Crochet Messy Bun Pattern (ADULT SIZE)

                                                    CROCHET MESSY BUN PATTERN

Adult Size:

Starting with color 1

Chain 20, join to first chain to make a circle, chain 1 and make 24 SC over chain , join to first SC, chain 2 (24 SC)

Round 2: Cluster V-stitch in first stitch, skip a stitch, Cluster V-stitch in next, repeat around, join, to first V-stitch (12 Cluster V-stitches)

Change to color 2

Note: no need to fasten off color 1! You can carry it up when you need to use it again.

Round 3: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 2 and chain 2. Cluster V-stitch in each v-stitch space from previous round, join to first cluster v-stitch. (12 Cluster V-stitches)

Change to color 1

Round 4: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 1 and chain 2. Cluster v-stitch in v-stitch space from previous round, *cluster v-stitch in space between v-stitches from previous round, cluster v-stitch in the next v-stitch from previous round, (skip in-between space) cluster v-stitch in next v-stitch space from previous round, repeat from *, join to first v-stitch (18 Cluster V-stitches)

Change to color 2.

Round 5:  Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 2 and chain 2. Cluster V-stitch in each v-stitch space from previous round, join to first cluster v-stitch. (18 Cluster V-stitches)

Change to color 1.

Round 6: Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 1 and chain 2. *Cluster v-stitch in first 3 v-stitch spaces from previous round, cluster v-stitch in space between v-stitches from the previous round, repeat from * around, join to first v-stitch (24 Cluster V-stitches)

Change to color 2 and then alternate between colors ending on color 1 for round 9.

Round 7-10:  Slip stitch over so you are working in the first cluster v-stitch space, join in color 2 and chain 2. Cluster V-stitch in each v-stitch space from previous round, join to first cluster v-stitch. (24 Cluster V-stitches)

Round 11: SC in first space, 2 SC in cluster v-stitch space from the previous row, SC in the in-between space, 2 SC in cluster v-stitch, repeat around, join to first SC, chain 1 (72 SC)

Round 12-16: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (72 SC)

Fasten off and weave in ends.