Hurricane = Lame. Crown braid experiment = Less lame

I love crown braids -- don't ask me why, I just do. I pulled this image off Google to give you an idea of what I'm talking about (this version shows a lot of nifty detailed patch-working which I also want to learn).

 Pretty right?  But my hair -- lovely, lovely hair -- doesn't bend and I end up with a MESS of clumps of hair sticking out in every direction.  Well this weekend when everyone was panicking over the hurricane I was perusing online when I found a tutorial for a girl with a similar hair type.  Hrrrrrrm......  I finally had a chance to play with it this weekend and after two hours of fiddling around I came up with this:

Experimental crown braid -- SUCCESS.  =)

Hoorrrraaay!  I will have to practice more, but once I get a solid braid down, I will post instructions with my tips.  =)