Tutorilal: How to crochet a baby gnome hat. I want to start by welcoming all the readers that have come over from Made, where this post is participating in "Celebrate the boy". Dana has giveaways and a wonderful collection of tutorials for making all kinds of cute boy stuff, so if you haven't already, go and check it out. A wonderful group of bloggers will be contributing tutorials. Not to mention the lovely tutorials Dana herself will be posting as well! It lasts all month, and into march a little too, so keep going back to see whats going on over there!
:) I decided to share crochet instructions for a baby gnome hat! If you want to read about my inspiration for the hat and what not, you can read it over on Made. :) I only used one skein of "Charisma" by Loops and Threads, a bulky 5 weight acrylic yarn. Most of the hat is crocheted in the round and is worked almost entirely using the double crochet stitch. The hook I used was US I 9 / 5.50mm. Gauge 3 rows of 6 dc = 2in x 2in Here is a key for all the abbreviations I use. ch = chain.
Tutorial: crochet nesting cups. Hi everyone. First off, I just wanted to say how truly honored I am to be a part of such an amazing group of talented bloggers! Last season I was drooling over all the great tutorials. Seriously, I wanted to make all the Comfy Sews and Cozy Knits! :) In deciding what to make for this season, I soon realized I was in the ring with myself, battling it out, fighting over what side I wanted to be on. I love knitting and I love sewing. Well, crochet always gets the shaft, so I thought I would stand in the Crochet Corner in the verses ring!
Knitters are always getting all the attention and it’s high time we had a duel! “We’re gonna’ have a duel, we’re gonna’ have a duel, “we’re gonna’ have a duel, we’re gonna’ have a duel”). :) For my tutorial I am doing three crocheted nesting cups. The pattern is basically the same for each cup. Here is what you need to get started Hook size I used US H 8 / 5.00mm Yarn medium 4 weight in three different colors Here is a key for all the abbreviations I use:
How to Read a Crochet Pattern | By Jean Leinhauser Once you’ve learned the basic crochet stitches, you’ll want to start your first pattern. (If you need assistance with learning basic crochet stitches, visit www.LearnToCrochet.com.) There are hundreds of beautiful designs available for you to make, but for a beginner, they may look scary because they are written in what looks almost like a foreign language. That’s because crochet patterns are written using many abbreviations and terms, which save space and make patterns easier to read. So the first thing you need to do is become familiar with the abbreviations and terms. Some of them are easy to understand, like these that represent basic stitches: Print these out and mount them on a card to keep handy while you work. With the abbreviations terms at hand, let’s look at a typical pattern.
Whatever way the pattern is to be worked, the very first thing you must do is make a slip knot on your hook. Here is how to make a slip knot (See Figure 1 & 2). Or Ch 15. Return to top. Lion Brand Yarn. Doing a Double Crochet. 1 of 8 in Series: The Essentials of Double Crochet The double crochet (abbreviated dc) is one of the most common crochet stitches and is about twice as tall as a single crochet. (You can read about single crochet in How to Make a Single Crochet.) A fabric made of all double crochet stitches is fairly solid but not stiff and is great for sweaters, shawls, Afghans, placemats, or any number of other home decor items.
You can also combine the double crochet stitch with other stitches to produce many interesting patterns and textures. First things first: Row 1 The following steps set you up to work your first double crochet stitch: 1. 2. Now for your first double crochet stitch: 1. Remember to yarn over from back to front. 2. Figure 1: Beginning a double crochet stitch. 3. 4. Now, you should have 3 loops on your hook (refer to Figure 1b). 5. 6. Figure 2: Drawing your yarn through the loops. 7. 8. One double crochet (dc) stitch is complete. Figure 3: Finishing the first row of double crochet. 1. 2.
EASY BABY SCARF.