Denton's Inventions: Hello Kitty Headband

Abbreviations- ch (chain), sl st ( slip stitch), sc (single crochet), hdc (half double crochet), st (stitch), sts (stitches), sk (skip), sc dec (single crochet decrease), dc dec (double crochet decrease), beg (beginning), F/O (finish off)

Crochet Hook Size- H

Finished Measurements with using H hook- 21 inches long and 3 ¾ inches at widest part.

Materials needed: Red Heart Super Saver White, Black and Red. Black and Yellow felt, scissors, a yarn needle, sewing needle, black and yellow thread for sewing, and a black button.

Main Body

Ch 3. 3 Hdc in third ch from hk.

(Ch 2 and turn work at beg of each row)

R1-2: Hdc to end (3)

R3: 2 Hdc in next st. Hdc to last st. 2 Hdc in next st. (5)

Repeat rows 1-3 until you have 11 sts total.

This piece will measure out to approximately 5 ¾ inches long from the foundation ch.

Now, Hdc each row of 11 sts until the piece measures 15 ¼ inches from the foundation ch.

Dec rows

R1: Dc dec. Hdc to last two sts. Dc dec. (9)

R2-3: Hdc to end (9)

Repeat rows 1-3 until you have 3 sts total (ending with a dec row).

Button Hole of Headband (Continuing from above…)

Next row: Hdc next st. Ch 1, sk next st. 2 Hdc in next st. (3 sts and 1 ch1 space)

Final row: Hdc to end including into chain 1 spc. (4 sts total)

F/O and weave in all ends to hide them.

You can sew the black button onto the appropriate area near the foundation ch now.

Ears

Ch 2. Sc 3 in second ch from hk. (Ch1 and turn work at beg of each row)

R1: Sc to end (3)

R2: 2 sc in next st. Sc to last st. 2 sc in next st. (5)

Repeat rows 1-2 until you have 9 sts total.

Slip stitch around the edges of the ears for a nice clean border and F/O. Sew the ears to the main body at a 30 degree angle like in the photo with white scrap yarn.

Bow

Ch 9. Sc in second st from hk and in the rest of the sts. (8)

Sc 13 rows. F/O

Take red scrap yarn and tie a knot in the center of the piece you’ve just crocheted to make it form into a bow.

Bow Button (for center of Bow)

Using the Magic Ring/Circle method add 6 sc to the circle. Sl St into first sc and F/O.

Whipstitch this circular button to the center of the Bow.

Weave all ends to the back of the bow and use one of those ends to whipstitch the bow to the right ear.

Eyes, Nose and Whiskers

For the Eyes and Nose Cut out the appropriate oval sizes out of felt. Then sew these oval pieces with matching color thread in the appropriate places. You may look at the picture for reference.

For the Whiskers cut six 6 inch black yarn pieces. Weave each of these pieces through the main body where you want the whiskers to be and tie them in the back of the headband. There’s no way to hide black yarn by weaving it through the body, but that’s ok. Just knot the whiskers and cut the ends short enough to look presentable.

If you want to get fancy, you can cover these black yarn knots by cutting out white felt and sew the felt to the back of the headband. (but I didn’t do that because it looks fine without)

You’re finished!