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Tip of the Mathberg – Magic Potholders Deciphered

Jun 152013

Tip of the Mathberg

The Crochet Lounge Way

Magic Potholders Deciphered

I LOVE Magic Potholders and you may, too!

Definition:

A “magic potholder” is a square potholder that is made in one piece (without having to break yarn), on the diagonal, in the round, and folds into double the thickness onto itself before finishing off.

That was a mouthful, but when you hook it, it really is all of the above and more. Can you tell I am excited to share?

The More

You can take ANY stitch pattern, as long as you make a straight edge for it (to form the square), and make a Magic Potholder!
Using a little bit of mathematics, it can come out the expected size EVERY TIME and we’ll show you how
Prefilled tables at your fingertips for your foundation chain/foundation single crochet (fsc) count

The Tip

Use Pythagorean Theorem (yes, Geometry level nomnom) to help figure out the sizing of your finished Magic Potholder!

The Free Pattern

For the faint-hearted at mathematics, here is a pattern to explain by hooking, Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholders.

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholders Backside Stitching 5″ & 7″ – Crochet Kitchen Essentials

The How to

Take ANY Stitch and Making Magic Potholders:
Steps to creating a successful magic potholder with any stitch:

1) Determine your gauge with the chosen hook, yarn and stitch
2) Determine the desired size of the finished potholder e.g. 5″x5″, 7″x7″ so on and so forth
3) Do the math or simply check out the table at the bottom of this post to determine the starting chain length or fsc length taking into consideration how to make the stitch straight edged on the two sides
4) Get ready, set and HOOK the stitch from one end of your foundation chain to the other, adding enough repeats at each end to make a pouch shape.

Quick 30s video of how this pouch is then folded into the Magic double layered Potholder is being uploaded and will be linked here soon.

The Nitty Gritty that isn’t so Detailed

A right angle measures 90°, and in this case is the corner of the Magic Potholder.
The Legs of the triangle are the sides that form the right angle, denoted as sides a & b.
The Hypotenuse is the largest side in a triangle that is opposite to the right angle. It is denoted as side c in the Pythagorean Theorem.
Since the Magic Potholder is a Square, we will only be talking about the Pythagorean Theorem where side a equals side b (a=b).

Tip of the Mathberg - Magic Potholder Pythagorean Theorem Squares | The Crochet Lounge Way

Pythagorean Theorem

The pythagorean theorem states that the sum of the area of the squares created by the two legs of the right triangle (a & b) is equal to the area of the square with sides the length of the hypotenuse (c).

In our case, the Magic Potholder is a square, so we will be working with the theorem where a is equal to b.

a² + b² = c², and a = b

Here are the steps to find the sides from a given hypotenuse (your foundation chain start):
2a² = c²
a² = c²/2
a = sqrt (c²/2)

The ideal situation is actually determining what end size potholder you want and finding the hypotenuse then converting via your gauge to your starting foundation chain.

The Math:

a² + b² = c², and a = b
2a² = c²
sqrt(2a²) = c

The following table calculates the length of the hypotenuse based on the ending measurement of the sides of the square you would like to make. It does not include a unit base since it could be used for any unit calculation. In metric, 30.5cm is roughly 12 inches, so the table is made going up to 30.75 for the side.

Determining the Gauge

To determine the gauge, I highly suggest you measure your foundation single crochet or if you must, measure foundation chain with a row of sc to stabilize the chain. The reason for suggesting using FSC is because it doesn’t stretch/pull out of shape and will stay the same as you stitch across and around it. I prefer starting all my magic potholders using FSC since it creates a nice straight diagonal or hypotenuse for one side of Magic Potholder.

What is Foundation Single Crochet (FSC)?

FSC is the foundation chain plus a row of sc done in one single row, and is done as follows:

Foundation single crochet (fsc) – ch2, insert hook into 2nd chain from hook, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 1 (this creates the next foundation chain), yo draw through 2 (this completes the single crochet)
*insert hook into the next foundation chain just created, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 1, yo draw through 2
Repeat from * until total fsc completed

The equation so you can make specific calculations to your own gauge.

Ex. Measuring in inches, using worsted weight cotton and an H or I hook, my sc rows can measure 4st to an inch. Upon determining the hypotenuse of the potholder from the table above, you simply take the hypotenuse and multiply it by the number of stitches per inch to get the number of starting FSC you need.

So to get an 8″ Magic Potholder, you would read the table for 8 inches and see that the hypotenuse will be 11.31in. To get the number of foundation chain needed to achieve proximity to the 11.31in hypotenuse, you multiply 11.31in to your gauge stitches per inch (here, we’re using 4).

4 stitches/in * 11.31in = 45.24stitches

Obviously, since we can’t stitch a partial stitch, you will then round up or down depending on your heart’s desire

♥

The following table calculates the FSC number needed for you – you just need to know what the finished size of the potholder you would like, and using the same base unit (inches or cm, for example), make your gauge to figure out the stitches per unit, and use this table to find out how many starting FSC you would need (or starting chain + 1).

Hooking the Magic Potholder

The only thing remaining for consideration is how to hook the stitch you want on your Magic Potholder. Some patterns have larger stitch quantities before reaching a repeat. This will have to work with the size of the potholder you have chosen (unless you want to make it larger or smaller purely based on the number of pattern repeat — which is much easier than the mathberg we are playing with here).

Since the pattern is worked AROUND the FSC, in order for it to start forming the square shape, you need extra stitches in the end fsc on each side in the first round. If your pattern stands the height of sc, you would use 4sc on each end, if it stands the height of hdc, you would stitch 4hdc on each end. For more complicated stitches, you can convert the stitch to match – just like the Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholders. You need to account for the extra stitches at the two ends for your pattern repeat.

On the Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholders, there is an extra 2 stitches at each end of the fsc so when calculating the pattern repeat, you would have to add 4 to the ‘foundation as if it were a flat rectangular piece.

Once you get going, it won’t be such a mystery since all you are doing is going around and around with the fsc as the base of the rectangular pouch you are creating. When the short side of the rectangle is equal to half of the calculated hypotenuse, you are ready to fold it into your Magic Potholder and stitch it shut into a double layered square.

Enjoy!

Divine Love Series – Star Flower Puffy Hearts ♥

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Jun 062013

♥ Star Flower Puffy Hearts ♥

Divine Love Series – Free Crochet Heart Patterns

Sweetie Puffs Tiny Hearts (single round) and Sweetie Puffs Tiny Hearts Defined (2rounds) were a hit as heart appliques, stand alone tiny hearts, a gratitude heart in your pockets.

Star Flower Puffy Hearts Pile - Free Crochet Heart Pattern | The Crochet Lounge

Star Flower Puffy Hearts – Rainbow Pile

For a beginner to crochet and expand on their repertoire, there’s noting more fun than yet another heart that’s just slightly bigger and involves color change, should you wish to try! If you are a beginner to crochet, this is a fabulous way to pick up a few quick new stitches and the single crochet invisible join The Crochet Lounge way.

