Rosie the Riveter FREE crochet headband pattern

After a marathon knitting project for my mother that had sure as hell better cover every birthday/Mother’s Day/Christmas for the next three years, I never want to see another ball of yarn again… Until I see a ball of yarn and am like, “ooooh lemme touch it!” I can’t escape yarn (there is literally a 5 foot tupperware stuffed with it under our bed…his side, not mine) so I’m trying to find projects that wrap up quickly. I wanted to try making my own version of “Rosie” so… here it is! Please try it, make it, sell it, share it, mod it - whatever it inspires you to do! Just don’t blow it and make me look bad.

MATERIALS:

- E crochet hook (but you could probably use anything between 3.25-4mm, depending on your tightness)

- Cotton or wool yarn - something that can hold its form

- Yarn needle

- Scissors

LEARNING TO CROCHET:

It’s actually really simple. Not simple enough for me to teach in this here blog, but definitely something I can do one day. In the meantime, check out videos for “starting a chain” and doing a “single crochet” stitch. Here’s another for increasing and decreasing.

OPTIONAL RIBBING:

See how there’s kind of a ribbing pattern on the band? That lil technique stems from YEARS of incorrect crocheting that I realized and finally rectified… today. But my old way looks cool so, if you like the ribbing for some texture, try this:

On every other row of the headband (indicated below), don’t crochet underneath the whole “v” like you are normally supposed to… instead crochet through only one arm of the v. OOOOoooOOOO fancy!

ROSIE HEADBAND PATTERN:

SHAPING THE BOW

Ch 2

Rnd 1: 2 sc in the 1 sc (2 sc), turn.

Rnd 2: Ch1, sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 3: Ch1, 2 sc in each sc, turn. (4 sc)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch, sc 2, 2 sc in last stitch, turn. (6 sc)

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 7: Ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch, sc 4, 2 sc in last stitch, turn. (8 sc)

Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 9: Rnd 7: Ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch, sc 6, 2 sc in last stitch, turn. (10 sc)

Rnd 10: Ch 1, Dec 2 tog, sc 6, dec 2 tog, turn. (8 sc)

Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 12: Ch 1, Dec 2 tog in each stitch, turn. (4 sc)

Ch 1, sc across for 16 rounds (chaining 1 at every new row)

SHAPING THE HEADBAND (do optional ribbing style from here to the next bow or continue to sc normally)

Rnd 13: Ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch, crochet to last stitch, 2 sc in last stitch, turn. (6)

Rnd 15: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 16: Ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch, crochet to last stitch, sc in last stitch, turn. (8)

Rnd 17: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 18: Ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch, crochet to last stitch, 2 sc in last stitch, turn. (10)

Rnd 19: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 20: Ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch, crochet to last stitch, 2 sc in last stitch, turn. (12)

Rnd 21: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn. Continue straight sc for 72 rows (or just measure along your head if you hate counting! Like me!)

Rnd 1: Ch1, Dec 2 tog in first stitch, sc to last 2 st, dec 2 together, turn. (10)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 3: Ch1, Dec 2 tog in first stitch, sc to last 2 st, dec 2 together, turn. (8)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 5: Ch1, Dec 2 tog in first stitch, sc to last 2 st, dec 2 together, turn. (6)

Rnd 6: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 7: Ch1, Dec 2 tog in first stitch, sc to last 2 st, dec 2 together, turn. (4)

SHAPING THE OTHER BOW TIE (Stop doing my genius ribbing pattern if you dared it)

Ch 1, sc across for 16 rounds (chaining 1 at every new row)

Rnd 1: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st, turn (8)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc to last stitch, 2 sc in last stitch (10)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, Dec 2 tog, sc to last two stitches, dec 2 tog (8)

Rnd 6: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 7: Ch 1, Dec 2 tog, sc to last two stitches, dec 2 tog (6)

Rnd 8: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 9: Ch 1, Dec 2 tog, sc to last two stitches, dec 2 tog (4)

Rnd 10: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 11: Ch 1, Dec 2 tog, sc to last two stitches, dec 2 tog (2)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, Sc in each stitch, turn.

Rnd 5: Dec 2 tog (1)

Cut a 6 inch tail, thread it on that there yarn needle, and pull through the last loop to secure. Weave in the ends, and put on your sassy, “I’m going to fix your carburetor AND cook dinner…with the carburetor” face.