What do you call a collection of scrunchies?
A band, no thats for musicians...A comb, no thats bananas...A dazzle, no that zebras. So what do you call them? There is no collective noun for a collection of scrunchies (that I can find) so I think I might just make one up! I am going to call it a bunchy of scrunchies!!!
You might wonder why I am so curious about bunchies of scrunchies (you might not wonder too and might just think I am off on another eccentric tangent!!!) I recently received a shipment of Premier Parfait Chunky Pom Pom Yarn a divinely soft and squishy chenille yarn that I was desperately thinking of things to create so I could have a play!
I was in my late teens/early twenties in the 90's and as we know all things old are new again, especially everything 80's and 90's, and the humble scrunchie has made a comeback! This gorgeous and super fun yarn reminds me of the velvet scrunchies I wore in the 90's so I figured this was a perfect idea. As always, when I start creating I can go a bit wild, so instead of just one scrunchie at the end of the creative process, I ended up with four! And so the collective noun for a group of scrunchies was needed!
So I would like to introduce you to my Bunchy of Scrunchies! They range in style, construction and in size so I figure there is likely to be something for everyone, with longer hair of course! Although, I did test one of them on one of my poor fur babies, he wasn't too impressed so I hope you like them more than he did!
I have patterns for all four of my Bunchy of Scrunchies and you will find them here starting with the largest first and finishing with the smallest! I used most of a ball of Premier Parfait Chunky Pom Pom Yarn to create them and had just a small amount left at the end. I have also provided both US and UK terminology for these patterns, please make sure you check which one you are using!
Materials Required:
- 1 ball of Premier Parfait Chunky Pom Pom Yarn
- 6mm crochet hook (I used a Clover Amour)
- 1 pkt of elastic hair ties (I used Lady Jane)
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle for weaving in ends
- Stitch Marker
Stitches Used (US Terms):
- CH - chain
- SS - sliip stitch
- SC - single crochet
- DC - double crochet
- FPSC - front post single crochet
- Bobble - Bobble stitch
- For this pattern you will start each bobble stitch with a chain 2 and this will count as one partially completed DC
- Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two.
- Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two.
- Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two.
- Yarn over, pull through all loops on the hook at once.
- Chain one to close the stitch.
Stitches Used (UK Terms):
- CH - chain
- SS - sliip stitch
- DC - double crochet
- TR - treble crochet
- FPDC - front post double crochet
- Bobble - Bobble stitch
- For this pattern you will start each bobble stitch with a chain 2 and this will count as one partially completed TR
- Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two.
- Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two.
- Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two.
- Yarn over, pull through all loops on the hook at once.
- Chain one to close the stitch.
Pom Poms aren't just for Cheerleaders Scrunchie.
Some of you know how much I love textured stitches: bobbles, popcorns etc. I couldn't have a scrunchie in my bunchy without having some texture! So I thought I would use my version of a pom pom stitch which uses bobble stitches to create a lovely textured edge.
US terms Pattern:
In this first round you will be working around the hair tie. Do not join at the end of the round, continue on to the next stitch. It is helpful to use a stitch marker in your first stitch so you can tell when you reach the end of your round!
Round One:
Join yarn around the hair tie with a standing SC. 29 SC around the hair tie (30 SC)
Round Two:
3 DC into each SC. (90 DC)
Round Three:
UK terms Pattern:
In this first round you will be working around the hair tie. Do not join at the end of the round, continue on to the next stitch. It is helpful to use a stitch marker in your first stitch so you can tell when you reach the end of your round!
Round One:
Join yarn around the hair tie with a standing DC. 29 DC around the hair tie (30 DC)
Round Two:
3 TR into each DC. (90 TR)
Round Three:
US terms Pattern:
This scrunchie has super easy construction and you work in rounds continuously with the hair tie in the centre.
CH 8 and join with a SS around the hair tie. (8 CH)
SC into every stitch working in the round, do not join at the end of the round, continue on to the next stitch. It is helpful to use a stitch marker in your first stitch so you can tell when you reach the end of each round.
Continue until you have completed 45 rounds. Your work will be bunching up around the hair tie, that is exactly what you want it to do!
Join each stitch to the beginning CH stitches with a SS (see below).
Finish off and weave in ends.
UK terms Pattern:
This scrunchie has super easy construction and you work in rounds continuously with the hair tie in the centre.
CH 8 and join with a SS around the hair tie. (8 CH)
DC into every stitch working in the round, do not join at the end of the round, continue on to the next stitch. It is helpful to use a stitch marker in your first stitch so you can tell when you reach the end of each round.
Continue until you have completed 45 rounds.
Your work will be bunching up around the hair tie, that is exactly what you want it to do!
Join each stitch to the beginning CH stitches with a SS (see below).
Finish off and weave in ends.
I'm in Chains (thanks Tina Arena) Scrunchie!
OMG who didn't love Tina Arena in the 90's? I'm in Chains was a song that we all belted out at some time (or was that just me!). This scrunchie from my bunchy is super easy with some fun added to the last round with lots of chains giving it a ruffled look.
US terms Pattern:
In this first round you will be working around the hair tie. Do not join at the end of the round, continue on to the next stitch. It is helpful to use a stitch marker in your first stitch so you can tell when you reach the end of your round!
Round One:
Join yarn around the hair tie with a standing SC. 24 SC around the hair tie (25 SC)
Round Two:
2 SC into each SC. (50 SC)
Round Three:
CH 3, 1 SC into next stitch. Repeat until end and join with a SS.
UK terms Pattern:
In this first round you will be working around the hair tie. Do not join at the end of the round, continue on to the next stitch. It is helpful to use a stitch marker in your first stitch so you can tell when you reach the end of your round!
Round One:
Join yarn around the hair tie with a standing DC. 24 DC around the hair tie (25 DC)
Round Two:
2 DC into each DC. (50 DC)
Round Three:
US terms Pattern:
In this first round you will be working around the hair tie. Do not join at the end of the round, continue on to the next stitch. It is helpful to use a stitch marker in your first stitch so you can tell when you reach the end of your round!
Round One:
Join yarn around the hair tie with a standing SC. 24 SC around the hair tie (25 SC)
Round Two:
2 SC into each SC. (50 SC)
Round Three:
UK terms Pattern:
In this first round you will be working around the hair tie. Do not join at the end of the round, continue on to the next stitch. It is helpful to use a stitch marker in your first stitch so you can tell when you reach the end of your round!
Round One:
Join yarn around the hair tie with a standing DC. 24 DC around the hair tie (25 DC)
Round Two:
2 DC into each DC. (50 DC)
Round Three:
You are welcome to share the patterns, however please acknowledge that the designs belong to Yarn Me Calm respecting my rights as a designer, thank you! I would also love it if you tag me if you make any of my designs!
I do my best to make sure that there aren't any errors but hey, I'm human! If you do find any bugs in the pattern please don't hesitate to contact me via email so I can iron them out!
I am not perfect so I definitely make mistakes!
If you have questions about this pattern, please contact me at andrea@yarnmecalm.com.au
I hope you enjoy it!
Andrea x