My now 6 year old asked to learn new crochet stitches recently. What a great way to be motivated to make up another crochet heart pattern she will love to make incorporating the basics she has already learned from the last set. We continue down this Divine Love Series dedicated to my family and my little ones, especially my Cadence Music ♥.

Video Tutorial link will be added here soon.

Materials:

Any Worsted Weight Yarn (or any yarn with proportional hook sizes)
Size E/4 (3.5mm) & H/8 (5.00mm) hooks
Would look great in a single solid color or two slow transition variegated yarn so not to detract from the shape

Stitches Used:

magic circle, ch, sc, dc, slst, invisible join, puff stitch

Star Flower Puffy Hearts - Single Color - Free Crochet Heart Pattern | The Crochet Lounge

Star Flower Puffy Hearts – Single Color
Ch4 start at top, Magic Circle start at bottom

Magic circle The Crochet Lounge Way- wrap yarn around finger twice, slip hook under the loops, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through loop to secure the magic circle

Chain (ch) - yo (yarn over), pull through loop on hook

Single crochet (sc) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 2

Double crochet (dr) - yo, insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop (3 on hook), yo draw through 2 loops (2 on hook), yo draw through 2 loops

Slip Stitch (slst) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw through stitch and loop on hook

Puff Stitch (hdc puff st) – (yo, insert hook into indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop) 4 times [9 loops on hook], yo draw through all 9 loops

Sc Invisible Join (sc invisible join) The Crochet Lounge Way - on last single crochet, insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop, insert hook into the back loop only of the first stitch in the round, yo draw through stitch and the 2 loops on hook, pull up 3″ of yarn, cut and work with the 3″ of yarn, insert hook under both loops of the second stitch in the round, yo draw through stitch, insert hook in the front loop only of the last stitch in the round, yo draw through loop, insert hook from the back (wrong) side of work under both loops of the same stitch you just worked, draw yarn to the back so you can weave in the end

Patterns:

Single Colored Heart

Ch4, slst join to 4th chain from hook (if you want the center of the puff flower closed, then use a Magic Circle start, and do not pull the Magic Circle tight until you have completed round 2!)

Round 1:
Ch1, hdc puff stitch into the circle, ch 3,
hdc puff stitch into the circle, ch2,
hdc puff stitch into the circle, ch2,
hdc puff stitch into the circle, ch3,
hdc puff stitch into the circle, ch1,
slst into the circle

switch to E hook

Star Flower Puffy Hearts – Green & Yellow

Round 2:
2sc into the starting Ch1 of Round 1,
(sc, 2hdc) into the top of the first hdc puff stitch,
(hdc, 2dc )into the ch3 spc,
(dc, 2hdc) into the top of the next hdc puff stitch,
(hdc, sc) into the ch2 spc,
(sc, ch2, sc) into the top of the next hdc puff stitch
<Note: This is the tip of your heart and you will now be reversing the instructions to get to the top>
(sc, hdc) into the next ch2 spc,
(2hdc, dc) into the top of the next hdc puff stitch,
(2dc, hdc) into the next ch3 spc,
(2hdc, sc) into the top of the last hdc puff stitch,
slst into the middle of the starting circle, pull the loop up 1/4″ (6mm), take out your hook,
insert hook from the back side through the starting circle and reinsert hook into the last loop,
pull loop through to the wrong side of the heart, cut a 6″ tail (15cm) and draw through the loop

<Note: if you used a Magic Circle start, this is where you would want to close your Magic Circle>

Weave in the ends

Two Colored Hearts

Ch4, slst join to 4th chain from hook (if you want the center of the puff flower closed, then use a Magic Circle start, and do not pull the Magic Circle tight until you have completed round 2!)

Round 1 (with CC):

Star Flower Puffy Hearts Circle

Ch1, hdc puff stitch into the circle, ch 3,
hdc puff stitch into the circle, ch2,
hdc puff stitch into the circle, ch2,
hdc puff stitch into the circle, ch3,
hdc puff stitch into the circle, switch to MC
ch1,
slst into the circle

switch to E hook

Round 2 (continue in MC):
2sc into the starting Ch1 of Round 1,
(sc, 2hdc) into the top of the first hdc puff stitch,
(hdc, 2dc )into the ch3 spc,
(dc, 2hdc) into the top of the next hdc puff stitch,
(hdc, sc) into the ch2 spc,
(sc, ch2, sc) into the top of the next hdc puff stitch

Star Flower Puffy Hearts Column

<Note: This is the tip of your heart and you will now be reversing the instructions to get to the top>
(sc, hdc) into the next ch2 spc,
(2hdc, dc) into the top of the next hdc puff stitch,
(2dc, hdc) into the next ch3 spc,
(2hdc, sc) into the top of the last hdc puff stitch,
slst into the middle of the starting circle, pull the loop up 1/4″ (6mm), take out your hook,
insert hook from the back side through the starting circle and reinsert hook into the last loop,
pull loop through to the wrong side of the heart, cut a 6″ tail (15cm) and draw through the loop

Weave in the ends

Mystery Crochet Along – Crochet Pattern Bonanza

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May 152013

★ It’s a Mystery ★
Mystery Crochet Along with Rhelena

of Crochet Pattern Bonanza

It’s a MYSTERY Crochet Along and you are here via facebook, g+, twitter or Pinterest! Join us on this 2-3day blast MCAL with Rhelena, owner of Crochet Pattern Bonanza and crochet designer. Join in on the fun and send in your WIP (work in progress) photos by posting on
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Once the MCAL is completed, we’ll set up a way for you to upload your photos to this page so stay tuned!

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Mystery Crochet ALong with owner designer Rhelena of Crochet Pattern Bonanza!

Materials:

Yarn: Bernat Handicrafter Cotton, or any other similar yarn such as Lily Sugar ‘n Cream. Only need small amount.

Crochet Hook: H/8-5.00mm

Gauge:

Measures 2.75” across first 3 rounds. However, for this pattern it is not important to match the gauge.

Finished Size:

Measures 4″ across & 7.5” across

Abbreviations:

Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Ch-Sp = Chain Space
Esc = Extended Single Crochet
FO = Fasten Off
Hdc = Half Double Crochet
Hdc PC = Half Double Crochet Popcorn
Hk = Hook
Lp/Lps = Loop/Loops
Rnd/Rnds = Round/Rounds
Sc = Single Crochet
Sl St = Slip Stitch
Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
YO = Yarn Over

Special Stitch Instructions:

ESC: Insert hk in st or ch indicated, yo and pull up a lp, yo and pull through one lp, yo and pull through both lps on hk.

