Christmas Door Hanging Pattern

Christmas Door Hanging  Pattern 

             by N Banks

Materials:

1/2 Cone Victorian Christmas #609 by Elmore-Pisgah, Inc.

G Crochet Hook

N Crochet Hook

8 1" Gold Bells

1 yard Wired edge red nylon ribbon, 2 1/2" wide

1 yard 3/8" Hunter Green Satin ribbon

1 1/8 small diameter wooden dowel, 18" long

24" of small Silver Beading

Clear Cote Hi Gloss Finish for dowel

Small amount of Folk Art Acrylic Paint #462, Burnt Umber 1

1" wide foam Brush

1 plastic plate (for paint)

2 bunches 1" poinsettias

2 bunches 1" pinecones with berries

2 pieces of 4x5 heavy cardboard Glue gun and glue

Masking tape

Stitches used:

Single Crochet = sc Insert hook in stitch, yo and draw through, yo and draw through both loops on hook.

Double Crochet = dc Yo, insert hook in stitch, yo, draw through, yo, draw through 2 Ips, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook.

Treble crochet = tb Yo 2x, insert hook in stitch, yo, (draw through, yo, draw through 2 loops Ips,) 3 times.

Double treble crochet = dtc Yo 3x, insert hook into stitch, yo, (draw through, yo, draw through 2 loops, 4 times.

Front Post Stitch (FPS), = yo 2x, insert hook from front to back and front again around the vertical post of stitch, yo(three loops on hook) and draw thread through two loops on hook, yo, draw through two loops on hook. One loop remains. Fps completed.

Double Treble Front Post Stitch (DTFPS)= yo, 3x insert hook from front to back and front again around the vertical post of stitch, (five loops on hook), yo, and draw thread through two loops on hook, yo, draw through two loops on hook. One loop remains.

Yarn Over = yo Directions:

Row 1: chain 43, sc in 2nd chain from hook, and in each chain across row, turn, ch 1.

Row 2: *skip 2 sc, 7 tb, in next sc, (shell made), skip 2 sc, sc in next sc, repeat from * across row. Ch 7, turn.

Row 3: 1 sc in top of shell (middle tb), ch 4, * dc in sc, ch 4, repeat from* across row, end, ch 3, dc in top of turning chain. Chi, turn.

Row 4: *7 tb in next sc (top of shell), 1sc in dc, repeat from* across row, end, sc in dc, ch 7, turn.

Row 5: (this is the front side), * 1sc in top of shell, ch 4, yo 3x, post stitch around dc of row 3, (DTFPS made) ch 4, repeat from *, end ch 3, yo 2x, post around dc of row 3, ch 1, turn.

Row 6: *7 tb in next sc (top of shell), 1 sc in dc, repeat from*  across row, end, sc in dc, ch 7, turn.

Row 7: *1 sc in top of shell, ch 4 yo 3x, (DTFPS) post around post stitch of row 5, ch 4, repeat from *, end ch 3, yo 2x, post around dc of row 3, ch 1, turn.

Repeat rows 6 and 7 until piece is 15" long, ending with row 7. Fasten off.
 

Finishing:

1. Pour a bit of paint on the plastic plate, and using the foam brush, paint the wooden dowel. Let dry, then use the Clear Cote and spray on it, set aside to dry.

2. Sew one bell between each shell and at each end at bottom of door hanging.

3. Weave the wooden dowel in and out of the base of the shells on row 2 at the top of the door hanging.

4. Place one bunch of pinecones at each end of door hanging, fasten it in place on the dowel.

5. Take the red wired ribbon and tie a bow at the base of the middle shell on row 3 at the center of the door hanging.

6. Cut the green ribbon into thirds and glue on center of red bow.

7. Fold the beading half, and glue in place on top of the green ribbon.

8. Pull the main stems off the poinsettias, leaving them group together and glue them on top of the beading.

For Hanger,

Using the G hook, chain 300 fasten off, now using the N hook, and the chain you just made, make another chain, fasten off.

Tassels

Tape the two pieces of heavy cardboard together with masking tape, and wrap the yarn around the length of cardboard 75 times, cut yarn. Cut two pieces of yarn 10 inches long, and tie at top of tassel, (do not cut this yarn at top of tassel, you'll need it to tie it to the chain) remove tassel from cardboard. Cut two more 10 inches of yarn and wrap about 1 1/2 inches down from the top of the tassel, tie, and pull threads in inside of tassel. Cut bottom of tassel even, and tie one tassel to each end of chain, work threads into tassel or chain. Make second tassel. Slip last chain closest to tassel on each side of dowel for hanging.

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