Ida's Scrunchie

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Scrunchies have become very modern again and many people use them today as accessories and not just as hair decorations. Ida, who has a wide range of scrunchies in different colours, primarily uses them as accessories to match her clothes. When used this way, I think it would look good, with as many fringes as possible. The pattern is called Ida's Scrunchie, as it was Ida and the way she uses them that inspired me to make this pattern.

I have therefore in the pattern pushed the stitches together tightly, so that you have as many stitches as possible. You can of course reduce the number of stitches on the elastic, you’ll just get fewer fringes.

The pattern for Ida's scrunchie is straightforward, as only single crochet and double crochet stitches are used. If you are a beginner in crochet and need a small project to start with, this scrunchie might be your first crochet project.

Material

Amount of yarn needed

1 skein Infinity Hearts Rose 8/4 colour 140 Mint green (you can get 3 scrunchies out of one skein)

Glitter thread: Drops Glitter Colour 02 Silver

Other material

Hair elastics
Crochet needle 2.50 mm
Darning needle for putting together the ends

Abbreviations

ch = chain stitch
Sl st = slip stitch
Inc = increase (2 stitches in the same stitch)
Dc = double crochet

Crochet information:

Ida's scrunchie is made by making single crochet stitches all the way around the elastic. I push them together, the more stitches you get - the more the elastic can stretch.

Method

I make 150 double crochet stitches on this size elastic. In picture 2, 10 stitches are made - and in picture 3 you can see how close they are pushed together.

The round of double crochet stitches end with a slip stitch.