Knee and Beyond

[LongHairFaerie]

Even when my hair was shorter I struggled to make secure crown braids. With a coronet, once I've made the full circle and added in all the hair, I continue braiding enough to make a second loop around my head. That part I tuck into the "pocket," and curl whatever hair remains into a spiral and tuck that. It usually only takes three pins to secure--two at the nape of the neck and one at the skinniest part of the "pocket" on whichever side I initially started braiding.

Hmmm...I'm trying to understand what you mean here. My understanding of a coronet braid is just a standard English braid wrapped around the head, whereas a crown braid is braided to the scalp using Dutch braid methods. How do you do it/what hair are you adding in? Is the "pocket" that area where you initially divide your hair to braid? Thanks!

I'm nowhere near knee length but I tried the spiral years ago and it looked more like the second version. It's a tricky one.

I have a feeling that's what mine will look like, too! At least for the first several tries haha