Yay! This is the fifth post of the year for the 2017 GrannySpiration Challenge! I am so excited to see what everyone has been working on, especially you! At the end of this post, you will find the information for this month’s giveaway, and link up.
I was feeling very uninspired and unmotivated for my May 2017 GrannySpiration Challenge Project, and didn’t have anything worked up until this headband the day before. I decided I was going to wear my new top out to lunch with my mom, and usually I wear my hair clipped back and parted on the side, but this day, I decided that I needed a matching headband to wear that fit in the space from the parted side, and go clip-less, and so this Two Grannies Headband was created just in time to wear out.
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| From Your Hosts: Rainbow Blanket (Crochet Inspiration) from Kat Kat Katoen, Simple Granny Coaster (Free Crochet Pattern) from Rhelena, Delicate Earrings from Crochet is the Way, Granny Square Wrap (Crochet Inspiration with Diagram for Edging) from Atelier Marie-Lucienne, Roll Collar Poncho (Free Crochet Pattern in German) from Hakelfieber, Handwarmers (Free Crochet Pattern in Dutch) from Mariam’s Creations, and Granny Square Soap Cozy (Free Crochet Pattern) from EyeLoveKnots (that’s me!). |
Please make sure to stop by our other co-host and see what they’ve been working on too. In the image above, you’ll find their projects (and mine) from last month’s challenge.
Sandra from Hakelfieber Austria (in German)
Sigrid from Kat Kat Katoen
Jenny from Crochet is the Way
Rhelena from Crochet n Crafts
Mariam from Mariam’s Creations: Recycle and Create
– B2mm Crochet Hook
– #20 Tapestry Needle for Weaving in Ends
Material Notes:
Yarn Alternatives: Aunt Lydia’s #10 Crochet Thread
Time Spent:
I had my headband ready to wear in about half an hour.
Measurements:
1 7/8″ wide by 4″ long (26″ long from tie to tie)
Gauge:
With B2mm Hook & Artiste #10 Thread: 9 SC = 1″ Wide
Abbreviations:
– DC – Double Crochet
– SC – Single Crochet
Pattern Notes:
Beginning chain 2 counts as a stitch, but chain 1 does not.
Chain 2 at the end of the first round of the squares is intentional. I’ve found with a chain 3 at the end of the first round, it makes this corner uneven.
Join to the first stitch, not the beginning chain.
I have a photo tutorial on How to Work a Granny Square. Beginner friendly, as well as a photo tutorial on how to Join-As-You-Go Granny Squares.
Pattern:
1st Granny Square:
Chain 5. Join to form a ring. Chain 2. 2 DC into the ring, chain 3, (3 DC into the ring, chain 3) 2x, 3 DC into the ring, chain 2. Join. (12 DC)
R2: Slip stitch over to the chain space. Chain 2. 2 DC into the chain space, chain 3, 3 DC into the same chain space, chain 1, (3 DC in the next chain space, chain 3, 3 DC into the same chain space, chain 1) 3x. Join. Loosely slip stitch over to the corner. (24 DC)
R3: Slip stitch over to the chain space. Chain 2. 2 DC into the chain space, chain 3, 3 DC into the same chain space, chain 1, 3 DC into the next chain space, chain 1, (3 DC in the next chain space, chain 3, 3 DC into the same chain space, chain 1, 3 DC into the next chain space, chain 1) 3x. Join. (36 DC)
2nd Granny Square – Join-As-You-Go:
Chain 5. Join to form a ring. Chain 2. 2 DC into the ring, chain 3, (3 DC into the ring, chain 3) 2x, 3 DC into the ring, chain 2. Join. (12 DC)
R2: Slip stitch over to the chain space. Chain 2. 2 DC into the chain space, chain 3, 3 DC into the same chain space, chain 1, (3 DC in the next chain space, chain 3, 3 DC into the same chain space, chain 1) 3x. Join. Loosely slip stitch over to the corner. (24 DC)
R3: Slip stitch over to the chain space. Chain 2. 2 DC into the chain space, chain 1, from behind SC into the chain space of the 1st square, chain 1, 3 DC into the first chain space of the current square, from behind SC into the chain space of the 1st square, 3 DC into the next chain space of the current square, from behind SC into the chain space of the 1st square, 3 DC into the next chain space of the current square, chain 1, from behind SC into the chain space of the 1st square, chain 1, 3 DC into the same chain space of the current square, chain 1, 3 DC into the next chain space, chain 1, (3 DC in the next chain space, chain 3, 3 DC into the same chain space, chain 1, 3 DC into the next chain space, chain 1) 2x. Join with Black. (36 DC)
Edging & Ties:
In Black, (chain 110. Slip stitch into the 4th stitch to create a ring. Chain 1. 5 SC into the ring. Slip stitch to the first stitch to join ring. Now working back into the initial chain and the back bump of each chain, work 84 slip stitches, skip the next stitch of the granny square cluster, slip stitch into the next stitch, SC into the next 4 stitches, 5 SC into the chain 3 space, SC into the next 12 stitches, SC into the center join of the squares, SC into the next 12 stitches, 5 SC into the chain 3 space, SC next 4 stitches), slip stitch into the next stitch. Repeat all within the parenthesis one more time. Slip stitch join.