HDC PC: Work 3 hdc into st or ch indicated, remove hk from lp and insert into first hdc made, pick up the lp and pull through, ch 1 to close the st.

Pattern Instructions:

Day 1

Rnd 1: Ch 2, work 8 sc into 2nd ch from hk, join with sl st to first sc. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, (esc, ch 1) twice into each sc around; join with sl st to first esc. (16 esc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, (esc, ch 1) into each esc around; join with sl st to first esc. (16 esc)

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Day 2

Rnd 4: Sl st into ch-1 sp, ch 1, hdc pc into same sp, ch 1, (hdc pc, ch 1) into next sp and into each sp around; join with sl st to first hdc pc. (16 hdc pcs)

Rnd 5: Sl st into next ch-sp, ch 1, (esc, ch 1) twice into same sp and into each sp around; join with sl st to first esc. (32 esc) FO

Make 3 more of the same R1-5 for a total of 4 and weave in the ends! <<<< Don’t Miss This Step >>>>

Mystery Crochet ALong with owner designer Rhelena of Crochet Pattern Bonanza!

Day 3

Make One MORE (#5) Rounds 1-5, but don’t break the yarn… continue onto Rounds 6-8

Rnd 6: Sl st ito first ch-1 sp, ch 1, (esc, ch 1) into same sp and into each sp around; join with sl st to first esc. (32 esc)

Rnd 7: Rep rnd 4. (32 hdc pcs)

Rnd 8: Sl st into next ch-sp, ch 1, (esc, ch 1, esc) into same sp and into each sp around; join with sl st to first esc. FO.

You now have 4 “wheels”/”circles” and a fifth one coming along… any ideas of what you’ve made thus far and what you have at the end of Day 3?

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Challenge

If you love the set that you’ve got, take a photo of it in the setting you think it would be utilized or a photo of it packaged as a gift.
If you are being starstruck by inspiration, your challenge is to take a photo of the finished object YOU design it to be with the pieces you already have in hand. Should you choose option 2, you may add-on to the MCAL pattern in order to make your vision come to life.

At that point, Rhelena and I will both select our favorite submissions as well as post the top 3 Challenge Option 1 winners via votes and top 3 Challenge Option 2 winners via votes.

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Eternal Love Baby Slouch

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May 122013

Eternal Love Baby Slouch

Crochet Slouch Hat Pattern

Thanks to all the Loungers for coming out to vote for the Eternal Love Baby Slouch in All Free Crochet’s Stitch and Unwind blog We had a blast and we’re sure you will, too, with this free crochet slouch hat pattern!

Eternal Love Baby Slouch – Crochet Reversible Slouch Hat

Materials

4oz #3Light Weight
H-8 (5mm), F-5 (3.75mm)
Stitch Marker
Tapestry Needle
Scissors
Pinned Visor Brim Only:
4 – 3/4” (19mm) buttons
Thread to secure buttons

Sizing:

Hook & FO Sizing
~15-16″ circumference child size – I/9 (5.5mm) hook for hat, H/8 (5mm) hook for brim
Child & Adult Size slouch hat, please visit the Eternal Love Slouch Pattern

Stitches (sts) & Abbreviations

Yarn over (yo) – wrap yarn over hook

Chain (ch) – yo, pull through loop on hook

Foundation single crochet (fsc) – ch2, insert hook into 2nd chain from hook, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 1 (this creates the next foundation chain), yo draw through 2 (this completes the single crochet)
*insert hook into the foundation chain just created, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 1, yo draw through 2
Repeat from * until total fsc completed

Slip Stitch (slst) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw through stitch and loop on hook

Single crochet (sc) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 2

Half double crochet (hdc) - yo, insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through all 3 loops on hook

Back Post hdc (BPhdc) – yo, insert hook from back to front to back from the right side around to the left side of the indicated post (Lefties do the opposite from left to right), yo draw up a loop, yo draw through all 3 loops on hook

BPhdc 2 together (BPhdc2tog) - yo insert hook from behind the work around the post from right to left, yo draw up a loop, yo insert hook from behind the work around the next post from right to left, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through all 5 loops

Puff stitch - (yo, insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop) 4 times, yo draw through all loops on hook

Modified puff stitch - (yo, insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop) 4 times, yo draw through 8 loops on hook [leaving 2 on hook], yo draw through 2 loops

Puff shell –(puff stitch, ch1, puff stitch) in the indicated stitch

Modified puff shell – (puff stitch, ch1, modified puff stitch) in the indicated stitch

Invisible sc Join The Crochet Lounge Way – in the last stitch of the round, insert hook into the last stitch, draw up a loop, insert hook into the back loop only (blo) of the first stitch in the round, yo, draw up and through the loops on hook, leave a 6” tail, cut the yarn. Insert hook through both loops of the second stitch of the round, yo with tail draw yarn through. Insert hook into the front loop only (flo) of the last stitch of the round, draw tail through. From wrong side of piece, insert hook through the same last stitch in the round under both loops, draw tail to the inside and fasten off.

Invisible hdc Join The Crochet Lounge Way – in the last stitch of the round, yo, insert hook into the last stitch, draw up a loop (without finishing the hdc), insert hook into the back loop only (blo) of the first stitch in the round, yo, draw up and through the loops on hook (finishing the hdc), leave a 6” tail, cut the yarn. Insert hook through both loops of the second stitch of the round, yo with tail draw yarn through. Insert hook into the front loop only (flo) of the last stitch of the round, draw tail through. From wrong side of piece, insert hook through the same last stitch in the round under both loops, draw tail to the inside and fasten off.

Gauge:

Stitch pattern ch17, sc second st from hook, sc in each st across [16sc ] Ch1, turn, sc in each st across, repeat

H-8 (5mm) hook — 9sc or 15 rows = 3” (7.62cm)

Pattern:

Baby Size 9-12mo
<Note: Please remember that the brim will be worked last, so if your starting band does not match the sizing you want, start with a smaller or larger hook. For full pattern adjustment you would need to increase 8 stitches at a time in order for the decreases at the crown to come out evenly. If you are looking to make this into a slouch beanie without a fold up brim, then it wouldn’t matter if the starting fsc is a bit wider than what you desire because you can downsize your hook when you crochet the sc brim rounds. The child/adult size starts with 64 fscs. Unlike the child/adult pattern, the brim is worked last, it has little effect on the hat fit for the baby pattern.>

With a 6” tail (15cm)

Round 1:
Fsc 48, make sure your work is not twisted, join with slst
or
Ch49, join, ch1, sc in each ch across, make sure your work is not twisted, join with slst [48sc]

<Note: with Fsc, you will also need to join the starting tail to the bottom of the last fsc in the round>

Rounds 2 & 3:

Ch1, sc in each sc around, join with slst [48sc]

