scrunchies!

 

so... i made a stack of school scrunchies - and sold them! i found a skort in madeline's school tartan at the opshop, but they aren't allowed to wear it to school because it's not an actual part of their issued uniform... so i made scrunchies out of it and gave them to madeline and her friends... then i found another one and did 4 more and listed them on the uniform page - and they all sold really quickly. then, i found a size 4 dress in the opshop and got 12 scrunchies out of it - and sold all those. so this time i went big. found a size 14 and got 24 out of it. that kept me busy for a while! but for some insane reason mum was really impressed with the way i made them, so here's my pattern getting recorded here, just in case i need it for future reference.

cut a strip approximately 6/7cm wide (or 3 squares on the tartan haha) by 40cm long. fold so the front is facing inside and sew straight down the open side. allow 2.5cm each end and leave it open.

turn your tube in the right way and then match up the short ends and sew across

you'll end up with this

fold your sewing inside and you'll end up with a circle with an open piece on the side.

using a piece of elastic about 17-20cm long (i measure it around my wrist) safety pin one end to the seam directly inside our opening and using a larger safety pin, pull the elastic through and then sew the ends of the elastic together to hold it tight.

fold your opening edges in neatly and top stitch the edge to make it neat - and you're done! 

so so easy... and you can make dozens. i made rainbow ones last week too. you can make them out of anything and just use scraps. the best.