Monday, March 7, 2011

Giant Rose Headband

I've blogged about 6 months ago about making my giant Irish rose, well I finally got round to using it on the headband I made.

Crochet Headband with Giant rose

It has worked out better than I had hoped, the size of the rose is just perfect for what I had in mind.

Crochet Headband with Giant rose

As everyone's head is different I decided that I needed to add a little piece of elastic into the back of the headband to allow for expansion  The band itself is crochet using TR stitches so has a bit of stretch regardless, but the addition of the elastic piece allows the band to stretch but still remain a snug fit.


Crochet Headband with Giant rose

I used Twilleys goldfingering in black for the headband, it is a metallised yarn which makes it catch the light and "glint"

Crochet Headband with Giant rose

The contrast of this glittery yarn with the softness of the Rowan Silk Twist yarn that I used for the rose works really well.

Crochet Headband with Giant rose

Overall I am really happy with how this one turned out - if you like it too its available in my Etsy shop

Crochet Headband with Giant rose

 

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