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Moss Stitch in the Square Dishcloth
By Rue Feather
Skill Level: Beginning Crochet.
Finished Size: about 6.5 inches.
Stitches Used: MC, Ch, SC, slip stitch.
Materials: 45 yards weight 4 cotton yarn,
6.5 crochet
hook.
Notes: This project is worked in the round. Instructions in brackets and parentheses are repeated by the number following the asterisks.
Copyright 2023:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
To view this license, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
Round 1: in a MC make [SC, Ch 2] *4, slip stitch in the
first SC, Ch 1.
Round 2: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.
Round 3: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1] *4, slip stitch in the
first SC, Ch 1.
Round 4: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 2] *4, slip stitch
in the first SC, Ch 1.
Round 5: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 3] *4, slip stitch
in the first SC, Ch 1.
Round 6: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 4] *4, slip stitch
in the first SC, Ch 1.
Round 7: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 5] *4, slip stitch
in the first SC, Ch 1.
Round 8: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 6] *4, slip stitch
in the first SC, Ch 1.
Round 9: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 7] *4, slip stitch
in the first SC, Ch 1.
Round 10: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 8] *4, slip stitch
in the first SC, Ch 1.
Round 11: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 9] *4, slip stitch
in the first SC, Ch 1.
Round 12: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 10] *4, slip stitch
in the first SC, Ch 1.
Round 13: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 11] *4, slip stitch
in the first SC, Ch 1.
Round 14: [SC, Ch 2,
SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 12] *4, slip stitch
in the first SC, Ch 1.
Pull tight, Fasten off, Tuck in tail.
Oh Boy!
I know there's a ton of other posts out there from a ton of other bloggers, but why not add just one more? Getting ready for my first craft fair I’ve noticed a learning curve I hadn’t been expecting. How should I price my items? How many of a certain item should I make? How many in what colors? What are the popular items of the season?
And after spilling into indecision for a little while I came up with my final answer.
It doesn’t matter.
Should I try to make what I think will sell? Yes, most agreed. But if I try to focus on what I think will sell I’m no longer making the things I want at that time and then this turns away from a fun hobby that I enjoy to a stressful job I dread to work on, and I’d rather chase the serotonin not the cortisol. Why sweat the small stuff? Especially when it’s all small stuff.
~ Rue
Crochet Christmas Ball Ornament Cover
Simple crochet pattern for covering a
ball ornament by Chrystal Peavy
Materials Needed:
22 yards Light {3} acrylic yarn
US 7
{4.50 mm} crochet hook
3.5-inch
{9 cm} diameter ball ornament
Stitches Used:
Ch
Sl st
Sc
Dc {yo, insert hook, pull up a loop, (yo and pull through 2 loops) 2 times.}
Pattern Notations:
*Pattern repeats are in asterisks*
(Groups
of stitches are in parenthesis)
{Notes
are in braces}
[Number
of completed stitch are in brackets]
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
To view this license, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
Do not sell this pattern as your own. You may sell your works made following
this pattern. Please remember to give pattern credit to Chrystal Peavy of
YarnKittens.
Instructions:
Start: Ch 8, Sl st in the 1st ch to
form ring.
Round 1: Ch 3 {counts as Dc}, 19 Dc in the ring.
Sl st around the top of the beginning ch. [20 Dc made.]
Round 2: Sc in the next Dc. *Ch 4, skip next Dc,
Sc in the next Dc* 9 times. Ch 4, Sl st in the beginning Sc. [10 ch-4 loops
made.]
Round 3: (Sl st, Ch 1, and Sc) in the next ch-4 loop.
*Ch 5, Sc in the next ch-4 loop* 9 times. Ch 5, Sl st in the beginning Sc. [10
ch-5 loops made.]
Round 4: (Sl st, Ch 1, and 3 Sc) in the next
ch-5 loop. *Ch 9, 3 Sc in the next ch-5 loop* 9 times. Ch 9, Sl st in the
beginning Sc. [10 ch-9 loops and 30 Sc made.]
Round 5: Sc in the next Sc. *Ch 5, Sc in the top
of the next ch-9 loop, Ch 5, Sc in the middle Sc of the next 3 Sc group* 9 times.
Ch 5, Sc in the top of the next ch-9 loop, Ch 5, Sl st in the beginning Sc. [20
ch-5 loops and 20 Sc made.]
Round 6: (Sl st, Ch 1, Sl st, Ch 1, Sl st) all in
the next ch-5 loop. Sc in the next Sc. *Ch 9, Sc in the next Sc in the top of
the ch-9 loop* 9 times. Ch 9, Sl st in the beginning Sc. [10 ch-9 loops and 10 Sc
made.]
