This year I have decided to make my daughters' Christmas dresses. It is a lofty goal for me. I'm not sure if I'll get it done, but I'm going to try :) I am putting the finishing touches on my youngest's dress now and I decided to make her a headband to go with it. So, here is what I came up with. Materials needed: • D/3- 3.25 MM crochet hook • Louisa Harding Yarns Akiko- you'll use less than 1 skein to make this headband and flower • Tapestry needle for sewing in the ends Gauge: • You can make this headband in any size. Before I joined my headband, the piece measured 16". You want your headband piece to measure exactly the circumference of the head. (This is different than my other headbands because I am not using elastic here to make it stretchy.) Abbreviations: • ch= chain • sc= single crochet • hdc= half double crochet • dc= double crochet • sl st= slip stitch • MR= magic ring ...