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Warm, cozy, and packed full of texture, this elegant cable crochet headband pattern is one for all the family.
In sizes from baby to adult with options to adjust the depth and a deceptively easy cable stitch repeat, you’ll have them made for everyone this season!
Made in rounds using 2 different cable stitches you’ll be amazed at how fast this one works up. A great stash buster and perfect for last minute crochet gifts.
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More about the cable crochet headband pattern
I’ve always loved working with crochet cable stitches and I often feel like they get a bad reputation for being a bit clumsy. I’m here to show you that they can be easy and elegant.
I love working post stitches into accessories like this cable headband but also into mitts like my Orchard cable mitts, or hats like my Neo Mint cable beanie, or even into home decor like my Cable Collection pillow cover.
Cables really add a certain something extra to a project and what better place to show them off than on your head?!
A crochet headband for me is such an easy win as they are quick, simple, hardly use any yarn and make such great gifts.
Shall we make some together?!
How do you crochet a cable headband like this?
The headbands are worked in rounds after creating a ring of foundation stitches to begin with.
The cable stitch repeat is only over 4 rounds and better yet – each alternate round is just single crochet stitches! Easy peasy.
You can see the 2 different cable techniques and stitches I’ve used here. One is over 6 stitches and the other just 2. They repeat all the way around the headband and once you find your rhythm with them you’ll have no trouble at all.
Yarn
To make my version of the cable crochet headband I used Brava Worsted, 100% acrylic, 208yds/100g, Category #4 weight.
You’ll need approximately 150yds of yearn for each headband.
I often get asked about ideas for alternative yarns and so here are some great options that I think will also give you a fabulous headband.
It’s really important to choose a yarn that has good stitch definition for the cable stitches but that is also warm and cosy of course.
Here are some that I think would work really well for this pattern in various price ranges:
- Lion Brand Heartland:100% acrylic; 252yds, 230m/140g
- Sirdar Country Classic Worsted: 50% wool, 50% acrylic; 218yds, 200m/100g
- Swish Worsted by WeCrochet: 100% superwash merino wool, 110yds, 100m/50g
Tension and Sizing
The crochet headband is sized for Baby, Child and Adult
The finished headbands measure: Baby 13.5″ by 2″, Child 16.75″ by 3″, Adult 20″ by 4″.
12 sts and 16 rounds measure 10cm x 10cm (4″ x 4″) over main set pattern using a 5.5mm hook, or size needed to obtain correct tension.
Materials
Along with your yarn, you will need the following:
- A 5.5mm(I) crochet hook- my favourites are Furls Streamline Swirl crochet hooks or Clover Amour crochet hooks.
- Scissors
- Tapestry Needle
Video Tutorial
You can watch a full video tutorial for the cabled headband here:
Pattern Options
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Glossary and Abbreviations
ch(s) – chain(s)
sp – space
ss – slip stitch
RS – right side
WS – wrong side
sk – skip
rep – repeat
yoh – yarn over hook
blo – back loop only
FP – front post
BP – back post
Crochet Stitches
The stitches used are as follows:
sc – single crochet (UK dc – double crochet)
hdc – half double crochet (UK htr – half treble crochet)
dc – double crochet (UK tr – treble crochet)
tr – treble crochet (UK dtr – double treble crochet)
Special Stitches
The headband uses 2 stunning crochet cable stitches that are worked in rounds. I really love crochet cables and feel like people are much more scared of them than they need to be!
I have quite a few other cable stitch crochet patterns that you might like to check out too if you’re a cable stitch lover:
- Crochet cable hat pattern (perfect for winter)
- Crochet cable scarf pattern (matches the hat!)
- Crochet cable boot cuff pattern (quick and easy)
- Crochet cable pillow pattern (colourwork cables!)
- Crochet cable wall hanging pattern (corner to corner cables)
- Crochet cable sock pattern (easier than they sound!)
- Crochet cable mitts (made in flat rows then seamed)
For cable stitches you’ll need to know how to work around the front and the back of a post as follows:
Back Post Crochet Stitch
To work the back post, yarn over, reaching over top of the piece and working on opposite or right side of the work, insert the hook from right to left around vertical post of next stitch, yarn over and complete the stitch.
Front Post Crochet Stitch
To work the front post, yarn over, insert hook from front to back and to front again around the vertical post (upright part) of next st, yoh and draw yarn through, yoh and complete stitch.
Pattern Notes
A ch1 at the beginning of a round does not count as a stitch.
All post stitches are worked into the stitches 2 rounds below.
The pattern is written in standard US crochet terms.
Crochet Cable Headband Pattern
US Crochet Terminology
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Round 5: Rep Round 1.
Rounds 6-13: Repeat Rounds 2-5
Rounds 14-15: Repeat Rounds 2-3.
Round 16: Rep Round 1.
TO FINISH
Weave in ends and block to measurements.
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