Round 4:
Ch1, BPhdc in next 2 sts, puff shell in next sc of Round 2, (BPhdc in next 3 sts, puff shell in next sc of Round 2) 11 times, BPhdc in next stitch, slst join to first BPhdc
[ch1, 12 puff shells, 36 BPhdcs]

<Hint: There are 3 skipped scs between the bottom of the puff shells>

Round 5:

Ch1, BPhdc in next 2 BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, (BPhdc in next 3 sts, puff shell in next puff shell) 11 times, BPhdc in next stitch, slst join to first BPhdc
[ch1, 12 puff shells, 36 BPhdcs]

Rounds 6-9:
Repeat Round 5

By now, if you are starting to see your piece curl up around itself like it is forming a cover around a 3d Styrofoam ring (yes, for those of you who are thinking of yarn bombing – fabulous idea), IT’S OKAY! You are absolutely on track as strange as it looks

Start of Decrease Rounds

Round 10:
Ch1, BPhdc in next 2 BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc in next BPhdc, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell, (BPhdc in next 3 BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc in next BPhdc, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell) 5 times, BPhdc in next st, slst join to first BPhdc
[ch1, 24BPhdc, 6 BPhdc2tog, 12puff shells]

<Hint: Visual pattern is a repeat of 3 BPhdc, Puff Shell, 2 BPhdc, Puff Shell in this round>

Round 11:
Ch1, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc in next 2 BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, (BPhdc in next BPhdc, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc in next 2 BPhdc, puff shell in next puff shell) 5 times, BPhdc in next st, slst join to first BPhdc2tog
[ch1, 24BPhdc, 6BPhdc2tog, 12 puff shells]

<Hint: Visual pattern is a repeat of 2 BPhdc, Puff Shell, 2 BPhdc, Puff Shell in this round>

Rounds 12-16:
Repeat Round 12

Round 17:
Ch1, BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell, (BPhdc in next 2 sts, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell) 5 times, BPhdc in next st, slst join to first BPhdc
[ch1, 12 BPhdc, 6BPhdc2tog, 12 puff shells]

<Hint: Visual pattern is a repeat of 2 BPhdc, Puff Shell, BPhdc, Puff Shell in this round>

Round 18:
Slst to the center of the first puff shell, ch1, puff shell in center of the same puff shell, BPhdc in next BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc2tog, (puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc in next BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc2tog) 5 times, slst join to first puff shell
[ch1, 6 BPhdc, 6BPhdc2tog, 12 puff shells]

<Hint: Visual pattern is a repeat of BPhdc, Puff Shell, BPhdc, Puff Shell in this round>

Continuation of Decrease Rounds with Modified Puff Shells

Round 19:
(Working in puff shells only) Slst to the center of the first puff shell, ch1, modified puff shell in center of same puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next puff shell) 11 times, slst join to first modified puff shell

[ch1, 16 modified puff shells]

There are two (2) versions of Rounds 20 & 21. Please look at the photos for Round 19-1 finish and read through 19-2 to determine how you would like to continue with the crown of your hat. Depending on the yarn you may have chosen, there could be more or less of a gap between the decrease shells and the filler stitch could change how the hat looks.

Round 20-1 (hdc version):

Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, ch1, modified puff shell in center of same modified puff shell, hdc in center of next modified puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next modified puff shell, hdc in center of next modified puff shell)5 times, slst join to first modified puff shell
[6 modified puff shells, 6 hdcs]

Round 20-2 (Puff Stitch version):

Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, ch1, modified puff shell in center of same modified puff shell, modified puff stitch in center of next modified puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next modified puff shell, modified puff stitch in center of next modified puff shell)5 times, slst join to first modified puff shell
[6 modified puff shells, 6 modified puff stitches]

Round 21:
(Working in modified puff shells only) Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, ch1, modified puff shell in center of same modified puff shell, hdc in next modified puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next modified puff shell, hdc in next modified puff shell) 5 times, slst join to first modified puff shell
[6 modified puff shells, 6hdcs]

Round 22:
Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, ch1, modified puff shell in center of same modified puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next modified puff shell)5 times
[6 modified puff shells]

Round 23:

Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, modified puff stitch in center of same modified puff shell, (modified puff stitch in center of next modified puff shell) 5 times
[6 modified puff stitches]

Round 24:
Cut yarn leaving a 12 inch tail

Weave around the center of each of the 6 modified puff stitches from Round 23

Fasten Off

Brim Options

The brim can be worked as a simple slouchy beanie sc brim or a pinned visor brim.

Simple Slouchy Beanie sc Brim:
Worked in continuous rounds

Continue with H hook if the slouch is fitting fine or sized where you would like it, downsize to G or F hook if necessary to obtain the brim sizing you would like.

Round 1:
Slst join to any stitch on fsc round, place stitch marker in the first stitch, crocheting over the tail, ch1, sc in each stitch around [48sc]

Round 2-4:
Repeat Round 1 [48sc]

<Tip: In the event of a color change, invisible join at the end of the round, add new color and repeat Round 1 followed by Round 2 until desired brim length has been reached>

Fasten Off with Invisible Sc Join

Pinned Visor Brim:

Worked in rows across the span of 6 puff shell sections in the photos. If you would like the brim to be further to the sides above the ear area, you would want to allow 8 puff shell section span from edge to edge of the brim.

Row 1:
With brim pointing up, start 1 stitch to the right of the bottom tip of a puff shell. Slst join, place stitch marker in the first stitch, crocheting over the tail, ch1, sc in same stitch, sc in next 23 sts. [24 scs]

Row 2-9:
Ch1, turn, sc in each st across [24scs]

Righty: Rotate work 90 degrees clockwise
<Lefty: Rotate work 90 degrees counter-clockwise>

Sc in same corner stitch, sc down the side of visor brim ending in fsc row of body of hat

Row 10:
Rsc around to the other side of the visor brim ending last stitch in fsc row of body of hat

Fasten Off

Button Attachments:

Cut 12in (30cm) of sewing thread

Thread through tapestry needle, tie ends together forming a knot, sew one button to one corner of visor brim, wind thread around button twice, push needle through to other side of visor brim, attach second button in the opposing side, secure by sewing through both buttons one more time

Fasten Off

Repeat for other corner of visor brim.

Use buttons by pushing through the middle of your selected set of puff stitches!

