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Lipstick cosy

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Author

Helda Panagary

Lipstick cosy

Introduction

I hate waste. I have great difficulty in throwing away those bits of scrap yarn .I'm utterly convinced it will come in handy, one day. I have a scrap box for all those odds and ends of yarn I can't part with.It is overflowing.

I love lipstick,lip gloss,I never leave home without it. I have come up with this pattern, a lipstick cozy.You can combine scraps of leftover sock yarns( fingering weight)It uses very little yarn 5 to 10grams. It is a very easy pattern ,even beginners will find it a breeze.

Materials List

5-1o grams
2mm hook
tapestry needle

Finished Size

You decide

Gauge

Not nessary

Notes

You can use any type of yarn and any crochet hook. It can solve those moments when you just have to crochet but you don't have alot of time .Make a few ,use them as little handmade gifts for teachers ,friends , a stocking filler, perfect for any age.The stitches are UK terms.

The Pattern

You can use any type of yarn and any crochet hook. It can solve those moments when you just have to crochet but you don't have alot of time .Make a few ,use them as little handmade gifts for teachers ,friends , a stocking filler, perfect for any age.The stitches are UK terms.

http://heldasland.blogspot.com/2009/07/lipstick-cozy.html


Lipstick cosy

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Author

Helda Panagary

Lipstick cosy

Introduction

I hate waste. I have great difficulty in throwing away those bits of scrap yarn .I'm utterly convinced it will come in handy, one day. I have a scrap box for all those odds and ends of yarn I can't part with.It is overflowing.

I love lipstick,lip gloss,I never leave home without it. I have come up with this pattern, a lipstick cozy.You can combine scraps of leftover sock yarns( fingering weight)It uses very little yarn 5 to 10grams. It is a very easy pattern ,even beginners will find it a breeze.

Materials List

5-1o grams
2mm hook
tapestry needle

Finished Size

You decide

Gauge

Not nessary

Notes

You can use any type of yarn and any crochet hook. It can solve those moments when you just have to crochet but you don't have alot of time .Make a few ,use them as little handmade gifts for teachers ,friends , a stocking filler, perfect for any age.The stitches are UK terms.

The Pattern

You can use any type of yarn and any crochet hook. It can solve those moments when you just have to crochet but you don't have alot of time .Make a few ,use them as little handmade gifts for teachers ,friends , a stocking filler, perfect for any age.The stitches are UK terms.


Lacy Crochet Kerchief

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Kristen TenDyke

Lacy Crochet Kerchief

Introduction

I dreadlocked my hair about a year ago, and since then I’m always wearing something on my head to keep the locks back, away from my face, out of my knitting, crocheting, and everything else. I’ve become pretty reliant on a few staple hair accessories, but one Saturday, when preparing to play with some yarn, I realized I couldn’t find ANY of them. What’s a girl to do?

Well, that weekend I just happened to be obsessed with crochet, and one stitch pattern in particular. So, I pulled a ball of yarn from my stash, grabbed a hook, and whipped up a quick kerchief. Designing in crochet always allows me to be spontaneous—that’s what I love about it. If I work a couple rows in a stitch pattern, and it ends up not being what I like, I just rip it out, slip my hook back into the one stitch that remains, and continue along like nothing ever happened...Read more

Materials List

• 1 ball of Sundance or Soft Linen from Classic Elite Yarns or yarn of your choice.

• Size US I/9 or G/6 (5.5 or 4 mm) crochet hook
Or size to obtain desired gauge.
• Two removable stitch markers

Finished Size

Any size; pattern is written for 21" circumference with instructions for adjusting it to any length.

Gauge

Gauge is not critical for this design.

Notes

The Pattern


Simplicity Headband

Author

Momwithahook Patterns

Simplicity Headband

Introduction

Quick and simple Headband to help keep your hair out of your eyes on windy days.

