Katniss Everdeen's Braid

Katniss' braid

I know that most girls are dying to learn Katniss' braid from The Hunger Games. It's basically a dutch braid or the opposite of a french braid. It starts from the upper right part of your head and runs down diagonally to the lower left of your head.

My Katniss braid (my camera is a mirror)

For those who know how to do a french braid but not a dutch braid, it's simple. Just do the steps of a french braid but instead, braid it under. For example, if you cross your three hair strands over each other, you have to cross them under each other.

1. Get a section of hair from the upper right part of your head and divide it into three strands, just like a normal braid.
2. Take the left strand and cross it under the middle strand.
3. Take the right stand and cross it under the middle strand.
4. Add a section of hair to the right strand then cross it under the middle strand.
5. Add a section of hair to the left strand then cross it under the middle strand.
6. Repeat the adding of hair and crossing under until it reaches the end of your head.
7. When your done braiding on your head and reached the end of your head, braid it normally over your right shoulder (remember, cross under).

There you go! It's not easy, right? But guess what; just keep practicing and practicing until you get it right. If you do it by yourself (like me), your arms will ache, but it worth it/the try.