My sweater*

My Sweater

Remember the pink dresses I made? Click here to see them. Well, I altered that pattern quite a bit to come up with something for myself.  Here is my sweater. I absolutely love it, even though I missed a stitch in the front. The front could be the back, too. I have worn it both ways.  I usually take a “real” size small, not in the hip, young girl’s section. I think it would be fun to try this same pattern in a thicker yarn with a larger hook size to see what size sweater you would come up with. If anyone tries, please share with the rest of us.

What I used:

I hook and almost 800 yards of Caron Spa yarn

How I did it: Chain 11, place a stitch marker, ch16, mark, ch21, mark, ch16, mark, ch12.

Row1: hdc in second ch from hook and in each st across except for the marked stitches; hdc, ch1, hdc in each marked stitch across. Ch2, turn.

Rows 2-13: hdc in each hdc, and hdc, ch2, hdc in each ch2 space.

Row14: hdc in ea hdc to ch2 space, hdc in ch2 sp, ch1, hdc in next ch2 space.  This creates the arm hole. Hdc to next ch2 space, hdc in the ch2 space, ch1, hdc in the next ch2 space. Hdc in ea hdc to end. 

Row15: slip stitch to first hdc to join work into a circle. Sc in back loops only around, slst to first sc.

Row16: working in both loops again, sc in joining stitch, (dc, ch1) 3x in the third st, repeat around. (8shells)

Row17: ch4, (dc, ch1) in joining st, *sc in middle dc, (dc, ch1) 4x in sc, repeat around. (dc, ch1) 2x in first st, slst to third chain.

Row18: ch1, sc in joining, *(dc, ch1) 5x in sc, sc in middle dc of next shell, slst in first sc.

Row19: ch4, (dc, ch1) 2x in joining, *sc in middle dc of next shell, (dc, ch1) 7x in same sc, repeat around. (dc, ch1) 4x in first st, slst to third chain.

Rows20-21: repeat rows 18 and 19. Use (dc, ch1) 7x in ss for each shell. Still sc in the middle st of the next shell.

Rows22-38: repeat rows 18 and 19. Use (dc, ch1) 6x ss for each shell. Still sc in the middle st of the next shell.

Row39: repeat shells using (dc, ch1) 7x ss. Still sc in the middle st of the next shell.

Row40: repeat shells using (dc, ch1) 8x ss. Still sc in the middle st of the next shell.

Row41: repeat shells using (triple crochet, ch1) 7x ss. Still sc in the middle st of the next shell.

Rows42-44: repeat shells using (tr, ch1) 6x ss. Still sc in the middle st of the next shell.

Rows44-45: repeat shells using (quadruple crochet, ch1) 6x ss. Still sc in the middle st of the next shell.

Row46: sc in each st around. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Work is folded in half with chain spaces aligned.

After joining chain spaces for armholes.

Joining into a circle.

After joining.

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crunch stitch crochet hook case*

   I have wanted to have a give-away of some kind. In the Stitchery, my FB crochet group, I decided to get others motivated in participation by offering a prize. I wasn’t even sure what it would be at first. Every day for a week, I would write down the names of the members whose photos were at the top of group’s page. I still am not 100% sure what decides whose pic is on top. At first, I thought it was people who entered the room, but you may have to at least “like” a post while you are there. 

Yesterday, I wrote an extra set of names to give more members a chance. Typed them all into the randomizer and waited 2 seconds to see which name was on the top of the list. Congrats! Gabriele Carmona from Nevada won. I hope she enjoys her new crochet hook case. This was so exciting for me, I plan to have more give-aways in the future. Don’t miss your chance, join the Stitchery or  like Liberty Crochet today.

Crunch stitch crochet hook case

Small amount of ww yarn. I used 2 colors.

H and F hooks /tapestry needle /one button

You will start with a single crochet row of 24 stitches or chain 25 and sc in 2^nd st from hook and in each stitch.

Row1: ch1, turn. Sc in BLO across. (24sc)

Row2: ch1, turn. Sc in FLO across. (24sc)

Row3: ch2, turn. Slip stitch in 2^nd sc, *hdc in next, slst in next, repeat across, ending with a slst.

Row4: ch2, turn. Slst in 1^st hdc, *hdc in next slst, slst in next hdc, repeat across, always ending with a slst.

Repeat the crunch stitch in rows for a total of 22 rows. Panle should measure around 4 ½” tall and 6” wide. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Here, I attach my trim color and slst across the top.

Attach yarn on WRONG side to your first beginning chain.

Row1: ch1, sc in each st. (24sc)

Row2: ch1, turn. Sc in BLO across. (24sc)

Row3: ch1, turn. Sc in FLO across. (24sc)

Rows4-35: repeat last 2 rows (work becomes around 8 1/4”  tall.)

Row36: ch1, turn. Sc2tog 2x, *sc, sc2tog, repeat across to last 4 stitches, sc2tog 2x. fasten off and weave in ends.

Attach trim color to bottom with RIGHT side facing. Single crochet around entire piece, while holding both thicknesses together to create a pocket. I pinned both sides of the flap with trim color already on it to the piece behind so it would be straight. Every stitch gets one sc, except the corners get 2 sc in the same stitch. Across the flap, the shells are made and the middle shell will be the button hole.

For shells, when you get to the corner of the flap: skip first stitch, 3dc ss, skip a stitch, sc, skip 2 st, (3tr, ch2, 3tr) in the same center st, skip 2 st, sc, skip 1 st, 3dc ss, skip 1 stt and sc in last st on flap. Then you can continue sc around the perimeter. Fasten off and weave in ends.

To stitch the lines up and down for the hook dividers, I used slip stitches. I found a great tutorial on Knit and Crochet Today, the tv show. Click here to watch. It is almost a half hour long, but it’s loaded with great information.

Slip stitching both thicknesses together to make the hook dividers.

                                     

All full

If  I were keeping this, I would stop here to leave a larger slot for my scissors.

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