Materials List

J/10 Hook 6.00MM
Red Heart Hunter Green and Aqua
Tapestry Needle to sew in ends

Finished Size

15 inches Headband
Ties are 6.5 inches each
Total size 28 inches

Gauge

6 stitches = 2 inches

Notes

ch 1 sc in first stitch throughout

Special stitch:
insert hook in same st,(first sc) YO and pull up a loop, insert hook in next st, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook

The Pattern

ch 41

1: sc in 2nd chain from hook *insert hook in same st, YO and pull up a loop, insert h ook in next st, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook* Repeat across ch 1 turn

2: sc in first stitch *insert hook in same st, YO and pull up a loop, insert h ook in next st, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook* Repeat across ch 1 turn

3: repeat row 2 finish off

Join contrasting color in corner with a sl st, sc 3x's in same stitch as join

4: sc in each stich around, 3 sc in each corner, finish off

Ties:

Join with a sl st to Right Side in two middle stitches

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Evergreen Tam

Author

Momwithahook Patterns

Evergreen Tam

Introduction

This is a simple Tam you can create in very little time.

Materials List

Hook size J/10 6.00mm
Red Heart Hunter Green and Aqua
Tapestry needle to sew ends

Finished Size

Top Diameter is 11 inches
Head band size is 21"

Gauge

First three rounds (1 - 3) should be approximately 2"

Notes

Chain 2 does not count as first stitch
Join to 1st stitch throughout
Stitches Used: Double Crochet, Treble crochet, Shell(3 Dc), Decrease TR , Decrease SC

The Pattern

Using MC

Ch 3

1: 12 dc in first ch, join to first Dc, ch 2

2: 2 Dc in each stitch around, join to first Dc, ch 2

3: 1 Dc in first st, 2 DC in next st around, join to first Dc, ch 2

4: 1 Dc in first 2 stitches, 2 Dc in next stitch around, join to first Dc, ch 2

5: 1 Dc in first 3 stitches, 2 Dc in next stitch around, join to first Dc, ch 2

6: 1 Dc in first 4 stitches, 2 Dc in next stitch around, join to first Dc, ch 2

7: TR in each stitch around join to first TR, finish off.

Join 2nd Color to any stitch with a sl st ch 3

8: 2 Dc in same stitch as join, Skip 2 stitches, 3 Dc in next st Repeat around, join to first Dc, finish off.

Join MC to any stitch with a sl st ch 3

9: TR in each stitch around, join to first TR, finish off.


Gnome Crochet Pattern

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Momwithahook Creations

Gnome Crochet Pattern

Introduction

This little guy has been all around the internet creating all sorts of problems. From what I can tell his little shinanigans are not over yet. Inspired by a gnome crochet pattern I came across years ago but is now lost in webspace.

Materials List

Caron Wintuk 4ply acrylic yarn in blue, white, cream(face color), red, yellow, and brown
Size e crochet hook and fiber fill
2 black safety eyes

Finished Size

About 3inches Tall

Gauge

Not important to this pattern

Notes

Crochet in the round, do not join unless noted.

The Pattern

Ch 2
1: 6 sc in second ch from hook (6sc)
2: 2 sc in each st around (12sc)
3: 1 sc, 2sc around (18sc)
4: 1sc around in back loops only (18sc)
5 – 6: 1sc around (18sc)
7: 1 sc around, sl st in first sc, end off

Join Brown in any st with sc

8: 1 sc in each st around, join with a slip st to first sc (18sc)
9: 1 sc in first 8 stitches, add yellow and 1 sc in next 2 stitches, add brown 1 sc in next 8 stitches. (18sc)
sl stitch to first sc end off. (stuff)
Join Blue in any st with sc
10: 1 sc around (18sc) join with a sl st to first sc
11 – 12: repeat row 10 (18 sc)
13: Dec over next 2sc, 1sc repeat around (12sc) sl st to first sc end off. (stuff)

Join white in front st with sc (back loops only)


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