MATERIALS ● Drops Muskat, 100% cotton, 50g/100m/109yds Yarn A: Denim Blue 36 x 1 ball ● Rico Essentials Cotton DK, 100% cotton, 50g/130m/142yds Yarn B: Navy Blue 38 x 1 ball Yarn C: Natural 51 x 1 ball ● 3mm hook ● Plastic headband ● Two hair clips, 5cm/2in ● Hot glue gun or strong glue (optional) TENSION Exact tension is not crucial for this project. MEASUREMENTS Small bow: 3 x 6cm/1¼ x 2¼in. Large bow: 5 x 12cm/2 x 4¾in. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Rosina blogs at www.zeens androger.wordpress.com where she shares her crochet projects and patterns she’s designed as well as general lifestyle, gardening and cooking. You can also find her on Instagram @zeensandroger.
Gingham Hair Bows
PATTERN NOTES Change yarn during third stitch of current colour as follows: Insert hook in stitch, yoh and pull through, drop current yarn and finish stitch by taking second colour and working final yoh, then pull through.
BY ROSINA NORTHCOTT
Send your little one off to the new term in these adorable hair accessories that are easy to match to school colours.
Crochet over the yarn not in use as you go. HEADBAND MAIN SECTION With yarn A, 64ch. Row 1: 1dc in second ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 2 ch, *change to yarn B, 1dc in each of next 3 ch, change to yarn A, 1dc in each of next 3 ch; rep from * to end, turn. Row 2: 1ch, 3dc in yarn A, [3dc in yarn B, 3dc in yarn A] to end, change to yarn C on last st, turn. Row 3: 1ch, 3dc in yarn C, [3dc in yarn A, 3dc in yarn C] to end, turn. Row 4: 1ch, 3dc in yarn C, [3dc in yarn A, 3dc in yarn C] to end, change to yarn A on last st, turn. Row 5: 1ch, 3dc in yarn A, [3dc in yarn B, 3dc in yarn A] to end, turn. Row 6: Rep Row 2. Row 7: Rep Row 3. START
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