Santa Hat

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Materials:

Lion Brand ZZ Twist- White and Red

Crochet Hook Size G (4.00 mm)

Tapestry Needle

Note: You will need to measure you head or the head your making the hat for to know how long to make the band. I made 3 hats 21in, and 2 in 22in.

Band:

Round 1: ch 13 sc in each st and turn. (12 sc)

Round 2:  ch 1, sc in each st, turn. (12 sc)

Round 3:  ch 1, sc in each st, back loops only, turn. (12sc)

Round 4-44: repeat round 2. The band measures 21 inches, without stretching. Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing.

Hat

Round 1: Sc around the band. (109 sc)

Round 2: Ch 3, insert your hook into the second chain and yarn over and pull a loop through, do this 6x you will have 6 loops on your hook.  With six loops on your hook, yarn over one more time and pull through all six loops. (start made) Chain one, (this finishes the star and creates the eye in the center of the star.) insert your hook into the eye and yarn over and pull through, insert your hook into the space between the two last spikes from the first star, yarn over and pull through, insert your hook into the same chain where you worked the last stitch of the previous star, yarn over and pull through, insert your hook into the next 2 st’s, you should have six loops on your hook. With six loops on your hook, yarn over one more time and pull through all six loops. (second start made), repeat this to end of round. Sl st to join

Round 3: 2 sc in each eye of the start. Sl st to join

Round 4: Repeat round 2-3 until hat is 5in long this includes the band.

Note: You decrease by putting 1 sc in the eye’s instead of 2, but you must decrease evenly, or the hat will be lopsided. 

Round 5:  2 sc in next 7 eyes of the start, 1 sc in next eye of star, repeat to last 3 eyes, 2 sc in last 3 eyes.

Round 6: Start st to end. 

Round 7: 2 sc in next 6 eyes of the start, 1 sc in next eye of star, repeat to end.

Round 8: Start st to end. 

Round 9: 2 sc in next 5 eyes of the start, 1 sc in next eye of star, repeat to end.

Round 10: Start st to end.

 Round 11: 2 sc in next 4 eyes of the start, 1 sc in next eye of star, repeat end.

Round 12: Start st to end.

Round 13: 2 sc in next 3 eyes of the start, 1 sc in next eye of star, repeat to end.

Round 14: Start st to end.

Round 15: 2 sc in next 2 eyes of the start, 1 sc in next eye of star, repeat to end.

Round 16: Start st to end.

Round 17: 2 sc in next eye of the start, 1 sc in next eye of star, repeat to end.

Round 18: Start st to end.

Round 19: Repeat round 17-18 until hat is closed at top. Finish off.

Top Ball

Note: I used Bernat Pipsqueak Yarn- Whitey White, it’s nice a soft but it a bit messy and the yarn falls ever time you shake the hat. So, you can use what ever yarn you like for this part.

Take the yarn and wrap it around your hand many times, take it off and wrap yarn sideways, so that when you cut the yarn it won’t fall apart, leave long tail and sew ball on to top of hat. Enjoy

Koi Pond Blanket

Materials

Hook H 5.0

Yarn Needle

Yarn- ZZ Twist- Lion Brand

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Blanket

Row 1: Ch 5, 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in each of next 2 ch, turn. First block made.

Row 2: Ch 5, 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in each of next 2 ch, skip next 3 hdc, sl st, ch 2, 3 hdc in next ch-2 space, 2 blocks made, turn. Continue increasing until you have 29 blocks.  Row 30 is where I started my koi.

Note: I have increased the size of my graph by 2, so for ever 1 block I do 2 blocks, and each row is 2 rows.

1 Block = 2 Blocks

1 Row= 2 Rows.

To Decrease- Sl st in next 3 hdc. Sl st in ch-2 space then continue following pattern to last ch-2 space then sl st in last ch-2 space. turn. Repeat to last row, you will have 1 block left.

This is the Graph I used but I took out the lily pads, I found this graph online, but I think the origin one is here you can use any one you like. 

After I finished the Koi, I did a kaleidoscope style around the koi.

Kaleidoscope

Round 1 - Join your yarn on any corner point ch 1, hdc 2together, 1 hdc in each st to last 2 st’s, hdc 2together, repeat to end and for each corner, finish off.

Round 2 – 3 – Ch 2, 1 hdc in each st, putting 2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc in each corner. Join with a sl st.

Round 4 – Repeat round 1.

Round 5 – Repeat round 2-3.

You can continue to do this until the blanket is as big as you want it. 

Gingham Baby Blanket

 

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