Craftivities: headband with rosettes

OH YEAH! I made this headband for Sarah for Christmas after seeing it on her Pinterest board. It was relatively easy. I also made it from her boyfriend's shirt she'd ripped up to wear to my 80s party and left for me to figure out a use for it. One of my favorite things to do. After seeing how adorable it was, I knew it would be great for my friend Emily.

The basic steps:

1. Get awesome ripped up shirt.
2. Cut long strip. I made it a couple of inches wide. This is not a science so no measurements were taken. 
3. Wrap strip around your forehead and pinch fabric where it meets. Go in a couple of inches less and cut fabric. This will be the main headband part. If you are scared, check it by wrapping as you would a headband. Only you will want it shorter so it is snug and will not slide off when you wear.
4. Sew ends together. A machine would be speedy, but I sewed by hand. Cathartic. 
5. Cut another strip, maybe a little less wide. Tie a knot in the end to serve as a placeholder for the middle of the rosette. 
6. Fold strip in half. Start winding folded strip around the knot while simultaneously twisting fabric. It may take a time or two to get a feel for how it works best for you, but this is a quick part so practice away. Basically as you twist it and go around, it will look like fold up, fold down, fold up, fold down. This makes a nice, uneven edge that is more interesting and less rigid. You will want to hold the rosette tightly as you do this or you'll end up starting all over. Keep twisting until you think your rosette is large enough. Cut.
7. You can either hot glue along the way or after. I have done that for my rosettes for wreaths, but since this is knit on a headband, I decided I didn't want clumpy hot glue sticking it together. I held the flower together tightly and stitched on the underside to keep layers together. No method to this...just stitch layers until it doesn't unroll on you and feels pretty secure. 
8. Stitch rosette(s) onto headband where you made the seam in step 4. 
9. Put it on or give it away. 

You could easily make several of these in an afternoon. I have never been able to rock a headband without looking like I still belong in elementary school, but I'm willing to try it for myself soon :)