Tuesday, June 5, 2012

~ wiggles celebration bunting ~


Materials:
- 4-ply worsted weight acrylic
   - small amounts of any color you would like
- I crochet hook
- small pony beads
- assorted fabric scraps
- fabric glue
- buttons
- Sharpie markers

Size:  4 1/2" x 5 1/2" (not including the chain tail)

Note:  I crochet tight so you may need to adjust the size of your crochet hook

Directions:
Row 1:  Ch 19, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each ch across.  Turn.  (17 sts)

Row 2:  Ch 4 (counts as 1st dc and ch 1), skip next dc, dc in next dc.  *ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc.  Repeat from * 6 more times.  Ch 1, skip next dc, dc in top of ch 3.  Turn.

Row 3:  Ch 3, dc in each ch-1 space and dc across.  Dc in top of ch 3.  Turn.

Row 4:  Ch 2, dc in next dc (counts as a decrease), dc in each dc across, dc last dc and ch 3 together.  Turn.

Rows 5 - 10:  Ch 2, dc in next dc (counts as a decrease), dc in each dc across, dc last 2 dc together.  Turn.

Row 11:  Ch 2, dc next 2 dc together.  Ch 11, end off.

For wiggles:
Join any color (from the back) with a sl st around the turning ch-3 of Row 2, ch 3, 3 dc around the same st.  *Turn piece counter-clockwise, 4 dc around the next dc (this will be a little tricky, but it can be done). 


Turn piece clockwise, 4 dc around the next dc (again, this will be a little tricky). Repeat from * across to complete the wiggles. End off.


- cut out a triangle shaped piece of fabric and glue to the front of the bunting piece.  Add stitch marks with the Sharpie marker.

- glue on buttons

- add small pony beads to the ch-11 tail.

For hanging chain:
Ch 20, sc across the top of 1st bunting piece, * ch 5, sc across the top of the next piece.  Repeat from * for however many bunting pieces you have.  At the end, ch 20 and end off.

***Debi Y's pattern***

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Friday, June 1, 2012

~ square in a square ~


Materials:
- 4-ply worsted weight acrylic (I used Loops & Threads Impeccable)
   - yellow
   - soft white
- J hook

Size:  5 1/2"

Note:  I crochet tight so you may need to adjust the size of your crochet hook

Directions:
Rnd 1:  With yellow ch 4, 2 dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 2) 3 times in same ch.  Join with a sl st to top of beginning ch 3.

Rnd 2:  Sl st over to corner ch-2 space, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same space, ch 1.  *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner ch-2 space, ch 1.  Repeat from * 2 more times.  Join as before.

Rnd 3:  Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in next 2 dc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-2 space, sc in next 3 dc, ch 5, skip ch-1 space.  *sc in next 3 dc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-2 space, sc in next 3 dc, ch 5, skip ch-1 space.  Repeat from * 2 more times.  Join with a sl st to 1st sc.  End off.

Rnd 4:  Join soft white with a sl st to any ch-5 space, (ch 3, 3 dc, ch 2, 4 dc) in same space, ch 2, sc in corner ch-2 space, ch 2.  *(4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc) in next ch-5 space, ch 2, sc in corner ch-2 space, ch 2.  Repeat from * 2 more times.  Join with a sl st to top of beginning ch 3.

Rnd 5:  Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch-2 space, dc in next 4 dc, ch 2, dc in next sc, ch 2.  *dc in next 4 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch-2 space, dc in next 4 dc, ch 2, dc in next sc, ch 2.  Repeat from * 2 more times.  Join as before.

Rnd 6:  Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in each dc and ch around with (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 space.  Join with a sl st to 1st sc.  End off.

***Debi Y's pattern*** 
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