Hip Hip Crochet

You can download a printable PDF here . Materials: Worsted Weight Yarn in purple and hot pink (I used Red Heart Super Saver in Amethyst and Shocking Pink} Crochet Hooks in G for Toddler Size or I for Child Yarn Needle Abbreviations: Ch = Chain HDC = Half Double Crochet YO = Yarn Over STS = Stitches SL ST = Slip Stitch SK = Skip The pattern is the same for both sizes, just use the correct hook for the size you're making. Make 2. Chain 23 with the purple yarn. Round 1: Do not join but hdc in first ch made and each remaining ch to form a circle. Change to the hot pink with the last yo of last hdc. Round 2: HDC around changing back to amethyst with last yo of last hdc. Round 3: HDC around changing to hot pink with last yo of last hdc. Rounds 4 – 8: Repeat rounds 2 & 3 ending with a purple round. Round 9: HDC around. Round 10: HDC in next 20, ch 3, sk last 3 sts. Round 11: ...

You can download a printable copy of this pattern here . Materials: Size 5.5 straight needles Cable needle (or if you don't have those already, you can use a short dpn, chop stick, or anything else that is similar) Caron Simply Soft in Blue Mint (or yarn that is similar) Yarn Needle Abbreviations: Sts = Stitches P = Purl K = Knit Pattern: Cast on 20 sts. Row 1: (Right side) P 7, K6, P7 Row 2: K7, P6, K7 Row 3: Repeat row 1 Row 4: Repeat row 2 Rows 5 & 6: Repeat rows 3 & 4 Row 7: P7, slip next 3 sts onto cable needle (or whatever you're using) and hold at front of your work. With right hand needle, knit the next 3 sts from the left hand needle and then knit the 3 sts from the cable needle, p7 Row 8: Repeat row 2 Keep repeating rows 1 – 8 until the headband will fit snuggly around your head. End by repeating rows 1 & 2 once more. Bind off leaving a long t...

A printable PDF of this is available here . Materials: Small amount of worsted weight yarn Size G Crochet Hook Yarn Needle  Abbreviations: HDC = Half Double Crochet SC = Single Crochet St(s) = Stitch(es) SC Dec = Single Crochet Decrease Round 1: Starting with a magic ring, work 8 hdc in ring. Pull tail to tighten ring. Round 2: 2 hdc in each st around. Round 3: *1 hdc in first st, 2 hdc in next st*. Repeat from * to * around. *SC in next 3 st, ch 1, turn. SC in first st, sc dec over last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. SC dec over 2 sts. Sl st down to the circle.* Repeat from * to *. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

A printable PDF is available here . Materials: ¤ Worsted Weight Yarn  (I used Red Heart Super Saver in Amethyst and Shocking Pink) ¤ Crochet Hooks in sizes C, F, G & H ¤ Yarn Needle Abbreviations: ¤ HDC = Half Double Crochet ¤ St = Stitch ¤ FPDC = Front Post Double Crochet ¤ BPDC = Back Post Double Crochet ¤ SC = Single Crochet ¤ SC Dec = Single Crochet Decrease ¤ Sl St = Slip Stitch ¤ Ch = Chain  Toddler Size G hook Round 1 : Starting with a magic ring and purple yarn, 8 hdc in ring. Pull tail of ring to tighten. Round 2: 2 hdc in each st around. Round 3: *1 hdc in first st, 2 hdc in next st.* Repeat from * to *around, changing to hot pink with last yarn over of last st. Round 4: *1 hdc in each of first 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st.* Repeat from * to * around, changing back to purple with last yarn over of last st. Round 5: *1 hdc in each of first 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st.* Repeat from * to * around. Round 6: *1 hdc in each of first 4...

So...off and on for about four years I've tried to learn to knit. At the beginning of that I bought the "I Taught Myself To Knit" kit at Walmart and even though they come with a DVD, I couldn't really make much sense of it. And I should confess that I never used the DVD because at the time that I bought the kit, my youngest child was a toddler and I just didn't have time to sit down and watch anything other than Blue's Clues. But over the years, and especially recently, it really nagged at me that I just couldn't grasp the concept. I always made the excuse that I wasn't coordinated enough to make both hands work together. I don't make New Year's resolutions but at the beginning of the year I made up my mind to try one more time to learn so I bought a new pair of knitting needles (because who knows what happened to the ones that came with the kit) and started searching on YouTube. Why hadn't I thought to look on YouTube before? Anyway, I...

A printable PDF is available here . Materials: ¤ Size H Crochet Hook ¤ Worsted Weight Yarn (I used Caron Simply Soft in Blue Mint)about a 1/4 of a skein ¤ Yarn Needle Abbreviations: ¤ Ch = Chain ¤ SC = Single Crochet ¤ SC Dec = Single Crochet Decrease ¤ HDC = Half Double Crochet ¤ Sk = Skip ¤ BLO = Back Loop Only ¤ ST(S) = Stitch(es) ¤ Sl St = Slip Stitch  Ch 21 Row 1: SC in 2nd ch from hook and in each of the next 3 chs, 3 sc in next ch, sc in each of next 4 chs, sk next 2 chs, sc in each of next 4 chs, 3 sc in next ch, sc to end of ch. Ch 1, turn. Row 2: Working in blo, sc dec over first 2 sts, sc in each of next 3 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in each of next 4 sts,  sk next 2 sts, sc in each of next 4 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, sc dec over last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. Rows 3-5: Repeat row 2. Row 6: Working through both loops, sl st in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Row 7: Leaving sl st of previous row unworked, sc ...

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