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Monday 14 March 2016

Crochet Backpack Pattern


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Sharon's Crochet Creations

The patterns are for personal use only. 
You are NOT allowed to reproduce, copy or share these patterns.

 Items CREATED using my patterns MAY be sold.
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Backpack

Skill level 
Intermediate

Terms
US

Tools required 
Poundstretchers Luxury Aran
 100% acrylic 
Shade 103 Dye/Lot 4
 approx 180g yarn used
Cord for the tie (one metre)
2 plastic fastners
6mm & 5.5mm Hook
yarn needle
tape measure
pair of scissors

Approx Size 
approx 12" tall & 10.5 width

Main Bag
(Chain 1 does not count as a stitch
 on every round)

Round 1 
make a magic ring
work 10 hdc into a magic ring. 
Slst to join at top of first hdc. (10 hdc)
Round 2
 Ch1. work 2 hdc into each st around 
and join to first hdc. (20 hdc)
Round 3
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in first st. work 2hdc in next st* 
repeat around. join with slst to first hdc (30)
Round 4
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in next 2 sts. work 2hdc in next st*
 repeat around. join with slst to first hdc (40)
Round 5
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in next 3 sts. work 2hdc in next st* 
repeat around. join with slst to first hdc (50)
Round 6
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in next 4 sts. work 2hdc in next st* 
repeat around. join with slst to first hdc (60)
Round 7
Ch1. hdc in back loop of every st around
 join with slst to first hdc
Round 8-27
 (10 rows)
work 1 hdc in every st around.
 do not join just keep going round
making sure you use a stitch maker
 so you know where the round ends
Round 28
work 1 hdc in every st around to end
no join, just SC then slip stitch
Round 29
Ch2. dc in every st around.
 join with slst to first dc
Round 30-33
(4 rows)
Ch1. hdc every st around
 join with slst to first hdc

Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

Now on to the fun part,lol
Now grab some cord/ribbon/plaited yarn
i folded my bag so the sides were pushed in then
i start on the left side and the fourth row down the bag
the DC row
and i found roughly the middle and left two
DC in the middle
and started to weave in and out
 every three DC



then side i skipped two dc and threaded through to the side
and missed out the middle of side and find the two dc
through to the front then weave in and out of three dc
then do the same to the right side of the bag
i was left with two dc spare i tied up my cord here.

(below are two pictures for reference)


Bag Flap
look at the back of the of the bag
and count across
 (i got 14 sts)
((as you do the rows keep a count of the stitches
should be 14 on each row))
Row 1
Begin with a slip knot on your crochet hook
chain 15, start by hdc in the
 first chain from hook  (14)  Ch1 turn
Row 2
start by hdc into first stitch,
then hdc across

 remember to include the end one ch1 turn
Row 3-14
start by hdc into first stitch, then hdc across

 remember to include the end one, ch1 turn

now to neaten the edges i SC all the way round
making sure i did a 2SC in every corner
fasten off and weave end but leave a long tail
so we can sew this onto the bag
now to sew 
start by turning your bag so your at the back
count down three rows
and whip stitch or whatever stitch you prefer
i've added a couple of pictures so you can see the
last stitch and i come through to the front

now i sew from the front to the back making
 sure i don't come all the way through as we don't want
 to see odd stitches
its just to secure it well.

Making the Straps
 5.5 mm Hook used
first you need small straps x 2
 to hold the fastners
Row 1
Begin with a slip knot on your crochet hook
Ch5. start by hdc in the
 first chain from hook  (4)  Ch1 turn
Row 2-6
 (5 rows)
hdc in the
 first chain from hook  (4)  Ch1 turn
fasten off and weave ends leaving a tail for sewing

now onto the long straps x 2
Row 1
Begin with a slip knot on your crochet hook
Ch5. start by hdc in the
 first chain from hook, then hdc across  (4)  Ch1 turn
Row 2 onwards
hdc in the
 first chain from hook (4)
keep doing rows of hdc till strap measures 24"
(approx 76 rows in total)
fasten off and weave ends leaving a tail for sewing

we need two loops to support
 the long straps at the bottom

Begin with a slip knot on your crochet hook
Chain 7. start by hdc in the 
first chain from hook, then hdc across (6) turn
sl st in every st
fasten off and leave long ends for sewing on as shown below
i looked at back of bag and measured from the last left corded three
and went all the way down to the bottom of bag on that row
where it was in back of loop and sewn my loop on
then to measure the next placement i bent my
 bag from the right to the left
and found the next placement and marked with a piece of yarn
 (picture below is so you can see how i placed mine)

Now thread your small straps onto the fasterners
 and sew the ends so it looks like a loop

once you have sewn these then sew each
 of these to the top of main straps and sew to top
 of bag just were you sewn your bag flap
then grab the long end and put through the bottom support strap
and pull through and up to the fastner and loop through
do this for both long straps
(below is a picture of how i did them)

Now the fun bit
Decorate your bag with flowers

Now you are Finished.
Hope you could make sense of the
instructions. I did take a few pictures
to help. Hope these were helpful!





