Pumpkin Mocha Hat

By    January 15, 2017 // No comments

As I knit and crochet everyday, piles and piles  of leftover yarn fill up my drawers. So from time to time, I try to make use of these yarns by crocheting hats. Hats don't require a lot of yarn, and they only need day to make. This is my second one this winter. 

Materials Needed:
  • 5 mm H/8, 4 mm G/6 hooks
  • Yarn used is Cascade 220 Superwash 220 mt / 100 g, 100 % wool in the colors Bitter chocolate, Golden and Frosted almond.
  • Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends.

Crochet terms (US):

hdc = half-double crochet
dc = double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
fpdc= front post double crochet
fptc = front post treble crochet
fptc2tog = front post treble crochet 2 together

This is an intermediate level pattern

Colors:

Color A: Frosted almond
Color B: Bitter chocolate
Color C: Golden

Measurements: 

Circumference : Approx. 21 inch / 53.5 cm.
Height: Approx. 9 inch / 23 cm. 

Pattern:

With yarn color A and 5 mm hook, Make a magic ring,

Round 1: ch 2 (count as a dc), 7 dcs , join with sl st to second ch. (8 sts)

Round 2: ch 2 (count as a dc), dc and fpdc in each dc of round one, join with sl st to second ch. (16 sts)

Round 3: ch 2 (count as a dc), (dc and fpdc in one dc, dc) repeat to the last st, dc and fpdc in it, join with,  sl st to second ch. (24 sts)

Round 4: ch 2 (count as dc), dc, (dc and fpdc in one dc, 2 dc) repeat to the last st, dc and ftpc in it, join with sl st to second ch. (32 sts)

Round 5: ch 2 (count as dc), (dc and fptc in one dc, dc) repeat to last dc, dc and fpdc in it, join with sl st to second ch (48 sts)

Round 6: ch 2 (count as dc), dc, (dc and fpdc in one dc, 2 dcs) repeat to last dc, dc and fpdc in it, join with sl st to second ch (64 sts)

Round 7: sl st to next st, ch 2 (count as dc), dc, (fpdc, 2 dc, skip next st, fptc in the fpdc of the previous round, dc in skipped st, dc in the same fpdc st, dc in the next st, fptc in the same fpdc st, 2 dc), repeat to last 7 sts, fpdc, 2 dc, skip next st, fptc in the fpdc of the previous round , dc, dc in the same fpdc st, dc, fptc in the same fpdc st. join with sl st to second ch. (80 sts)

Round 8: ch 2 (count as one dc), dc, (fpdc, 2 dc, fpdc, dc, 2 dcs in the next st, dc, fpdc, 2 dc), repeat to last 5 sts: fpdc, dc, 2 dcs in the next st, dc, fpdc, join with sl st to second ch. (88 st)

Round 9: ch 2 (does not count as a dc), 2 dcs, (fpdc, 2 dc, skip next st, 2 dc, fptc2tog the two fpdcs of previous round, 2 dc in the each st between fptc2tog, 2 dcs ), repeat to the end, sl st to the second ch. (88 st)
Cut off the yarn, change to yarn color B.

Round 10: ch 2 (doesn’t count as a st),  (skip next 2 sts, fptc in the next st, 2 dcs in the skipped st, skip next st, 2 dcs, fptc in the same st of the first fptc, 2 dcs, fpdc, 2 dcs). repeat to the end. Join with sl st to second ch.

Round 11: ch 2 (doesn’t count as st), (fpdc, 4 dc, fpdc, 2 dc, fpdc, 2 dc). repeat to the end, Join with sl st to second ch.

Round 12: ch 2 (doesn’t count as st), skip next st, 2 dcs, (fptc2tog the two fpdc of previous round, 2 dc in the two dc left between the two fpdc of previous round, 2 dc, fpdc, 2 dcs), repeat to the end. Join with sl st to ch 2.

Rounds 13, 14, 15: repeat rounds 10, 11, and 12.
Cut off the yarn, change to yarn color C.

Round 16: ch 2(doesn’t count as st), 2 dcs, (fpdc, 2 dcs, skip the next two sts, fptc in the fpdc of the previous round, dc in each of the skipped two sts, 2 dcs in the next two sts,  fptc in the same  fpdc of the previous round, 2 dcs), repeat to the end. join with sl st to second ch.

