Beaded Bumps Scrunchie

Designed by Julie A Bolduc

This crocheted scrunchie uses a beaded variation on the chenille bump stitch. It is fast and easy to make and you could make several in an evening.

Materials Needed
Sport weight acrylic yarn in white. Red Heart Sport was used in the example.
Size G/6 or 4mm aluminum crochet hook
48 pony beads in color of choice. Blue pearl was used in the example
1 large hair elastic, ouchless, 1½" diameter.
Yarn needle to fit through beads.

Yarn Thickness: 3mm
Gauge: 6sc=1"
Finished Size: 4" diameter
Skill Level: Beginner

Special Stitch: Beaded Double Crochet. Yo, insert hook in stitch indicated, yo, pull up a loop, bring up a bead, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, yo, pull through last 2 lps on hook.

Instructions
String all beads onto yarn first.
RND 1: Join yarn onto elastic and treat elastic as a ring. Ch1. *Sc in ring. Ch3, beaded dc in 3rd ch from hook, 3 times. Rep from * 15 times more. Join w/slst to first sc.

Design written on Thursday, August 07, 2008. Copyright ©2008 By Julie A. Bolduc p109045