Leslee's sweater*

You asked for it, you got it! Here is another simple sweater, but this time it’s larger.  I flipped the back to the front by adding 3 buttons. I do wear mine both ways. Click here to view My sweater. This one is a gift for my mom's birthday. I know it fits because she already tried it on.

Leslee’s sweater

Size medium/adult

What I used:

 more than 3 skeins of Caron Country,  I (5.5 mm) hook

What I did:

Chain 12, place a stitch marker, ch15, mark, ch25, mark, ch15, mark, ch13.

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. 

Rounds15-21: slip stitch to first hdc to join work into a circle. Hdc in the round, do not slst to join or ch to raise.

Row22: slst to join, ch1, sc in joining st, skip 2 sc, *5dc ss, skip 2 sc, sc, repeat around, ending with a slst to join.

Row23: ch4, 2dc in joining st, *sc in third dc of next shell, 5dc ss in next sc, repeat around ending with sc in third dc of last shell. 2dc in last joining st to complete first shell, slst to third ch.

Repeat rows 22-23 until desired length. You can end there if you wish. I ran out of the dark taupe yarn and needed to add a different color. I chose this border to finish the length I needed.

Row40:  (change colors during the last slst) ch4, dc, in joining, dc in the space between the 3^rd and 4^th dcs of the shell, dc in next space between dcs. (I do not go into the loops of the stitches here and from now on, hook around the 3 loops. This just gives a lacier look.) *Skip the sc in between shells and dc in next 2 dc, (dc, ch1, dc) in between the 3^rd and 4^th dcs, dc in the next 2 dc. Repeat around to end and slst to top of ch4.

I repeated row 40 two more times. I then sc each dc and 3 sc in the ch1 spaces. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Trim: I simply attached yarn on the neckline and sc around with an H hook.  Each buttonhole is a chain of 5 (sc, ch5, sc in same stitch). I didn’t trim the sleeves.

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Frog head lovey*

I needed a last minute gift for my nephew’s baptism. This idea caught my eye on Pinterest. Someone pinned a cute owl lovey, but James likes frogs and monkeys, not owls. So after a little revising, this is what I came up with; a frog head lovey.  At first I was not sure if it looked like a frog, but after I got validation from my daughter, I wrapped it up to gift. I started around 4 pm and had it finished before bed. My hand ached, but I got it done in about 5-6 hours. The blanket is a simple granny square. I used Bernat’s Pipsqueak yarn with a 10 mm hook. I was surprised at how little one skein made, but I had no time to shop for more.  I added a border with 2 strands of worsted weight white yarn held together for 2 rows. It is plain single crochet, nothing fancy. This is a quick gift to crochet, but I hope you have more time than I did to enjoy the process. Eventually, I would like to create a variety of heads, maybe someone from Dr. Seuss or Disney.

Frog head

Materials needed- a small amount of ww yarn in green, white and black and a G (4mm) hook

In a magic ring, sc 6x.

Round1: 2sc in each st. (12sc)

Round3: *2sc ss, sc, repeat around. (18sc)

Round4: *2sc ss, sc2x, repeat around. (24sc)

Round5: *2sc ss, sc 3x, repeat around. (30sc)

Round6: *2sc ss, sc 4x, repeat around. (36sc)

Round7: *2sc ss, sc 5x repeat around. (42sc)

Rounds8-10: sc in each st. 

Round11: sc 18x, 2sc ss, sc 2x, 2sc ss, sc 2x, 2sc ss, sc 20x.  This is helps the shape not be a perfect sphere. It will form a bulging area by having the increases in the correct area. This shapes the frog's mouth.

Round12: sc 18x, 2sc ss, sc 3x, 2sc ss, sc 2x, 2sc ss, sc 19x. 

Round13: sc 20x, sc2tog 3x, sc 22x. 

Round14: sc in each st.

Round15: *sc 5x, sc2tog, repeat around. You may have an extra 3 stitches left. Just continue with the repeat until the end of the round.

Round16: *sc 4x, sc2tog, repeat around.

Round17: *sc 3x, sc2tog, repeat around.

Round18: *sc 2x, sc2tog, repeat around.

Round19: *sc 1x, sc2tog, repeat around.

Round20: *sc2tog, repeat around. Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the middle of the blanket.

Eyes (make 2):
starting with white, in a magic ring, sc 6x.

Round1: 2sc in each st. Switch to green in the last st.

