Crochet Scrunchie Pattern:

Pattern by Crochet With Love:

Materials:

.Yarn: Medium / Worsted weight (Category 4)

.Hook: 4.0 mm (G)
(Use 3.5 mm if you crochet loosely)

.Hair elastic: Standard thin elastic (about 5–6 cm / 2–2.5 in relaxed)

.Yarn needle

.Scissors

Stitches Used (US Terms):

.sc = single crochet

.sl st = slip stitch

.ch = chain

Pattern:

Round 1: Cover the Elastic

1. Make a slip knot and place it on your hook.

2. Insert hook under the hair elastic.

3. Work 36 single crochets around the elastic, spacing them evenly.

.Push stitches close together so no elastic shows.

4. Join with a slip stitch to the first sc.

.Do not turn.

Round 2: Build Thickness

1. Chain 1.

2. Single crochet in each stitch around (36 sc).

3. Join with a slip stitch to the first sc.

Round 3: Final Round

1. Chain 1.

2. Single crochet in each stitch around (36 sc).

3. Join with a slip stitch.

Finish:

1. Cut yarn, leaving a 10 cm (4 in) tail.

2. Pull through and tighten.

3. Use a yarn needle to sew the tail neatly into nearby stitches, mimicking the small join visible in the image.

4. Trim excess yarn.