Patriotic
Finger Weave Headband
Remembering finger weaving with stretchy loops? Your kids will love it as much as you did! My eight-year-old daughter, Jamie, designed this patriotic headband and showed me how to make it!

You need:
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• Red, White & Blue
  Weaving Loops
• White Star Pony Beads

Instructions:

1. Wrap the first loop around your pinky. Twist it one half turn and loop it around your ring finger.		2. Twist it another half loop and loop it around your middle finger. Another half twist and then around your index finger.		3. Repeat with the second loop.
4. Stretch out the bottom loop from from your pinky, Lift it over the top loop and stretch it over to the back of your pinky.		5. Do the same with your the loops on the other three fingers. Continue weaving alternating red and white loops. The headband will start to form down the back of your hand.		6. Do 17 rows of red and white, 8 rows of all blue and 17 more rows of red and white. If you need to take a break, slide a pencil or pen through the working loops as you remove them from your fingers.
7. To finish, bring the ends together, holding the loops.  Interweave the end loops through the beginning loops.		8.Tie loops together using a double knot. Sew three stars on the blue sections using a needle and thread.

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