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Thursday, June 25, 2020

Canada Day Crochet

It is almost July 1! Which means Canada Day.

I have rounded up several crochet patterns to celebrate and show off your Canadian pride to your friends and family (even if it is just on social media this year!). I love to celebrate along with you here in Texas. I always make a little project to we have poutine. To keep my family excited about the holiday poutine only happens on July 1 in my house. My family devours it...I have to make two trays at this point if I want any.

So, celebrate along with and show the Canadians some love!




Click the pictures to be taken to the pattern homes!


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The potholder is amazing...but this blog has a bunch of Canadian inspired crochet projects. Bags, hats...you name it. Rich Textures Crochet has it all! 




Beaver and Canadian Flag crochet patterns by PlanetJune
This beaver with the flag is amazing!



Canadian patriotic hat free canada hat pattern crochet
This hat is adorable! I think I need one.





How incredible is this corner to corner Flag Blanket!?





I am loving the maple leaf garland! So beautiful! Decorate your mantle, your car, your cubicle....your best friend.



FREE Crochet Pattern: Crochet Plaid Slippers | Make these cute slippers in classic Buffalo Plaid, perfect for chilly fall days or your Holiday list!
These plaid are so low-key Canadian that you could just wear them right on into fall. I love buffalo check in red or white.


But, whatever you do make sure you have a wonderful day and maybe...just maybe...Poutine.

Authentic Canadian Poutine Recipe

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Slouchy Beanie Tutorial! Video and Free Written Pattern




Slouchie Beanie Pattern

Materials

One Ball of Size 4/Medium Weight Yarn (I used Caron Simply Soft Sparkle (in Red) and

I hook (5.5mm) for teens and ladies 
J (6mm) hook for men

Stitches Used: 
Magic Circle (MC)
Chain (Ch)
Slip Stitch (SS)
Double Crochet (DC)
Increase DC (IncDC)
Single Crochet (SC)
Back Loop Single Crochet (BLSC)
Single Crochet Decrease (SCDec) 

Notes
  • Ch2 does not count as a stitch.
  • Do not turn at the end of any rows.
  • Leave a 4”+ Tail in your Magic Circle to weave in and secure afterward.
  • Do not fasten off before beginning brim. The separation of sections is just in case you made more or less than 17 rows when creating your choice of length.
  • In the video I move seamlessly from the 3 *SCDec + 1 BLSC* at the end of row three into the 2 *SCDec + 1 BLSC* at the begining of row 4. That is why I say to do it FIVE times. Please, forgive any confusion. 

Start with a Magic Circle (or chain 4 and slip stitch)
Row 1, ch2, 12 DC into MC over tail. SS (12)
Row 2: ch2, IncDC into each stitch around. SS. (24)
Row 3: ch2, *1 DC + Inc DC* around. SS. (36)
Row 4: ch2, *2 DC + IncDC* around. SS. (48)
Row 5: ch2, DC around (48)
Row 6: ch2, *3 DC + IncDC* around. SS. (60)
Row 7: ch2, *4 DC + IncDC* around. SS. (72)
Row 8-17+: ch2, DC across. SS. (72)

Begin Brim 
Row 1: ch1, SC around. (Do not SS or ch...we are working in a spiral).
Row 2: 64 BLSC (Leaves 8 unworked stitches) *SCDec +  2 BLSC* 2 times (70)
Row 3: *SCDec +  2 BLSC* 3 times and continue to BLSC across until the stitch before the
first SCDec in the previous row. *SCDec +  1 BLSC* 2 times.(65)
Row 4: *SCDec +  1 BLSC* 3 times and continue to BLSC across. (62)
Row 5-7: BLSC across. (62)
Fasten Off, Weave in Ends.




Friday, September 20, 2019

Mary Jane Slippers! Free Easy Crochet Pattern



Hi Friends! I just finished recording the video for my Mary Jane Crochet Slippers. This pattern is so easy and so fast. I have been making these for the last few weeks. I cannot seem to stop collecting Bernat Blanket Yarn ever since I designed these. I hope you like them as much as I do!


The free printable and downloadable PDF Or keep scrolling if you would like to read it from the blog. 

The Video:



The written pattern:


Mary Jane Slippers

Finished Size: Women's Medium-Large. Size 7-10. They are very adaptable but if you need more or less length just keep crocheting the back of the slipper or stop early. 





