One of my favorite buns had little braids in the middle. I tried it before I knew how to  make my sock bun looking nicely. The technique I saw didn’t work for my annoying hair. When I saw the bun again while surfing the internet I thought I’d give my “Gutsy Sock Bun” technique a little challenge and see if it would work. With some modifications,  my “Gutsy Sock Bun” technique  handled my disobedient THICK, STIFF, and LAYERED hair very well. Let me know if it works for you as well. Enjoy!
Materials:
- Scissors
- A sock
- A doughnut or a DIY sock doughnut
- Rubber bands
- Comb
Directions:
- Cut a 1″-2″ hole at the toe of the sock and your ready to start !
- At the highest point where your bun will sit, grab a small circular section of hair and tie it up. Don’t grab too much hair for the top, you’ll need more hair at the bottom to cover the sock and mesh donut.
- Select a tiny bunch of hair. braid to the end and tie it off. If you have longer hair you can braid half way down or a little more to save time. The ends of the hair will be tucked and hidden inside the bun.
- For my bun I did about 8 braids, you can do more or less according to your preference. I think the more braids the better the bun looks.
- Grab the rest of the hair and tie it up and finish off with using “a bun with a gut” technique.
KEY POINTS:
- The thinner the braids the easier it is to conform to the shape of the bun.
- Keep the braids wrapped in the center of the pony tail
- Spread braids evenly over mesh donut