7)You can see the desired amount of the plait that has been turned under and secured with the elastic band. The trick is not to turn up too much of the plait. 8)Now with your needle and thread push up and through the end of this bobble a couple of times 9] really secure the start of the plait by sewing vertically.

 
9b] really secure the start of the plait by sewing vertically. 9)Now comes the trickiest part. Roll the plait under neatly until you reach the neck and cannot go any further. Pass the needle upward, underneath and through the roll, then from the top down again. Repeat this a few times.

10)Collect any stray hairs on either side of your plait by taking the thread through the centre of the plait towards the top, loop to the right of the bobble then go up through the centre again and do a loop around to the left.

 

Finish by going up and down from the bottom of the bobble to the top to secure your plait  in
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