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Bullion Stitch Neckwarmer, Scarf. Free Pattern
Materials: 12 ply yarn (worsted weight) less than 50 gms
5.00 mm hook (H/8)
Special Stitches:
Bullion st, yarn over hook 5 times, insert hook into st, pull up a loop pull through all 6 loops on hook.
BLO = work stitch into the back loop only, of st indicated
DC = Yarn over hook, insert hook into st, pull up a loop, yarn over hook, pull through 2 st’s, yarn over hook and pull through 2 st’s again.
Sc= Insert hook into st, pull up a loop, yarn over hook and pull through both loops on hook.
Begin.
Ch 4, sl st to first chain to form a ring
Ch 3, 10 dc into ring, sl st into first dc to join (not ch 3)
Ch 1, 1 sc in same place as join, ch 2, 1 sc in next dc, *ch 2, 1 sc in next dc*, repeat to end, ch 2 and sl st into first sc of this round
Ch 3, *1 bullion st into ch 2 space, 1 bullion st into sc st*, repeat to final ch 2 space, sl st to top of ch3
Ch 3, work 2 dc in space between ch 3 and 1 bullion st, work 2 dc in next space between the bullion st’s, work 2 dc in next 3 spaces between bullion st’s, ( 1 x ch 3 and 10 x dc in total) ch 3 and turn
Pattern Rows
Work 1 dc in very first dc, work 1 dc in each dc across, do not dc in end ch 3 of previous row, ch 1 and turn (10 dc and ch 3 turning ch)
Row 1 of pattern. Working the back loops only, work 1 sc in each dc across (ignore ch 3 turning ch), (=10 sc) ch 3 and turn
Row 2 of pattern. Work 1 dc in very first dc, work 1 dc in each sc across, ch 1 and turn (10 dc and ch 3 turning ch)
Repeat row 1 and row 2, 12 more times, (24 more rows of pattern) ending with a dc row, then sl st across 10 dc and fasten off
Button Placement
Place buttons beneath circular bullion to hide from view. The buttons will do up nicely in a dc.
To make a scarf
Using this pattern to make a scarf can be done easily by making 2 of the above, omitting the sl st ending and ending one side with a sc row, then join together. Make them as long as you need.
Ladybug Beret and Scarf Set
This pattern is also available on my blog more picutres there.
Ladybug Beret
Materials
2 x 50 gm balls of 8 ply red (US light worsted)
2 x 50 gm balls of 8 ply black
Size 5.00 mm hook (
Size 4.00 mm hook (
Sewing needle
Stitch used is
Special instructions
Beret and Peak are made by using 2 strands of yarn together, which gives you a 16 ply Beret
Do not join rounds
The use of a stitch marker between rounds
Alternate increase’s for a more rounded effect, such as, sc then increase, increase then sc.
Instructions are given for only for sc then increase.
Size is for small adult head
Beret, working with 2 strands of red yarn and a size 5.00mm hook
Ch 4, sl st to form a ring
1. 8 sc into ring (8 sc)
2. 2 sc in each sc around (16 sc)
3. 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of the round (24 sc)
4. 1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round (32 sc)
5. 1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round, (40 sc)
6. 1 sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round (48 sc)
7. 1 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round (56 sc)
8. work 1 sc in each sc around (56 sc)
9. 1 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round (56 sc)
10. 1 sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round (64 sc)
11. 1 sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round (72 sc)
12. 1 sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round (80 sc)
13. work 1 sc in each sc around (80 sc)
14. 1 sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round (88 sc)
15. 1 sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round (96 sc)
16. work 1 sc in each sc around (96 sc)
17. 1 sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round (96 sc)
18. 1 sc in next 11 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat to end of round (104 sc)
This should give you an approximate width of 10 inches in diameter, if you want a wider beret, keep increasing in the above manner to get your width. If puckering occurs, work a row with out increases.
19. Work 1 round of sc in back loops only
Decrease rounds are the reverse of the increase rounds
20. 1 sc in next 11 sc, sc 2 sc together, repeat to end of round (96 sc)
21. 1 sc in next 10 sc, sc 2 sc together, repeat to end of round (88 sc)
22. 1 sc in next 9 sc, sc 2 sc together, repeat to end of round (80 sc)
23. 1 sc in next 8 sc, sc 2 sc together, repeat to end of round (72 sc)
24. 1 sc in next 7 sc, sc 2 sc together, repeat to end of round (64 sc)
25. 1 sc in next 6 sc, sc 2 sc together, repeat to end of round (56 sc)
26. 1 sc in next 5 sc, sc 2 sc together, repeat to end of round (48 sc) Stop decreasing here (row 26) for a medium sized beret
27. 1 sc in next 4 sc, sc 2 sc together, repeat to end of round (40 sc)
28. work next 5 rows in sc, with 2 strands of black, without decrease or length desired. Fasten off
Peak for beret
Using 2 strands of black and size 5.00 mm hook
Ch 2
1. work 4 sc into 2nd ch from hook, ch 1 and turn
2. 2 sc in each sc across, ch 1 turn (8 sc)
3. 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next, repeat to end, ch 1 and turn (12 sc)
4. 1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next, repeat to end, ch 1 and turn (16 sc)
keep increasing in this manner until you have 28 sc or width desired. Fasten off
Attach peak to beret, sew in all loose ends.
