Ponies and a Diagonal Braid

Happy 24th of July to all my local readers!  Hope you have a fun filled day!  I’ve recently been put in charge of the menu & purchasing of all the food, for a camping trip/pioneer trek that our youth at church are going on.   Buying food for 350 people means a lot of trips to the store!  I spotted this hairstyle on a girl a couple weeks ago while I was out shopping.  I didn’t get a total up close look – so she might have had corn rows up front – but either way it was kind of a fun style and so I’m sharing it with you!

Step 1 – Make a diagonal part

On the right side of the head, make a deep side part from the temple back to the middle of the head.

Step 2 – Make another diagonal part & a ponytail

Section out a small rectanglar section (on an angle) and make a little ponytail.  Secure it with a rubber band.  This is where I’m not sure if the girl I saw had just ponytails or corn rows.  You can do either!

 Step 3 – Make 2 more small ponytails

Step 4 – Combine 3 little ponytails

Join all 3 little ponytails together to form a small “W.”  Secure with another rubber band.

 Step 5 – Make a braid

With the hair below the “W,” make a regular 3 strand braid.  Secure temporarily with a clip. You could mix things up and make an uneven 3 strand braid if you want.

Step 6 – Make a side ponytail

Flip your braided hair up out of the way, and with the remaining hair, make a low side ponytail off to the left side of the head.

 Step 7 – Add braid to ponytail

You can combine the braid up in step 6 if you want, but I prefer to do it this way to ensure the braid is where I want it.  The braid should come across the back of the head on an angle.

Step 8 – Wrap the ponytail

This is technically an optional step, but I love wrapped ponytails.  If you are unsure how to wrap a ponytail, check out our post & video HERE.  Also, an optional step is to curl the ponytail – which we did.

 Finished!

This was a hard one to take pictures of since it’s on both sides of the head and no shot straight on captured it all!  Hopefully you get the idea!

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