Alien Headband: Free Crochet Pattern

Quick Snapshot

• Skill Level: Beginner
• Time: 1.5 hours
• Yarn: Worsted weight in lime green, black, and white

This alien headband features two springy antennae topped with googly eyes. It’s quick, hilarious, and guaranteed to get laughs at any costume event.

Materials

• Worsted weight yarn: Lime Green (80 yds), White (10 yds), Black (5 yds)
• Size H/5.0mm crochet hook
• 2 pipe cleaners or floral wire (for antennae structure)
• Polyester fiberfill (for eyeballs)
• Store-bought plastic headband (or crochet your own)
• Yarn needle, scissors

Step-by-Step

The Headband Cover

1. With lime green: Ch enough to cover your headband (measure the band length and add 2 inches). Sc in 2nd ch and across.
2. Work 5 rows of sc to create a tube. Wrap around headband, seam closed with whipstitch.

Antennae (Make 2)

3. With lime green: Ch 20.
4. Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch and each across. (19 sts)
5. Row 2: Ch 1, turn. Sc across.
6. Fold the strip in half lengthwise, seam the long edge to form a tube.
7. Insert a pipe cleaner through the tube. Bend the top 2 inches into a curl.
8. Sew the base of each antenna to the headband.

Eyeballs (Make 2)

9. With white: Magic ring, 6 sc. (6 sts)
10. Round 2: 2 sc in each st. (12 sts)
11. Round 3: Sc, 2 sc around. (18 sts)
12. Rounds 4–5: Sc around.
13. Round 6: Sc, sc2tog around. Stuff. Close.
14. Pupil: With black, magic ring, 6 sc. Fasten off. Sew to center of white eyeball.
15. Sew an eyeball to the curled tip of each antenna.

Finishing

16. Sew the antennae to the headband at the crown area, about 4 inches apart.
17. Bend the antennae so they wobble and bounce with head movement.

Optional: add a third antenna in the center for a classic “little green man” look. Or make minion-style single-eye antennae in yellow and blue.

🧶 Got a custom idea?

Can’t find the exact pattern you want? Upload any image to our Free Pattern Generator and we’ll reverse-engineer it into a step-by-step crochet pattern for FREE!