Magical Unicorn Headband

My daughter is at the age where make-believe and dress up are a big thing. Some days she’s a cat, the next she’s a frog, then she’s a pretty pretty princess. I never know what I’m going to get each morning. She has quite a costume and prop collection to go with her ever-changing personas but we were missing every little girl’s favorite, the unicorn. My daughter is under the impression that mommy can make anything so she asked me to make her into a unicorn and I couldn’t say no to her cute little face. If you (unicorns aren’t just for kids LOL) or your babies love unicorns as much as my daughter than this easy to make headband is the perfect way to make yourself into a magical unicorn.

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THE MAGICAL UNICORN HEADBAND

[8/15/19 UPDATE…There was a problem with the flower pattern. I have removed Row 2 and changed Row 1. This will create a flatter flower that will sit better on the headband.]

MATERIALS NEEDED:

• Size G Hook
• 1″ Plastic Headband
• White Worsted Weight Yarn (Deborah Norville Everyday in Snow White)
• Purple Worsted Weight Yarn (Red Heart Soft in Lavender)
• Pink Worsted Weight Yarn (Deborah Norville Everyday in Grenadine)
• Peach Worsted Weight Yarn (Deborah Norville Everyday in Soft Peach)
• Gold Worsted Weight Yarn (Loops & Threads Impeccable in Gold)
• Aqua Worsted Weight Yarn (Deborah Norville Everyday in Glass)
• Green Worsted Weight Yarn (Deborah Norville Everyday in Kiwi)
• Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors
• Fiberfill
• Stitch Marker
• Fabric Measuring Tape
• Sharpie

ABBREVIATIONS
CH = Chain
SC = Single Crochet
HDC = Half Double Crochet
DC = Double Crochet
SL = Slip Stitch
SC2tog = Single Crochet Two Together
SSCF = Seamless Single Crochet Finish

HEADBAND COVER

• CH does NOT count as a stitch.

CH 6
Row 1: SC in 2nd CH from hook; SC 4; CH 1; turn (5)
Row 2-6: SC all; CH 1; turn (5)
Row 7: SC next 2; 2 SC; SC next 2; CH 1; turn (6)
Row 8-10: SC all; CH 1; turn (6)
Row 11: SC next 2; 2 SC; SC next 3; CH 1; turn (7)
Row 12-15: SC all; CH 1; turn (7)
Row 16: SC next 3; 2 SC; SC next 3; CH 1; turn (8)
Row 17-20: SC all; CH 1; turn (8)
Row 21: SC next 4; 2 SC; SC next 3; CH 1; turn (9)
Row 22-25: SC all; CH 1; turn (9)
Row 26: SC next 4; 2 SC; SC next 4; CH 1; turn (10)
Row 27-47: SC all; CH 1; turn (10)
Row 48: SC next 4; SC2tog; SC next 4; CH 1; turn (9)
Row 49-52: SC all; CH 1; turn (9)
Row 53: SC next 3; SC2tog; SC next 4; CH 1; turn (8)
Row 54-57: SC all; CH 1; turn (8)
Row 58: SC next 3; SC2tog; SC next 3; CH 1; turn (7)
Row 59-62: SC all; CH 1; turn (7)
Row 63: SC next 3; SC2tog; SC next 2; CH 1; turn (6)
Row 64-66: SC all; CH 1; turn (6)
Row 67: SC next 2; SC2tog; SC next 2; CH 1; turn (5)
Row 68-71: SC all; CH 1; turn (5)
Row 72: SC all; fasten off leaving a 3-yard tail (5)

EARS

• Make 2

CH 5
Row 1: SC in 2nd CH from hook; SC next 3; CH 1; turn (4)
Row 2: 2 SC; SC next 2; 2 SC; CH 1; turn (6)
Row 3-8: SC all; CH 1; turn (6)
Row 9: SC2tog; SC next 2; SC2tog; CH 1; turn (4)
Row 10: SC2tog; SC2tog; CH 1; turn (2)
Row 11: SC2tog; CH 1 (1)
Finishing: SC around the edge of the whole ear (making sure to put 2 SC in each bottom corners); finish with SSCF to first SC .

