Pattern: Knotted Crochet Headband

What you need:

• Bulky Yarn
• Size K crochet hook
• Tapestry needle

What to do:

Decide how wide you want your headband to be. You can make yours thinner or wider than mine, just add or subtract foundation chains.

Chain 8. 

Row 1: Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, Half Double Crochet in all 7 stitches. 

Row 2: Chain 1 and turn. HDC in all 7 stitches.

Row 3-Row 20: Repeat Row 2.

Take your flat headband and tie a loose knot in the middle. Test to see how it looks on your head, making sure the knot is not too tight.

Continue to crochet, repeating row 2 until the length of the headband can wrap around your head comfortably.

Connect the opposite ends with a slip stitch or sew closed with a tapestry needle.

Sew in your ends.

Recipe: Mango Banana Smoothie

I was in the mood for a smoothie so I just threw something together and it happened to be delicious!


You Need:

1 mango
1 ripe banana
1 blueberry yogurt


What to do:

Peel mango. Slice it up and toss it into the blender.

Peel banana. Break it a few times and put in blender.

Add yogurt to the blender.

Blend until smooth.

Enjoy! Its super easy and it tastes amazing!

Shell Stitching

I absolutely love the look of crochet shell stitches. It looks really fancy and has a wonderful texture, but it is also pretty simple to do.

I really appreciate Theresa from Crochet Geek. Her YouTube videos are the best. She really helped me to polish up my crocheting techniques and I still refer back to her videos when I am looking for some fresh stitching ideas.

Check out her instructional video on shell stitches. It's so easy to follow along!

You can also see written instructions on her blog here.