Crochet Snood Pattern – A Ballet Bun Cover!
Hello everyone,
My 6 year old daughter started taking ballet classes a few months ago. With her new found interest in dance she is starting to take notice of all the style accessories available in the ballet world. Recently, she discovered and fell in love with the bun covers (also known as snoods) that are worn by many of the young dancers in her studio. I immediately started looking for a free crochet snood pattern online. I diligently searched, but did not find a decent pattern for a children’s snood, so I decided to make my own.
In this post I will share my crochet snood pattern with you! This pattern is a dainty, lacy pattern that uses a yarn that is more appropriate for a child’s snood.
After studying the basic construction and shape of the typical snood, I set about finding a round motif that I liked. There are many books filled with motifs crocheted in the round. These references are great to use for inspiration, and can be substituted into this pattern. You may find that once you get started you will enjoy branching out to other designs. Changing the center motif can also allow you to change the overall size of the snood. In this design, rounds 1 through 3 represent the center motif. I have included a chart at the end of this post to enable you to better visualize the pattern.
The size of this pattern can not only be altered by changing the center motif, but can also be changed in other ways. I crocheted the design in the image above using the pattern below, but I also tried it with single crochets in the place of all the double crochets. This resulted in an even smaller snood. Different yarn sizes will also allow you to adjust the final size of the snood. Finally, if you want a larger snood, you can repeat round 5. If you give this a try please let me know what final design you decided on and how it worked!
Materials:
Louisa Harding Jasmine Yarn in color 28 or another light DK weight yarn
Size E (3.5mm) crochet hook
Tapestry Needle
Instructions:
Round 1: Start with a loose slip knot on your hook. Ch3, Make 17 dc into the ring. Join the round at the top of the first ch3 with a slip st. Pull the string from the starting slip knot to close the center ring.
Round 2: Ch 6, dc in same stitch, Ch1, skip two dc,* (dc, ch3, dc, ch1) in next dc, skip next two dc * repeat from * to * 5 times. This will return you to the beginning of the round. Join to the 3rd of ch6 that started to round with a slip st.
Round 3: Ch3, 6 dc in the next ch3 space, *skip the next ch1, 7dc in the next ch3 space* repeat from * to * four more times. Join the round with a slip st into the 3rd ch stitch of the ch3 that started the round.
Round 4: Ch7, skip the ch3 and two dc, slip st into next dc, *ch7, skip next 3 dc slip st in between the next two dc, Ch7, skip next 3 dc, slip st into next dc*, repeat * to * four more times, Ch3 skip next 3 dc, tc into the beginning of the round. This last tc will emulate a ch4 but allow the yarn to end at the top of the loop instead of the beginning of the round.
Round 5: Ch7, skip next 3 ch, slip st into next chain (the top of the loop), *ch7, skip next 6 ch, slip st into next ch*, repeat * to * 9 times, ch3, tc into start of round.
Round 6: Ch5, skip next 3 ch, slip st into next chain (the top of the loop), *ch5, skip next 6 ch, slip st into next ch*, repeat * to * 9 times, ch2, dc into start of round.
You have two choices now. You can either add an elastic (something less than 1 inch in diameter) or you can use a cord. If you want to use an elastic you will need to wrap each Ch3 loop around the elastic as you complete round 7. Other wise complete round 7 as follows.
Round 7: Ch3, skip next 2 ch, slip st into next chain (the top of the loop), *ch3, skip next 4 ch, slip st into next ch*, repeat * to * 9 times, slip st into start of round.
Weave in ends with your tapestry needle and trim excess.
If you did not attach an elastic then you can weave a ribbon or cord in and out of the last round and then tie in a bow after placing the snood around your little ones’ hair bun. You may also use your yarn to make a matching cord. I used yarn and made the cord using chain stitches. If your recipient is interested in making a chain cord then this is a great task for your budding, young artist!
Hopefully you enjoyed this free crochet snood pattern. I actually made 3 of these (each one takes less than an hour if you are decent with crochet) and my daughter loved each one. Try it out!
Happy crafting!
Kirsten
Abbreviations:
st – stitch
dc – double crochet
tc – treble (triple crochet)
ch – chain
Chart:
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