Handlebar 'stache*

I don’t know where they came from, but there are mustaches everywhere. Have you seen the pictures of handlebars with the words “I mustache you a question.” And “I’ll shave it for later. I’ve seen stickers, shower curtains, and even pacifiers showcasing a variety of different style ‘staches.
Mustaches have also seemed to have had an influence on the crochet world as well. There are quite a bit of patterns for bearded beanies. However,pattern for a ‘ stache that can stand on their own are harder to come by. An easy one that still looks good is next to impossible, but that’s all about to change.

Handlebar ‘stache

Materials: small amount of ww yarn in desired color, G hook, weaving needle, and a bamboo stick

Make two pieces.  Mark the first stitch in each round. Do not join or chain.
Single crochet 8x into a magic ring. (8sc)

Round 1: 2sc in first st, sc, repeat to end. (12sc)

Round 2: 2sc in first st, sc 2x, repeat to end. (16sc)

Rounds 3&4: sc in each st to end.

Round 5: sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc11x. (14sc)

Round 6: sc2tog, sc 4x, repeat to end. (11sc)

Round 7: sc2tog, sc 2x, repeat to end. (8sc)

Round 8: sc in ea st to end.

Round 9: sc2tog, sc 2x, repeat to end. (6sc)

Round 10: sc in ea st to end.

Round 11: sc2tog, sc, repeat to end. (4sc)

Rounds 12-15: sc in ea st to end.

When I have completed round 4 of the second piece, I sew them together firmly using the tails ends. If the pieces are not sewn tight enough, the ends droop. 

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Long braided beanie*

Here is a free pattern for a beanie that reminds me of a story about a girl with very long hair in a tower.  Don’t let this project scare you, it is simple to crochet. It does take more time to cut the strands of yarn for the long braids and to crochet the many flowers, but any little girl would love to have it added to their dress up collection. Just in time to be finished for Halloween, also.

Long braided beanie

What I used:  worsted weight yellow yarn, you can use any hair color, stitch markers, I (5.5mm) hook

What I did:  10 dc in a magic ring. Do not join; use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round.

Round1: 2dc in each stitch. (20dc)

Round2: 2dc in first st, dc in next, repeat to end. (30dc)

Round3: 2dc in first st, dc in next two st. (40 dc)

Round4: 2 dc in first st, dc in next three st. (50dc)

Round5: 2dc in first st, dc in the next four st. (60dc)

Rounds6-10: dc in ea st. (60dc)

Round11: sc in first st, skip two st, 5dc ss, skip two st, sc, repeat to end, ending with a slst. Fasten off and weave in ends. (10shells)

Cut around 90 strands of yarn at 70” long. These are for the braids. I used 1/3 baby weight in a lighter yellow and the rest using the same ww yarn as the hat body. I used stitch markers to mark off the front middle four shells with the end shells being halves. This is my front, I do not tassel the yarn strands here, but in every double crochet stitch that is not in the front. I did not tassel the single crochet stitches.  Take three strands of yarn and fold them in half. Pull the middle through a stitch on the hat making a loop. Now, pull the loose ends through the loop. This is similar to how you would add tassels or fringe. Repeat around to the other side, but remember to only tassel in DCs, not the SCs.

After completing that, divide the hair in half and braid each side. I tied off with a rubber band and then a piece of yarn into a bow. I attached the flowers to clippies and barrettes. This way the braids can be undone and redid, or left undone and combed for play.

Sorry, I am not posting the flower patterns. There are already several beautiful, fun flower patterns available online and I am a busy mom of three with the next few weeks being busier than usual (I feel like I am always say that!). I am sorry, but I wanted to have this hat pattern online in enough time so it can be done before Halloween and I am out of my blog time….. for now.

Happy Hooking!

Jessica

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Misty flower hanging towel*

Misty flower hanging towel

Materials: H hook, stitch markers, a button and small amounts of 5 different colors of cotton yarn, I used Lion Brand.

You will need to make 2 flowers from the misty rag pattern. Mark the top stitch of every fourth petal with a stitch marker, pin, etc.

Attach green colored yarn to any marked stitch with a slst, ch6, 3dc in joining st, *ch1, skip the next petal, 3dc in top st, ch1, (3dc, ch3, 3dc) in next marked st, repeat around, ending with 2dc in the first st to complete pattern, slst to third ch. Do not turn your work.

Round2: ch1, (slst, ch6, 3dc) in ch3 space, [*ch1, 3dc in next ch1 space, repeat from * 2x. ch1, (3dc, ch3, 3dc) in ch3 sp] repeat inside brackets around, ending with 2dc in first st to complete pattern. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Round3: attach chocolate colored yarn to any stitch and sc around each square. With back sides together, sc through both squares down one edge. Do not fasten off. Continue to sc around the entire rectangle shape. Fasten off and weave in ends.

I added a sc row of orange on top.

Not the easiest way, using a magic ring.

For the large granny rectangle, I needed Crochet Cabana’s help. Click here for different ways to crochet a granny rectangle. I used method 4. Sc along top edge with orange and sew to the bottom of the flower rectangle.

