Crochet Hair Scrunchies

Looking for a hair band that always seem to go missing? Or are you bored of the basic solid color elastic hair tie? If so, this free crochet scrunchie pattern is the perfect project for you! This crochet project is an easy, quick project and it makes great gifts for little girls or anyone with long hair. Feel free to subscribe to my newsletter for more free tutorials and sneak peeks into my new projects such as crochet stuffed animals, home décor, garments and many more!

CROCHET SCRUNCHIE PATTERN FOR BEGINNERS 

This free pattern is one of the easiest patterns I have ever written. It is suitable for absolute beginners to make crochet hair scrunchies. It is also a great way to use up those leftover yarn. In fact, this gave me an idea to make my own scrunchies. As I was doing some housekeeping in my craft room in the past few days, I found so much yarn of various different colors from my previous knitting and crocheting projects. I thought to myself: ‘what am I going to do with them, I can’t just throw them away?’ This tiny bit of yarn was not enough to knit into garments, blankets nor a bag. 

Hence, I went on social media in search of good ideas for small projects to utilize these yarn. I stumbled upon several free crochet hair scrunchie pattern and decided to give it a go. In a matter of minutes, I successfully completed one crocheted scrunchie. I showed it to my daughter and she was thrilled and immediately claimed ownership of the scrunchie haha! So, I sat down with more rubber band to make more scrunchies. I had a lot of fun constructing this simple project and it didn’t even consume a lot of time. If you’re looking for an easy peasy hair elastic scrunchy pattern, this is it!

HOW TO CROCHET A SCRUNCHIE

As easy as this written pattern may sound, having the basic crochet stitches down is certainly going to be helpful! But do not worry if you’re an absolute beginner as I have got you covered with my guide to crochet for beginners. This guide covers all things crochet, from different yarn, crochet hook size to free crochet patterns and my favorite ways to practice crocheting. For the visual learners out there, here is a video tutorial from a fellow Youtuber. 

Now, let’s start with the basic terms such as single crochet stitches, double crochet stitches, first stitch, slip knot, slip stitch (sl st), back loop, long tail, treble crochet and so much more. In addition, you should also be aware that there are difference between UK and US crochet terminology. I am using US terms in this easy crochet scrunchie pattern. The techniques I used in this tutorial are double crochet and slip stitches to join up the chains. 

In this pattern, I started the process with making a knot at the center of the hair tie with the chosen yarn. Following that, I crocheted 6 chains around it. I then did a double crochet onto the rubber band and crocheted another 3 chains. These steps are repeated over and over again until I reached the end of the round. After that, I joined the end to the 3rd chains of the start point with slip stitches, bind off and then hide the yarn-end for a completed look. You may also use a yarn needle to sew in the ends as suggested by other free patterns online.

FREE CROCHET SCRUNCHIE PATTERN

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TYPES OF CROCHET SCRUNCHIES 

This simple crochet hair scrunchie is a great pattern to start with. However, if you are feeling more adventurous, you may change it up with different crochet scrunchies pattern. There is a variety of free pattern link or pdf pattern to choose from online such as crochet facebook page or crochet blogs.

Some examples of other types of crochet scrunchies are bulky crochet scrunchie, velvet hair scrunchie, cotton crochet scrunchie, spiral hdc scrunchie, faux fur crochet scrunchie and that’s not all. If you do construct every scrunchie pattern on the Internet, I am sure you will have a fantastic stash of colorful scrunchies in no time. These scrunchies are great for personal use to tie up a messy bun or for a friend to tie a simple ponytail. Hence, there is truly no such thing as too many scrunchies!

MATERIALS TO MAKE A CROCHET SCRUNCHIE

You only need 3 things to start crocheting a scrunchie. They are yarn, a crochet hook and an elastic band. You may use cotton yarn, worsted weight yarn, bernat velvet yarn, faux fur yarn or any type of little yarn you have in your craft room. As for the crochet hook, some pattern calls for size j (6 mm hook) while I used a smaller hook of 5 mm in this tutorial. Switch up the type of yarn to use, depending on the end result you are trying to achieve. Use a thicker yarn if you would like a chunkier hair scrunchie or a thinner yarn for a more delicate look. 

Crochet Hair Scrunchies

Step1: Tie a knot onto the rubber hairband.

Step2: Crochet 6 chains.

Step3: Double crochet onto the rubber hairband.

Step4: Crochet another 3 chains.

Repeat Step 3 and 4 until you fill-up the whole ring of the rubber hairband. Join the end to the 3rd chains of the start point with slip stitches, bind off and hide the yarn-end, and you are done 🙂 Pretty simple, right!
Hope you enjoy crochet it and match it with your knitted or crocheted work.

[Update 09 Sept 09
You should go and see how Salihan do these hairbands by using my pattern, colorful and stylish with novelty yarns :)]