Crochet Sunflower Headband Ear Warmer Pattern

HEADBAND
In Brown Yarn Color
Row 1: Starting with ch1. Single Crochet around the hair band, working the yarn tail into these stitches to hide it.
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Repeat this 12 times.
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STEP 3

Chain 1 Turn
Row 1-65 {SC to end, chain 1, turn}
Work in this manner until your desired length headband is achieved.
Once you reach the correct length (remember it will stretch with the elastic hair band once connected) you will continue to work single crochet around, in each stitch SC evenly round the whole headband.
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This also gives your headband a nice professional finish. 

SUNFLOWER PETALS
Join Yellow yarn color into the chain space made by the previous rounds picot.
Chain 12
{Slip stitch into 3rd chain from hook, 1sc, 1hdc, DC in each of next remaining chains until last chain.}
Slip stitch into next chain 3 space from previous round and repeat steps for petal.
Repeat {} around. until all chain 3 spaces are used up.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

I visited a friend’s web site, Free Crochet Patterns and Designs by LisaAuch, laid eyes on a sweet floral crochet headband pattern, and I was prepared to get out my old hooks and scrap skeins of yarn and give my hair a new look for fall! Instead, I ended up sending the article author a note requesting a specific flower design and that I would write an article about it once I crocheted it too. She obliged me!

Not only did LisaAuch fulfill my special request, she went a few giant steps further in giving me the gift of of my favorite flower. Look to the right and you shall see my home grown sunflowers!

I received an email a short time after I initially contacted Lisa and wish to share parts of its story with you...

Hi Ruth. Lisa here, well I love it when people set me a project, and I get to work.

I have made the sunflower headband and will do the step by step now I will give you this for your page to do as you please, obviously a link to my crochet website would be most appreciated ;) you are free to be as creative with the page/pattern/photos as you like :) I will email over once completed :)

BUT also I have a little idea for Halloween here, for my poor dog that will link back to your pages too.

Anyway I just want you to know that I appreciate you! I know you had a struggle with Domestic abuse, and I did too, sometimes its just good to know there are other survivors out there, who picked themselves up and got on with it! You will know what I mean.

Anyway – if you don’t want to I totally understand! BUT I was thinking I would love to send the finished headband to you. as a kind of “product” postcard, just to say thank you for all your support.

Obviously I would need your address, but as I say understand totally and I wont be offended, but if you would like it then I would love to pop it in the post.

When I received my sunflower in the mail, all the way from Scotland to the USA, I was in awe of Lisa's talent and the speed with which the gift was hand woven and bestowed upon me.

I consider myself fortunate to have received a symbol of support and friendship created especially for me by the hand and heart. Thank you, Lisa!

Both Lisa and I are happy to share our good fortune with you. Are you ready to add a few warming stitches to your friendship with another by giving them the gift of your crochet craft work?

Lisa Auch is happy to share her expertise with a crochet hook and I am happy to share the link to additional free headband and ear warmer crochet patterns from my talented friend.

Some are quick and easy, some a bit more advanced in crochet technique. All are stylish and sensational by design.