A Free Crochet Pattern
I am behind on the times. Last week I had a pattern that came out in Crochetvolution.
You can find it here!
*Edit as of Nov. 2017* It is now also available on Designs by Diligence Here and it is available for purchase through my Ravelry Store.
Isn't it beautiful! I decided to watercolor it to make the design really pop. I was not disappointed. When I was done I thought that it would also make a really great Christmas ornament, so I got to work.
The pattern is very close to the original, I only changed the chs, to make it more rounded. I'm also pretty
happy with it too.
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- Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet (Size 10); [100% Cotton, 400 yds/336m per ball] less than 1 ball.
- Size 6 steel hook
- starch
- balloon
Notes:
Make 2 sides, do not finish
off on the second side.
Round 1: Ch 5, sl st in
beginning ch to form a loop, ch 1, 12 sc in loop, sl st in first sc. (12 sc)
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc
here and throughout), (dc, ch 3(also counts at a dc here and throughout this
row), sl st) in same st, {sl st in next two st, (ch 3, dc, ch 3, sl st) in same st,}
repeat { to} 4 more times. (6 groups of 3 dc), sl st in next 2 sp and up the
first dc.
Round 3: Ch 3, dc in same sp,
2 dc in each of the next 2 st, ch 1, {2 dc in each of the next 3 st, ch 1} Repeat {to} 5 more
times, sl st into beg. dc. (6- 6 dc groups)
Round 4: Ch 2, dc in next st
(decrease just made), dc in next 2 st, dc2tog in next two st, ch 1, dc in ch 1 sp, ch 1 {dc2tog, dc in the next 2 st, dc2tog, ch 1, dc
in ch sp, ch 1} Repeat {to} 4 more times, sl st into beginning dc. (6 leaves and 6
dc)
Round 5: Ch 2, dc in next st
(decrease just made), dc2tog in next st, ch 1, 3 dc in next dc, ch 1, {2 dc2tog
in the next 4 st, ch 1, 3 dc in the next dc, ch 1} repeat {to} 4 more times, sl
st into beginning dc. (6 groups of 4 and 6 groups of 3 dc)
Round 6: Ch 2, dc in next st
(decrease just made), ch 2, 2 dc in each of the next 3 dc, ch 2, {dc2tog, ch 2, 2 dc in
the next 3 dc, ch 2} repeat {to} 4 more times, sl st into beginning dc. (6 groups of 2 and 6 groups of 6 dc)
Round 7: Ch 5 (counts as dc,
ch 2), sc in next sp, ch 2, dc2tog, dc in next 2 dc, dc2tog, ch 2, sc in next
sp, ch 2, {dc in dc2tog, ch 2, sc in next sp, ch 2, dc2tog, dc in next 2 sts,
dc2tog, ch 2, sc in sp, ch 2 } repeat {to} 4 more times, sl st in beg dc.
Round 8: Sl st into sp, ch 1,
{(sc in sp, ch 2) twice, 2 dc2tog, (ch 2, sc in next sp) two times, ch 2}
repeat {to} 5 more times, sl st into beg st.
Round 9: Sl st into sp, ch 1,
{ (sc in sp, ch 2) twice, dc2tog in dc, (ch 2, sc in next sp) 3 times, ch 3}
repeat {to} 5 more times, sl st into beg. St. Finish off. Weave in ends.
Joining the two sides
After round 9 of the second side, Ch 2, sc in a ch 2 sp of
the first side, ch 2, sc in the next ch 2 sp of the second side, keep repeating
till you come to the last ch 2 on each side, ch 2 and sl st into the beginning
sc, finish off. Weave in your end.
To starch it
I like to use a sugar
starch. It is one part water and 2 parts sugar that is heated up on the stove
till all the sugar is dissolved. With 1 cup water, 2 cups sugar I can get about
10 ornaments starched. When the mixture is heated though I will take it off the
heat and dip my ornaments in the starch till it is completely saturated.
Then I
will insert a balloon, blow the balloon up and tie it. Then I just hang the ornament
to dry. It usually takes about 3 days. When the starch is dry I just pop the
balloon and take it out. For this ornament I made some fabric bows and tied
them with ribbon to hang on the tree.
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