Round 7: *(5 Sc, 2 Dc, and 5 Sc) all in the next
ch-9 loop* 10 times. [100 Sc and 20 Dc made.]
Round 8: Sl St in the next 5 Sc, Sl st in the
next Dc, *Sc in between the 2 Dc stitches, Ch 9* 10 times. Sl st in the beginning
Sc. Ch 1, pull up a loop, and cut to fasten off then wave in the tail. [10 ch-9
loops and 10 Sc made.]
{Adjust
the Ch 9s in round 8 as needed - between 5 to 15 each ch - depending on your
tension and the size of your ball. Less chains will be tighter to the ball. Too
tight and it will not stretch around the ball.}
Finishing: Using a whip stitch, thread a piece of
yarn through all 10 loops in round 8. Wrap cover around ball, pull the yarn
tight and tie the ends together.
Just-A-Mushroom
Pattern by Chrystal
Peavy
Material: worsted weight yarn, three colors – cap,
underside, and stem
US Hook Size: H (5.0 mm)
Also
needed: yarn
needle, scrap yarn for decoration, a small handful of poly-fill, and three ‘3/4-inch’
flat washers
Stitches Used: magic circle (mc), single crochet (sc), invisible
decrease (inv dec)
Finishes Size: 3 inches across, 4 inches tall
Skill Level: intermediate; this project is worked in
continuous rounds from top to bottom
Helpful Hint: Amigurumi is very forgiving! Learn to count stitches. Try to end each round on the number of
stitches made [5, 7, 9, 11, 15, etc.]. If
there are too few stitches after any round, add one, if there are too many
stitches, replace beginning 2 sc with 1 sc.
Instructions:
Begin cap section: with first
color mc, 5 sc, pull starting yarn tight, closing circle completely [5 sc made]
Round 2: *(2 sc in next sc, 1
sc in the next sc)*twice, 1 sc in the next sc [7 sc made]
Round 3: *(2 sc in next sc, 1
sc in each of the next 2 scs)*twice, 1 sc in the next sc [9 sc made]
Round 4: *(2 sc in next sc, 1
sc in each of the next 3 scs)*twice, 1 sc in the next sc [11 sc made]
Round 5: *(2 sc in next sc, 1
sc in the next 2 scs)*3 times, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in the next sc [15 sc made]
Round 6: *(2 sc in next sc, 1
sc in each of the next 2 scs)*5 times [20 sc made]
Round 7: *(2 sc in next sc, 1
sc in each of the next 3 scs)*5 times [25 sc made]
Round 8: *(2 sc in next sc, 1
sc in each of the next 4 scs)*5 times [30 sc made]
Round 9: *(2 sc in next
sc, 1 sc in each of the next 4 scs)*6 times [36 sc made]
Round 10: *(2 sc in next
sc, 1 sc in each of the next 5 scs)*6 times [42 sc made]
Round 11: sc in every
stitch around [42 sc made]
Round 12: sc in every
stitch around, slip stitch in next sc and tie off [42 sc made]
Begin underside section:
attach second color
Round 13: *(inv dec
in next 2 scs)*21 times [21 sc made]
Round 14: *(inv dec
in next 2 scs, sc in the next 5)* 3 times [18 sc made]
Use scrap yarn to decorate and poly-fill to stuff the cap as
desired before continuing
Round 15: *(inv dec
in next 2 scs, sc in the next 4)* 3 times [15 sc made]
Round 16: *(inv dec
in next 2 scs, sc in the next 3)* 3 times, tie off [12 sc made]
Begin stem section: attach third
color
Round 17: sc in every
stitch around [12 sc made]
Round 18: sc in every
stitch around [12 sc made]
Round 19: sc in every
stitch around [12 sc made]
Round 20: *(2 sc in next
sc, 1 sc in each of the next 3 scs)*3 times [15 sc made]
Round 21: sc in every
stitch around [15 sc made]
Round 22: sc in every
stitch around [15 sc made]
Round 23: sc in every
stitch around [15 sc made]
Round 24: sc in every
stitch around [15 sc made]
Use poly-fill to stuff the stem and add 3 washers for weight if
desired before continuing
Finishing the bottom of stem:
slip stitch in the next sc, working
in back loops only, *(insert the hook into the next sc and pull up a loop,
again insert the hook into the next sc and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull
through all 3 loops on the hook)*7 times, sc in the same sc where the previous
slip stitch was placed. Leaving a 4-5 inch tail, cut the yarn and use the tail
to whip stitch through the last 8 stitches made, pull tight, tie off, and tuck
in tail.
Automatic Copyright 03/11/2023
(See http://copyright.gov/circs/circ40.pdf for more information)