Granny Square Headband Pattern | Crochet Granny Square Tutorial

I did a thing…a granny square headband thing! I really love creating crochet headband patterns, which makes this cute granny square headband crochet pattern a perfect craft project.

I’ve never been big on crochet granny squares, because they seem so confusing to me. So, of course, I created a completely new way to crochet it. One that helps me, and I hope it helps you too!

Retro Granny Square Crochet Headband Video Tutorial

I created full companion tutorial video that will teach you the stacked double crochet, the mattress stitch & how to crochet a granny square. The video has full tutorial of assembly too! Check it out on YouTube: Crochet Granny Square Headband Beginner Crochet Pattern or jump to the tutorial at the bottom of the page.

For some reason I am having trouble seeing the embedded video – If you are too, check out the video here: https://youtu.be/y0t5TB7exo8

In this post You will Learn…

• How to crochet a Granny Square.
• Seaming together squares with a mattress stitch.
• Stacked double crochet
• and more…

Crochet headbands are a lot of fun because they give that instant gratification. You’re going to love making this version, it’s a perfect beginner crochet granny square pattern too, because there is a full video tutorial! >>> Easy Crochet Granny Square Headband Pattern Video Tutorial.

Granny Square Headband – Beginner Crochet Headband Pattern

The Granny Square Beginner Crochet Sweater is a free crochet headband pattern made with a crochet beginner in mind. Scheepjes Stone Washed is such a wonderful yarn to use because it has sooooo many awesome colors.

Written Pattern PDF

If you prefer a written PDF, you can grab that here >>> Retro Granny Square Headband Crochet Pattern.

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Granny Square Headband Crochet Pattern Inspiration

The inspiration Behind the Design

The inspiration for this design comes from trying to overcome my fear of granny squares! I tried crocheting granny squares over the years following patterns, but I just didn’t like it.

They didn’t make sense to me, and seemed more complicated than it needed to be. So after years of designing, I decided to come up with version of the granny square that I find easier to crochet.

I hope you enjoy this pattern and I hope it makes you less afraid of the granny square too!

You still have a lot of tails to weave in, but maybe I’ll try to figure out a way to get around that too someday!

Bookmark this page and add it to your list of free crochet Headband patterns!

Let’s get started!

Granny Square Headband | Easy Beginner Crochet Pattern

Remember to add this to your list of easy headband patterns or beginner crochet granny patterns.

It’s all About the Yarn…

I used Scheepjes Stone Washed for this pattern in some fun colors. I used a bright pink, purple, lime green & bright blue. Scheepjes Stone Washed is a beautiful yarn with hints of white and beautiful earth jewel tones. It catches a little, but is so lovely!

Skill Level

Easy 

Gauge 

Not important for this one. 

Materials

• 3.75 mm (USA F) crochet hook 
• Darning Needle 
• Scissors 
• Large eye wood beads (large enough to run it over the sport weight yarn) 

Suggested Yarn:

Scheepjes Stone Washed or other sport weight yarn (16 WPI). 

Yarn Details:

78% Cotton, 22% Acrylic, 186 yds (170m) 3.5 oz (50 g) per skein. 

Colors:

• C1: Deep Amethyst (811) 
• C2: Turquoise (824) 
• C3: Rhodochrosite (835) 
• C4: Peridot (827) 
• C5: Axinite (831) 

Sizes/Finished Measurements

Squares: 3” x 3” (7.6 cm x 7.6 cm)  Entire Headband w/ Border: 20” (50.8 cm)  Tails: 6.5” (16.51 cm) 

Yardage Needed:

A little of each color, more of the white (axinite)

Abbreviations:

sc	single crochet
dc	double crochet
sc2tog	single crochet 2 together
stacked dc	stacked double crochet
lhdc	long half double crochet
sk st	skip stitch
st(s)	stitches
sp	space
ch	chain
ch sp	chain space
rnd	round
*	*repeat instructions from *

Stitch guide:

Basic Stitches: 

(Underlined stitches are clickable) 

sc – single crochet: Insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a loop, yo draw through both loops on hook. 

dc – double crochet: Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a loop, *yo, draw through 2 loops, repeat from * two times. 

hdc – half double crochet: Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through all three loops on hook. 

Special Stitches:

magic circle – The magic circle is one you use or use ch 4, join, and work your stitches into the center of the ch-4. 

sc2tog – single crochet 2 together (decreases by 1) – Insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a loop.  insert hook in next st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through all loops on hook.

stacked dc – stacked double crochet – Insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through both loops, *insert hook in left vertical bar of single crochet, yo, draw up a loop – repeat from * one more time – 3 stacked single crochet (counts as your first double crochet). 