HORN

• The horn is worked in-the-round. Make sure to place your stitch marker on the first stitch of each round so you don’t lose your place.

Magic Ring: 6 SC into magic ring
Round 1: SC all (6)
Round 2: 2 SC; SC 5 (7)
Round 3: SC all (7)
Round 4: 2 SC; SC next 6 (8)
Round 5: SC all (8)
Round 6: 2 SC; SC next 7 (9)
Round 7: SC all (9)
Round 8: 2 SC; SC next 8 (10)
Round 9: SC all (10)
Round 10: 2 SC; SC next 9 (11)
Round 11: SC all (11)
Round 12: 2 SC; SC next 10 (12)
Round 13: SC all (12)
Round 14: 2 SC; SC next 11 (13)
Round 15: SC all (13)
Round 16: 2 SC; SC next (14)
Found 17: SC all (14)
Round 18: 2 SC; SC next 13 (15)
Round 19: SC all (15)
Round 20: 2 SC; SC next 15 (16)
Round 21: SC all (16)
Fasten off leaving 18″ tail for attaching to headband cover.

FLOWERS

• Make 1 large, 4 medium, and 2 small

CH 17 (23, 29)
Row 1: SC in 2nd CH from hook; SC 15 (21, 27); CH 1; turn (16, 22, 28)
Row 2: Skip 2 [chain space does NOT count as a stitch]; SL; *CH 4; SK 2; SL*; repeat till end; CH 2; turn
Row 3: [in loop created in the previous row] 4 DC; SL; *SL into next loop then CH 2; 4 DC; SL*; repeat from * into each loop
Fasten off leaving 18″ tail

Thread long tail onto the needle and insert into space right above the short starting tail. With the right side facing up, roll the flower up from left to right. Now insert the needle through all the layers at the bottom to secure them together. Do this a few times, alternating the placement. Once you are sure that you have all your layers secured together, tie the two tails in a knot 3-4 times and cut.

LEAF

• Make 6

CH 5
SC into 2nd CH from hook; HDC; DC; 5 DC; (working down the other side of CH) DC; HDC; SC; finish off with SSCF

ASSEMBLY

1. Stuff the horn with the fiberfill until the horn will hold its shape and will stand nicely on the headband without being floppy.

2. Find the middle point of your headband cover and position the horn. You can use a few scrap pieces of yarn to tack the horn down till you get done sewing around the edge.

3. Take your fabric tape measure and measure the headband from tip to tip across the top. Take your sharpie and mark where the middle point of your headband is (mine is 7 5/8″)

4. To keep the horn from moving off-center we will be gluing the horn portion to the headband. Put a small amount of hot glue on the area under the horn and attach the headband cover (with attached horn) on the area where you placed the sharpie mark. Making sure that it is centered.

5. Now we will wrap the headband with the cover. With the long tail threaded on your needle, insert the needle into the corner of the edge opposite the tail and pull through. Do the same with the next two stitches of the short side and then through the last stitch and bring the needle back to where your tail originally started. Slip the end of the headband into the little pocket you just created and start to whipstitch the two long sides together, enclosing the headband. Do this until you have enclosed the whole of the headband, fasten off, and weave in end.

6. Hot glue two leaves to the front edge of the headband in front of the horn.

7. Hot glue large flower into space in front of the horn and over the two leaves from Step 6.

8. Hot glue ears 1 1/4″ to each side of the horn, butting them up to the back edge of the headband.

9. Continue to hot glue and leaves. Place medium flowers on each side of the horn; the next set of medium flowers in front of the ears; and the small set of flowers on the end. Tuck in and glue the leaves where you’d like.

You now have a cute headband to turn yourself or your child into a magical unicorn. If you make a headband of your own I would love to see your creations. Post them in the comment section or on Instagram #chain8designs.

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