snoods vs bun covers
A couple of weeks ago in my Vintage crochet Friday post I mentioned that the pattern included a snood. Now that I’ve done a bit more investigation into snoods (yes, I know, didn’t I have anything more exciting to do) I realise that snoods are much larger and worn differently than the crocheted hair cover I was referring to. So I present to you this week the close relative of the snood – the bun or chignon cover.
These were a pretty quick project, being much smaller than a proper snood. Much of the challenge is figuring out what thickness yarn and what size hook will work best. The one at the front of the photo is way too big, but the others are okay. I used two patterns, crochet chignon cover and irish rose bun cover. These were for a friend’s daughter, but I whipped up a couple for Clare as well.
The final row is crocheted around a hair elastic, so once hair is wound up into a bun, the cover just pops over it. I found that Clare needed a couple of pins to help hold it into place. I’ve got a photo that includes a proper snood to show you tomorrow.
I have always thought that snood was an amazing word – entirely unsuited to the thing that it belongs to.
It sounds like something you could do…..”John snood over to the back of the park”………
LOVE the pale blue one. Yes to a couple of pins & I can’t wait to see the snood.
I like! Used to wear snoods in the 80’s but these are so much more up to date!
Can’t wait to see them in her hair…these are so sweet.
Those are pretty. Every time I see a pretty bun cover or a snood, I wish I had long, thick hair that needed to be contained. Sigh. I suppose I could grow it long anyway, but it’s so thin and graying and I’m getting older enough that I suppose I’d only look silly. Youth is so wasted on the young.
WendyBee
I think your “snood” covers are great! I remember wearing them as a young girl in ballet class. I love your blog and all your wonderful sewing!
Excellent – you have no idea how many people come into the shop chasing patterns for these – and I have no new books with them in – I might go into snood making! – (probably not)
You are truly the guru of all things retro-crochet!
My girlfriend asked me if I could make some of these as they are becomeing harder to get for her little girl who dances. I looked on line to try and find a pattern and came up empty handed. Now I know why…wrong name.
Hi, I would love the pattern for the Irish Rose Bun Cover featured in your post on February 4, 2010. Unfortunately, clicking the link for it took me to an outdated/discontinued webpage. If you still have the pattern would you consider sharing it? If so, I would greatly appreciate it and my email address is etmorton@comcast.net. Thanks so much!
Erin