The Scrunchies are in Session!

Whoo Hoo!!! I am so excited to share with you that I have begun my Holiday Art Mart journey! 😃

I have started my crocheted scrunchies and have also start buying setup equipment (more on that next week).

It took me a couple of tries to get to the scrunchies I am happy with (this is my first time making them). I played around with different sized hooks as well as the thickness of yarn. I still plan to try a few more different yarn textures as well.

On my first attempt I was crocheting a bit too tight which didn’t allow the scrunchie to have a nice stretch to it…

The result of this shows here…

It really wasn’t giving me the look I wanted and the tighter stitches made the yarn feel more rough as well.

I kept trying to stretch out my work to make it more loose and then the ponytail holder snapped. I learned that getting the ones that have that sort of indent in them are more likely to break. I don’t want this happening to a customer…

I want them to be able to stretch and pull on the scrunchie as much as they want without it ripping on them.

I switched from using that style to these bands…

They have so much more elasticity, are softer and I feel more confident in them to hold up better for this project. I am so glad this happened now so that I could know what works better.

From there I started over with looser stitches and a bigger sized hook. I want these scrunchies to have a generous amount of yarn on them; fully clothed and a quality feel.

I’m using a half double crochet stitch which makes it move along quite well but each scrunchie takes more than 15 minutes. I finish the larger ones in a day and can get about one and a half of the smaller ones done in about the same time.

I could do a lot more but being a stay at home mom of five prevents me from sitting on the couch all day to just crochet. This is why I wanted to start way in advance to have plenty of time to make my items exactly the way I imagine them to look.

These are my fist finished pieces and I can say that I am very happy with the outcome.

They have just the amount of scrunch I was wanting to see and have a knit like look to them which I love.

What do you think?

After finishing the multicolored one I tried making a smaller one with the leftover yarn. It didn’t scrunch up enough so I couldn’t use it to sell but I didn’t let it go to waste.

My five year old absolutely loved it so it now belongs to her…

She loves the look of having two layers so I always put it on this way 😄.

My goal is to first use up the nice yarn I have on hand before buying any more. There are so many other colors I want to get my hands on but I can be patient…I think 😬.

My thirteen year old wants me to make her a blue one to wear as a bracelet. Speaking of that I had her wear all of them for a photo 😆…

Did you know that this generation are also using scrunchies to signify when they are in a relationship? Yes, it’s really a thing. Girls are giving these to boys they think are cute. If he likes the girl in return he then wears the scrunchie to show the world they’re together.

Wow, who would have known scrunchies would have made such a comeback and would be used in such a way.

They are also used to decorate bags and purses and put on keychains.

I am having so much fun making these. This is where I got my inspiration.

As soon as I finish one I am off starting the next. I want to have an abundance to sell at the holiday market.

I will make one for my mom and sister to wear on their arm while at the sale. I plan on wearing one or two in my hair and on my arms as well. Hey, advertise as much as possible right?! 😁

I’ll try to share with you next week one of my display ideas. I hope you like it.

Now, off I go to finish my next one…