The back split is worked with a single strand of black yarn in sc through the red beret with a size 4.00 mm hook.
Feelers are sewn in black as pictured.
Make a face on the peak.
Make 2 small dots, using a single strand of black and using size 4.00 mm hook.
Work 4 sc into a ring, do not join,
work 2 sc into each sc around (8 sc), fasten off leaving a length for sewing.
Make 2 large dots, using a single strand of black and using size 4.00 mm hook.
Work 4 sc into a ring, do not join,
work 2 sc into each sc around (8 sc),
work 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (8 sc) fasten off leaving a length for sewing.
Attach dots head.
Sew in all loose ends.
Ladybug Scarf
Materials
2 x 50 gm balls of 8 ply red
2 x 50 gm balls of 8 ply black
Small amount of white yarn, for sewing eyes.
Size 5.00 mm hook (
Size 4.00 mm hook (
Sewing needle
Stitches used are
Scarf is worked beginning at neck part, then the lady bugs are attached to both ends of the neck part.
Instructions given are for a scarf approx 55 inches in length. Using 4 lady bugs on each end of the scarf (8 ladybugs in total)
Turning ch 3 is counted as the first dc in every row
Neck part
Holding 2 strands of black together and using 5.00 mm hook
Ch 15
1. work 1 dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 3 and turn (13 dc)
2. work 1 dc in next dc across, ch 3 and turn (13 dc)
3. repeat row 2 until you get 31 rows in total, or length desired. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Easy ladybug, less sewing
Holding 2 strands of red yarn together and using 5.00 mm hook
You can either make a magic circle to begin, or a ch 2 then sc into the 2nd ch from the hook. The magic ring gives you a beginning that is closed tightly.
Do not join rounds.
1. Work 6 sc into ring
2. 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
3. 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (18 sc)
4. 1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (24 sc)
5. 1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (30 sc)
6. 1 sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (36 sc)
7. 1 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (42 sc)
sl st to join.
Head is worked as a half circle
Holding 2 strands of black and using 5.00mm hook
- work 3 sc into ring, ch 1 and turn
- 2 sc into each sc to end, ch 1 and turn (6 sc)
- 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat across (9 sc) fasten off
Attach head to body.
The back split is worked in sc through the red body.
Using a single strand of black and a size 4.00 mm hook attach yarn to the centre area of the head closest to the red body, sc evenly down the length of body.
Black spots are made in 2 sizes; the smaller is attached to the upper body and the larger to the lower body.
Make 2 small dots, using a single strand of black and using size 4.00 mm hook.
Work 4 sc into a ring, fasten off leaving a length for sewing.
Make 2 large dots, using a single strand of black and using size 4.00 mm hook.
Work 4 sc into a ring, do not join, work 2 sc into each sc around (8 sc), fasten off leaving a length for sewing.
Attach dots to body. Sew eyes into head.
Single strand Ladybug more sewing
Made in 4 parts using a single strand of yarn and a size 4.00 mm hook
Black body
Work 6 sc into ring
1. 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
2. 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (18 sc)
3. 1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (24 sc)
4. 1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (30 sc)
5. 1 sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (36 sc)
6. 1 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (42 sc)
sl st to join.
Black head
1. Work 3 sc into ring, ch 1 and turn
2. 2 sc into each sc across, ch 1 and turn (6sc)
3. 1 sc into next sc, 2 sc into next sc, repeat to end ch 1 and turn (9 sc)
4. 1 sc into next 2 sc, 2 sc into next sc, repeat to end ch 1 and turn (12 sc)
Attach head to body.
Red Wings, make 2
1. Work 3 sc into ring, ch 1 and turn
2. 2 sc into each sc across, ch 1 and turn (6sc)
3. 1 sc into next sc, 2 sc into next sc, repeat to end ch 1 and turn (9 sc)
4. 1 sc into next 2 sc, 2 sc into next sc, repeat to end ch 1 and turn (12 sc)
5. 1 sc into next sc 3, 2 sc into next sc, repeat to end ch 1 and turn (15 sc)
6. 1 sc into next sc 4, 2 sc into next sc, repeat to end ch 1 and turn (18 sc)
7. 1 sc into next sc 5, 2 sc into next sc, repeat to end (21 sc)
Fasten off leaving a medium sized tail for sewing on 1st wing and a longer tail for sewing on the 2nd wing.
Attaching wings (face wings together so tails meet each other) firstly using smaller tail for sewing, sew wings together from the sewing tail to the centre circle of the wing only, cut yarn.
