Scrunchie!

Yahoo has decided to close down Geocities, where I have a few of my original patterns. Therefore I will be slowly moving them from there to here. The first one I've chosen for you is a scrunchie.

Post Stitch Scrunchie

Materials:

Large elastic hair band (I use Goody brand)

Size G hook

Worsted weight yarn (Red Heart Classic used in model)

Special Stitches:

FPDC = front post double crochet
Y/O, insert hook to right of the post of the next stitch (left if you're a lefty), then around the back of the post and out the front, y/o and draw through 2 loops, y/o and draw through remaining two loops.

BPDC = back post double crochet
Y/O, insert hook from back to front to the right of the post of next st (left if you're a lefty), then bring around front and through to the back. Y/O and complete dc as usual.

FPSC = front post single crochet
Sc around the post of the next stitch, inserting the hook from front to back and around the post to the front.

BPSC= back post single crochet
Sc around the post of the next stitch, inserting the hook from the back to the front and around the post to back.

Pattern:

Rnd 1: Make slip knot on hook, sc around entire band until it is filled, usually about
30 sc's, but make sure it's an even number. Sl st in 1st sc to join.

Rnd 2: Ch3, make 2 dc's in same st, then make 3 dc in each sc around, end with sl st in top of ch 3.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, (FPDC in next dc, BPDC in next dc)around until you have 1 st left. FPDC around that dc and end with sl st in top of ch 3.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, FPSC around post of ch 3 of row below, then * ch 3, BPSC around post of next dc, ch 3, FPSC around post of next dc. Repeat from * around, end with ch 3, sl st in first sc to join.

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I hope you enjoy making this scrunchie. If you are a beginning crocheter, I hope it's easy to figure out. Please let me know if you have problems with it. It's different from any I've seen. Any resemblance to this one and one already in existence is purely concidental.

©1998 by Patricia Harper