you need…
Supplies/Materials
- 2mm crochet hook
- tapestry needle
- hair elastic — 1 per hairband
- poly bands (small rubberbands) — 1 per hairband
- Schachenmayr Catania (or similar sport weight/4-ply yarn) in:
In our opinion...
Schachenmayr Catania is a DELICIOUS sportweight/4-ply yarn. It comes in miriad colors, has a gorgious sheen, and is generally a delight to work with. If you like working with sport-weight, we highly recommend trying it out.
Full disclosure: The link above is an affiliate link. If you choose to purchase yarn with it, we will get a small commission — which we would very much appreciate, too!
Gauge
5-rnd gauge circle with 2mm hook = 1.25″
Gauge isn’t terribly important in amigurumi, so it is okay to use a slightly larger hook if that is all you have. However, you don’t want to see stuffing through the stitches, so don’t get too big.
TECHNIQUES & STITCHES
- Magic ring (MR)
- Chain (ch)
- Slip stitch (sl st)
- Single crochet (sc)
- Single crochet increase (inc)
- Decrease (dec)
- Invisible join
- Work in the bumps on the back of the chain (in BB)
- Front/back loops only (FLO/BLO)
- Remaining (rem)
- Stitch (st)
Download here our free Terms and Techniques glossary for more information.
Or check out Crochet 101 for tips on how to do these and other stitches!
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Friendship Hairband Pattern
Hearts
- Make 2 hearts per hairband.
Rnd 1: MR, sc 6.
Rnd 2: *Inc, sc* x 3. [9 sts]
Rnd 3: Sc 9.
Note: Complete Rnds 1-3 twice. After completing the first time (Part 1), break the yarn, sl st, and invisible join. After completing Rnds 1-3 the second time (Part 2) leave the yarn on your hook and proceed with Rnd 4.
Rnd 4: Continue in Part 2, sc 4, insert your hook into any st of Part 1, sc 9, return to Part 2, sc 5. [18 sts]
Rnd 5: *Sc 2, dec, sc2* x 3. [15 sts]
Rnd 6: *Sc 3, dec* x 3. [12 sts]
Pause to stuff the heart.
Rnd 7: Dec x 6. [6 sts]
Break the yarn, put the yarn tail on a tapestry needle, thread through the FLO of the rem 6 sts, and pull to draw closed.
Hairband Loops
Row 1: Ch 6, sc 5 into the bumps on the back of the ch-6, starting with the second ch from hook. [6 sts]
Fasten off and leave the tails for sewing to the bottom of the Heart.
Use one tail to sew one side of the loop to the back of the heart.
Now that you’ve finished the hard part, let’s move on to assembly!
Assembly
Prep the Hairband
Wrap a clear polyband around the center of the hairband several times, forming a figure eight.
Wrap yarn around the polyband until you can no longer see it. When you begin wrapping, be sure to wrap the yarn around the starting tail to hold it in place.
Thread the free end on a needle, then thread it through the center of the poly band until snug. Clip both ends.
Attach the Hearts to the Hairband
Wrap the free end of the hairband loop around the hairband and use the rem yarn tail to sew it to the Heart.
Repeat on the other side of the hairband.
You did it!!!
Thank you so much for making Friendship Hairbands! We hope you and your bestie love them and enjoyed the pattern. We would totally love to see the finished product. Please post a pic and tag us in your social when you have a chance. Also, drop a comment below or send us an email if you have any questions or feedback on the patterns.
Thanks a million!!!! Lots of love and silliness<3
Written by Freddy Goat Design Team
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Thank you very much for this free pattern! It turned out so cute!
They turned out so cute!! Thank you very much for the tutorial!!
Awesome!!! We are so glad you like them! Thanks for making them<3