If I had taken the time to measure my swatch rather than periodically hold it up in relation to Blythe's head which I did, I still would have forgotten that there is not much of a head for the headband to go around and stay. Instead one needs to create a diagonal when joining ends of the crocheted strip or long swatch where one side of the long strip is shorter than the other side which is longer in length where the headband is joined. My lesson is learned. At least I have the prototype for the band and can now knit with many different kind of stitch patterns and I can now crochet, my newest skill, with many different kind of stitch patterns; headbands which may contain beads, button or buttons and feathers. I will also continue to make my button feather barrettes for blythe dolls.
Here below is a photo of the finished prototype for a Blythe crocheted headband.
Hopefully this gives you a feel for what the headbands will be like when crocheted. Of course sometimes I will use finer silk, cotton or even wool when I crochet and I will also knit in different stitch patterns which of course I feel much more confident doing and so then can also add beads to either the crocheted or knit headbands from the jewelry I make the blythes and people as well as the feather barrettes I have been making blythe and lati dolls.