Round 17: ch 2(doesn’t count as st), (2 dcs, fpdc, 2 dcs, fpdc, 4 dcs, fpdc), repeat to the end, sl st to the second ch.
Round 18: repeat Round 9.

Change to hook 4 mm.

Round 19: ch 1, hdc in each st, sl st into the first ch.

Round 20: ch 1, hdc in each st, making yo through the third back loop of each previous hdc, sl st into the first ch.
Change to color B

Round 21, 22: repeat round 20.

Change to color A

Rounds 23, 24: repeat round 20.


Cut off the yarn, weave in loose threads.



















Puppy Granny Square

By    January 12, 2017 // 11 comments

Here it is, as promised, a puppy granny square.

Skill level: Intermediate

Check out the entire Animal Granny Square collection: 

Frog | Koala | Chick | Kitty | Chicken | Mouse | Bunny | Ox | Tiger | Duckling

GET printable PDF for this pattern here or on Ravelry: 


Materials: 
  • Yarn: Kartopu Bebe, 100 % acrylic, 1.8 oz (50 g), 164 yards (150 m), in the colors white, red and black.
  • Crochet hook, size US 7 (4.5 mm).

Measurements of the square: 6.1" x 6.1" (15.5 x 15.5 cm), approx.

Gauge: 20 sts and 11 round = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet.

Yardage: 60- 62 yards (55- 57 m).


 Crochet terms (US):
  • ch: chain
  • sc: single crochet
  • hdc: half double crochet
  • dc: double crochet
  • tc: treble crochet
  • st: stitch
  • sl st: slip stitch.


Instructions:

With white yarn, make a magic ring.

Round 1: ch 1, sc 6 into the magic ring, sl st into the first ch. (6 sts)

Round 2: ch 1, sc 2 in each st, sl st into the first ch. (12 sts)

Rounds 3 and 4: ch 1, sc in each st, sl st into the first ch. (12 sts)

Round 5: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc 2 in each st, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (24 sts)

Round 6: ch 3 and dc in the first st, *dc in dc, dc 2 in dc, repeat from * to last dc, dc in dc, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (36 dcs)

Round 7: ch 3 and dc in the first st, *dc in dc twice, dc 2 in dc, repeat from * to last  2 sts, dc in dc twice, sl st in the third ch of first ch 3. (48 dcs)

Round 8: ch 3 and dc in the first dc, *dc in dc three times, dc 2 in dc, repeat from * to last 3 sts, dc in dc three times, sl st in the third ch of first ch 3. (60 dcs)

Cut yarn and weave in loose ends. With red yarn, work the next rounds as follows:

Round 9: bind on yarn in the last st you've made, ch 1 and sc in the same st (you can make a standing sc), *sc in st, hdc in st twice, dc in st twice, tc in st, (tr, ch 2, tr) in st, tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st twice, sc in st three times, repeat from * three times, sc in st, hdc in st twice, dc in st twice, tc in st, (tr, ch 2, tr) in st, tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st twice, sc in st twice, sl st to first sc.

Rounds 10-12: ch 3 (counts as dc), *dc in dc to ch 2 space, *(dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch 2 space, repeat from * four times, dc in dc to end, sl st to third ch of first ch 3.

Cut yarn and weave in loose ends. Embroider the nose and eyes with black yarn.

The ears: 

Leave 4" (10 cm) yarn tail at the beginning.

Row 1: with black yarn ch 4, dc 2 in the fourth chain from the hook, turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: ch 3, dc into the same st, dc 2 in dc twice, turn. (6 sts)

Rows 3-6: ch 3, dc in dc to end. (6 dcs)

Cut yarn Leaving 6" (15 cm) yarn tail to sew in place. 

Sew the ears at the edge of round 8, use the yarn left at the beginning of the ears to anchor their tips of to the square.

