big button chain band

You need worsted cotton yarn and g hook, as well at a large button.

First you need to measure the head where the headband will sit. I measured my two year old's head to be 19". 

Then you double that length. ( 38") and crochet a chain for just about a half inch shorter than your doubled length. (So I crocheted a chain that was 37 1/2 " long)

Now you need a big or cute button. I like the ones with a loop on the back.

Thread one end through the loop going one direction.

Then thread the other end of the chain through the loop going the other direction. Tie a really tight knot, then a sailor's knot. Clip the ends short.

Flip it over and you are finished!

Just wrap it around your head and loop the chain over the button! Easy peasy!!

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I don't have all the pics I want of it yet for you, but I just want you to make sure you have some worsted cotton yarn, a fun big button...the measurement of your head where a headband rests, and you know how to crochet a chain. That's your homework. Tomorrow I will post my directions and more pictures!!
~J

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Out my bedroom window, past the backyard wall...tractors and big rigs and construction...yeeehaww.

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Sunday I found my mustard slippers in this gorgeous collection on etsy.  Later in the day, it became a front page feature! YAY!

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