Attach wings to the body using the longer tail, begin at the top centre of the body, sew around the outer part of the first wing then up into the upside down v shaped part of the wing, then the outer part of the wing to where you began, finishing off sewing down the centre join of the wing. (Wings attached to the body.)
Black spots are made in 2 sizes; the smaller is attached to the upper body and the larger to the lower body.
Make 2 small dots, using a single strand of black and using size 4.00 mm hook.
Work 4 sc into a ring, fasten off leaving a length for sewing.
Make 2 large dots, using a single strand of black and using size 4.00 mm hook.
Work 4 sc into a ring, do not join, work 2 sc into each sc around (8 sc), fasten off leaving a length for sewing.
Attach dots to body. Sew eyes into head
I attached my ladybugs heads facing upwards, the very top of the head was sewn to the very bottom of the body.
See pictures for more detail.
© Cathy Wood. 2008
first born grandson.
Kingston.
The hat pattern is from Bev's Country Cottage.
Easy round baby hat.
This will fit a small camera.
Rear View.
1. sc in second chain and each chain across, ch 1, turn
2. sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn <14>
3. work 2 more rows as above.
5. working in blo, sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn.
6. repeat 2nd row 14 more times.
19. repeat row 5 once.
20. repeat row 2, 4 more times
23. repeat row 5 once.
24. repeat row 2, 14 more times. Do not fasten off!
work 5 sc evenly across narrow side of case.
work 14 rows of 1 sc in each of the next 5 sc, ch 1, turn. fasten Off.
sew this bottom flap into place, attaching it to the 3 remaining sides.
Work 10 rows of sc, in each of next 10 sc across, ch 1, turn.
Work 1 sc, in next 4 sc, work 2 sc in the ch 2 space, 1 sc, in each of next 4 sc, ch 1, turn.
Work 1 sc in each sc, ch 1, turn.
Work 1 sc in each sc across, fasten off.
Tidy ends, sew on button and decorate any way you want.
size 4.oo mm hook for 8 ply yarn. Size 5.00mm hook for 12 ply yarn.
Case.
Chain 12.
1. miss 1 ch, 1 sc in each ch across, (11 sc) on opposite side of chain, 1 sc in each 11 ch across. (24 sc)
sl st to join, ch 2 for beg ch of next row.
Working in the round.
2. sc 21 sc, sl st to join, ch 2 for beg ch of next row. for 24 rows or length desired
Flap.
27. sc next 11 sc in blo, ch 1 turn (for folding flap)
28. sc 11 sc, ch 1 turn, for 5 more rows.
34. sc next 5 sc, ch 1, miss next sc, sc next 5 sc (button hole) finish off.
Add button.
You can add an extra row of sc on the flap for a contrasting color or a decorative edge.
You can find the patterns for the fruit in the picture at mywists.
I got the graph from here and I made the scarf in sc, with a 5.00 mm hook .
8 ply yarn was used, about 200 gms of white, 100 gms of black.
You could use a thicker or thinner yarn, by following the graph, you cant go wrong with either sized yarn.
I used a 3.50mm hook and sc over the top of the scarf in the area's indicated by the circles on the graph.
My brother in law, now has this scarf laying across his bar! Play the piano while you drink.
I reckon he'll be looking for it to wear, come winter.
The tutorial is here.
Crochet Speedy Scarf Hat
12 ply yarn
5.00mm hook
Tension not required
Worked in dc (trbl) = (yo hook, insert hook into st pull through loop, yo hook, pull through 2 loops, yo over hook pull through 2 loops again.
Hdc= yo hook, insert hook into st pull through loop, yo hook, pull through all 3 loops on hook
Ch 3 counts as first dc in each row.
A 100gm ball of yarn will get you through the hood and just pass the third row of the scarf.
Starting with hood
Ch 43
1. dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each ch to end (40 dc), working on the opposite side of the chain, dc in each ch to end (80dc), ch 3 turn
2. dc in 2nd dc and in each dc around, ch 3 turn (80 dc)
3 to 14 repeat row 2 but do not chain 3 at the end of row 14 break off yarn
Working with the attached scarf
2. dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across to the first sc, work 1 hdc in each sc across, dc in each ch to end, ch 3 and turn
3. dc in 2nd dc from hook and in each dc across, ch 3 turn.
4. repeat row 3 for the width required fro the scarf.
For a decorative edging, using yarn of your choice and a size 4.00mm hook, begin a sc around each dc post starting at the top right hand edge of scarf around the hood and across the left top of the scarf.
Finish off and weave in all ends.
Free Patterns
My daughter thought these baby pants were too plain, so I added some crocheted flowers.
The hat was supposed to be an adults hat, but I used the wrong crochet needle.
The links to the hat and the flowers are below.
Flowers, these are nice and easy.
http://www.freecraftunlimited.com/crochet-flowers-1.html
Flower hat lizzy hat.
This site has lots of free hat patterns.
http://patternsbydot.blogspot.com/2005_11_01_archive.html
