Crochet Tutorial: Loop Stitch. I came across this beautiful loopy stitches few months ago, a reader sent me a picture and asked if I know how to crochet it… I didn’t have a clue that time, curiosity leaded me to find out more and spent some moment to practice and master the skill. Here I am, sharing with you how to crochet it (scroll down for the video demo). I am doing a couple of projects by using this loop stitch, detail to follow soon. It is called loop stitch or fur stitch. So far, I haven’t found any abbreviation for it, so I am going to call it by name… Loop stitch. The loop can vary from long to short, depends on how long you want it to be. You can wrap the yarn around finger, or pen, even a Q-tip stick to manipulate the length of the loop. There are 2 ways of crocheting it, 1 strand over or 2 strands over into the stitch. Additional info you may want to know: 1. What can we do with loop stitch? Print / Download PDF.
Crochet Tutorial: Yo-Yo Puff. Difficulty Level: Beginner, must know how to crochet tptr, tr, dc, tr2tog, sl st & chAbbreviations:ch = chain tr = treble tr dec = Treble decrease (aka tr2tog – treble next 2 stitches together) tptr = Triple treble sl st = slip stitch st = stitch yo = yarn overPatterns:Yo-Yo PuffWritten:Starting Ring: ch5, slst to first chain to form a base ring. Rnd 1 : ch8, tptr19, slst to the 8th chain. Rnd 2 : ch3, tr on the next st, *tr2tog or tr dec on the next 2 sts*, repeat * 9 times, slst to the dc loop. fo with at least 8″ long yarn tail.Diagram: Using 2.5mm hook or recommended hook size for your choice of yarn.
Starting chain: chain 5, sl st to the first chain to form a ring. Round 1: Chain 8, this is deem as the first st of your tptr. To crochet a tptr: Yo 4 times, insert hook into the ring, yo, draw loop through (6 loops on hook), *yo, draw through 2 loops* 5 times. A finished tptr as the 2nd st of this round. Sl st to the 8th chain of the first st to complete 1st round. Pages: 1 2. Amigurumi | Koala. I found a Koala Amigurumi Pattern in the Woman’s Day website and I have some off-white and gray organic cotton yarns on hand, so I made a pair of these small little stuffed koalas for my kids in reverse color. Some ideas to make it differently: 1. This adorable little koala is about 3-5″ tall only (depend on your yarn and the matching hook size), install a key ring on it’s head and turn it into a key chain, hang it to the bag’s zipper. 2. If we sew the limbs closer to the center of the body and insert 4 small strong magnets to the tip of each limb, you can make it “huggy” and hug on a tree branch or at the edge of your curtain or your pencil, ruler etc… 3.
And, and…. instead of poly-fills, stuff beads into the body to weight it down and with the magnets of it limbs, it can be a cute memo holder on your desk too 4. Use a chunkier yarn and bigger hook, crochet a giant version to become a soft toy. Sew to attach the nose in the center between the 2 ears. Get all updates via email: Amigurumi Pattern | Baby Sheep Timmy. Giant Doily Rug. Blown up your doily and move it from table to floor!!!! Giant doily rug or floor mat is one of the most wanted crochet rugs in the recent years since it was created and made well-known by Ladies & Gentleman.
Look at it, doesn’t its sublimity spice up the floor and the home decor? This giant doily rug is for my sister’s new house, I am going to make another one for mine when I am moving in… hopefully end of this year. The pattern I used is a modified 8-Point Poinsettia Doily from a Japanese crochet book, but basically you can use your favorite doily pattern to make it. Personally, I like my rug to be denser (lesser holes) with more double crochet stitches, so I chose this doily pattern.
The crochet hook to do this giant doily rug is size 10mm (N hook), it come in a set of 4 by Susan Bates Multi-Pack-Contains Sizes L,M,N,P . Took part of the time since it comes in 200 feet each and I used 7 of them to make this. The total working hour to complete this doily rug is approximately 16 hours. Refashion | Floral Basket. Amigurumi | Piggy Bun Pattern. The story of these piggy buns began in October 2012….. It was supposed to be a challenge between my friend (Margaret) and I, where each of us need to come out a craft to make these cute little piggy buns (a picture inspired from the dimsum that I dined in).
We set a deadline but I wasn’t able to make it due to my extreme busy lifestyle; copping for renovation, a day job, an updated high traffic blog (thank you, without you seeing this, it ain’t going to be), plus a family of 3 to take care of. So, Margaret went on with her project but I didn’t get anything done… woooppppsss…. and she did a great job, see her piggy bun here. Today, I am very thankful that Margaret shares her pattern here. She wrote the pattern in English/Japanese term and I converted it to US term. The pattern is easy to read and make, it is meant for beginners with some experiences in amigurumi. They are not only cute to display or become one of your ornaments, I found out one functional purpose of it.