Materials

One Ball Bernat Baby Blanket. I get the 300-gram ball to make 3 pair, but the small-sized ball will give you one pair of slippers


Stitch Legend (US Terms)
Ch - Chain
SS- Slip Stitch
HDC - Half Double Crochet
SC - Single Crochet
FO - Fasten Off
IncHDC - Increase Half Double Crochet (two Half Double Crochet in the same stitch)
DecHDC - Decrease Half Double Crochet (Yarn Over, Insert into next stitch, draw up a loop, Yarn Over, 
insert into the following stitch, draw up a loop, yarn over and pull through all five loops on your hook)
YO - Yarn Over


Pattern


1
Work 8 HDC into a Magic Circle SS into the first HDC of the row and Ch1
2-3
*1 HDC, IncHDC* Repeat * to * across. SS into the first HDC of the row and Ch1 (12, 18)
4
*1 HDC, 1 HDC, IncHDC* Repeat * to * across. SS into the first HDC of the row and Ch1 (24)
5-6
HDC Across. SS into the first HDC of the row and Ch1 (24)
7-9
Turn. HDC in the next 17 stitches. Ch1 (17)
10
Chain 7, SS into the first HDC of the last row. Ch1 and turn. SC into the next 7 chains. HDC into the next 17 HDC.  (24)
11
Turn. HDC Across the next 17. Ch1 (17)
12
Turn. 1 HDC in the first 4 Stitches. DecHDC. HDC in the 5 Stitches. DecHDC. HDC in the next 4 Stitches. Ch1 (15)
13
Turn. HDC Across the next 15. Ch1 (15)
14
Turn. 1 HDC in the first 3 Stitches. DecHDC. HDC in the 5 Stitches. DecHDC. HDC in the next 3 Stitches. Ch1 (13)
15
Turn. HDC Across the next 13. Ch1 (13) 

Continue until the length of your foot is covered. This should be enough for a size 7-9 women's foot, though.  


16
Turn. HDC in the next 4 Stitches, Skip a Stitch. SS into the next 2 stitches. (4)
14
Turn. HDC Across. Ch1 (4)
15
Turn. HDC Across. SS into the chain 2 stitches beyond the last SS.  (4) 

Turn the slipper so the right sides are facing in and SS the 4 HDC of the row to the last 4 unworked HDC of row 15. 



This will form a slipper. But we need edging. We will now work a row along the top of
the slipper and strap. 
16
Ch1, and DecSC over the first two stitches. SC until the stitch before the strap begins.

DecSC over the next two stitches. SC in the next 5 stitches. DecSC.
SC until the last two stitches of the row. DecSC. 
15
Repeat Rows 1-16 for a second slipper. 

Wear and be cozy.





By MelodyCrochet copywritten 2019 - Enjoy! (and by enjoy I mean share on social media and tag me @MelodyCrochet because I love
to see what you guys make!!). Feel free to sell what you make. Please, do not sell or alter my actual pattern as your own. Linking and
sharing my blog is ALWAYS appreciated. Happy making and Thank you for coming. I really do appreciate it!



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Friday, October 5, 2018

Waffles Tote - Free Crochet Bag Pattern


I designed a new bag after seeing the new chenille yarn arriving at Michaels and Hobby Lobby. Its soft, smooth and bulky weight so it works up fast. It slips across a hook in the most satisfying way. I just cannot get enough projects in mind for what to do with it all. I love this gray color...I used Vapor Gray in the Bernat Velvet yarn. This entire bag also took just one ball of the yarn...always a plus in my book. I hope that you enjoy and thanks for stopping by! 

Here is the Video Tutorial



Waffles Tote



By MelodyCrochet copywritten 2018 - Enjoy! (and by enjoy I mean share on social media and tag me because
I love to see what you guys make!!). Feel free to sell what you make. Please, do not sell or alter my actual
pattern as your own. Linking and sharing to my blog is ALWAYS appreciated. Happy making and Thank you for
coming. I really do appreciate it!  

Finished Size: 17 ½ “ tall x 15” wide. (44cm x 38cm) Lots of negative ease since its stretchy.


Stitch Legend
Ch - Chain
SS- Slip Stitch
SC - Single Crochet
DC - Double Crochet
FPDC - Front Post Double Crochet
BPDC - Back Post Double Crochet
FO - Fasten Off
IncSC - Increase Single Crochet (two Single Crochet in the same stitch)
DecSC - Decrease Single Crochet (Insert into next stitch, draw up a loop, insert into the following stitch, draw
up a loop, yarn over and pull through all three loops on your hook)
BLDC - Back Loop Double Crochet
YO - Yarn Over
PM - Place Stitch Marker


Materials

4 Stitch Markers (Or pieces of yarn to mark a stitch for increase/decrease stitches)
Yarn Needle To weave in bulky size ends. I LOVE these for bulky yarn.