Still looks like a square to me.

Whew! OK, It's a rectangle.

At this point, I knew I wanted to keep it.

 

Strap: sc foundation row of 5. Ch1,turn. (5sc)

Rows1-2: sc 5x. Ch1, turn. (5sc)

Row3: sc, ch3, sc in last. Ch1 and turn. (2sc, ch3)

Row4: sc, 3sc in ch space, sc. Ch1 and turn. (5sc)

Rows5-19: repeat row 1.

Row20: 2sc ss, sc, repeat acoss. Ch1, turn. (8sc)

Row21: 2sc ss, sc 2x, repeat across. Ch1, turn. (11sc)

Row22: 2sc, sc 2x, repeat across. Ch1, turn. (14sc)

Row23: 2dc ss, dc 2x, repeat across, adding an additional dc in last stitch. Ch1, turn. (19dc)

Row24: 2dc ss, dc 17x, 2dc in last st. Ch1, turn. (21dc)

Row25: dc across. Ch1, turn.

Row26: with purple,  dc, 2dc ss 2x, dc 15x, 2dc ss 2x, dc. Ch1, turn. (25dc)

Row27: 2dc ss, dc, repeat across. Ch1, turn. (38dcs)

Rows28-29: dc across. Ch1, turn. Fasten off and weave in ends. Sew to the top the flower rectangle with orange.

The stitch marker indicates where I started.

Trim: with chocolate, attach yarn to first sc on the left bottom corner of the flower rectangle with a sl st. Single crochet down along the edge of the granny rectangle. 3sc in the ch3 space. Single crochet along bottom edge. 3sc in the ch3 space. Single crochet up along side of granny rectangle. Continue to sc in BLO up along the side of the flower rectangle, marking the first stitch made on that rectangle. Single crochet in both loops around the strap. Single crochet BLO down the side of the flower rectangle. Continue to single crochet in BLO to the marked stitch on the opposite side of the granny rectangle. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

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Coin purse with a kiss clasp*

I found the pattern for the smaller, not so fat coin purse! I think these are great gifts for a variety of people and they are not hard at all. I hope you give it a try.

Coin purse

What I used: H hook, small amount of sturdy yarn, kiss clasp

What I did: chain 11, 2sc in the second chain from the hook using Back Loops Only, sc 8x, 4sc ss. Your work will naturally turn to the left to work along the backside of the starting chain. Sc 8x, 2sc ss in last stitch. Do not chain or turn.

Round2: 2 sc ss, (mark the first with a st marker and move it up as you go, this will help keep track of your rounds) sc 10x, 2sc ss 2x, sc 10x, 2sc ss.

Round3: 2sc ss, sc 12x, 2sc ss 2x, sc 12x, 2sc ss.

Round4: 2sc ss, sc14x, 2sc ss 2x, sc 14x, 2sc ss.

Rounds5-20? Or until work is desired size (approx 3 ½”): sc in the round. I have used cotton and a wool blend for this project.  The cotton needed a G hook, but not as many rows. I was surprised when I used Rainbow wool and an H hook, it turned out a bit smaller?

Kiss clasp: be aware when purchasing the clasps, not all the holes drilled were correctly when I last looked.  There were only 3 I felt were worth buying.

If you are lucky, you have a clasp with large enough holes to use yarn to sew the crochet piece to the clasp. If not, you can use heavy-duty thread.

Don't forget to check out the Fat coin purse, too!

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Fat Coin Purse*

Have you tried the Carry-all cigarette case? Chances are you’d also like to have the pattern for a matching coin purse. Am I right?

You're still here, so I will take that as a yes. This is my first try and I think it is a little fat. I prefer the second one done in red. However, I cannot find where I put the written pattern. If/when I do, I will share with you. For now, I hope this will suffice. After you read the pattern completely, you will think I left some parts out, but I didn’t. It is truly this simple so don’t be afraid to try it.

Coin purse

What I used:

small amount of Lion Brand cotton, G (4mm) hook, kiss clasp

What I did:

Start with 6 sc in a magic ring, pull tight. Do not slst or join, pattern is worked in the round.

Round2: 2sc in each stitch around. (12sc)

Round3: sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around. (18sc)

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

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

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

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

Round8: sc 6x, 2sc ss, repeat around. (48sc)

Round9: sc 7x, 2sc ss, repeat around. (54sc)

Round10: sc 8x, 2sc ss, repeat around. (60sc)

Round11: sc 9x, 2sc ss, repeat around. (66sc)

Rounds12-17: sc in ea st in the round. (66sc)

Round18: sc, sc2tog, repeat around.

Round19: sc 8x, sc2tog, repeat around.

Simply sew your crochet work into the kiss clasp. This can be tricky since there is no way I’ve found to pin them together. Also, be careful when purchasing the clasp. Some have misplaced holes drilled around the top. Some holes are not a consistent diameter. On both coin purses, the holes were too small to use yarn. I used a heavy-duty carpet thread I had saved from a past project.

Check out this video from Knit and Crochet Today. It’s where I got the idea for the embroidery work.

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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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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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