Festive Houndstooth Crochet Headband

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Get into the holiday spirit with this easy crochet headband pattern! Made with simple stitches and two festive colors, this headband is quick to make and fun to wear. The removable knot adds a playful touch, and you can customize it in different colors for holidays or everyday style.

Holiday Spirit Crochet Headband – Free Pattern

A quick and cozy crochet headband worked in classic houndstooth stitch. Designed with two sizes and a removable knot, it’s perfect for holiday gifts or everyday wear.

• Sizes: Child/Teen (18.5″ × 3″, stretches to 20–21″), Adult (20″ × 4″, stretches to 21.5–22.5″)
• Yarn: Medium Weight (4), Red Heart Super Saver (Hot Red & White), small amounts of each color
• Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm (I)
• Crochet Stitches and Techniques: Single crochet, double crochet, color changes, seaming, cinching
• Skill Level: Easy
• Why We Like It:
  • Quick holiday crochet project that makes a great last-minute gift
  • Houndstooth stitch design gives a stylish and timeless look
  • Customizable crochet headband that can be worn with or without the knot

About the Holiday Spirit Headband

This headband is very simple to crochet. You’ll work it flat, seam the ends together, and then add the knot separately once the base is complete.

What you’ll need:

• 2 colors of medium weight yarn (I used yarn from my stash)
• 5.5 mm (I) crochet hook

The stitch pattern used is the houndstooth stitch, worked in multiples of 2. If you’d like extra help, you can follow along with my [Houndstooth Crochet Stitch Photo Tutorial]. It’s easy to adjust the size—add more rows to increase the height or chain more (in multiples of 2) to change the length. Each extra inch of height will take about two more rows.

You can also have fun with color choices! Try a classic black and white houndstooth for a timeless look, or switch it up for seasonal projects—orange and black for Halloween, green and white for St. Patrick’s Day, or even red and white for Canada Day.

If you prefer a simpler version, skip the knot and cinched section entirely. Just whipstitch the long edges together and you’ll have a neat, cozy earwarmer. For the best finish, leave a long tail of each color so you can seam the edges seamlessly. 

Easy Houndstooth Crochet Headband with Knot

Supplies

• Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Yarn 7 oz (198g), 364 yds (333 m). 100 % Acrylic. [4] Medium Weight Yarn. Machine wash and dry.
• Color: MC: HOT RED, CC: WHITE
• Hook: 5.5 mm (I) Furls Holly Wood
• Scissors, Yarn Needle, Stitch Marker (optional)

Difficulty Level

• Beginner-Easy

Finished Size

• 18.5 inches long by 3 inches wide (Child/Teen)
• 20 inches long by 4 inches wide (Adult)

Gauge

• approximately 3 sts per inch and 2 rows per inch

You can substitute any yarn and hook for this stitch pattern – just remember when you substitute if your gauge is different, the finished size of your project will also be different.

Abbreviations

US Terminology used

• CC1 – contrast color (WHITE)
• ch – chain
• dc – double crochet
• MC – main color (RED)
• R – row
• rem – remaining
• rep – repeat
• sc  – single crochet
• sk – skip
• st/sts – stitch/stitches
• * to ** – Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain of multiple instructions.
• () – Repeat the instructions between the parentheses the number of times indicated.
• [] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches

Helpful Tutorials

• Stitch Anatomy
• Houndstooth Stitch Pattern Tutorial

Helpful Video Tutorials

• Quick Stitch Guide 
• Slip Knot and Starting Chain

Notes

• This project is worked in rows and then seamed to form the headband
• Change yarn colors on the last yarn over of the last stitch of each row.
• After changing colors, I did not carry my yarn for this project I finished it off at the end of the rows and wove in the ends.
• I do not recommend working over the other color yarn because it will decrease the elasticity you need for the headband to fit on the head.
• The Knot is optional. You can seam this as a straight headband if you prefer.
• Add the Holiday Spirit Headband pattern to your Ravelry library here.

Quick Holiday Crochet Headband for Gifts

Wear the Holiday Houndstooth Crochet Headband with the knot for a fun accent, or without for a sleek earwarmer.

