Anyone Figure Out an EDS Friendly Version of Violet's Crown Braid?

I might try and do some Violet Sorrengail cosplay in the future and I just spent an embarrassing amount of time trying to coax my hair into a Violet-style crown braid. Unfortunately, my elbows do not like braiding over my head for long stretches of time (thanks EDS) which makes it very hard to do. The first picture is the closest I got (also the least difficult of the versions I tried) with a single long braid that I wrapped around my head. However as you can see it doesn't quite make it far enough around to pin in place and the back is not very pretty. The last picture shows just how long my braided hair is (very long) and I feel like there has to be some trick or tutorial that would let me get the crown appearance. I can dutch and French braid but the amount of time it takes to do messes up my elbows.

So, to those of you who have EDS (or are more experienced with hair than me) have you figured out a trick or style that works for you besides extensions?