Sweet Nothings Crochet: EASY BEADED HAIR NET

Sunday 15 March 2020

EASY BEADED HAIR NET

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Materials used : Today I’ve used some unbranded 4-ply knitting cotton yarn with a 3 mm crochet hook ; a 4” cardboard round cut-out ; a good elastic or rubber band that goes around the pony tail of your child (so say about 2.5 - 3” with a good stretch), bead for the centre.

If you need beads etc check here or here or here

You could use Anchor ; Red rose metallic or Red rose knitting cotton as well

For Indians : You could use Anchor , Red ros e or unbranded knitting cotton as well

General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.

You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.

International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.

Difficulty level : Easy to Intermediate.

Stitches used :

Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro

Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k

First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M

Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);

[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo

Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0

Abbreviations used :

sc : single crochet hdc : Half Double crochet

ch : chain ch-sp : chain space

sp : space rep : Repeat

hk : hook lp (s) : loop(s)

yo : yarn over sl-st : slip stitch

Instructions using U.S terminology

Please note that I start all my rounds with a ch 1 turning chain for ease.

Please check the top of this blog for video tutorials of all the stitches used in today’s pattern.

Please read through the full sheet before you pick up your hook n yarn.

For today’s pattern we’re going to have a few general notes.

This hair net can fit almost all bun sizes.

The final size is about 4” and this should work for a tiny to medium sized bun. For an extra large bun, you just need to work a few more rounds.

Start with a bead through which you can goes pass yarn your hook.

Start with a slip knot and then pass yarn and hook through bead ;

yarn over and work a sl-st ; (you have one yarn going through the bead and around the bead as well) ;

yarn over, turn bead and sl-st again through other end of bead.

You should now have the bead in the centre with two bits of yarn going through and around both sides of the bead.

We will now work our sc around the two bits of yarn that go around the bead.

Round 1 : Work 3 sc on one side of the bead ;

3 sc on the other side of the bead.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st sc.

Note : If you have a larger bead, work 4 sc on each side.

If you work too many start stitches, you just end up with a larger bun cover.

In our next round, we will work a dc 2-tog in each sc.

Double crochet 2-tog : dc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp ; yo and draw through 2 lps] 2 times (3 lps on hk) ;

{yo, draw through 2 lps on hk} 2 times. One dc 2-tog made.

This video tutorial at https://youtu.be/1_oPlUfN5eg shows you how to use the dc 2-tog to decrease.

Sometimes we work the dc 2-tog in the same stitch, to use as a decorative stitch. Visit this video tutorial at https://youtu.be/lLUXOJ1sY9w

Round 2 : dc 2-tog in the 1^st sc ;

(ch 3, dc 2-tog in the next sc) ;

rep (to) all around ;

ch 1 + dc and join to the 1^st st.

This ensures that you are now in the centre of that last ch-3 sp.

In case this is confusing, work ch 3, and join with a sl-st to the 1^st st ; and then you will sl-st into the 1^st ch-sp to start.

Round 3 : sc in the 1^st ch-3 sp ;

*ch 3, sc in the same ch-3 sp ;

ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp* ;

rep *to* all around ;

ch 1 + dc and join to the 1^st st. (12 ch-3 sps)

Round 4 : sc in the 1^st ch-3 sp ;

(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;

rep (to) all around ;

ch 1 + dc and join to the 1^st st. (12 ch-3 sps)

Round 5 : sc in the 1^st ch-3 sp ;

*ch 3, sc in the same ch-3 sp ;

ch 3, sc in the next two ch-3 sps* ;

rep *to* all around ;

ch 1 + dc and join to the 1^st st. (18 ch-3 sps)

Round 6 : sc in the 1^st ch-3 sp ;

(ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;

rep (to) all around ;

ch 1 + dc and join to the 1^st st. (18 ch-3 sps)

Rounds 7 – 8 : Rep Round 6

At this point, your work should be around 4 ½” diameter, which is about what one needs for a hair bun.

If making this for a larger bun, then you need to increase once more and work two more rounds without increase (which means a total of 11 rounds for a big bun)

Cut a 4” circle in cardboard or stiff paper.

Place your work over and around the disc and see if it covers the top and nearly covers the bottom. Stretch your work to make this work well. If it does cover with just a small gap, you’re ok.

Now comes the fun part. We need to attach on the elastic.

So hold your elastic against that last round, and work sc all around looping it around your elastic as well as the bun stitches.

Note that when working with elastic, you will need to stretch the elastic a bit and ease your stitches around as you work.

2^nd Last round : We work 2 sc in each ch-sp all around and join with a sl-st.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

In the following round, I found that if we are using thicker yarn, we need less stitches (obviously) to bring the circle close.

Last Round : (with elastic)

In case this video on working with elastic does not come on, go to https://youtu.be/T5Qc3q2N0ds

So here's what we do to finish with elastic : Hold the elastic near the first st, and work the first stitch into both the elastic and your hair net.

Work 1 sc in each sc all around, stretching the elastic gently as you work all around.

Join to the 1^st st.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Finishing :

Remember to turn your hair net over and fasten off that first starting yarn and glue all ends down.

As this is a hair net and the last round needs stretch, remember to glue just the end of that final yarn.

Do not glue too long a length, as it reduces stretch.

There is a second way to make this whole creation if you find working with the bead and threading it through at the start is difficult.

All you do is start with a magic circle and work Round 1, with 6 sc in it.

But before you start your magic circle, keep a 4 - 5" tail.

Work the whole pattern and then return to this tail.

Thread your bead into the tail and pull it through to the front.

Use the tail to secure the bead to the centre of the magic circle.

Now while you have the same end result, you miss out on the fun of working with a bead and the magic of this pattern ;)

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