Round3: *sc, 2 sc ss, repeat around. (12)

Round4: *sc 2x,  2sc ss, repeat around. (18)

Round5: *sc 2x, sc2tog, repeat around. (12)

Round6: *sc, sc2tog, repeat around.

Round7: *sc2tog, repeat around. Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the head.

Simply make 2 black stitches in the white part of the eyes. Make sure you are diligent when fastening small pieces together, especially when the gift is given to infants.

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Carry-all cigarette case*

Ok, I admit. I am a smoker. I’m always on the go and forget the smokes, lighter, cell or wallet. When I do remember all items, I usually drop one or two on the way out the door.  Why do I not just grab my purse?  It’s too big and bulky to take with me on the quick trips, or for instance, to the pool. I want a cute case to carry all my little things I need without toting a suitcase around.

A friend of mine, Michelle, graduated from college this summer. I immediately thought of crocheting her a carry-all case with a kiss clasp, as I’ve seen her juggling a pack and a lighter.

This pattern is super easy and quick. I couldn’t leave it plain; I wanted to try my hand at something special. You can do whatever you choose. Stripes, solid, add a name, who knows? Let your imagination run free.

Carry-all cigarette case

Small amount of any cotton or worsted weight yarn

G/4mm hook, kiss clasp

I started with a single crochet foundation row of 16. Continue crocheting in rows for a total of 8 rows to make a rectangle.

Row9: ch1 sc around the back post of each stitch around the perimeter of the rectangle. This will make the fabric stand straight up, rather than a soft curve.

Row10: ch1, turn. Sc around. Slst to first st to join, ch1 and DON’T turn from here on out.

Row11: sc in Back Loops Only.

Row12: ch1, hdc same st as joining, hdc in ea sc around using both loops.

Row13: ch1, sc around.

Rows14-16: repeat rows 11-13. (scBLO,hdc,sc)

Row17: repeat row 13. (sc)

Row18: ch1, sc ss, sc2tog, sc to next corner, sc2tog, repeat around. (4 decreases, 1 in each corner)

Row19: repeat row13. (sc)

Row20: repeat row 18. (decreases)

Row21: repeat row 12. (hdc)

Row22: repeat row 13. (sc)

Row23: repeat row 11. (scBLO)

Row24: sc, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc 5x, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc. Ch1, turn.

Row25: sc around. Ch1, turn.

Row26: sc, sc2tog, s 7x, sc2tog, sc. Ch1, turn.

Row27: repeat row 25.

Row28: sc in 2^nd st, sc 3x, sc2tog, sc3x, slst. Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the clasp.  On one clasp I bought, the holes were too small for yarn, so I used a durable, heavy-duty thread. Don’t be afraid of this project. It is a lot of fun and extremely cute. 

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Sophie's sweater*

Every time I wear my sweater, which is all the time, someone hints for me to make them one.  Here’s the first finished, for my daughter.  It is similar on the top, but the shells are tighter. I think this pattern is easier than My sweater. It is the same size, only shorter. I hope you enjoy it.

Sophie’s sweater

Materials: Caron Simply Soft yarn, 2 colors

            I and H hooks, 2 buttons

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: slst to join, do not turn. Ch4, skip a stitch, *dc, skip a st, repeat around.

Row 17: slst to join, do not turn. Ch1, sc around, slst to join. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Trim: using an H hook

I used the same color yarn, attach and sc around the neckline and opening on both sides, making chains for button holes on the left side.

Around each armhole, I attached same color and *(dc, ch1, sc)ss, slst in next stitch, repeat around.

Row18: attach second color to any stitch in the back, sc in each st in BLO around. Slst to join.

Row19: ch1, sc in joining st, skip 2 sc, *5dc ss, skip 2 sc, sc, repeat around, ending with a slst to join.

Row20: ch4, 2dc in joining st, *sc in third dc of next shell, 5dc ss in next sc, repeat around ending with sc in third dc of last shell. 2dc in last joining st to complete first shell, slst to third ch.

Repeat rows 19-20 until desired length. Repeat rows 19-20, using treble crochets for the last 2 rows.

On the last row before joining in the round, i used the Front Loops Only. I did this this ONLY for the sleeves, between the hdc,ch1,hdc spaces. This left an extra ridge for detail, it is not necessary.   

The extra ridge created.

On the left and right sides only, the stitch markers show where the extra ridge is, on the sleeve portion only.

Here the work is folded in half. You can see where it has been joined under the arms.

The front, after joining in the round.

Close up of trim work.

Scalloped sleeves.

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