How to: Plaited Hair Crown

We all love a good flower crown, especially with the sun coming out and the festival scene waking up again. But if you're looking for a different take on the flowery summer essential then why not try putting together one of these plaited scarf crowns?

Really simple, alls you need is 3 square scarves. The three I have here are all vintage, the red one and the brown one were my Nana's and the green one is a knot wrap that I picked up at my local Lush store. Try to find 3 scarves that are all the same size to make the whole process easier, but don't worry about co-ordinating designs and colours, it's quite exciting when they are a bit mix and match! 

Start by tying the scarves together by knotting them at one corner, like so...

Then, begin plaiting. Cross the outside scarf over the centre scarf so that it becomes the new middle scarf, repeat over and over swapping sides as you go! (It looks good to keep the plait quite tight at this point.) 

Next, when you have plaited as far down the scarves as they allow you to, you need to untie the original knot at the top of the scarves- making sure that the plait doesn't unravel in the process. 

Create a ring with the scarves (it's starting to resemble a hair accessory now) and tie the ends together (I repeat, tie all 6 ends together in one large knot).

You may find that you have edges and odd corners sticking out throughout the plait, these can be easily hidden just by tucking them away into the braid itself. 

And there you are! One completely original unique vintage scarf hair crown! 

(Excuse the leopard print cardigan)