Tie strings

Browse our step-by-step tutorials on how to crochet elegant bracelets, stylish headbands and practical hair ties. Perfect for beginners and seasoned crocheters alike!

How to decorate hair ties

In this DROPS video, we show you how to easily can remake your hair tie - make hair ornaments. Use a yarn that is slightly elastic and crochet enough stitches around the hair tie so it does not tighten. In this video we use DROPS Baby Merino and work single crochet around the hair tie. After work stitches around the tie use the imagination and make fans, flowers, hair nets, spirals, loops, use double thread, more colors, etc. etc.

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How to crochet a bracelet

In this DROPS video we show how to work a bracelet after chart, used in DROPS 190-11 and 190-22. These bracelets are worked in DROPS Paris, but in the video we work with a thicker yarn; DROPS Snow. You must read the pattern, read the chart text and look at the chart to be able to follow this video properly. You’ll find patterns by clicking on one of the picture below.

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Crochet: Easy lace

In this DROPS video we show how to work a bookmark with lace pattern. Row 1: Ch 4, in the 4th ch from hook work: 3 dc, ch 5, 3 dc. Row 2: Ch 3, turn piece, in 3rd ch from hook work: 3 dc, ch 5, 3 dc, then 1 sl st in ch-space from previous row. Repeat 2nd row for the length you want. Fasten off. To see a pattern with this technique, go to: DROPS 0-936

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Crochet: Summer bracelet with flower

In this DROPS video we show how to create a super simple, but beautiful bracelet with flower. We work the bracelet in DROPS Snow, but we have used DROPS Belle, crochet hook size 3.5mm and buttons in sizes 15 mm on the other bracelets in the video. BRACELET: Crochet 14 ch, continue with 29 ch looser, turn the piece, 1 sl st in 2nd st from hook, 1 sc in each of the next 26 sts, 1 sl st in next st, turn piece, skip 1 st and crochet 1 sl st, 1 sc in each of the next sc the entire row, finish with 1 sl st in last st. Crochet 14 ch, cut and tighten the thread (if desirable tie a knot). FLOWER: Crochet 3 ch and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch. ROUND 1: 1 ch, work 6 sc in ch-ring and finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round. ROUND 2: 1 ch, in every sc the entire round work: 1 sc, 3 ch, in 3rd ch from hook work 1 hdc and 1 dc. Finish with 1 sl st in first sc from beg of round = 6 leaves. Cut and fasten threads. Attach a button to the flower and sew the flower in bracelet. The bracelet measures 11½" (29 cm) (without tie bands 5½" (14 cm)) and weighs about 2 grams (without button).

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Crochet: Ties

In this DROPS video we show how to work ties that is used to wrap around the Lucia crown in DROPS Extra 0-1199. REMEMBER - you will also need to read the pattern to be able to follow. To see the pattern to this Lucia crown, go to: DROPS Extra 0-1199 To see video on how to work the candle to this Lucia crown, go to: Crochet: Candle to a Lucia crown