Depending on the yarn choice, the crown area could be fuller using the optional decrease single puff stitches. If it is too lacy for you, try the other option

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May 062013

Eternal Love Slouch - Child to Adult Sizes with Button Up Brim | Free Crochet Pattern | Crochet Slouch Hat Pattern

~♥ Eternal Love Slouch ♥~
Crochet Along with “e”

Have you been making hats, scarves, and all accessories under the sun as gifts? You’ve just landed at a free reversible slouch hat pattern that will work up like a breeze and keep you wanting to make more for all the variations and in all colorways. We’re kicking off the release of this pattern as a Crochet A-Long (CAL) as the Crochet Lounge community. Join in on the fun and send in your WIP (work in progress) photos by posting on
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Eternal Love Slouch - Adult Size with Button Up Brim | Free Crochet Pattern

Eternal Love Slouch – Crochet Reversible Slouch Hat – Adult Size with Button Up Brim

Materials

7oz Worsted Weight – Medium #4 (UK Aran, AU 10ply)
H-8 (5mm), I-9 (5.5mm), J-10 (6mm) Hook
Stitch Marker
Tapestry Needle
Scissors
Pinned Visor Brim Only:
4 – 7/8” (22mm) buttons
Thread to secure buttons

Sizing:

Hook & FO Sizing
~16″ circumference child size – I/9 (5.5mm) hook for hat, H/8 (5mm) hook for brim
~18″ circumference child size – I/9 (5.5mm) hook
~21″ circumference adult size – J/10 (6mm) hook

Stitches (sts) & Abbreviations

Yarn over (yo) – wrap yarn over hook

Chain (ch) – yo, pull through loop on hook

Foundation single crochet (fsc) – ch2, insert hook into 2nd chain from hook, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 1 (this creates the next foundation chain), yo draw through 2 (this completes the single crochet)
*insert hook into the foundation chain just created, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 1, yo draw through 2
Repeat from * until total fsc completed

Slip Stitch (slst) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw through stitch and loop on hook

Single crochet (sc) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 2

Half double crochet (hdc) – yo, insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through all 3 loops on hook

Puff stitch - (yo, insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop) 4 times, yo draw through all loops on hook

Modified puff stitch - (yo, insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop) 4 times, yo draw through 8 loops on hook [leaving 2 on hook], yo draw through 2 loops

Puff shell –(puff stitch, ch1, puff stitch) in the indicated stitch

Modified puff shell – (puff stitch, ch1, modified puff stitch) in the indicated stitch

Gauge:

Stitch pattern ch17, sc second st from hook, sc in each st across [16sc ] Ch1, turn, sc in each st across, repeat

J-10 (6mm) hook — 8sc or 15 rows = 3” (7.62cm)

I-9 (5.5mm) hook — 10sc or 18 rows = 3” (7.62cm)

Eternal Love Slouch – Crochet Reversible Slouch Hat – Child Size with Regular Brim

Pattern:

Child Size 18”– use I-9 (5.5mm)
Adult Size 21”– use J-10 (6mm)

<Note: Please remember that the brim will be worked last, so if your starting band does not match the sizing, or you need the brim sizing to be larger or smaller, you can make the adjustments when we are done with the hat body & crown and move onto the brim.>

Day 1

With a 6” tail (15cm)

Round 1:
Fsc 64, make sure your work is not twisted, join with slst
or
Ch65, join, ch1, sc in each ch across, make sure your work is not twisted, join with slst [64sc]

<Note: with Fsc, you will also need to join the starting tail to the bottom of the last fsc in the round>

Rounds 2 & 3:

Ch1, sc in each sc around, join with slst [64sc]

Round 4:
Ch1, BPhdc in next 2 sts, puff shell in next sc of Round 2, (BPhdc in next 3 sts, puff shell in next sc of Round 2) 15 times, BPhdc in next stitch, slst join to first BPhdc
[ch1, 16 puff shells, 48 BPhdcs]

<Hint: There are 3 skipped scs between the bottom of the puff shells>

Day 2

Round 5:
Ch1, BPhdc in next 2 BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, (BPhdc in next 3 sts, puff shell in next puff shell) 15 times, BPhdc in next stitch, slst join to first BPhdc
[ch1, 16 puff shells, 48 BPhdcs]

Rounds 6-13:
Repeat Round 5

By now, if you are starting to see your piece curl up around itself like it is forming a cover around a 3d Styrofoam ring (yes, for those of you who are thinking of yarn bombing – fabulous idea), IT’S OKAY! You are absolutely on track as strange as it looks

Here’s a fabulous example from CAL friend Cynthia Chiu in Malaysia

Eternal Love Slouch - Crochet ALong | WIP by Cynthia Chiu | Free Crochet Slouch Hat Pattern

Our fellow Lounger in Malaysia, Cynthia Chiu, sent in this lovely photo of her WIP at Round 10! It is looking fantastic.

Yarn Bombers, and Wreathe Makers, YES, this is a great idea for a 3D wrap on a styrofoam ring!

Day 3

Start of Decrease Rounds

Round 14:
Ch1, BPhdc in next 2 BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc in next BPhdc, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell, (BPhdc in next 3 BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc in next BPhdc, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell) 7 times, BPhdc in next st, slst join to first BPhdc
[ch1, 32BPhdc, 8 BPhdc2tog, 16puff shells]

<Hint: Visual pattern is a repeat of 3 BPhdc, Puff Shell, 2 BPhdc, Puff Shell in this round>

Round 15:
Ch1, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc in next 2 BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, (BPhdc in next BPhdc, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc in next 2 BPhdc, puff shell in next puff shell) 7 times, BPhdc in next st, slst join to first BPhdc2tog
[ch1, 24BPhdc, 8BPhdc2tog, 16 puff shells]

<Hint: Visual pattern is a repeat of 2 BPhdc, Puff Shell, 2 BPhdc, Puff Shell in this round>

Round 16:
Ch1, BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell, (BPhdc in next 2 sts, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc2tog, puff shell in center of next puff shell) 7 times, BPhdc in next st, slst join to first BPhdc
[ch1, 16 BPhdc, 8BPhdc2tog, 16 puff shells]

<Hint: Visual pattern is a repeat of 2 BPhdc, Puff Shell, BPhdc, Puff Shell in this round>

Round 17:
Slst to the center of the first puff shell, ch1, puff shell in center of the same puff shell, BPhdc in next BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc2tog, (puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc in next BPhdc, puff shell in center of next puff shell, BPhdc2tog) 7 times, slst join to first puff shell
[ch1, 8 BPhdc, 8BPhdc2tog, 16 puff shells]

<Hint: Visual pattern is a repeat of BPhdc, Puff Shell, BPhdc, Puff Shell in this round>

Day 4

Continuation of Decrease Rounds with Modified Puff Shells

Round 18:
(Working in puff shells only) Slst to the center of the first puff shell, ch1, modified puff shell in center of same puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next puff shell) 15 times, slst join to first modified puff shell
[ch1, 16 modified puff shells]

There are two (2) versions of Rounds 19 & 20. Please look at the photos for Round 19-1 finish and read through 19-2 to determine how you would like to continue with the crown of your hat. Depending on the yarn you may have chosen, there could be more or less of a gap between the decrease shells and the filler stitch could change how the hat looks.

