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Chignon, Snood, Bun Cover?
Crochet Chignon Cover Pattern ~ Hot weather is here where I live and even if it isn’t where you are, this little crochet pattern for a hair bun cover will keep your hair neat and tidy off your neck.
Is it a crochet snood, ballet bun or chignon (pronounced Sheen-yaan)? Whichever name you give it, it’s a pretty crocheted accessory for anytime of the year.
The pattern for this Crochet Chignon Cover is from a 1971 Coats and Clark’s Book No. 210 titled Learn to Crochet, so this pattern should be easy enough for a beginner.
Crochet Instruction Sheet
The full instructions with photo are below. I didn’t scan a PDF for this pattern. So to download the pattern follow these instructions:
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Open Shell Stitch
Besides the usual chains and double crochets, a variation of the Open Shell Stitch is used. In the Popular Stitches section of the booklet, as shown below, there are instructions and illustrations for this stitch.
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Speed-Cro-Sheen
Coats and Clark’s Speed-Cro-Sheen is a Size 3 mercerized cotton thread that came in 100 yard balls. The website Bits of History Vintage Knit and Crochet has a great write up on this particular thread and others. It includes ads featuring the thread and a short history of it.
It always helps to find substitutes for discontinued threads and yarns by looking back and finding out exactly what it was made of, the size and the length of the skeins. There are several good substitutes for it.
First is Aunt Lydia’s Fashion Crochet Thread Size 3. It comes in several colors such as Natural (shown below), Sage, Coffee, Purple, Maize and more. It’s 100% Mercerized Cotton and comes in 150 yard balls (2.24 ounces).
Another good substitute is DMC Petra Crochet Thread Size 3. It is also made of 100% Cotton and comes in 306 yard balls (3.52 ounces).
These are just suggestions. Any brand of 100% Mercerized Cotton thread in Size 3 should work just fine. There may be a certain type you like working with better than those featured above.
Links to More Patterns
Seems like there are quite a few different types of bun cover patterns. Some use crochet cotton thread and others use yarn. Here are a couple links to more patterns.
This Crocheted Bun Cover pattern on the Don’t Eat the Paste blog is very similar to this one. It also has a flower at the center. She does use Size 10 crochet thread rather than Size 3. This bun cover is quite large, but she gives instructions on making it smaller.
This Red Heart Born to Dance Bun Cover is very easy. You can download the free PDF pattern for it. Red Heart Soft Baby Steps Yarn makes this bun cover perfect for ballet or anytime.
The Moogly blog has an All Too Perfect Crochet Bun Cover done with Size 3 crochet thread. This cover is designed to fit a smaller bun. It has an elastic hair band enclosed in the cover.
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