Monday 24 November 2008

Christmas Box appeal hat and scarf set-free pattern


It's that time of year again: time to fill those shoe boxes with gifts for children not as fortunate as one's own!
Warm hats and scarves are needed as well as pencils,paper,soap,beads( for a girl), and other appropriate small toys.
I must admit I do buy the gloves/mittens to go with the above set from Thame market on a Tuesday!
The hat is finished with a simple motif flower from a Harmony stitch guide and a small pom pom, the scarf with 3 small - 35mm- pompoms at each end.
Made with a 6 mm crochet hook and part of a 200g ball of MARBLE CHUNKY by James Brett.
The hat used up 56 grammes and the scarf 80 g and they easily fit both a child's head and into a small child sized shoe box( from Clarks).
For once I have veered away from the usual pink for girls as my own 10 year old won't go near pink but has approved of this set.
PATTERN: HAT
Chain3 and close with a slip stitch., work 3 chain then 15 trebles into the circle.
Chain 4 and work 1 treble 1 chain into each treble : ending with 15 trebles and a chain3 masquerading as a treble with a chain space between each.
Chain 3 and work 1 treble into the top of each treble and 2 trebles into each chain space: ending as 48 trebles( include the 1st 3 chain as a treble).Close each row with a slipst into the 3rd chain.
Continue in trebles working one into each treble and starting each row with a chain3, close each row with a slipst as before.
After 9 rows working staright without increases: change to dc as follows:
chain 1 and dc in everystitch with a sl st into the chain, repeat for 5 more rows( 6 rows of dc in total)
chain 1 and work dc in the front loop only ( to create a foldline) all the way around, sl st in ch: 48sts.
work a further 6 rows in dc as beforefinishing with a crabstitch border if desired.
Make pom pom ( 35 mm)and flower and attach to turned back brim. Work in ends.
Fits adults as well as most children aged 5-10.
SCARF:
CHAIN 144 .
* (work 2 trebles tog in first 2 chains)- twice , then 3 trebles in the next 3 chains[one per stitch], then {work 2 trebles in one chain-} twice and work 3 trebles- one in each of the next 3 chains- repeat from * to end.
The (...) creates a dip and the {...} creates a point so the scarf ''ripples'' along in chevrons.
There are 12 chevrons along the length.
In following rows you always increase by working 2 trebles into a treble in the 2 trebles at the centre of a point and you decrease using a treble before the previous row decrease and the treble created by joining 2 trebles of the row below.
For better instructions- try the RIPPLES book by Jan Eaton- if my instructions are too weird?
Start row with chain 3 then work into stitches below in the same pattern as the first row above and following the contours of the chevrons.
6 rows complete the scarf- work in ends and make 6 pom poms and attach these to the scarf.
VOILA! A lovely present for the Christmas box! Can both be made in the one evening!
And would be welcomed even by our own - relatively spoilt- ''on-trend ''offspring!!!

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Tuesday 11 November 2008

FLared filatura mohair cardigan based on ''HARU''


This cardigan is based on the HARU pattern in Doris Chan's Everyday Crochet book for the yoke and top half and I have then improvised a bit by adding flares and a more lacy stitch below the bustline .
The sleeves also were adapted by pinching a pleat at the end of the yoke pattern to create a puffed sleeve and then adding a slimline straight sleeve in the same lacy stitch as the lower body-part.
It can be worn as a deep V babydoll or as a shallow V wrapped front top.
I used about 5- 6 skeins: it weighs just over 260 g and a 6mm hook throughout.
I made it in the second size from the book up to the bustline and then increased for the flared fronts and back.
The yarn is a very old one that I hope will be re- introduced as it's been much admired!
Filatura di Crosa Mohair Multi.

































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