Slightly complicated circle edging for thread crochet

Row 1: sc around.

Row 2: ::(ch4, 7 dc in 4th ch from hook, sl st in sc on previous row 3 stitches before base of this stitch, then cont with 8 dc in 4th chain from hook,  sl st in in top sl st to form circle), sl st in 3nd sc in row 1, sc in each of next 15 (or as many as desired) sc:: repeat around

This stitch gets a little fiddly but I found that tacking the circle down on both sides gives it a nicer finish. I recommend making the first ch of the ch4 fairly long in order to be able to fit 15 stitches into it. After doing 7 dc, turn the half circle so the flat part is in line with the edge of the blanket and slip stitch into a stitch 3 (or 2) before on first row to tack it down on the right side. This is where having a longer first ch will help because when you are trying to get a dc into that first ch again it’s harder to access it since it’s now attached to the blanket. I sometime pull the half circle away from the blanket so I can see where the ch stitch is and can get my hook into it. After one or two more dc into it, it’s fairly easy to finish the rest of the 8 stitches. 

I apologize for not explaining this better and will put up a video eventually. 

Dinosaur shells

This pattern was inspired by stegasaurous dotted flannel.

Materials:

Size 10 crochet thread
Size 7 crochet hook 1.65 mm

Stitches
Picot: ch 3, sl st in first ch

Round 1: Sc around, sl st to first sc.
Round 2: *sk next sc, in next sc (dc, picot, [2 dc, picot] 3 times, dc), sk sc and sl st in next sc, sc in next 5 sc, sl st in next sc, repeat from * around.

Flutterby Edging

Yet another original edge for a flannel blanket for my niece. Sorry if the instructions are confusing, I make up my own stitches and stuff when I do these.

Materials:
Size 10 crochet thread
Size 7 crochet hook 1.65 mm

Stitches:
dc cluster: Ch3, yo, pull up loop in indicated stitch, yo, pull through two, yo, pull up loop in same stitch, yo, pull through two, yo and pull through all three loops on hook to close cluster.

tr cluster: *yo twice, pull up loop in indicated spot, pull through two twice,* rep between * twice more, yo and pull through all 4 loops on hook, ch 4 and sl st to same ch as cluster.

antenna stitch: Pull up a half inch loop, pull up another half inch loop and sc in the back loop of this chain as in a Solomon's Knot to lock it down, then sl st in the indicated st.



Round 1: Sc around, join with sl st to first sc.

Round 2: *Ch3, dc cluster in same sc as ch3, ch4, tr cluster in first ch of ch4, antenna stitch with sl st in same first ch as tr cluster, ch3, dc cluster in same first ch as tr cluster, skip 3 sc in round 1 and sl st in 4th sc, sc in next 10 sc, sl st in next sc* repeat between * around.

Flowerdy edging

Another edged flannel for my sister's baby and I wanted to echo the impressionistic flowers on the blanket. Some were three petaled and some were four, so this is what I came up with!

Materials:
Size 10 crochet thread
Size 7 crochet hook 1.65 mm

Stitches:
3 cluster flower:  *Ch 3, (yo twice, yo and pull through two loops, yo and pull through two loops) twice in first ch, yo and pull through all three loops on hook, ch 3 and sl st in first ch.*  Rep between * twice more to result in three petals in a row.

4 cluster flower: *Ch 3, (yo twice, yo and pull through two loops, yo and pull through two loops) twice in first ch, yo and pull through all three loops on hook, ch 3 and sl st in first ch.* Rep between * three more times to result in four petals in a row.

Round 1: Sc around, sl st in first sc.

Round 2: *3 cluster flower then sl st to complete flower in same st, sc in next 8 sc, sl st in next sc and begin 4 cluster flower then sl st to complete flower in same sc, sc in next 8 sc* rep from * around.

Turtle edging

Again with the not so awesome photo, it's not easy to see but the edging looks like little marching turtles with a body, a head and little legs. I apologize for the pattern, I made up a stitch to get the legs to look right, sorry if it's not entirely clear. I plan to post a video of the stitch.

