6 Free Crochet Headband Patterns

Elyse Crochets

Easy Ribbed Headband

This is the one I'd hand a friend who wants to learn crochet. It's a beginner friendly ribbed band worked entirely in half double crochet, and that cozy ribbing comes from working into the back loop of every stitch. You can make it as wide or as narrow as you like, so it's easy to get the fit just right.

It uses worsted weight (4) yarn and a 4.5 mm hook, so it grows quickly and stays nice and stretchy. You crochet a flat strip to fit your head, then join the two ends with a row of slip stitches to close the loop.

The Turtle Trunk

Basic Ridge Headband

If you love a bit of texture, this ridged band is such a satisfying make. Ally designed it in eight sizes, from baby all the way up to adult large, so you can make matching ones for the whole family. The raised ridges come from working into the third loop of the half double crochets, which is a lovely little technique to have in your back pocket.

You'll need medium (4) weight yarn and a 5 mm (H) hook. It's worked in the round rather than seamed, so there's no sewing, and the height is easy to customize by adding or skipping a few rounds.

Creative Grandma

Cozy Twist Headband

This is the headband that started my love of the twist style. Worked in single crochet and back loop slip stitches, it comes out looking almost like knitting, with neat little vertical grooves running across the band. The ends are folded around each other and seamed so you get that pretty twisted knot right at the front.

It's a free Premier Yarns pattern with four sizes, from child to adult large, and Glenda walks you through every step. It uses anti pilling DK weight yarn and a G/4 mm hook, and one ball is plenty for two or three bands.

Mama In A Stitch

Twisted Moss Stitch Headband

Jessica's twist headband has the prettiest open, textured fabric thanks to the moss stitch, which is just chains and single crochets alternating across the row. It's completely reversible, so there's no wrong side to fuss over, and it can be worn flat across the forehead or pushed up to leave room for a messy bun.

It's a beginner friendly make in worsted weight yarn on an H hook, finishing at about 21 inches around. You crochet a long rectangle, edge it with single crochet, then give it one twist and seam the ends together.

Viv Crochets

10-Minute Mesh Hairband

If you want near instant gratification, this is the one. It's an airy mesh band built from simple double crochet and chain spaces, with a long tie at each end that knots under your hair to hold everything in place. Viv times herself making one in about ten minutes, and there are no ends to weave in, which feels like a small miracle.

It uses just a small amount of medium weight yarn and a 5.5 mm hook, and that open lacy look comes from the double crochets and chain spaces rather than anything complicated. The straps are made first, then you build the mesh between them and finish with a matching tie on the other side.

Yarn Craftee

Chunky Button Ear Warmer

This chunky band is pure cozy. Rose designed it with deep front post ridges that give it a lovely cabled, textured look, and it closes with a single wooden button instead of being seamed into a circle. That button detail makes it feel a little more special, and it sits perfectly with a high bun.

It's made with super chunky weight yarn and a 9 mm hook, so it flies off the hook in around thirty minutes. The whole thing is worked in just three rounds in one piece with no sewing at all, apart from attaching the button, and there are sizes from baby to adult.