Note
Thank you for trying out my pattern,
I would love to see your results.
Please feel free to send a photo of your creations 
into my comments below
or onto my Facebook
or

Monday 22 February 2016

Crochet baby trapper hat


Here is another hat i decided to make for my grandson

Its a Trapper hat
(my first try at one)

I followed this pattern


What do you think?
you can't see very well but those are green buttons
chose by my step-daughter

Crochet Beanie for my Grandson

I decided to make another hat for my grandson,
 so i made up this little hat as now i know the
basics of  making a beanie hat,lol


made up the eyes, mouth and cookie myself :)


What do you think?
Isnt he cute,lol

Crochet Llama cuddly toy


I was asked to make a Llama,
 what do you think?


I decided to give it a little hat & scarf :)


(finish measurement was about 6" high)

Not bad for my first attempt,
 as never made one before,lol

Crochet Brown Adult Owl Hat


Here is an Adult Owl hat
 i made using a tutorial
by RepeatCrafterMe



I didn't change colours for the main hat
like it tells you in the pattern
It was made for someone
(cant say who as they haven't
 received it yet,lol)

Saturday 23 January 2016

Beanie Hat with a twist (6-12 months) Pattern


The photographs and patterns included on this site
 are the property of 
Sharon's Crochet Creations
The patterns are for personal use only. 
You are NOT allowed to reproduce, copy or share these patterns.
 Items CREATED using my patterns may be sold.
Do not use my photographs unless you have asked for permission.

Please give credit to Sharon's Crochet Creations, 
with a link back to this blog (so others can find the patterns)

Beanie Hat with a twist



Skill level 
Easy

Terms
US

Tools required 
one ball of Boyes 
Chunky 100% premium acrylic
 - (i used Shade called Raspberry)
Small amount of yarn of choice for flower
4mm Hook
small button (1"/1.25cm)
small amount of thread to sew button
yarn needle
thread needle
tape measure (to measure hat)
pair of scissors

Size 
approx 6 - 12 months 

Hat Measurements
Head Circumference: 16-18 inches
Top of Head to ears: 7-7.5 inches

Hat
Round 1 
make a magic ring
work 7hdc into a magic ring. 
Slst to join at top of first hdc. (7 hdc)
Round 2
 Ch1. work 2 hdc into each st around 
and join to first hdc. (14 hdc)
Round 3
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in first st. work 2hdc in next st* 
repeat around. join with slst to first hdc
Round 4
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in next 2 sts. work 2hdc in next st*
 repeat around. join with slst to first hdc
Round 5
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in next 3 sts. work 2hdc in next st* 
repeat around. join with slst to first hdc
Round 6
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in next 4 sts. work 2hdc in next st* 
repeat around. join with slst to first hdc
Round 7
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in next 5 sts. work 2hdc in next st* 
repeat around. join with slst to first hdc
Round 8
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in next 6 sts. work 2hdc in next st* 
repeat around. join with slst to first hdc
Round 9
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in next 7 sts. work 2hdc in next st* 
repeat around. join with slst to first hdc
Round 10-13
Ch1. *work 1 hdc in every st around. 
join with slst to first hdc (work 4 rows of hdc)

(now we are doing the border of sc)
Round 14-23
Ch1. *work 1 sc in every st around. 
join with slst to first sc (work 10 rows of sc)
This makes a border all around the hat

(Hat should come over the ears.
If it doesn't, then do more rows of sc rounds)

Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

Flower
work 6sc into a magic ring. 
Slst to join circle
This forms the 6 petals of the flower -
 *Ch2, 3dc, ch2* in first st.
now repeat this combination 5 more times, 
slst to bottom on the Ch2. 
 Fasten off but leave a long tail for sewing onto the hat.
Sew a button into the middle of the flower
 now you can sew the flower onto the hat.

Now we are done.

you can always add a ribbon and thread it
 through every third hole

Note
Thank you for trying out my pattern,
I would love to see your results.
Please feel free to send a photo of your creations 
into my comments below
or onto my Facebook
or

Saturday 16 January 2016

Crochet Elephant Blankie/Lovey



I made a baby Blankie/Lovey.
I decided to follow two tutorials, 
making the elephant for the top part,
and chevron pattern for the bottom piece

Elephant tutorial i followed is

Chevron blanket tutorial i followed is

Crochet Bunny




 Here is my latest Creation.
She measures 14" high from head to toe.
and i used the fabulous tutorial
by Amigurumi to go


Crochet Child's Owl Hat


Here is an Childs Owl hat (age 3-10 years)
i made using a tutorial
by RepeatCrafterMe
HERE

What do you think?

Crochet Adults Owl Hat


Here is an Adult Owl hat i made using a tutorial
by RepeatCrafterMe