Crocheted Scrunchies
My daughter asked me to crochet some scrunchies for her. Not that much work, I thought, so one evening, after she went to bed, I started crocheting. Turned out next morning that the scrunchies that I made weren't exactly the ones she had in mind. She meant scrunchies like the fabric ones: a tunnel with a piece of elastic in it. Luckily she liked mine much better, so I got away well. Not sure if they will be in use as hair bands or bracelets, though. Teenagers think in mysterious ways, aren't they? How I made them: Round 1: 40 sc around a regular hair elastic, close with a slip stitch in the first sc (40) Round 2: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 2 dc in the same stitch, 3 dc in every sc of the previous round, close with a slip stitch in the chain stitch (120) Round 3: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in the same stitch, 2 dc in every dc of the previous round,close with a slip stitch in the chain stitch (240) Round 4: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in every dc of ...
wonderful, and when I saw you'd linked up a bunch of projects I said t myself, "oh she must have been on vacation!" and sure enough, loved seeing your photos and now I'm going to include Minorka on my list of places I'd like to go, it is really not that far, so maybe it will happen some time!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, yes, you're right about that! I worked ahead, so I could still post projects when I was on vacation. And about Menorca: if you can make it, go! It's the most beautiful island in the world, I think.
DeleteNice to be back at your party!!
Liz
Those are beautiful. You should frame them.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could write like this! And draw like this!
ReplyDeleteWat een talenten heb je! Geweldig!
ReplyDeleteI adore your dragonfly! That is my personal insect, it embodies my name and life history; "strong and courageous in the face of adversity" "resilience".
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