Rona Lockdown Free Crafts Part 4: The Bobble Headbands

So we are on day 12 of a 14 day self-isolation lockdown (4 of us had very mild Rona symptoms and we are quarantining ourselves just in case, even though I don't think it was the Rona -- I don't want to take out an old folk's home by accident or anything).  My nice neighbours have kindly been taking down my trash, and they have also surprised us with several food drop-offs, including Scots Broth, which I am making for lunch.  I am so, so grateful for my fave neighbours!  
And guys, I know we are living in weird times, but please remember: it's not all doom and gloom.

The Crabby Crafter presents:
The Bobble Headbands
(Wide Bobble Headband & Simple Bobble Headband)

This is a great pattern for those one-ball impulse purchases (it looked so pretty, I know!), odd balls, and partial balls. Same goes with skeins and hanks. It's great for variegated yarns, too.

For the Wide Bobble Headband, I used about half a hank of Fleece Artist Kid Silk 2 Ply and for the Simple Bobble Headband, I used a partial ball (about 40g) of a dk weight mystery yarn (I think it's a silk/cotton blend, but I haven't done a burn test) that I got at the Goodwill Outlet in Portland, OR.

You can adapt these patterns to suit a variety of yarns and yarn weights (and head sizes) by adjusting the number of dc rows worked at the beginning and ending of the pattern and by adjusting the number of bobbled rows. You might want to adjust your hook size, too. It's up to you and what works with your yarn! For the wide headband, I like to adjust the number of bobbled rows in the thinnest (first/last-bit) bobble sections and the widest (middle) bobble section, but this is your headband, so you do what you like!

Also keep in mind the stretch factor of your yarn. Silk and cotton yarns don't have any stretch and won't "bounce back" like wools and such, so you probably want to make them a bit tighter (the stitches will stretch a bit after you wear or block them, though) than their wooly counterparts.

Stuff you will need:

• (1) 100g/200m hank Fleece Artist Kid Silk 2 Ply
  Note: This was just enough for me to make 2 wide headbands, although that was cutting it pretty close. And like I said, feel free to adjust your yarn & hook and fiddle with the pattern as necessary.
• US E/4 (3.50 mm) hook
• Notions: Yarn needle for weaving in ends.

Gauge: 20 sts x 20 rows of sc = 4" (10 cm)

Finished Size: Circumference of finished headband is about 21". Will fit most adult heads. Like I said, fiddle with the pattern if you want a different size.

US Pattern convention used.

Abbreviations used in this pattern:

• St: stitch
• Ch: chain
• Sl st: slip-stitch
• Sc: single-crochet
• Sc2tog: (sc decrease) insert hook in stitch, yo, draw a loop through st (2 loops on hook), insert hook in next st, yo, draw a loop through st (3 loops on hook), yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook. Basically, you're turning two sc stitches into one. Shocking! This is the opposite of working two sc in one stitch (sc increase).
• Dc: double-crochet
• Rep: repeat
• Yo: yarn-over
• Bo: bobble -- yo, insert hook in st, yo, draw a long loop through st (3 loops on hook), yo, insert hook in same st, draw a long loop through st (5 loops on hook), yo, insert hook in same st, draw a long loop through st (7 loops on hook), yo, draw through all 7 loops on hook. This is my own version of what is sometimes called the pineapple stitch.

NOTE: Bobbles are worked on the wrong side of the work. And by work, I mean headband. The turning chain (aka "the t-ch") does not count as a stitch unless otherwise instructed. I know the t-ch at the end of the bobble row feels like it's function is to close the bobble and you will be tempted to do an additional ch-1 afterwards, but don't! Do the bobble, chain 1, and turn. The first stitch of the next row is worked in the bottom of the bobble, not the ch-1. I'm telling you this for your own good. I learned this the hard way so you don't have to. =D