Pages: 1 2. Amigurumi | Owl - Mr. Murasaki. Who doesn’t dream of making their own stuffed toy? Stuffed toy making can be from a few methods, besides sewing, AMIGURUMI (crochet or knit stuff doll) is one of the most popular methods. When I saw Mei Li’s blog (AmiguruMEI) for the first time, my jaw dropped. When I got to know that she designed her own amigurumi doll, I knew I need to know her more and introduce her to you. Visit her blog (AmuguruMEI) and you will know that I am not joking or exaggerate my statement. Today, Mei Li is sharing with us her another creation, Mr. 1. My first amigurumi was a lamb in slumberland (though he looked more dead than anything, haha!). 2. My husband enjoys reading, so he’ll be with his book and I’ll be working on my half-finished doll – that’s one of the ways we spend time together. 3. 4. 5. There’s just something about working with yarn that gets me going. 6. 7. 8.
I’m currently working on an exciting project that I’m not able to announce just yet, but I hope to be able to do so very soon! 9. Cookie, the Amigurumi Girl Free Pattern | Tales of Twisted Fibers. I’m super excited to tell you that the pattern for Cookie, the amigurumi girl, the little cutie you all loved so much, is now ready for download :D And, as I had promised in my last post, the pattern is FREE for all you lovely, amigurumi lovers! Cookie is 8.5 inches tall and very, very mischievous.
So should you decide to make one for yourself, be warned—she can be quite a handful. So, without further ado, here’s the link to the pdf. Click on the image to download If there’s one thing that gets me more excited than designing my own amigurumis is seeing what other crafters make with my patterns. So if you make any amigurumis using this pattern, please free to send me your photographs or weblinks. Cheers! Like this: Like Loading... Summer 2011. Rnd 1: In tan, make an adjustable ring and work 5 sc in the ring, do not join, place marker to mark the first stitch of the next rnd: 5 sc.
Rnd 2: [2 Sc in each sc] 5 times: 10 sc. Rnd 3: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 5 times: 15 sc. Rnd 4: [Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 5 times: 20 sc. Rnd 5: [Sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 5 times: 25 sc. The wig cap will be crocheted to fit around the head stopping right before you get to the point where you start decreasing. After making the two arms and legs, the body will just be a torso, then the petals and wings will be crocheted and sewn on. Arms (make 2) Rnd 1: In flesh color, make an adjustable ring and work 6 sc in the ring, do not join, place marker to mark the first stitch of the next rnd: 6 sc.
Legs (make 2) Rnd 1: In flesh color, make an adjustable ring and work 7 sc in the ring; join with slip st to first sc; place marker to mark the first stitch of the next rnd: 7 sc. Torso Petals (make 9) Wings (make 4) Webrootmobile. Fairy Tale Poncho. The Fairy Tale Poncho is my first adult garment design! It’s easier to make than it looks, and with it’s asymmetrical hem and mitered stitching, it’s designed to flatter larger bodies as well as smaller ones – and look as good with jeans and boots as it does with a crown and glass slippers! The Fairy Tale Poncho is made in four “rectangl-ish” shapes that are sewn together. It could be made seamlessly, but I chose to use these 4 seams specifically to add structure to the garment. The seams are made using the Mattress Stitch in the tops of stitches, not the sides, so you’ll have the whole thing sewn up as fast as can be.
Fairy Tale Poncho Add this pattern to your Ravelry Queue and Favorites RECTANGLE A: (Tip: Add a stitch marker to each of these pieces to help you remember which ones are A vs B) Row 1: Ch 104 (106, 108, 110), sc in the 2nd ch from the hook. Row 2: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), dc in the 1st 43 sts. Row 4: Ch 2, dc in the 1st 41 sts. Row 45 (45, 47, 47): Do not ch. Waffle Knit Snood. Ready to wear If you have been following my blog you will have realised that I like to crochet. I learned to knit before I learned crocheting but I have never been very good- I think the main problem with knitting is it takes longer (ok, I should probably practise more!) And I’m not very patient person. So when I learned crocheting and realised it was much faster I got addicted.
I have had this chunky bamboo wool in my stash for a while now- it’s really soft. I made this for me but it looks like it may get shared with my husband since the colour and pattern are both very gender neutral and he likes how soft it is too! Waffle knit Pattern: Cast on any multiple of 3 + 1 stitches. Row 1: Slip st as if to knit, *p2, k1, repeat from * to end Row 2: Slip st as if to purl, *k2, p1, repeat from * to end Row 3: Slip st as if to knit, k to end Row 4: Slip st as if to purl, p to end Repeat rows 1-4 until you have the desired length for a snood or scarf.