Round 19-1 (hdc version):

Eternal Love Slouch - Child - Adult Reversible Slouch Round 19-1

Eternal Love Slouch – Child – Adult Reversible Slouch Option Round 19-1

Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, ch1, modified puff shell in center of same modified puff shell, hdc in center of next modified puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next modified puff shell, hdc in center of next modified puff shell)7 times, slst join to first modified puff shell
[8 modified puff shells, 8 hdcs]

Round 19-2 (Puff Stitch version):

Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, ch1, modified puff shell in center of same modified puff shell, modified puff stitch in center of next modified puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next modified puff shell, modified puff stitch in center of next modified puff shell)7 times, slst join to first modified puff shell
[8 modified puff shells, 8 puff stitches]

Round 20-1:
(Working in modified puff shells only) Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, ch1, modified puff shell in center of same modified puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next modified puff shell) 7 times
[8 modified puff shells]

Round 20-2:
Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, ch1, modified puff shell in center of same modified puff shell, hdc in center of next modified puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next modified puff shell, hdc in center of next modified puff shell)7 times, slst join to first modified puff shell
[8 modified puff shells, 8 hdcs]

Round 21:
Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, ch1, modified puff shell in center of same modified puff shell, hdc in center of next modified puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next modified puff shell, hdc in center of next modified puff shell)3 times
[4 modified puff shells, 4 hdcs]

Day 5

Customizable Round 22:

There are 2 options depending on the type of yarn you are using to end the decreasing crown. If you are using yarn with less give, such as Bernat Mosaic shown in the blue-green tones, try Round 22-1 option first. This ends the top round with 4 modified puff shells and closes a bigger gap. When using yarns that have a bit of stretch, such as Stitch Nation Washable Ewe, shown in pink and lavender, you can end with a smooth finish from option Round 22-2, which uses just 4 modified puff stitches. Ultimately, this is a personal taste selection, so try them out ♥

Round 22-1:
(Working in modified puff shells only), Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, modified puff shell in center of same modified puff shell, (modified puff shell in center of next modified puff shell) 3 times
[4 modified puff shells]

Round 22-2:
(Working only in modified puff shells with modified puff stitch), Slst to the center of the first modified puff shell, modified puff stitch in center of same modified puff shell, (modified puff stitch in center of next modified puff shell) 3 times
[4 modified puff stitches]

Round 23:
Cut yarn leaving a 12 inch tail

Weave around the center of each of the 4 modified puff shells (or 4 puff stitches from Round 22 depending on your yarn selection)

Fasten Off

Brim Options

The brim can be worked as a simple slouchy beanie sc brim or a pinned visor brim.

Simple Slouchy Beanie sc Brim:
For child, determine if 18” circumference on the brim is okay for your child. If yes, continue using I-9 (5.5mm) hook — double check your current brim measurement. If you need a smaller brim, switch to an H-8 (5mm) hook on the brim. Don’t forget that the hat will stretch a bit once finished.

Worked in continuous rounds

Round 1:
Slst join to any stitch on fsc round, place stitch marker in the first stitch, crocheting over the tail, ch1, sc in each stitch around [64sc]

Round 2-5:
Repeat Round 1 [64sc]

<Tip: In the event of a color change, invisible join at the end of the round, add new color and repeat Round 1 followed by Round 2 until desired brim length has been reached>

Fasten Off with Invisible Sc Join

Pinned Visor Brim:

Worked in rows across the span of 10 puff shell sections in the photos. If you would like the brim to be further to the sides above the ear area, you would want to allow 12 puff shell section span from edge to edge of the brim.

Row 2-10:
Ch1, turn, sc in each st across [40scs]

Righty: Rotate work 90 degrees clockwise
<Lefty: Rotate work 90 degrees counter-clockwise>

Sc in same corner stitch, sc down the side of visor brim ending in fsc row of body of hat

Row 11:
Rsc around to the other side of the visor brim ending last stitch in fsc row of body of hat

Fasten Off

Button Attachments:

Cut 12in (30cm) of sewing thread

Fasten Off

Repeat for other corner of visor brim.

Use buttons by pushing through the middle of your selected set of puff stitches!

Depending on the yarn choice, the crown area could be fuller using the optional decrease single puff stitches. If it is too lacy for you, try the other option

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Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholders – Kitchen Essentials Series

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Apr 082013

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholders

Kitchen Essentials Series

Crochet Magic Potholder Pattern with “e” Lee @ The Crochet Lounge

Could your kitchen use a modern facelift and makeover? It’s time to treat your kitchen with some TCL TLC free crochet magic potholder pattern. Do you love exploring fun new stitch patterns and play with texture in what may seem the ordinary accessories in the kitchen? You will simply enjoy this series of crochet patterns!! Candy Lifshes of Meladora’s Creations created the Meladora’s Butterfly Stitch. I saw it and fell in love.

If you haven’t guessed, the first of the Kitchen Essentials Series will incorporate the BFS, so sit back, relax, grab your hook and cotton of choice and away we go. Have you been pondering Mother’s Day presents/patterns? Do you have a friend moving and in need of some house warming gifts? Join the party

Looking for the Mathematics behind Magic Potholders? Join us in exploring the Tip of the Mathberg – Magic Potholders and learn to be able to take any stitch you want and turn it into a Magic Potholder.

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholders 5", 6", 7" | Free Crochet Magic Potholder Pattern | Crochet Kitchen Essentials

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholders Triple Threat 5″, 6″ , 7″ Crochet Kitchen Essentials

Materials

Worsted Weight cotton
- Lily Sugar n’ Cream
- Peaches and Creme
- Bernat Handicrafter Cotton
- Lionbrand Lion Cotton
H/5.0mm Hook
Tapestry Needles

Stitches Used:

fsc, ch, sc, slst, BFS (butterfly stitch)

Chain (ch) - yo (yarn over), pull through loop on hook

Single crochet (sc) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 2

Slip Stitch (slst) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw through stitch as well as the loop on hook

Butterfly Stitch (BFS) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 1 loop, insert hook in next stitch, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 2, yo draw through 2, ch1
<Note: When doing stacked BFS or BFS in the round, the first stitch goes into the ‘right wing’ of the butterfly pattern created in the row/round below and the ‘next stitch’ indicates the ‘left wing’ of the butterfly, so you are always working into the wings.>

Ending BFS - after completing the last BFS including the ch1, simply slip stitch into the ch1 space that started the round, then ch1 to start the new round

Sizing

5″sq hypotneus 7″ -> starting fsc 28stitches – 4 (2BFS on each side) = 24fsc

5.657″sq hypotneus 8″ -> starting fsc 32stitches – 4 (2BFS on each side) = 28fsc

6″sq hypotneus 8.485″ -> starting fsc 34stitches -4 (2BFS on each side) = 30fsc

7″sq hypotneus 9.899″ -> starting fsc 40 stitches – 4 (2BFS on each side) = 36fsc

8″sq hypotneus 11.314″ -> starting fsc 46 stitches -4 (2BFS on each side) = 44fsc

