Soft & Luxurious Velvet Scrunchie Crochet Pattern

"Soft & Luxurious Velvet Scrunchie Crochet Pattern Looking for an easy and stylish way to keep your hair out of your face? With just a few basic crochet stitches, you can create a one-of-a-kind velvet scrunchie that will be sure to make you stand out! In this guide, I’ll show you: - how to crochet your own fun & stylish scrunchie - how to crochet around a hair tie, - easy way to crochet with velvet yarn, - how to make your scrunchie anti-slip and actually hold up your hair, - how to make your velvet scrunchie more durable, - velvet yarn pros & cons, - and fun facts about hyperbolic crochet. "

Crochet Hook4.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(5) Bulky/Chunky (12-15 stitches for 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge11 stitches and 6 rows = 10 cm in dc

Finished SizeThis scrunchie measures about 12 cm in diameter

Materials List

• Chunky Acrylic Velvet yarn of any brand (good quality that doesn’t shed) in color of choice. I’m using Katia Bambi Baby Love in Bordeaux.
  
• Acrylic, cotton or cotton blend yarn (DK or Aran) that matches your velvet color, I’m using Paintbox Yarns Simply DK.
  
• Crochet hook that fits your yarn. For this scrunchie, I used a US size 7 (4.5 mm) hook (smaller than recommended size)
  
• A tapestry needle
  
• A pair of scissors
• An elastic hair tie (best to be a thick & firm tie without a metal clamp about 6 cm, 2.5 inches in diameter)