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Scrap Sock Yarn Hair Scrunchie

Quick, fun & easy, these hair-band covers are a great way to use up & showcase your precious scraps of hand-dyed yarn.

A crochet pattern by Merrian Holland from mezzacraft.com

Overview

❖ Written in US crochet terminology ❖ Materials - 4ply Yarn, 4g / 15m / 16yds for each hairband ❖ Hook – 2.5mm / C/2 ❖

❖Thick hairband, approx. 5cm in diameter ❖

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Materials & Tools 4ply Yarn, 4g / 15m / 16yds for each hairband. Hook – 2.5mm / C/2. Thick hairband, approx. 5cm in diameter, in a similar colour to yarn. Tapestry or wool needle. Notes: I have used Little Bird Sock, hand-dyed yarn which is 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon in the colourway “Let’s Get This Party Started” by Lottie Knits (www.lottieknits.com)

Key ch – chain dc – double crochet sc – single crochet sl st – slip stitch sp – space st(s) - stitch(es)

Scrap Sock Yarn Hair Band

Instructions with Photos (Instructions without photos at end)

Chart

Start with a slip knot loop on your hook.

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Row 1 : Insert hook through the centre of the band (fig. 1) and pull up a loop from the back (fig. 2), ch1 (fig. 3)

Row 1 continued …: sc crochet around the band, 38-40 times - taking care not to stack the stitches too

close to each other or to have too much space between each; join round with sl st in 1st st of round.

Row 2 : ch3, 6dc in the same sp, ch3, sl st in

same sp…

Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3

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Row 2 continued … : sl st in next st… Row 2 continued … : in next st – sl st, ch3, 6dc, ch3, sl

st; (sl st in next st; in next st – sl st, ch3, 6dc, ch3, sl st

in same sp) all the way around…

Row 2 continued … : sl st in base of 1st petal, fasten

off and weave end into stitch cluster of petal.

Instructions (No Photos)

Start with a slip knot loop on your hook.

Row 1 : Insert hook through the centre of the band and pull up a loop from the back, ch1; sc crochet around the

band, 38-40 times - taking care not to stack the stitches too close to each other or to have too much space

between each; join round with sl st in 1st st of round.

Row 2 : ch3, 6dc in the same sp, ch3, sl st in same sp; (sl st in next st; in next st – sl st, ch3, 6dc, ch3, sl st) all

around; join round with sl st in base of 1st petal, fasten off and weave end into stitch cluster of petal.

Sew in and trim starting tail.

Sew in and trim starting tail.