Gauge

4 Butterfly Stitch (BFS) and 4Rows BFS = 2″

Pattern 5″

Fsc 24

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholder 5" | Free Crochet Potholder Pattern | Crochet Kitchen Essentials

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholder 5″ – Crochet Kitchen Essentials

<Note: We will be working around the fsc row on both sides. At each ending fsc, you will have 1 leg of the BFS from one side, 2 full BFS and 1 leg of BFS from the other side of the fsc.>

Round 1 With MC:

Ch1, turn, BFS in turning fsc and next fsc, (BFS in next 2 fsc) rpt 11 times, 2 BFS in the last fsc, rotate and continue to work down the other side of the fsc row starting first BFS in the same ending fsc and the next fsc, (BFS in the next 2 fsc) rpt 11 times, 2 BFS in the ending fsc, sl st to beginning ch1 of the round
[28 BFS]

Round 2:
Ch1, (BFS in the wings of next BFS – one leg in each wing) rpt 27 times, sl st to beginning ch1 of the round
<Tip: At the end of color changing rounds, insert hook in beginning ch1 of the round, finish the sl st with new color. To create a hotpad in the same pattern as the sample photo, color change at the end of Rounds 2 & 4 to CC and switch back to MC at the end of Rounds 3 & 5>
[28 BFS]

Round 3 in CC:
Repeat Round 2

Round 4 in MC:
Repeat Round 2

Round 5 in CC:
Repeat Round 2

Rounds 6 – 9 in MC:
Repeat Round 2

Ch7, sc in same stitch, cut yarn with 14″ tail

Press on the short sides of the rectangle towards the center to form the square and sew the open center shut. You can stuff this potholder with a layer of batting before you sew it shut, but it is thick enough double layered that you wouldn’t have to stuff it to have a nice, thick potholder.

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholders 5" & 7" | Free Crochet Magic Potholder Pattern | Crochet Kitchen Essentials

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholders Backside Stitching 5″ & 7″ – Crochet Kitchen Essentials

Pattern 6″

Fsc 30

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholder 6" | Free Crochet Magic Potholder Pattern | Crochet Kitchen Essentials

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholder 6″ – Crochet Kitchen Essentials

<Note: We will be working around the fsc row on both sides. At each ending fsc, you will have 1 leg of the BFS from one side, 2 full BFS and 1 leg of BFS from the other side of the fsc.>

Round 1 With MC:

Ch1, turn, BFS in turning fsc and next fsc, (BFS in next 2 fsc) rpt 29 times, 2 BFS in the last fsc, rotate and continue to work down the other side of the fsc row starting first BFS in the same ending fsc and the next fsc, (BFS in the next 2 fsc) rpt 29 times, 2 BFS in the ending fsc, sl st to beginning ch1 of the round
[34 BFS]
Rounds 2 & 3:
Ch1, (BFS in the wings of next BFS – one leg in each wing) rpt 39 times, sl st to beginning ch1 of the round
<Tip: At the end of color changing rounds, insert hook in beginning ch1 of the round, finish the sl st with new color. To create a hotpad in the same pattern as the sample photo, color change at the end of Rounds 3 & 6 to CC and switch back to MC at the end of Rounds 4 & 8>
[34 BFS]

Round 4 in CC:
Repeat Round 2

Rounds 5 & 6 in MC:
Repeat Round 2

Rounds 7 & 8 in CC:
Repeat Round 2

Rounds 9 – 11 in MC:
Repeat Round 2

Ch7, sc in same stitch, cut yarn with 15″ tail

Pattern 7″

Fsc 36

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholder 7" | Free Crochet Magic Potholder Pattern | Crochet Kitchen Essentials

Butterfly Stitch Magic Potholder 7″ – Crochet Kitchen Essentials

<Note: We will be working around the fsc row on both sides. At each ending fsc, you will have 1 leg of the BFS from one side, 2 full BFS and 1 leg of BFS from the other side of the fsc.>

Round 1 With MC:

Ch1, turn, BFS in turning fsc and next fsc, (BFS in next 2 fsc) rpt 18 times, 2 BFS in the last fsc, rotate and continue to work down the other side of the fsc row starting first BFS in the same ending fsc and the next fsc, (BFS in the next 2 fsc) rpt 18 times, 2 BFS in the ending fsc, sl st to beginning ch1 of the round
[40 BFS]
Rounds 2 & 3:
Ch1, (BFS in the wings of next BFS – one leg in each wing) rpt 39 times, sl st to beginning ch1 of the round
<Tip: At the end of color changing rounds, insert hook in beginning ch1 of the round, finish the sl st with new color. To create a hotpad in the same pattern as the sample photo, color change at the end of Rounds 3 & 7 to CC and switch back to MC at the end of Rounds 5 & 9>
[40 BFS]

Rounds 4 & 5 in CC:
Repeat Round 2

Rounds 6 & 7 in MC:
Repeat Round 2

Rounds 8 & 9 in CC:
Repeat Round 2

Rounds 10 – 13 in MC:
Repeat Round 2

Ch7, sc in same stitch, cut yarn with 16″ tail

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The Crochet Lounge – April 2013 Inspired Crochet Magazine Giveaway

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Mar 232013

The Crochet Lounge – April 2013 Inspired Crochet Magazine Giveaway

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Block Capital Letter X – Free Crochet Alphabet Pattern

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Mar 222013

Block Capital Letter X Unblocked – The Crochet Lounge Way – Free Crochet Alphabet Pattern

Capital Letter X – The Crochet Lounge Way

Free Crochet Alphabet Pattern

If you haven’t noticed the random order the alphabet patterns are arriving in… I’ll let you in on a tiny secret… I love yarny designs that don’t have unnecessary tails to weave and tuck, and I love playing with shaping because it hones my hookin’ skills, so I wait until I see the piece in my mind’s eye done as a one-piece vs. breaking yarn before I hook and post. There are several letters sitting in the WIP pile because I think they can look better than their current iteration. MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm x-ray of the mind

Materials:

Worsted Weight #4 Yarn
Size F/3.75mm hook
Tapestry needle

Stitches Used:

fsc, ch, sc, slst

Chain (ch) - yo (yarn over), pull through loop on hook

Single crochet (sc) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 2

Slip Stitch (slst) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw through stitch as well as the loop on hook

Pattern:

