Crochet Scrunchie Tutorial For Beginners

Start crafting your own crochet scrunchies, a perfect combination of fun and function. Imagine tying your hair up with a soft, handmade accessory you stitched yourself. This project allows you to mix and match colors, letting you create something truly special.

Crochet Scrunchie Tutorial

It’s a wonderful way to add a homemade flair to your style, keeping your strands tidy while looking sharp. Grab your hook and some yarn, and let’s begin crafting these charming hair ties!

Materials

22 x 3″ piece of fabric.
Matching thread.
9″ of ¼″ elastic.
Scissors.
Safety Pin.

Starting Your Scrunchie

Begin with a Slip Knot: Make a slip knot and pass your hook through the hole of your elastic.
Initial Loop: Grab the yarn and pass it through the loop on your hook.
Securing the Yarn: Yarn over and pull through all the loops on your hook.
Marking the Start: Place a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of your first round.

Working on the Elastic

Filling the Elastic: Pack your elastic with single crochets until there's no more space left.
Closing the Round: Perform a slip stitch to officially end this round and prepare for the next.

Round Two

Starting Round Two: Chain three to begin the second round.
Creating Volume: In the same stitch, make three double crochets, then continue to the next stitch and repeat.
Continuous Double Crochets: Execute double crochets in each stitch without increasing.
Concluding Round Two: Slip stitch in the first stitch of the row and chain one.

Finishing Touches

Securing the Work: Cut and pull some yarn to tighten the end.

Adding a New Color (Optional): Choose a different color yarn, make a slip knot, and start the next part.

Perform single crochets in each stitch, working into the small gaps formed.
Complete the round by making one last single crochet in your initial stitch and then closing it with a slip stitch.
Chain one, pull some yarn through, then cut and tighten the end.

Weaving Ends: Neatly weave in all the ends to finish your scrunchie.