Fasten Off, and Weave in Ends.
Please feel free to make and sell your own Two Grannies Headbands using this pattern, but please DO NOT claim this pattern as your own nor should you sell my pattern, and DO NOT re-publish my photos as your own. DO NOT copy and paste my pattern anywhere, link to it instead
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This Month’s Giveaway is sponsored by Helena of Rhelena & Crochet n Craft! THREE winners will each receive three patterns from Helena’s Etsy Shop!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Must be 18 or older to enter. Open to all countries. Void where prohibited. Winner has 48 hours to respond to email notification, or another winner will be chosen. Helena of Rhelena/Crochet n Craft is responsible for prize fulfillment.
The three most viewed projects from last month’s challenge can be found in the image above. From left to right, top to bottom: Granny Bunny from EssSpecially, Garland/Slinger from Hip en Kleurig, and Beach Ball Square from Stitches n Scraps.
New Granny-Spiration Projects will be shared from your hosts the first Saturday of each month. Post times will vary. You will be able to link up from 12:00am EST on the first Saturday of the month, through 11:55am EST on the second Thursday from the start date – specific dates are on top of the Rafflecopter form – giving you almost two weeks to link up and enter the giveaway!
Please share projects that are family friendly, and GRANNY INSPIRED through use of regular granny square or solid granny square, granny stitch pattern or other afghan square in the form of a free pattern, pattern review, or inspiration piece. Not limited to crochet or knit.
Please make sure to link to your post, and not your home page.
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*Link ups cannot be to Etsy listings or Ravelry pages where patterns are sold. You can link to blog posts, Flickr or Facebook pages, Pins, etc that are directed towards it, but can’t directly link to it.
To be clearer though, Raverly pages of finished projects are okay to share. Sorry for the inconvenience! That’s per InLinkz guidelines. Thanks!
Features may be chosen at the discretion of each host. By linking up, you give us permission to feature your item.
Can't wait to see you headband, but I totally understand life is sometimes too busy. It does take a lot of time to make a blog post, that's something one shouldn't underestimate.
Anyhow, thank's again for the Grannyspiration Challenge 🙂
Have a nice day, Sigrid
Thank you for organising the Challenge, dear Alexandra! Happy to be part of it this month again!!!
Have a great weekend,
Marjan
I have really enjoyed seeing all the lovely patterns. I saw some little stuff that i might want to make for my new grandbaby coming in December, We just found out yesterday. hoping for a girl
First time here, thanks to Sigrid (@Kat Kat Katoen)!! I am addicted to granny squares and I love it here :)Thank you for hosting!!
You're so good at whipping up quick and easy projects! Perfect timing, too… I need some new headbands that actually fit.
Sorry again that I had to skip the challenge this month. But, I'm enjoying catching up with all the projects shared at the party. Thanks for all the hard work you put into hosting!
I love this cute little headband, I need one really bad so I might just make me one or two or more