Check out my previous granny square for The Year of The Chicken.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

 Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

The Year of The Chicken Granny Square

By    January 04, 2017 // 8 comments
 

Happy new year! According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2017 is the year of the chicken. So to celebrate the start of the year, I made a chicken granny square. It can work as a dish cloth, or you can make many squares and join them to make a blanket. I had so much fun crocheting it that I decide to try to make other animals. I'm currently working on a dog granny square. I'll be sharing it with you soon.

Skill level: Intermediate

Check out the entire Animal Granny Square collection: 

Puppy | Frog | Koala | Chick | Kitty | Mouse | Bunny | Ox | Tiger | Duckling

GET printable PDF for this pattern here or on Ravelry: 


Materials: 

  • Yarn: Kartopu Bebe yarn, 100 % acrylic, 1.8 oz (50 g), 164 yards (150 m), in the colors white (K019), bright yellow (K322), pale yellow (K331) and red (K150).
  • Crochet hook, size US 7 (4.5 mm). 
  • Tapestry needle.


Measurements of the square: 6.1 inch x 6.1 inch (15.5 cm x 15.5 cm), approx. 

Gauge: 20 sts and 11 round = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet.

Yardage: 62- 65 yards (57- 60 m).



Crochet terms (US):
  • ch: chain.
  • st: stitch.
  • sts: stitchs.
  • sl st: slip stitch. 
  • sc: single crochet.
  • hdc: half double crochet.
  • dc: double crochet.
  • tr: treble crochet. 


Instructions:

The Square:

With the bright yellow yarn make a magic ring, then work as follows:

Round 1: ch 1, sc 6 into the magic ring, sl st into the first ch. (6 sts)

Round 2: ch 1, sc into each st, sl st into the first ch.

Round 3: ch 1, sc 2 into each st, sl st into the first ch. (12 sts)

Round 4: ch 1, sc into each st, sl st into the first ch. Cut yarn and weave in the loose end1.

Round 5: with the white yarn make a knot and ch 3 (or make standing double crochet) and dc into any st, dc 2 into each st to end, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3 (or into first standing dc). (24 sts)

Round 6: ch 3, *dc 2 into the next st, dc in st, repeat from * ten more times, dc 2 into the last st, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (36 sts)

Round 7: ch 3, dc into the next st, (*c 2 into the next st, dc in st twice, repeat from *  ten more times, dc 2 into the last st, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (48 dcs)

Round 8: ch 3, dc in st twice, *dc 2 in st, dc in st 3 three times, repeat from * ten more times, dc 2 in the last st, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (60 dcs)

Cut yarn and weave in loose ends.

Round 9: With pale yellow yarn and in the last st you've made, make a knot and ch 3 (or make a standing double crochet), dc into the next 2 sts, *hdc in st twice, sc in st four times, hdc in st twice, dc in st three times, (tr 2, ch 3, tr 2) in the next st, dc in st three times, repeat from * two more times, hdc in st twice, sc in st four times, hdc in st twice, (tr 2, ch 3, tr 2) in the next st, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3 (or into first standing dc).

Rounds 10, 11 and 12: ch 3, *dc into each st to first ch 3 space, (tr 2, ch 3, tr 2) in the ch 3 space, repeat from * two more times, dc into each st to end, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3.

Cut the yarn and weave in the loose ends.



The eyes:

The st marked with a star is the middle st. Sew the eyes in the sixth st to the left and to the right of the middle st as shown in the picture below.



Chicken's combs:

Upper comb:

With red yarn, make a knot and ch 4:

Row 1: dc 3 into the fourth ch from the hook, this is the right side of the comb, turn.

Row 2: ch 3 and dc into the first st, dc 2 into each st, turn. (8 sts)

Row 3: ch 3 and dc into the first st, *dc in st , dc 2 into the next st, repeat from * 2 more times, dc into the last st, turn. (12 sts)

Row 4: ch 2, *dc into the first st, tr in st, dc in st, ch 2, sl st in the next st, repeat from * 2 more times. Cut yarn, leaving a 6" (15 cm) yarn tail to sew in place. 



Lower comb:

With the red yarn make a knot and ch 4:

Row 1: in the fourth ch from the hook make dc 3, turn. This is the right side of the comb.

Row 2: ch 2 and dc in the first st, tr in st, ch 2, sl st in st, ch 2, tr in st, dc in st, ch 2, sl st into the same st.

