A scrunch cap that can be compressed and scrunched tight or loosened when worn on the wearer's head. The scrunch cap is adjustable in some embodiments. The scrunch cap is made from a single piece of stretchable fabric. The fabric includes a first and a second long side of generally equal lengths, and a third and a fourth short side of generally equal lengths. A seam is included such that when folded the fabric includes a hemmed side, an unhemmed side opposite the hemmed side, a folded side, and a side opposite the folded side. A plurality of holes is distributed along three sides of the folded stretchable fabric. The folded side of the single piece of stretchable fabric does not include the plurality of holes. A piece of cord or other tying member is threaded through the plurality of holes in a crisscross arrangement and pulled tight.
1. A scrunch cap to cover hair, the scrunch cap further comprising:
a single piece of stretchable fabric, wherein the single piece of stretchable fabric is initially cut as a rectangular piece, wherein the rectangular piece comprises a first long side and a second long side having generally equal lengths, and further includes a third short side and a fourth short side having generally equal lengths;
a seam, wherein the seam is included on either a first long side or a second long side of the single piece of stretchable fabric, wherein when folded, the single piece of stretchable fabric comprises a hemmed side, an unhemmed side opposite the hemmed side, a folded side, and a side opposite the folded side;
a plurality of holes distributed along three sides of the folded, single piece of stretchable fabric, the three sides comprising the hemmed side, the unhemmed side opposite the hemmed side, and the side opposite the folded side, wherein the folded side of the single piece of stretchable fabric does not include the plurality of holes, and wherein the plurality of holes extend through a top layer and a bottom layer of the folded single piece of stretchable fabric;
a cord or other tying member, wherein the cord or other tying member is configured to be threaded through the plurality of holes in a crisscross arrangement and pulled tight,
wherein the scrunch cap is configured to cover fully the hair of a user when the scrunch cap is worn on a head of the user, and wherein a fit of the scrunch cap can be adjusted from being tight fitting to loose fitting by pulling on a back part of the scrunch cap when the scrunch cap is located on the head of the user so that the scrunch cap is looser fitting and more voluminous at the back part of the scrunch cap.
2. The scrunch cap of claim 1 , wherein the seam extends along a front portion of the scrunch cap and has a desired width.
3. The scrunch cap of claim 2 , wherein the seam is positioned proximate to an edge of the scrunch cap that is configured to be in contact with a forehead of the user.
4. The scrunch cap of claim 1 , wherein a portion or all of the plurality of holes are reinforced.
5. The scrunch cap of claim 4 , wherein the portion or all of the plurality of holes are reinforced as buttonholes.
6. The scrunch cap of claim 1 , wherein any remaining ends of the cord or other tying member are cut and tied.
7. The scrunch cap of claim 6 , wherein the any remaining ends are configured to be tied into a bow.
8. The scrunch cap of claim 6 , wherein the any remaining ends are tied into a knot.
9. The scrunch cap of claim 1 , wherein any remaining ends of the cord or the other tying member are left long and free.
10. The scrunch cap of claim 9 , wherein a toggle is added to the any remaining ends of the cord or the other tying member, and wherein the toggle is configured to be pulled up or down along the any remaining ends of the cord or other tying member to adjust a tightness and fit of the scrunch cap.
11. The scrunch cap of claim 9 , wherein a knot is formed by tying the any remaining ends of the cord or the other tying member at a designated hole located on the hemmed side of the single piece of stretchable fabric.
12. The scrunch cap of claim 11 , wherein any remaining portion of the any remaining ends are configured to be laced through the remaining plurality of holes and a size and fit of the scrunch cap are adjustable depending on how tight or loose the cord or the other tying member is tied around a back of the scrunch cap by the user.
13. The scrunch cap of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of holes is reinforced on the hemmed side.
14. A method for making a scrunch cap, the method comprising:
providing a single piece of stretchable fabric, wherein the single piece of fabric is rectangular shaped having a first long side and a second long side of generally equal length and a third short side and a fourth short side of generally equal length;
creating a seam along a first long side of the single piece of stretchable fabric;
folding the single piece of stretchable fabric in half, wherein when folded, the single piece of stretchable fabric comprises a top layer and a bottom layer, and further comprises a hemmed side, an unhemmed side opposite the hemmed side, a folded side, and a side opposite the folded side;
forming a plurality of holes distributed along three sides of the single piece of stretchable fabric, the three sides comprising the hemmed side, the unhemmed side opposite the hemmed side, and the side opposite the folded side, wherein the folded side of the single piece of stretchable fabric does not include the plurality of holes,
wherein the plurality of holes extends through the top layer and the bottom layer of the folded single piece of stretchable fabric;
threading a cord or other tying member through the plurality of holes, wherein the cord or other tying member is threaded in a crisscross arrangement,
and further wherein the cord or other tying member is threaded through the plurality of holes along the three sides of the single piece of stretchable fabric; and
pulling free ends of the cord or other tying member tight so that the single piece of stretchable fabric scrunches or compresses together.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein pulling on a back portion of a formed scrunch cap, loosens a back portion of the formed scrunch cap and provides a different look and appearance to the formed scrunch cap, wherein the different look and appearances includes having more volume and body in the back portion of the scrunch cap.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein after the cord or other tying member is threaded through less than all of the plurality of holes on the hemmed side, a knot is formed at a designated hole of the plurality of holes positioned on the hemmed side.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein remaining ends of the cord or the other tying member are threaded through any remaining holes of the plurality of holes on the hemmed side in a crisscross manner.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the remaining ends of the cord or the other tying member are left untied, wherein the user can tie the cord or the other tying member as tightly as desired to adjust a size of the scrunch cap to a head of the user.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of holes on the hemmed side are reinforced as buttonholes.
20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising, adding a toggle to the free ends of the cord or other tying member.