Wide Bobble Headband
Ch 13.
Row 1.  Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each st across, turn.  (11 sts)
Row 2-6.  Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each st across, turn.  
Row 7.  Ch 1 (does not count as st), sc in each dc across, ch 1, turn.  
Row 8.  Sc in first st, *work 2 sc in next st, sc in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (16 sts)
Row 9.  Bo in first st, *sc in each of next 2 sts, bo in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (16 sts, 6 of which are bobbles)
Row 10.  Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.  
Rows 11-15.  Repeat Rows 9-10 (last row worked will be a bobble row).
Row 16.  Sc in first st, *work 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (21 sts)
Row 17.  Bo in first st, *sc in each of next 3 sts, bo in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (21 sts, 6 of which are bobbles)
Row 18.  Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.  
Rows 19-21.  Repeat Rows 17-18 (last row worked will be a bobble row).
Row 22.   Sc in first st, *work 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (26 sts)
Row 23.  Bo in first st, *sc in each of next 4 sts, bo in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (26 sts, 6 of which are bobbles)
Row 24.  Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.  
Rows 25-27.  Repeat Rows 23-24 (last row worked will be a bobble row).
Row 28.   Sc in first st, *work 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 4 sts,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (31 sts)
Row 29.  Bo in first st, *sc in each of next 5 sts, bo in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (31 sts, 6 of which are bobbles)
Row 30.  Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.  
Rows 31-33.  Repeat Rows 29-30 (last row worked will be a bobble row).
Row 34.   Sc in first st, *work 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 5 sts,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (36 sts)
Row 35.  Bo in first st, *sc in each of next 6 sts, bo in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (36 sts, 6 of which are bobbles)
Row 36.  Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.  
Rows 37-45.  Repeat Rows 35-36 (last row worked will be a bobble row).
Row 46.  Sc in first st, *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in each of next 5 sts,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (31 sts)
Row 47.  Bo in first st, *sc in each of next 5 sts, bo in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (31 sts, 6 of which are bobbles)
Row 48.  Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.  
Rows 49-51.  Repeat Rows 47-48 (last row worked will be a bobble row).
Row 52.  Sc in first st, *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in each of next 4 sts,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (26 sts)
Row 53.  Bo in first st, *sc in each of next 4 sts, bo in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (26 sts, 6 of which are bobbles)
Row 54.  Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.  
Rows 55-57.  Repeat Rows 53-54 (last row worked will be a bobble row).
Row 58.  Sc in first st, *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in each of next 3 sts,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (21 sts)
Row 59.  Bo in first st, *sc in each of next 3 sts, bo in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (21 sts, 6 of which are bobbles)
Row 60.  Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.  
Rows 61-63.  Repeat Rows 59-60 (last row worked will be a bobble row).
Row 64.  Sc in first st, *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in each of next 2 sts,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (16 sts)
Row 65.  Bo in first st, *sc in each of next 2 sts, bo in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (16 sts, 6 of which are bobbles)
Row 66.  Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.  
Rows 67-71.  Repeat Rows 65-66 (last row worked will be a bobble row).
Row 72.  Sc in first st, *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (11 sts)
Row 73.  Sc in each st across, turn.  
Row 74-79.  Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each st across, turn.   
Fold in half width-wise and seam (sl st on wrong side of work or sew) to form headband.  
Fasten off.  Weave in ends.  

Simple Bobble Headband
Ch 13.
Row 1.  Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each st across, turn.  (11 sts)
Row 2.  Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each st across, turn.  
Repeat Row 2 until work measures about 2", ch 1, turn.  
Row 3.  Sc in each dc across, ch 1, turn.  
Row 4.  Sc in first st, *work 2 sc in next st, sc in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (16 sts)
Row 5.  Bo in first st, *sc in each of next 2 sts, bo in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (16 sts, 6 of which are bobbles)
Row 6.  Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.  
Repeat Rows 5 - 6 until work measures about 18.5".  Note:  Last row worked should be a bobble row.
Row 7.  Sc in first st, *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next st,* rep from * to * across, ch 1, turn.  (11 sts)
Row 8.  Sc in each st across, turn.  
Row 9.  Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each st across, turn.  
Repeat Row 9 for 2" or until you have the same number of dc rows on this end of the work as you have on the beginning.  Work should measure about 21".  
Fold in half width-wise and seam (sl st on wrong side of work or sew) to form headband.  
Fasten off.  Weave in ends.

FIN.