Mask Ponytail Strap

This isn't a formal blog post. I am in kind of a hurry.  I think we all are to be honest. Those who are making masks, meals for the first responders, and truck drivers, we are all in a hurry to get as much done as possible as soon as we can.

It is now recommended we ALL wear masks. With masks comes straps or elastic. Those of us who have elastic we know after a while, elastic hurts. A lot. 

I can't deal with the elastic behind my ears. In fact, my ears are little. 

I have seen the elastic strap supports people have been making and it got me thinking about my ponytail. And today, the ponytail support was born. The nice part of making the ponytail opening long is it will work for any size ponytail (maybe even a bun to come to think of it!) and it adjust as you put it on and not mess up your hair. BONUS!

My Dollar Tree sales buttons. I bought 2 packages so I can make 6 straps. 

We will be working in the round in the spiral. You will being making 2 and half rounds to complete this project. I made a few for a friend who needed them now and had to write this pattern as I did every stitch just to make sure I was correct.

Skill level: beginner. On a scale of 1 to 5: this is a 2 

supplies:

100% worst weight cotton

5 mm H hook

a stitch marker

yarn needle

2 buttons

stitches to know:

sl st: slip stitch

sc: single crochet

ch: chain

ch sp: chain space

dimensions: 1"x6"

ch 21

sc 2nd ch from the hook. sc in the next 4 ch 

ch 10, skip 10 ch, 

sc in the next 4 ch (leaves 1 ch)

in the last chain place 3 sc

sc in the bottom of the next 4 sc

place 10 sc in the chain space

sc in the next 5 sc 

continue in the round. (do not slip stitch)

2sc in next sc (the sc in the turn) sc in next 4 sc

place 10 sc in the ch sp

sc in next 5 st

2sc in the next (in the turn)

sc in next 5 st
2sc in turning st

sc across the next 20 st

sl st to close

fasten off

Using cotton yarn, attached button to the end of the strap according to preference. 

I know this is a little on the rough side. 

Please use as you see fit, but please don't claim this pattern as your own and be a blessing to someone else: don't sell these. 

Be a blessing and be blessed!

Wendy