MAKE: Knitted Scrunchies
Fuzzy-Wuzzy & Cutie-Cozy
Knitted scrunchies are so cute and so easy to make, you can whip up a few on lazy Sunday, snuggled up on the sofa.
aaaand….its a great left-over yarn scrap buster too!
You will need:
3.5mm knitting needles
Variety of yarns - light weight yarn works best (4ply), but also works with thicker yarns too (8ply)
Hair ties or elastic
Sewing machine or hand-sewing needle & thread
Step 1.
Cast on 100-110 stitches.
Knit in stocking stitch (one row knit, one row purl). Continue until work measures 8cm.
(You can make your scrunchie bigger or smaller depending on what look you like. The ones we made range from 5cm - 10cm.)
Step 2. (optional) Add BOBBLES!
When you are happy with the width of your scrunchie, on the second to last row (right side) add in bobbles as follows:
knit 4, * knit into the next stitch 4 times, turn, purl 4, turn, knit 2 together twice, turn, purl 2, turn, knit 2 together, knit 9 * repeat *—* until 4 stitches. knit to end of row. Next row, cast off.
Step 3.
(without bobbles) When you are happy with the width, cast off. Trim yarn ends.
Using a warm iron, press gently so the piece is lying flat and not rolling on the edges.
Step 4.
With wrong sides facing, join the short ends together, to make a loop.
Either hand sew or use the sewing machine on longer stitch (nearly, but not quite the biggest stich on your machine).
Step 5.
Encase your hair tie/elastic.
Fold your knitted loop in half length-wise and pin together along this edge.
Step 6.
Either hand-sew or using the sewing machine (bobbles side up) stitch around edge to enclose your scrunchie.
Done!
Have fun making lots of different scrunchies - fluffy, woolly, silky, rainbow, pastel… bobbly or plain! We hope you’ve enjoyed this little tutorial.
NOTE: This tutorial is based on someone having basic knitting knowledge/skills. For more details, on what the terms mentioned above mean, visit How To Knit.