Notes


There is a video of how to make this bag here.


This is a bottom-up construction. We will be working in the round but not in a spiral. At the begining of
each double crochet row, I will say “chain two”. If you feel more comfortable chaining 3 please do. But,
I find that I get added (undesirable) bulk in my seam from doing so.

I suggest using a K hook for chain stitches if you are using a chenille style yarn because they tend to have
a lot of stretch and the chains work out too tightly and might pucker the edge of your work.


Ch2 at beginning of rows counts as the first DC. The next DC should not be at the base of this chain. Place
it above the following stitch or your waffle pattern will spiral.

Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thanks!!


Pattern


Chain 37 on the larger (Size K) crochet hook. Remove your hook and replace with the smaller (Size I) hook for
the rest of the pattern.


1
SC in 2nd Ch from hook and across until the second to the last Ch of row (35 SC), in last Ch of row SC
3 times and PM in the 2nd of these SC. Pivot work so that you can crochet along the opposite side of
your Ch. SC into the next 35 Ch and in the last Ch SC 2 times, PM in the 2nd of these SC. Slip Stich.
(Do Not turn) (72)
2-4
Ch1. SC in the base of Ch1 and across, IncSC in each marked stitches. Move the marker to the 2nd St
of each new increase, SS. (Row 2 - 74) (Row 3 - 76) (Row 4 - 78)
5
(Setup Row) Ch2. (counts as first DC here and throughout pattern) DC in next st and across. SS into
the 2nd Ch of Ch 2 at beginning of this row (78)
6
(Waffle Pattern Row 1) Ch2, DC, DC, *FPDC, DC, DC* Repeat * to * to the end of the row, SS into the
2nd Ch of Ch 2 at beginning of this row (78)
7
(Waffle Pattern Row 2) Ch2, BPDC, BPDC *DC, BPDC, BPDC* Repeat * to * to end of row. SS into the
2nd Ch of Ch 2 at beginning of this row (78)
8-27
Repeat Row 6 and 7 ten more times
28-30
Ch 1. SC at the base of chain and across, SS into the top of first SC (78 SC in each row - Ch 1 not
counting)
Instr.
Fasten Off. Lay bag flat. From each side count in and PM 9th stitch. Flip bag and repeat.
So you will have 16 unmarked stitches on each side, then the 4 marked. And front and back center
will each have 21 unmarked stitches.
31
(All chaining go to K hook...then back to I hook for the SC stitches). Attach yarn with a slipknot in any
of the unmarked side stitches.

Ch1 and SC in the base of Ch and across to stitch before the 1st marker you encounter
Ch 35 and skip the stitches between the 1st and 2nd markers (23 stitches skipped)
SC into stitch after the 2nd marker and SC across to stitch before 3rd marker (16)
Ch 35 and skip the stitches between 3rd and 4th markers (23 stitches skipped)
Sc into stitch after 4th marker and across to the end of row.
SS into the top of first SC of row. (32 sc are body stitches + 70 Ch are handle stitches)
32
Ch1 and SC in the base of Ch and in each stitch around. (102 sc) PM in the 10th and 25th SC in the
Ch stitches (handles...you will be IncSC in these markers).
33
Ch1 and SC in the base of Ch and to the stitch before the handle, *DecSC last body stitch and first
handle stitch), SC 8, IncSC in marked stitch (replace marker into the 2nd SC of this IncSC), SC 15,
IncSC in marked stitch (replace marker into 1st SC of this IncSC), SC 8, DecSc* SC 16, *repeat * to *
SC to end of row, SS into first SC. (102)  
34
Repeat row 33, Fasten off.



By MelodyCrochet copywritten 2018 - Enjoy! (and by enjoy I mean share on social media and tag me because I love to see what you
guys make!!). Feel free to sell what you make. Please, do not sell or alter my actual pattern as your own. Linking and sharing to my
blog is ALWAYS appreciated. Happy making and Thank you for coming. I really do appreciate it!


I am an Amazon affiliate.  This post contains links and if you click on them I may be compensated. Thank you in advance!

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