Free Crochet Bow Headband Pattern & Video Tutorial

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Easy to make and stylish to wear – this crochet bow headband is a winner! Beginner friendly pattern that is easy to adjust and comes with a full video tutorial.

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If you’ve ever wanted to add a charming, handmade touch to your wardrobe or surprise someone with a thoughtful, DIY gift, crocheting your own bow-style headband is the perfect project.

Not only is it a quick and satisfying craft, but it’s also incredibly versatile!

Whether you’re dressing up a casual outfit, accessorising for a special occasion, or making something sweet for a little one, a crocheted headband adds instant charm and personality.

Even if you’re relatively new to crochet, this project is beginner-friendly and requires just a few basic stitches.

Yet it produces a polished, professional-looking accessory that you’ll be proud to wear or gift.

One of the best parts about making your own headband is the ability to customize it completely: you can choose from a variety of yarn colors, or adjust the size and style to suit any age.

Plus, the satisfaction of creating something with your own hands is truly unmatched—it’s a craft that brings a little extra joy into your everyday life.

In this post, I’m thrilled to share a free crochet pattern for a bow-style crochet headband.

Complete with step-by-step instructions and tips to make your crafting experience smooth and enjoyable.

This pattern is designed to be accessible, fun, and adaptable, allowing you to explore your creativity while producing a functional, stylish accessory.

Let’s get started on this delightful, handmade project that’s as cute as it is cozy.

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Crochet Bow Headband Pattern Details

Options! We love options when it comes to crocheting and putting our own twist onto projects!

That is why this awesome bow-style crochet headband comes with three different options of finishing.

You can either sew it up into a standard crochet headband or cinch the ends in a little for a ruffled join.

The third option is to pull the ends together tightly with mattress stitch and create a bow style headband.

Then finish it off with extra yarn for a tidy bow style headband.

The headband works up incredibly quick as it uses worsted weight yarn and a 5 mm crochet hook.

Grab the Crochet Bow Headband PDF pattern from my shops

Crochet Bow Headband Main Pattern

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Materials

• Heatherly (worsted weight; 80% acrylic, 20% merino wool; 218 yds /200m per 100g /3.5 oz hank) in Butter
• 5 mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Yarn Substitutes

• Brava 500 – hard-wearing medium-weight yarn that works wonders for projects where durability and easy care is a must.
• Paintbox Yarns Wool Blend Worsted – brings you the rich texture and feeling of wool with the versatility of acrylic. It’s also machine washable at 30 making it perfectly practical too.
• Cascade Pacific –  is a worsted-weight acrylic and superwash merino wool mix that’s sure to become a firm favourite for your stash. Once in a while, a yarn comes along with all the properties of a dream – super soft, super warm, a dream on the hook, and it can be washed and tumbled.
• Stylecraft Special Aran with Wool – is a hugely popular, super-soft acrylic and wool-blend yarn. It comes in big value 400g balls and is machine washable for practical day-to-day items.

Stitches And Abbreviations (US Crochet Terms)

ch – chain stitch

ch-sp – chain space

stand dc – standing double crochet – extend loop, hold with index finger, twist around hook towards you, insert hook, yarn over and pull through = 3 loops on the hook, (yarn over, pull through 2 loops) twice to finish the stitch. For a full tutorial please CLICK HERE.

dc3tog – double crochet the following 3 stitches together

hdc – half double crochet

Crochet Bow Headband Finished Size

one size fits most

52 cm/ 20.5 inch circumference x 12 cm/ 4.75 inch width

Tension/Gauge

18 sts x 6.5 rows =10 x 10 cm /4 x 4 inch measured over dc

Pattern Notes

• the headband is worked sideways in short rows
• it uses a 2-row stitch pattern repeat
• you will work in a chevron style rows with 2 ch-sp in the middle
• that means you will decrease on either end of the row to preserve the number of stitches
• you can easily adjust the finished circumference of the headband by adding more or less row repeats until it fits comfortable around your head

Crochet Bow Headband Pattern Video Tutorial

I have filmed a step-by-step video tutorial for this amazing crochet bow headband pattern.

You can watch it right here on the blog, press the purple play button to start the video.

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Crochet Bow Headband Written Pattern

With 5 mm hook chain 21.

Row 1 (RS): starting in 4th ch from hook (counts as 1 dc), work 8 dc, (1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) in next ch, 9 dc to end, turn.

[20 dc]

Row 2 (WS): 1 stand dc, (1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 1 hdc around the post of 2 dc just made, miss next st) 3 times, (1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into next 2 ch-sp, (miss next dc, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 1 hdc around the post of 2 dc just made) 3 times, 1 dc into top of beg 3 ch from previous row, turn.

Row 3: 2 ch (counts as first leg of dc3tog), work other 2 legs of dc3tog over following 2 sts, yarn over and pull through all loops on hook, work 8 dc, (1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) in next 2 ch-sp, 8 dc, 1 dc3tog over remaining 3 sts, turn.

[20 dc]

Row 4: as Row 2.

Repeat Row 3-4 another 13 times or until you reach the desired circumference of the headband.

Fasten off and sew in all ends.

Fold the head band in half on WS and sew together using the mattress stitch.

Then pull the mattress stitch tight until the fabric gathers up.

Then wrap the yarn around the join a few times to create a bow style join.

Fasten off and securely sew in the end.

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Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed this free bow style crochet headband pattern. If you think your crafty friends will like this pattern, why not share it with them?

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