Snood inside out- I like it this way too! Like this: Gingham Scarf with Scalloped Edge. For my sister This is one of my favourite items made this Christmas. It was for my sister in law and made out of cotton yarn as she cannot always wear wool next to the skin. Using cotton gave better stitch definition which I think works well with this design. I love the effect of little crocheted squares all sewn together but hate the effort involved! I added the scalloped edge to pretty it up a bit, but without looked good too.
Pattern The scarf is constructed by crocheting two threads together at once. Use a 5mm size hook (the yarns will be crocheted together. Wind the coloured yarn into 4 balls with a ratio of 2:2:2:5.Wind the white yarn into 3 balls with a ratio of 2:2:5. To keep the yarn from tangling, I threaded each of the smaller balls through holes on a laundry crate I had handy. Lengthways balls of yarn kept tidy in a crate Special stitch: modified double crochet: dc’ Used to change thread colours between the different squares. After 2 rows Front of work detail Scalloped Edging. Diamond Scarves. A themed gift I mentioned in an earlier post about my grandparents upcoming diamond wedding celebrations.
Not being able to afford a gift of real diamonds, I’ve made diamond themed scarves instead! For my Nanny The heather coloured one is for my Nanny (who my shop is named after). Chunky diamond infinity scarf – For my Grandad The chunky grey scarf started off being this pattern I mentioned previously in my zigzag scarf post. Diamond pattern with ribbing Pattern (for chunky grey diamond infinty scarf): I used Wendy Serenity Super Chunky wool and a size 9mm hook (3 skeins – 240m). Special stitches: Front post treble crochet 2 together: fptrc2tog This makes a V-shaped stitch in front of the work with the two arms of the V being worked around the posts of sc stitches 2 rows below. Work the first fptrc2tog as follows: The remaining fptrc2tog stitches of round 2 are worked the same but with the first arm of the V worked around the same post as the last arm of the previous stitch.
Yarn over. Lots of Bracelets. Lots of bracelets I’m lucky enough to be going away for a week, which means I will not be posting next week. You may be hearing about my holiday next time I post! In the meantime here is a quick post about some bracelets I have been busy with this week. As you may be aware I am on a bit of a mission to bust some stash so the multi-yarn one is using up a few odds and ends. I was experimenting with some intarsia, nothing very fancy, but a nice quick project if you have some yarn to use up. Scroll down for the pattern! Blue intarsia bracelet Green glass beads The green beaded bracelet is one of my shamballa bracelets. Stranded beaded bracelet with small and facetted beads The black beaded bracelet uses up some leftover metallic yarn (it is surprisingly soft as well as sparkly) and uses my beaded crochet bracelet pattern.
Plaited Pattern for Blue Square Intarsia Bracelet: You will need two small amounts of dk yarn in complementary or contrasting colours and a size 4mm hook. Like this: Scottie Dogs Garland. Scottie Dog Garland I spotted these cute little dogs on Ravelry, and managed to get myself in the testing pool for the pattern. I’m really pleased with how they came out! The dogs come in 4 different sizes so you can even make cushion sized ones. I made the small, medium, and large options, but used decreasing hook sizes with each size up so that they came out roughly the same size for my garland (details below).
Silver Dog To make the garland, after I had made the dogs I used left over yarn to make a chain. First I chained enough to make a hanging loop and joined with a sl-st, then chained a length before joining the first dog, which I did by inserting the hook in the edge in the place where I wanted to join and slip stitching. To make the flowers I used 2 rounds of my flower pattern (available here) in the same pink yarn I used for a couple of the bows. Grey Dog I used stash yarn for this project (the stripy dog was born out of running out of white yarn): Grey: Sirdar snuggly (DK)
Lobster Cord Bracelets. Bracelets made with lobster stitch cord I recently came across lobster stitch cord in the free ebook Priscilla’s Crochet. I hadn’t heard of it before, so I thought I’d give it a try since it is always good to learn a new stitch, and cords can come in pretty useful for bag handles etc. Lobster stitch cord I must admit that the directions were a little confusing and when I searched online, it took me a while to find a good explanation, and that was on a forum, so I thought I’d post a tutorial here since it is actually very easy with a few pictures.
Plain lobster st with central mother-of-pearl button Once I’d figured out how to do it I realised this cord could be useful for jewellery making because there are a couple of places you can add beads to for different looks. How to make lobster stitch cord: To begin, chain two and the sc in the 2nd chain from the hook. After 1st sc Look carefully at the work; the completed stitch points down the hook towards your hand.
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