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Kate Hunter
Materials & Tools
– 4 mm G-6 Crochet Hook
– Yarn – Cotton 4 – Medium ( I used I love this Cotton Warm Blush)
– Tapestry Needle
– 6″ Wooden Dowel
– Wooden Bead
– 4″ Piece of Cardboard
– Scissors
Start with a Magic Circle
Round 1 -Ch 2 (always counts as first DC in this pattern) 2 DC Ch 3, 3 DC Ch 3 3 DC Ch3 3DC Ch 3 Sl St into first Ch2 stitch to join
Round 2 – Sl St to the first Ch 3 space, Chain 2 (first DC) 2 DC in same Ch 3 space Ch 3, 3 DC in same Space *3 DC Ch3 3DC*repeat to end join with a SlSt to top of Ch 2 stitch
Round 3 – Sl St to the first Ch3 space Ch 2 2 DC Ch3 3 DC, 3 DC in next Ch3 space, *3 DC Ch 3 3 DC 3DC in next Ch 3 space* repeat to end, join with SlSt to top of Ch 2 Stitch
Round 4 -Sl St to the first Ch3 space Ch 2 2 DC Ch3 3 DC, 3 DC in each of the next 2 Ch3 space,s *3 DC Ch 3 3 DC 3DC in each of the next 2next Ch 3 spaces* repeat to end, join with SlSt to top of Ch 2 Stitch
Round 5 – SlSt to first Ch3 Space 5 DC, *Sl St into second DC in the cluster of the previous round 5 DC into Ch3 Space* Repeat to the next corner 3 DC Ch1*Sl St into second DC in the cluster of the previous round 5 DC into Ch3 Space* Repeat to the next corner, HDC into each of the next 12 stitches Join with a SLST into the top of the first Ch3 (DC). Cut and tie off ends.
Cut approximately 30″ pice of a yarn, line your dowel on top of the flat (HDC) row of your piece and sew over top of the dowel into each HDC stitch starting on the 3rd HDC of the turning cluster.
Chain 36 leaving a 6″ tail on each end of your chain and tie ends on either side of the dowel. (Adjust number of chains to length you would like it to hang)
Tassel
Wrap your yarn around your cardboard 25 times, (more times for a thicker tassel)
With a long strand tie the top with at least two knots.
When that’s done, remove the cardboard and cut bottom loops.
With another long strand, tie two tight knots about a fingertip’s length from the top.
Snip the loops and trim the end.
String wooden bead to the top and tie tassel in Ch 1 space of the bottom of your wall hanging, Sew in all loose ends and hang!!
Crochet Cactus Pin Cushion
We are finally getting our basement “yarn room” renovated into an actual craft room/office instead of the disastrous state it is currently in. Of course, this means unearthing yarn previously forgotten about and rather than roll bits of yarn into balls and tuck them away and forget about them, I decided to start a new project – a blanket – that would help with my clean up efforts. I can truthfully say that I have spent more time on this blanket than I have on cleaning out the room, but I still feel accomplished just the same.
So now I have accumulated a large pile of scraps that also need to be put into a project because they are just too pretty to throw away…. Now we have a collection of super cute scrap yarn stuffed cactus pin cushion complete with a terracotta pot!
Materials
4 mm Crochet hook
15g Worsted weight yarn – Green (I used Vanna’s Choice Kelly Green)
15g Worsted weight yarn – Beige ( I used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Beige)
Mini Clay Pot 2.5″
18-20g of scrap yarn pieces or Polyfill
Tapestry Needle & Scissors
Glue Gun *optional
Abbreviations
Ch – Chain
HDC – Half Double Crochet
SC – Single Crochet
SC3LP – Single Crochet in the third loop of hdc in the previous row
SC2tog – Single Crochet 2 stitches together
SCBL – Single Crochet in back loop
SlSt – Slip Stitch
SlStBL – Slip Stitch in Back Loops
Pattern
Ch 13
Row 1 – Using Green 1 hdc in next chain from the hook and in each chain to the end. Ch 1 and turn (12)
Row 2 – SC3LP in each of the next 10 Stitches, SlSt in the last 2 Stitches. Ch 1 turn (12)
Rows 3-18 Repeat Rows 1 and 2
Fold work in half, wrong sides together and SlSt to form a tube
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Right Side (Ridges) -
Wrong Side (Flat) -
Tube
Now you will start working in a round for the rest of the pattern
Round 1 Ch 1 SC into each stitch around the base join to first Ch with a SlSt (18)
Round 2 Ch 1 SC2tog in each stitch all the way around (decreasing the number of stitches in half (9) Change color to beige and join with a SlSt
Round 3 Ch 1 2 SC in each stitch around (18) SlSt to the first chain
Round 4 Ch 1 *2 SC in first Stitch 1 SC in next stitch* Repeat from * around join to first chain with a SlSt (24)
Round 5 SlStBl in each stitch around (24)
Round 6 SC into the back loops of round 4 over the entire SlSt. Join with a SlSt
Round 7 SC in Each St around cut and tie off ends
Bottom
Using your beige yarn, make a magic circle make 6 SC into your magic circle
Round 2 2 SC in each stitch around. Join with SlSt Ch 1 (12)
Round 3 *2 SC 1SC* repeat around. Join with SlSt Ch 1 (18)
Round 4 *2 SC 1Sc 1 SC* repeat around, join with SlSt (24) Cut 12″ tail and tie off
Cut an 8″ piece of green yarn turn cactus inside out and using a running stitch sew the top of the cactus closed.
Turn right did out and stuff your cactus with either your yarn scraps or polyfill.
Line your bottom circle up to the bottom of the cactus piece and SlSt together
Sew in any loose ends, if you want to use your glue gun to secure the bottom of your cactus to the bottom of the clay pot.