Pattern Notes:

• Pattern is worked in the round.
• Stacked single crochet stitches count as a double crochet.
• Change colors according to images below. 

More Free Crochet Headband Patterns…

If you love making crochet headbands, I have quite a few other cute and fast crochet headband patterns here >>>

1. Rainbow Bright Crochet Headband
2. Aria Crochet Headband
3. Astrid Crochet Headband

Granny Square Headband Pattern

Pattern:

Create a magic circle or chain 4, and join chains, then work first sc into ring. 

Row 1: (Stacked dc, dc 2, ch-2) in magic circle, *(dc 3, ch-2) in magic circle, repeat from * 2 more times, join in top of stacked dc, cut yarn – 1 stacked dc, 11 dc, 8 ch-2. 

Row 2: Attach next color in next ch-2 space, ch-1, (stacked dc, dc 2, ch-2, dc 3) in same ch-2 space, ch-2, *dc 3, ch 2, dc 3 in next ch-2 space, ch 2, repeat from * 2 more times, join in top of stacked dc, cut yarn – 1 stacked dc, 23 dc, 16 ch-2’s. 

Row 3: Attach next color in next ch-2 space, ch-1, (stacked dc, dc 2, ch-2, dc 3) in same ch-2 space, *ch 2, dc 3 in next ch-2 space, ch 2, (dc 3, ch-2, dc 3) in next ch-2 space, repeat from * 2 more times, ch 2, dc 3 in next ch-2 space, ch-2, join in top of stacked dc, cut yarn – 1 stacked dc, 35 dc, 22 ch-2’s. 

Assembly

Joining the Squares: 

Using whatever color you choose… 

Steps to Join the Squares:

Step 1: RS facing you, attach yarn in right-most ch-2 corner space. 

Step 2: Ch-1, (hdc 1, ch-1, hdc 1) in same ch-2 space. 

Step 3: *hdc in next 3 dc**, hdc 2 in next ch-2 space, repeat from * across, ending repeat at **, hdc 1 in next ch-2 space 

Step 4: Join your next square – RS facing you – join by yarning over first, inserting your hook from front to back through the right-most ch-2 corner space of your next square. 

Step 5: Complete the hdc (this hdc is considered the first hdc of the repeat in step 3). 

Step 6: Continue adding squares in this manner, repeating the pattern from * in step 3. 

Step 7: When you reach the left-most corner of the last square you attached, (hdc 1, ch-1, hdc-1) in corner, and continue working hdc’s in each dc and 2 hdc’s in each ch-2 across, join in 1st hdc of border round – do not cut yarn, continue to work triangle. 

Triangle End Piece Number 1: 

Row 1: Ch-1, turn, sc in each front hump of hdc across – 14 sc. 

Row 2: Ch-1, turn, sc2tog (2 times), sc in next 6 stitches, sc2tog (2 times) – 10 sc. 

Row 3: Ch-1, turn, sc2tog, sc in next 6 stitches, sc2tog – 8 sc. 

Row 4: Ch-1, turn, sc2tog, sc in next 4 stitches, sc2tog – 6 sc. Row 5: Ch-1, turn, sc2tog, sc in next 2 stitches, sc2tog – 4 sc. Row 6: Ch-1, turn, sc2tog (2 times) – 2 sc. 

Row 7: Ch-1, turn, sc2tog – 1 sc. Chain 36 for chain. 

Triangle End Piece Number 2: 

Rotate headband, flip so wrong side (WS) is facing you, attach yarn in chain just to the right of the first hdc. 

Row 1: Ch 1, hdc in each front “camel hump” across – 14 hdc. 

Rows 2 – 7: Repeat rows 2 – 7 from Triangle End Piece #1. 

Wooden Beads: 

I used 3 wooden beads for each end. Step 1: Tie 3 knots, slide bead onto yarn Step 2: Repeat step 1 – 3 times. 

Step 3: Cut any excess yarn. 

How to Do the Mattress Stitch

Sewing the gaps between each granny square is easy! Please see companion tutorial video for a detailed tutorial on how to do the mattress stitch. 

Step 1: Weave in tails before performing the mattress stitch. 

Step 2: WS facing you, use the mattress stitch to close the gaps between each granny square. 

Please refer to the YouTube Video at the beginning of this post for this. It’s a simple and easy way to join squares that is seamless.

Congratulations! You Are Finished!

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