Add a girly touch to your hairstyle with the Twist & Frill Scrunchie Set! This fun knitting pattern includes three variations—single layer, double layer, and hi-lo—to create an accessory you truly love. Make all three so you can always choose the right amount of frill for your next outfit! Work them up in bold hues for a statement or soft neutrals for everyday wear. Either way you’ll have a set of scrunchies that are as fun to knit as they are to wear!
Time: 1 Hour Pattern
Skill Level: Easy
Finished Sizes are achieved by degree of elastic cord tightness to achieve personal preference for hair scrunchie diameter.
Gauge: Gauge is not important to design.
Materials
Yarn: Size #3 cotton crochet thread, 20 yds forest green for Single Layer Scrunchie, 24 yds each medium blue for Double Layer Scrunchie and plum for Hi-Lo Layers Scrunchie or desired colors
Needles: US size 2 (2.75mm) straight needles
Notions: Elastic cord, large eye tapestry needle
Pattern Notes
Pattern is worked from side to side in the flat from outer edge to inner bind off edge.
Cast on using the e-wrap (backwards loop) cast on technique.
Versatile pattern gives 3 options: single layer, or extra frilly double layer, and hi-lo layer hair scrunchies.
Pattern Stitches
Knit 1 through back loop (k1-Tbl): Insert RH needle only through back loop of st on LH needle.
Pattern
Single Layer Scrunchie
Make 1.
With blue, CO (see Pattern Notes) 169 sts.
Row 1 (RS): K1-tbl (see Special Stitches), *p2, k1-tbl. rep from * across. (169 sts)
Row 2: P1, *k1-tbl, k1, p1, rep from * across.
Rows 3-4: Rep rows 1-2 once.
Row 5: K1-tbl (see Special Stitches), *drop next st off LH needle, p1, k1-tbl, rep from * across. (113 sts)
Rows 6-10: K.
Row 11: Loosely BO kwise.
Assembly
1. Fold garter rows of scrunchie over elastic cord, use tapestry needle and 2 yards of thread to whipstitch st bumps of bind off row to st bumps of row 6 to form elastic casing, being sure not to catch the elastic cord.
2. Pull ends of elastic cord to create desired circumference of scrunchie and knot ends securely. Trim elastic ends to 1.5-inch length and use tapestry needle to thread back through casing.
3. Sew short ends of scrunchie together.
Double Layer Scrunchie
Make 2.
With green, CO 100 sts.
Rows 1-4: Rep same as for Single Layer Scrunchie. (100 sts)
Row 5: Rep row 5 of Single Layer Scrunchie. (67 sts)
Row 6: P1, *k1-tbl, p1, rep from * across.
Row 7: K1-tbl, *p1, k1-tbl, rep from * across.
Row 8: Rep row 6.
Row 9: Loosely BO kwise.
Assembly
1. With BO edges RS together, use 1.5-yard length of thread and tapestry needle to whipstitch top sts of both layers together to form center seam.
2. Fold scrunchie layers WS together having elastic along seam. From RS use tapestry needle and 1.5-yard length of thread to sew short straight stitches parallel to and approximately 1/8 inch above elastic to form casing.
3-4. Rep steps 2-3 of Single Layer Scrunchie.
Hi-Lo Scrunchie
Make 2
With plum, CO 100 sts.
Rows 1-9: Rep rows 1-9 for Double Layer Scrunchie.
Assembly
1. Stack both layers WS up on top of each other on a flat surface having BO edge of top layer even with Row 6 of bottom layer (see Photo A). Use tapestry needle and 1 strand plum to whipstitch BO edge of top layer to Row 6 of bottom layer.
2. Place elastic cord along seam just sewn. Fold upper unsewn BO edge down over cord to WS of scrunchie (see Photo B) and whip st BO edge to scrunchie.
3-4. Rep steps 2-3 of Single Layer Scrunchie.