Cut yarn, leaving a 4" (10 cm) yarn tail to sew in place. 

Sew upper and lower comb in place as shown in the picture below. Weave in loose ends.





Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

Red Spikes Beanie

By    December 28, 2016 // 1 comment


Important notice: I have posted a new and simplified version of this hat, click here to see the update.

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you had an amazing Christmas this year with your loved ones. After I finished all my Christmas projects, I had so much left over red yarn, among them is this skein of chunky Bonbon yarn. And what's better than a beanie. So here it is, it only took me a day to design and finish it. I hope enjoy making it as much as I did.

Materials

Yarn: Bonbon  Kalin (1 Skein) 100g / 130 mt 100% Acrylic in color 98237.
Hook: 7 mm.
Size : approx. 58.5 cm / 23 inch circumference  and 21.5 cm / 8.5 inch in height (woman adult size).

Spike Tutorial:

3 loops Spike

Skip the next st, yo, insert hook in the st marked 1 (one round below one st to the right), yo, pull a loop, insert hook in the st marked 2 ( two rounds below under the skipped st), yo, pull a loop, insert the hook in the st marked 3 (one round below and one st to the left), yo, pull a loop, yo, pull through all six loops. ch 1 to close the spike st.



Five Loops Spike

Skip the next st, yo, insert hook in the st marked 1 (one round below two st to the right), yo, pull a loop, insert hook in the st marked 2 ( two rounds below one st to the right), yo, pull a loop, insert the hook in the st marked 3 (three rounds below under the skipped st), yo, pull a loop, insert the hook into the st marked 4 (two rounds below and one st to the left), yo, pull a loop, insert the hook in the st marked 5 (one round below two sts to the left), yo, pull a loop, yo, pull through all six loops. ch 1 to close the spike st.



 Important note: ignore the st marked below when you are working the next round in both spikes. 

Pattern:

Make a magic ring, then work as follows:

Round 1: ch 1, sc 6,into the magic ring, sl st into the first sc. (6 sts)

Round 2: ch 1 (doesn't count as a st), sc 2 into each st, sl st into the first st. (12 sts)

Round 3: ch 1, ( sc in st, sc 2 in st) repeat to the end, sl st into the first st. (18 sts)

Round 4: ch 1, ( sc in st twice, sc 2 in st) repeat to the end, sl st into the first st. (24 sts)

Round 5: ch 1, ( sc in st, sc into the next st, skip next st, make 3 loops spike st, sc in st) repeat to the end, sl st into the first st. (30 sts)

 Round 6: ch 1, (2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 4 sts) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st chain. (36 sts)

Round 7: ch 1, (2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 5 sts) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st chain. (42 sts)

Round 8: ch 1, (2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 6 sts) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st chain. (48 sts)

Round 9: ch 1, ( 2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 3 st, skip one st, make 5 loops spike st, 1 sc into the next 3 st) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st ch. (54 sts)

Round 10: ch 1, (2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 8 sts) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st chain. (60 sts)

 Round 11: ch 1, (2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 9 sts) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st chain. (66 sts)
Round 12: ch 1, sc into every st to the end. (66 sts)
Round 13: ch 1, (sc in the next 2 sts, skip the next st, make 5 loops spike, 1 sc into the next 10 sts) repeat 4 more times, skip the next st, make 5 loops spike, 1 sc into the next 8 sts, sl st into the 1st chain.
Round 14, 15 and 16: repeat round 12.
Round 17: ch 1, sc into the next 8 sts, ( skip the next st, make a 5 loops spike, sc into the next 10 sts) repeat 4 more times, skip the next st, make 5 loops spike, sc into the last 2 sts, sl st into the 1st ch of the round.
Round 18, 19 and 20: repeat round 12.
Round 21: repeat round 13.
Round 22, 23 and 24: repeat round 12.
Round 25: repeat round 17.
Round 26, 27 and 28: repeat round 12.
Round 29: repeat round 13.
Round 30: repeat round 12.
Round 31: ch 1, make crab (reverse single crochet) st in every st. sl st into the 1st ch. cut off the yarn and weave in the loose end.



If you have any questions or notes leave me a comment below.

Happy Crocheting!
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