In between the turtles, you can do as many sc to separate them - I started with 3 but then decided to spread them out more to 6 on the next side of the blanket to save some yarn and also so the turtles could be seen a little better. So I did two sides with them close and two with them a bit farther away.

Materials:
Size 10 crochet thread
Size 7 hook 1.65

Turtle leg stitch: Begin as for a tr, yo twice, insert hook in indicated stitch, yo and pull through loop, yo and pull through two loops on hook - now ignoring remaining loops on hook, ch 6 then sl st in first ch while also pulling through next loop on hook, yo and pull through last two loops on hook to complete tr.

Cluster stitch: (Yo, insert hook in indicated st, pull through 2 loops) 3 times, yo and pull through all 4 loops on hook. 3 dc cluster.

Round 1: Sc around, sl st in 1st sc.

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in same st, *sk 2 sc, 8 tr in third sc with turtle leg stitch in first and last tr, sk 2 sc, sl st in next sc, ch 2 then cluster in same sc, sl st in next sc, sc in next 3 (or 6) sc* rep from * around.

Star edging

This isn't the best picture, I'm a horrible photographer.

I was edging some flannel and wanted to echo the star motif on the blanket, so this is what I came up with.

Materials:

Size 10-30 thread (model done with size 30 thread)

Size 7 hook 1.65 mm

Cluster: *Yo, insert in indicated st and pull up loop, yo and pull through two loops on hook*, rep twice more, yo and pull through all 4 loops on hook - three dc clustered together.

Round 1: Sc around.

Round 2: *Ch 3, cluster in next sc, ch 3, cluster in first ch, sk 3 sc and sl st in next sc, rep from * around.

Round 3: *Ch 3, cluster in sp between top of two clusters on row 2, ch 3, cluster in same space, ch 3, cluster in same space*, rep in between top of each pair of clusters in row 2.

Tiny star

Materials:Size 7 hook 1.65 mm

Cotton thread, size 30

-- Ch 4, join with first ch to make a ring.

-- Ch 3, 14 dc in ring, join with sl st in ch 3 (15 dc)

-- Ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 3, *skip 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3*, repeat around joining with sl st to first sc (5 ch 3 spaces)

-- Ch 1, *sc in sc, in ch 3 (hdc, dc, hdc)*, repeat around

-- St st in sc, *ch 2, skip hdc, dc in dc, ch 3, sl st in top dc just made, ch 2, sl st in sc* repeat around.

Fluffy Shells Edging

I needed a quick edging when I was at work and had no access to any patterns and made this up. It's probably not original, I'm sure it's been done and written up a thousand times, but I swear I didn't rip it off from anyone.

Materials: Size 7 hook 1.65 mm
Cotton thread, size 10

Picot: ch3, sc in 1st ch


Round 1: Sc around.

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc, *skip 2 sc, (dc, picot, 2 dc, picot, 2 dc, picot, dc) in next sc, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc*, repeat between * till end, join with sl st.

Hearts Edging

Original video (where I actually didn’t put the second triple in the right place, oops!)

New video which hopefully is more clear and less shaky-cam!

I wanted to edge a flannel that had a heart pattern and this is what I came up with. It involves crossed triples into the first round of the edging and is probably an intermediate pattern. Please let me know if the instructions are unclear.

Materials: Size 7 hook 1.65 mm
Cotton thread, size 10

Round 1: Sc around, sl st to first sc.

Round 2: Ch 6, skip 2 sc, dc in next, (skip 2 sc, ch 3, dc in 3rd sc) repeat between () around, sl st in 3rd ch of ch6.

Round 3: *[Sl st in ch 3 space, tr in 2nd open sc below in row 1, (hdc, tr, sc, tr, hdc) all in the same ch3 space, tr in 1st open sc below, sl st in same ch3 space], 4 sc in next ch3 space* Repeat between * to beginning, join with sl st.

I have attached a video of me doing the crossed heart stitch. I did it quickly and probably should have reshot it because I actually made a bit of an error in it (can you spot it!?) but this is just how life is these days. As good as it gets. It's a free pattern. If I was charging for it, I'd make more effort to make it perfect. Probably. Possibly.

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.