How to Crochet Mobius Granny Stitch Headband | Mobius Grace Tinley Headband | Cre8tion Crochet

How to crochet an easy headband worked in your favorite worsted weight yarn, the cute and classic granny stitch pattern and joined with a fun mobius twist (or join as a simple tube).

You can work a headband in different ways, but I wanted this to be beginner friendly so I've chosen a rectangle design. What I love about this design is that after just 6 - 8 rows, you can measure the width and will know right off the bat if it will be the height you want. Then, you work up the entire length and can just measure with a soft tape measure to make sure the length is correct to fit your head circumference. It takes the guess work out, and doesn't require any additional work for checking gauge (many of us don't like to do that anyway).

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You'll Need By Width for Each of 3 Sizes: (35, 40, 45), (45, 50, 55), (60, 65, 70) Yards of Worsted Weight Yarn - I used Berroco Modern Cotton in the Elms colorway. You'll also need an H8/5mm crochet hook, tapestry needle, and soft tape measure (gauge is essential).

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Material Notes:
There are many fun yarn options, but my go-to is a cotton blend. For a band that will encompass the circumference of your head alone, you'll want it to be a blend with another fiber since cotton yarn alone by it's nature, stretches out and does not bounce back to shape so a secondary fiber helps it to bounce back to shape. For many years now, my favorite worsted weight cotton blend has been Modern Cotton. It wears and machine washes and dries well, feels great against the skin and creates a nice, breathable fabric, is affordable and comes in so many beautiful colors!

You can easily switch this yarn out for your favorite worsted weight yarn! The less cotton in the fiber, the warmer the headband will be with an animal fiber, like wool or alpaca, adding the most warmth.

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Time Spent:
About an hour for the Child/Adult Small in the 3 3/8” width

Measurements - Width before Seaming aka Height of Band:
7 Stitches: 1 1/2"
10 Stitches: 2 1/4"
13 Stitches: 3 3/8"

Usually, I do share the width measurements by size (ie Toddler, etc), but because there isn't a set average width of headband by size, any of these widths would be appropriate for any of the sizes depending on what you want for your headband.

With my hair down, I felt that the 3 3/8" was too much as it just gathered under my hair and rolled on itself, so for hair down, I might suggest a thinner band. With my hair up in a bun, I really enjoyed all 3 of these widths!

Measurements - Length before Seaming:
Toddler: 17 1/2"
Child & Adult Small: 19 7/8"
Adult Large: 20 7/8"

Overall, you want your finished rectangle to be about 2" smaller than your head circumference.
If you are working the PLT join, your rectangle should be measuring approximately 1/2" smaller as this is about how much the last row will add.

Gauge:
Measure in pattern after working 6-8 rows. This will equal the width measurements I've provided, and is equal to the height of the band. Heightwise, the most important thing is to measure the finished rectangle to ensure it is the correct size so it will fit well.

Join Note:
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Time Stamp:
00:00 Intro
02:06 Yarn Talk: Berroco Modern Cotton
03:16 Gauge & Sizing
06:15 How to Make a Slip Knot
06:48 Why Start with a Row of Single Crochet?
07:18 How to Crochet a Chain
07:31 How to Count Crochet Chains
07:45 Chart: How Many Chains by Size
07:52 Row 1 & How to Single Crochet (US SC)
08:28 How to Count Crochet Single Crochet Stitches
09:15 Row 2 & How to Double Crochet (US DC)
12:04 Row 3
14:20 Remaining Rows
15:25 How to Count Granny Stitch Crochet Rows
15:50 Checkpoint: Measure the Width
16:34 Overview of Rows & Join
19:30 Chart: How Many Rows by Size
19:38 Checkpoint: Measure the Length
20:19 How to Make a Mobius Twist
21:18 Last Row if Doing PLT Join
26:05 Fasten Off
26:22 How to Weave in Crochet Ends
31:31 Shape Mobius Twist Headband
31:49 Outro