DIY|| How To Make Jumbo-sized Ruffly Crochet Scrunchies.

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Hello everyone ✨

Join me as I make these jumbo sized super-ruffly scrunchies in four easy steps.

A client reached out to me last week to place an order for a single scruchy. After discussing specifics, we both came to the conclusion that getting two of the scrunchies would be a better and more presentable gift for a friend. With that I got to work making these beautiful pieces.

Materials Needed

🤍: Yarn (two shades).
🤍: 4.0mm crochet hook.
🤍: Hair band.
🤍: Source of light.
🤍: A cutter.
🤍: Darning needle

Procedure.

Thinking back to all the times I've made crochet scrunchies, I don't recall ever making one with so many ruffles but that was what the client ordered and that was exactly what I was going to deliver.

First, I made a number of single crochet stitches round the black hair band. I ensured that the single crochet stitches properly covered the band. Some people opt for regular cloth elastic bands instead of hair bands. Either band works.

After making the single crochet stitches, I ended the row with a slip stitch and then proceeded to make a chain of two in readiness for the next row.

For the second row, I made four double crochet stitches into every single crochet stitch from the previous row. This is one of the determinants of how ruffly the scrunchy would turn out.

Initially, I made three double crochet stitches and wasn't satisfied with what I saw, so I frogged that row and started again. This may take some time, but the final results would be worth it.

Next, I made a slip stitch at the end of the row and chained two in preparation for the next row.

For the third row, I made four double crochet stitches into every single double crochet stitch from the previous row. This part took so much time as I made over one thousand (1000) double crochet stitches in this row alone. At some point, it felt very monotonous but I had to keep going.

At the end of the third row, I made a slip stitch into the chain and cut off my yarn for the colour change. You may choose to end the project at this point if you want a scrunch with just one colour but my client requested the colour change.

To change the colour, I inserted my hook into the chain space, grabbed the yarn and made a single crochet stitch. Another way to do this is by making a slip knot with the new colour, insert the slip knot through the chain space then fasten with a single crochet stitch.

After that, I made just one single crochet stitch into every space till the end of the ruffle. This also took some time but not as long as the time spent on the third row.

Finally, I sewed in the loose ends using a darning needle and then burnt off some lints using a light source. This brought me to the end of the project.