How to Make a Blanket-Style Flower Bouquet Scrunchie

Materials & tools you'll need

Step 1 — Cover the elastic band

Begin by covering your elastic hair band with brown yarn using single crochet stitches. Insert your hook into the center of the elastic and yarn over before pulling through the round. Yarn over again and pull through the first loop created. Drop the tail and hold it parallel to the elastic to keep it tidy as you work. Insert the hook into the large hole of the elastic, yarn over, and draw up a loop. Yarn over once more and pull through both loops on the hook to complete one single crochet stitch. Repeat this process all the way around until the entire elastic is covered evenly with brown yarn.

Step 2 — Create the leaf base

Switch to green yarn for the leaf portion. Insert your hook into the first single crochet stitch on the covered elastic and tie off the tails together. Join the round by yarning over and pulling through both loops. Chain two, one, then two more to create a chain of five loops. In the same spot, work a double crochet, then chain one and chain two. In that exact same space, work two more double crochets to form the iris stitch — a sequence of two double crochets, chain two, two double crochets. Skip the next stitch and repeat the pattern in the stitch after that. Continue all the way around until you have an even number of stitches.

Step 3 — Add the floral pattern

Join pink yarn at the top of the chain two from the previous round, following the same joining method as before. Work the floral design by repeating a sequence of double crochet five together, then single crochet in the space between each double crochet five group, working into the chain two spaces as you go. Continue this pattern all the way around the round, maintaining an even, consistent tension so the flowers sit neatly and uniformly around the scrunchie. When you reach the end, join the round in the last space where you had a chain one.

Step 4 — Join and finish

Once the floral pattern is complete and the round is joined, weave in all remaining yarn ends securely using your hook or a yarn needle. Take your time tucking each end in carefully so nothing is visible from the front. Your flower bouquet scrunchie is now complete. For even more variety, try experimenting with different yarn colors for each flower, or use a contrasting color on the elastic band to make it truly your own.

Frequently asked questions

What materials are needed to make a flower bouquet scrunchie?
You will need yarn in brown, green, and pink (or any colors you prefer), an elastic hair band, a crochet hook, and scissors.

How do I cover the elastic band with yarn for the scrunchie?
Insert your hook into the center of the elastic and yarn over before pulling through the round. Yarn over again and pull through the first loop, then drop the tail and hold it parallel to the elastic. Insert the hook into the large hole of the elastic, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over once more, and pull through both loops to complete one single crochet stitch. Repeat all the way around until the entire elastic is covered.

How do I create the iris stitch leaf pattern on the scrunchie?
Switch to green yarn and insert your hook into the first single crochet stitch on the covered elastic. Chain two, then one, then two more to form a chain of five loops. In the same spot, work a double crochet, then chain one and chain two. In that exact same space, work two more double crochets to form the iris stitch (two double crochets, chain two, two double crochets). Skip the next stitch and repeat the pattern in the stitch after that, continuing all the way around until you have an even number of stitches.

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