Hip Hip Crochet

Materials: • I Hook • Worsted weight yarn in white, red and black • White Fun Fur • Two black 5/8" buttons • Yarn needle Abbreviations: • ch = chain • hdc = half double crochet • st = stitch Holding the white and fun fur together, ch  31. Row 1: hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off. (30 hdc) Row 2: join red yarn and hdc in joining st and in the next 24. Ch 1, turn. (25 hdc) Row 3: hdc in each st across. Fasten off. (25 hdc) Row 4: join black yarn. Hdc in joining st and next 24. Ch 1, turn. (25 hdc) Row 5: hdc in each st across. Fasten off. (25 hdc) Row 6: join red yarn. Hdc in joining st and next 24. Ch 1, turn. (25 hdc) Row 7: hdc in each st across. Ch 20,  then sl st into st that chain was started to form a loop. Fasten off. (25 hdc) Row 8: holding the white yarn and fun fur, join. Hdc in joining st and next 24. Fasten off. Weave in all ends. Use white yarn and yarn needle to sew the two ends of row one together to form a ring. On the opposite end of the...

I was trying to think of something for the kids' teacher's Christmas presents because I know they get more than enough of those prepackaged gift sets. So I came up with this. And I'm going to make some divinity to stuff the mug with and maybe a pack of cocoa. Materials: • Size H crochet hook • A very small amount (less than 75 yards) of worsted weight yarn. I used Red  Heart's With Love in Fruit Punch • Yarn Needle • One button that is 1 1/4" in diameter Abbreviations: • Ch = Chain • Sk = Skip • DC = Double Crochet • Sp = Space • Sl st = slip stitch Instructions for v cluster: *(yarn over, insert hook in indicated st, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, draw through two loops on hook) twice in same st, yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook*, ch 1, repeat from * to * in same st. Ch 40 Row 1: v cluster in 4th ch from hook [sk next 2 ch, v cluster in next ch] 11 times, sk next 2 ch, dc in last ch. Ch 2, turn. Row 2-4: v cluster in the ch 1 sp of each v cluster...