Quickie flower

I needed a fast flower to add to a dress I was making and about to deliver so I just quickly made this up:

Materials:
Baby yarn
3.25 hook (D)

Ch 4, join to make a ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, in ring *sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc*, rep between * 4 more times. 5 petals made. Sl st in first sc.
Round 2: *Sl st in 1st sc, 2 hdc in hdc, 3 hdc in dc, 2 hdc in hdc, sl st in sc*, rep from * 4 times, sl st in first st. Fasten off.

Fuzzy knit hat

I wanted to make a hat to match the fuzzy blanket I made for my friend's baby-to-be. It seems pretty impossible to find a hat made with super fuzzy yarn so I improvised.

I made two sizes since I am terrible at gauge and the first size came out bigger than I planned.

Materials:

Yarn Bee Frosting in three colors, Hot Berries, Barely Iced, White Iced
Size 10.5, 6.5 mm double pointed needles

Newborn size: Circumference 14 inches, height 4 1/2 inches

Cast on 36 stitches in Hot Berries, double stranded. Join to work in the round. To avoid gap of joining, transfer 1st stitch to third needle, then slip last stitch over this first stitch and transfer stitch to first needle.

With Barely Iced, knit 8 rounds.

Change to White Iced and knit 3 rounds.

Change to Barely Iced and knit 1 round.

Crown shaping:
Round 1: *K2, k2tog* rep to end, 27 st.
Round 2: *K1, k2tog* rep to end, 18 st.
Round 3: *K2tog* rep around, 9 st.
Round 4: Knit

Break off yarn, thread through remaining loops and pull tight.

Toddler size: Circumference 20 inches, height 6 inches

Cast on 45 stitches in Hot Berries, double stranded. Join to work in the round. To avoid gap of joining, transfer 1st stitch to third needle, then slip last stitch over this first stitch and transfer stitch to first needle.

With Barely Iced, knit 10 rounds.

Change to White Iced and knit 3 rounds.

Change to Barely Iced and knit 1 round.

Crown shaping:

Round 1: *K3, k2tog* rep to end, 36 st.

Round 2: Knit

Round 3: *K2, k2tog* rep to end, 27 st.

Round 4: Knit

Round 5: *K1, k2tog* rep to end, 18 st.

Round 6: Knit

Round 7: *K2tog* rep around, 9 st.

Round 8: Knit

Break off yarn, thread through remaining loops and pull tight

Puffy lace edging

Edging for hemstitched flannel blanket or handkercheifs.

Materials:
Size 7 hook 1.65 mm
Cotton thread, size 10
Handkercheif or flannel blanket, preferrably pre-hemstitched.

Round 1: Sc evenly around. Join to 1st sc with sl st.

Round 2: Ch 1, [insert hook in sc, pull up loop 1/8 inch, yo and pull up loop twice in same sc, yo, pull through all 6 loops on hook - cluster made] * skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, cluster in next sc * Rep from * to last 2 sc, skip 1 sc, sc in last sc, sl st to ch1 of 1st cluster.

Round 3: * Ch 3, sc in sc *, repeat to end.

Round 4: Sl st in first ch 3 loop, * (cluster in ch 3 loop, ch 3, sc in first ch) 3 times in ch 3 loop, cluster once more in same ch 3 loop (4 clusters in loop), sc in next ch 3 loop * Rep to end.

Crossed clovers edging

If done in the round:

Round 1: Sc in each space around.

Round 2: Ch 3, dc in previous sc in round, * skip sc, dc in next sc, dc in skipped sc behind first dc*, repeat between * till end, join to top of beginning ch 3 with sl st.

Round 3: *Ch 3, sl st in 1st ch, ch 5, sl st in 1st ch of ch 5, ch 3, sl st in 1st ch of ch 3. Skip next 3 dc and sl st in 4th dc. Sl st in next dc.* Repeat between * till end. Fasten off.

If done in rows:

Make a chain the length desired in an odd number of chains.

Row 1: Sc in 1st ch from hook and in each ch to end. Turn.

Row 2: Ch 3. * skip sc, dc in next sc, dc in skipped sc behind first dc*, repeat between * till last dc. Dc in last dc. Turn.

Row 3: Sl st in 1st and 2nd dc. *Ch 3, sl st in 1st ch, ch 5, sl st in 1st ch of ch 5, ch 3, sl st in 1st ch of ch 3. Skip next 3 dc and sl st in 4th dc. Sl st in next dc.* Repeat between * till last dc. Sl st in last dc.

Purse pocket divider thingy

I bought a cute purse which has one huge pocket in the middle and all my junk is floating around crazily in the middle. So I made up this pattern which will make pockets and dividers that I can put all my tons of crap into. And I’m also using up some of the crappy ancient worsted weight nursing home yarn I have a ton of!

Materials:
Scraps of worsted weight yarn in various colors
H hook
Yarn needle

Size:
This yarn fits a purse with an interior pocket 14 inches long and 6 inches wide.

Note:
Turning chain does not count as a stitch.

For more information on surface crochet, check out this link: http://http//www.geocities.com/mwillsondesigns/SlipStitch/slipstitch.html

Bottom:
Ch 58

Row 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook, working in the back of the chain, hdc in each ch across. 56 hdc. Turn

Row 2: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc, turn.

Repeat row 2 15 times or until bottom measures 6", changing colors as desired.

Sides:
On last row of bottom, do not turn, begin working in rounds.

Round 1: *Work 20 sc evenly in ends of each row, one sc in corner, sc in front loop only of each stitch on long side*, repeat between * for remaining two sides.

Round 2: *Sc in front loop only of 20 sc, sc in both loops of each sc on long side*, repeat between * for remaining two sides.

Round 3: Hdc in each stitch around, do not join.

Repeat round 3, changing colors as desired, 9 rounds. Join last hdc with slip stitch. Fasten off.

Dividers:
I used surface crochet to outline where I wanted the dividers to go and give a good foundation for the first row. I divided the length into a small pocket 3", large pocket 8" and another small pocket 3" and then divided one small pocket and the large pocket in half. (See picture.) I made 14 surface crochet across the width, 12 to divide the small pocket, and 32 to divide the large pocket. After making each line of surface crochet, weave in ends on the underside.

To build up each divider, hdc in each surface crochet using color of your choice.
Turn, ch 2, hdc in each hdc across.
Repeat for a total of 12 rows.

The hard part... putting it all together:
This was pretty difficult/annoying - and probably impossible without the use of a yarn needle. Using a strand of yarn, sew each divider to each other and the walls of the outside. I recommend using safety pins or sewing a scrap of yarn into the wall as a guide to make a straight seam. Mine wanted to go a bit wonky because it was hard to see a straight path through the hdcs.

Weave in all the annoying ends. Insert in purse. Fill with crap.

Gentle Waves Edging

Materials:Crochet cotton thread size 10
Steel crochet hook No. 7

Make a chain the length desired.

In 2nd ch from hook sc, sc in next ch, * 3 hdc in next ch, skip next ch, 4 dc in next ch, skip next ch, 3 hdc in next ch, sc in next 2 ch. Repeat from * to end. Fasten off.

Picot Edging

Materials:
Crochet cotton thread size 10
Steel crochet hook No. 7


Stitches:
Picot: ch 4, sl st in 4th ch from hook.


Make chain slightly longer than desired length.

Row 1: In 4th ch from hook make dc, ch 2, dc * skip ch, in next ch make dc, ch 2, dc. Repeat from * to end. Ch 3, turn.

Row 2: * 4 sc in ch 2 space, picot. Repeat from * to end. Fasten off.