Fsc 19 Row 1: Ch1, turn, sc in turning fsc, sc in next fsc 7 times [8sc] <Note: This is the 2nd row of the first leg of the X, when done, each stroke will be composed of 3 rows of sc> Row 2: Ch10, do not turn, sc in second ch from hook, sc in each st across, slst to next fsc [9sc, slst] Row 3: Turn, sc in each st across [9sc] Row 4: Ch1, turn, sc in each st across, sc join to next fsc [10sc] <Note: the join here is an sc, not slst> Row 5: Working in the remaining fsc stitches, sc in next st 7 times, 2sc in lst st [9sc] <Note: the 9th sc of this row was the sc join at the end of the Row 4, the 2sc in the last stitch constitutes the start of the short side> Rotate your work 90degrees clockwise for righties, counter clockwise for lefties and continue to work AROUND the foundation row (working into the side of the next leg of the X) Sc into side of fsc, 2sc in corner [3sc+1sc for new row] Row 6: Rotate your work 90degrees clockwise for righties, counter clockwise for lefties and work down the other side of the fsc Sc in next st 8 times, slst to the next st of fsc [8sc, slst] Row 7: Ch10, turn and make sure you will be working down the side of the leg that won’t be twisted when you join to the fsc row, sc in second ch from hook, sc in each st across, slst to next fsc [9sc, slst] Row 8: Turn, sc in each st across [9sc] Row 9: Ch1, turn, sc in each st across, sc join to next fsc [10sc] <Note: the join here is an sc, not slst> Row 10: Sc in next fsc 8 times, 2sc in last fsc, rotate work and work on short side of fsc, sc in side of fsc, 2sc in corner Fasten Off Weave in Ends Block
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Block Capital Letter I – Free Crochet Alphabet Pattern

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Mar 202013

Capital Letter I - Free Crochet Alphabet Pattern

Capital Letter I Unblocked – The Crochet Lounge Way – Free Crochet Alphabet Pattern

Capital Letter I – The Crochet Lounge Way

Free Crochet Alphabet Pattern

Materials:

Worsted Weight #4 Yarn
Size F/3.75mm hook
Tapestry needle

Stitches Used:

fsc, ch, sc, slst

Chain (ch) - yo (yarn over), pull through loop on hook

Single crochet (sc) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 2

Slip Stitch (slst) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw through stitch as well as the loop on hook

Pattern:

Fsc 15 Row 1: Ch1, turn, sc in each across [15sc] Row 2: Ch1, turn, sc in each across [15sc] Row 3: Turn, slst in first 3 sc, fsc in next sc of row 2, fsc 8 more times creating the vertical bar in the capital letter I [9fsc] Row 4: Ch1, sc in each sc back across the fsc row you just created, (slst to next st on row 2) 2 times [9sc] <Note: There is no turning involved, instead, you are simply rotating your work 90 degrees clockwise for right-handed version or 90 degrees counter clockwise for lefties> Row 5: Turn, sc in each sc across [9sc] Row 6: Ch7, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 5 ch, sc into the side of the next 3 rows of the vertical bar in the capital letter I, fsc (into same stitch you just worked into), fsc 5 times [Ch7, 9sc, 6fsc] Row 7: Ch1, turn, sc in each sc across [15sc] Row 8: Repeat Row 7 Fasten Off Weave in Ends Block
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The Mystery Box – Unveiled

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Mar 192013

The Mystery Box – Unveiled

Winner of the Mystery Box Mystery

Margaret S. the Down Under Lounger

Previously at The Crochet Lounge, The Mystery Box Mystery was set forth for you to take a shot in the dark and the one who came the closest to filling in the blanks was none other than our fellow Lounger from Down Under, Margaret S.

Her comments came in almost right after the post, but they came in a fun ‘train-of-thought’ series of messages.

We started off with “in multiple choice if in doubt put C ……….. but with this I have to add W T and F to fill all the blanks”. Many giggled and probably at that point, like myself, thought it would be the end of her guessing, but she was persistent!

She followed up with a “beg” for the answer approach and that she could keep a secret continued 2 minutes later with notifying us there may be inappropriate words coming to arrive at “Spinning Your Own Yarn” just 10 minutes later!

It’s truly amazing to see the human mind at work – with yarny topics in particular. Soon thereafter, she dazzled the rest with

After seeing these spinning wheels______ and thinking to myself, “I KNOW NOTHING about __spinning____ short of fantabuliciously bootiful __yarn__ come from __spinning______”, I knew it would be yet another adventure to embark on sooner with the joint effort than on my own.

I did know, however, that I wanted to start on a SMALLER scale… waaaaaaay smaller as in a _____ & a ______ (_____) generally known as the ___drop spindle_ _______.

Yep, Margaret, you’ve got it! Super Secret Surprise saved for you for later

Here’s The Mystery Box Unveiled

Once upon a time in a far away mommy land, there lived 2 kindred souls, Busting Stitches & The Crochet Lounge, embarking on the wonderful journey of motherhood, spiritual, personal, relationship, healthy habits, financial, love of yarn growth on their own. When they met, they shared their success and fails with each other and knew it would be a fun lasting friendship to come (sans fuzzy Unfuzzy mittens).

The Beginning

‘Tis the beginning of the story of The Mystery Box unveiled…

The Mystery Box - The Crochet Lounge Mystery Box Journey

One fine day in January, a message appeared in my inbox, not of “hey, have you ever…” but of the “You know you want to” nature. What do you think of a spinning wheel? Want to learn to spin? Let’s spin and post together? To all of that I thought to myself, this town has 3 major antique stores and I’ve seen a huge spinning wheel or two in the store front before!

Within that week, while on my way to the post office, I took a slightly longer walk and took these photos. (Unfortunately, due to a recent cell phone loss, I no longer have the video of the journey, nor photos/vids of other wheels plus a fabulous working 1800s wheel I found, but that will be redone and shared in due time).

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1800s Spinning Wheel

After seeing these wheels and thinking to myself, “I KNOW NOTHING about wheels short of fantabuliciously bootiful yarn come from spinning”, I knew it would be yet another adventure to embark on sooner with the joint effort than on my own.

I did know, however, that I wanted to start on a SMALLER scale… waaaaaaay smaller as in a stick and a circle (whorl) generally known as the drop spindle.

The Mystery Box Revisited

There came a parcel to pick up, and I brought the box home to find that Stacey of Busting Stitches sent me a new toy (circle on a stick with a hook) along with some fiber!

The Mystery Box

The Content

The fate of the content of the box is unclear, but the drop spindle is destined for duct tape greatness! Stay tuned to see how to dress it in fine print duct tape!

The Fate of fthe Spindle

The Adventure Awaits…

Have you always wanted to be walked through the ENTIRE PROCESS from creating a drop spindle on the dime to playing with your new yarny toy successfully? Come join me in the process by ‘failing our way to success’! Not only will I show you how I am making a drop spindle, work with a purchased drop spindle, I will show you how I did it to start so you may have the opportunity to avoid some of the obstacles I meet.

Fake it till you make it!

I’ll always remember as my ballroom dance instructor said to the class the first day and encouraged that if you don’t give up you will make it one day, I apply the same philosophy to my yarny passion.

To view the tutorials and adventures with a real spinning wheel, visit Stacey of Busting Stitches and her spinning posts.

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