Child/Teen Holiday Houndstooth Headband Pattern

Finished headband circumference is 18.5 inches and it will stretch to approximately 20-21 inches and 3 inches in height.

R1: MC: Ch 55, sk 1 ch, *1 sc in the next ch, 1 dc in the next ch**. Rep from * to ** across. Change to CC1 on the last yarn over of the last dc of the row. Ch 1, turn. [54]

R2: CC1: *1 sc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** across. Change to MC on the last yarn over of the last dc of the row.  Ch 1, turn. [54]

R3: MC: *1 sc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** across. Change to CC1 on the last yarn over of the last dc of the row. Ch 1, turn. [54]

R4-R7: Rep R2 and R3. At the end of R7, finish off and leave a long tail for seaming the sleeve ends together.

Weave in all your yarn ends except for the long tail you are using for assembly. Cinch the ends together on one side and then bring the other side up and cinch them together with the same yarn end.  See photos at the end of this post. Finish off and weave in the ends. Next we will crochet the knot for the band.

Knot Pattern (Child/Teen)

R1: MC: Ch 7, sk 1 ch, *1 sc in the next ch, 1 dc in the next ch**. Rep from * to ** across. Ch 1, turn. [6]

R2: *1 sc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** across. Ch 1, turn. [6]

R3-R6: Rep R2 and R3. At the end of R7, finish off and leave a long tail to seam the knot closed around the headband.

Using the same weaving technique as you did with the headband, cinch each end together to make it narrower. See photos at end of this post.

Wrap the knot around the narrow part of the headband and whipstitch the ends together. Weave in ends. The cinched side is worn on the inside of the headband.

Adult Holiday Houndstooth Headband Pattern

Finished headband circumference is 20 inches and it will stretch to approximately 21.5-22.5 inches and 4 inches in height.

R1: MC: Ch 61, sk 1 ch, *1 sc in the next ch, 1 dc in the next ch**. Rep from * to ** across. Change to CC1 on the last yarn over of the last dc of the row. Ch 1, turn. [60]

R2: CC1: *1 sc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** across. Change to MC on the last yarn over of the last dc of the row.  Ch 1, turn. [60]

R3: MC: *1 sc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** across. Change to CC1 on the last yarn over of the last dc of the row. Ch 1, turn. [60]

R4-R9: Rep R2 and R3. At the end of R9, finish off and leave a long tail for seaming the sleeve ends together.

Weave in all your yarn ends except for the long tail you are using for assembly. Cinch the ends together on one side and then bring the other side up and cinch them together with the same yarn end.  See photos at the end of this post. Finish off and weave in the ends. Next we will crochet the knot for the band.

Knot Pattern (Adult)

R1: MC: Ch 7, sk 1 ch, *1 sc in the next ch, 1 dc in the next ch**. Rep from * to ** across. Ch 1, turn. [6]

R2: *1 sc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** across. Ch 1, turn. [6]

R3-R8: Rep R2 and R3. At the end of R9, finish off and leave a long tail to seam the knot closed around the headband.

Using the same weaving technique as you did with the headband, cinch each end together to make it narrower. See photos at end of this post.

Wrap the knot around the narrow part of the headband and whipstitch the ends together. Weave in ends. The cinched side is worn on the inside of the headband.

Holiday Houndstooth Headband Tutorial

1. Headband: You will be making both side edges (left and right) narrower by cinching each edge and pulling tightly.
2. Insert the needle through the edge like in image 2, repeat across in the opposite direction and pull tightly.
3. Repeat across in the opposite direction and pull tightly.
4. Bring the other edge up beside the first cinched end and repeat the method to make it narrower as well.
5. Whipstitch the bottom and top of the edges closed, finish off and weave in ends.
6. Knot: Cinch the ends (by weaving through the side edges) to make them narrower on each side of the knot.
7. Shows the narrowed edges.
8. Wrap the knot around the narrow section of the headband and whipstitch the two cinched ends together securely. Finish off and weave in ends. The cinched part is worn on the inside of the headband so you may need to twist it into place so the seam is not showing.

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