Cole's Bookmark March 2014 Pattern

March 2014 Pattern of the Month Knit

Cole's Bookmark @2012 by N. Banks

Materials:

1 ball size thread, any color

1 pair size “0” knitting needles  Size 7 Crochet Hook

1 row counter

2 markers

cast on 19 stitches. Place markers after first 3 stitches and below last 3 stitches.

First 5 rows:  knit,

Now start pattern below beginning with row 1. Keep track of the pattern row you are on.  There
will be 13 stitches always between the markers.  

Row 1: wrong side-K 5, p 4, k 1, p 4, k 5; 

Row 2: k 3, P 2, yo, SKP, k 2, p 1, k 2, k 2 tog. yo, p 2, k 3. 

Row 3: K 5, p 4, k 1, p 4, k  5; 

Row 4: k 3, P 2, k 1, yo, SKP, k 1, p 1, k 1, k 2 tog., yo, k 1, p 2, k 3. 

Row 5: k 3, P 6, k 1, p 6, k 3.

Row 6: k 7, yo, SKP, p 1, k 2 tog., yo, k 7.

Row 7:  k 3, P 6, k 1, p 6, k 3.

Row 8:  k8,  yo, sl 1, k 2 tog., pass sl st over the k 2 tog., yo, k 8.

Repeat pattern rows 1 to 8 until 13 repeats are done,  then

Knit 5 rows, and bind off.

With size 7 crochet hook, attaché thread to the center of bookmark at the bottom, * ch 3, 3 dc in same place, repeat from * 10 times, fasten off, weave in the threads.

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Summer Hat

Summer Hat

 

 

 

 

Hat front                                                                                                                                      Hat back

What you need;

Crocheted doily, purchased straw hat, Plastic wrap, Elmer’s glue all, water, foil, padded board, odd assortment of plastic flowers, some ribbon in two widths, or whatever else you want to put on the hat, a bowl that fits well into the crown of the hat, pins, and a hot glue gun.

This hat is really easy to make, I used an old garden hat I had, and you can purchase them from the dollar stores. Next I crocheted a doily, but crocheted really tight, and used short chains than the pattern called for to make the doily bowl shaped. So when looking for a doily pattern to use, find one that uses lots of chain stitches between the main design.

Here’s how I made it:

Place plastic wrap on top of the padded board and then cover a bowl again with the plastic wrap, and on top of the bowl place some crumbled up foil if the crown of the hat is taller than the bowl.

Soak the doily in have glue and water, soak well, and ring out the excess glue. Place on top of the hat and pull it down over the crown of the hat, pin at the base of the crown, then pull out to the edge of the hat, and pin it place just like you would do a doily to block it. Wait a couple of days for it to dry really well.

Then the fun begins. Leave the hat on top of the plastic so you don’t get glue on your padded board, Look at my hat, and place your flowers, ribbons, and other things around the hat at the base of the crown, and using the hot glue gun, glue in place. You can look at the picture of the things I placed on my hat; I had an old purple butterfly and used it. I used a wide ribbon on the base of the crown first, and then glued the flowers around the hat.

I just wanted something to cover my head while I work outside around my home, it gets really hot here in the summer time, and I still have yard work to do.  When done, let hat dry a couple of days, then bend the hat a bit to soften it up so that it's not so hard.

How to do Crochet Stitches

How to do Crochet Stitches

Slip stitch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~s/s       

Loop~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~lp
    Insert hook in stitch, yo and draw through stitch an loop on hook.

Chain ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ch       Yo, draw through lp on hook.

Single crochet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sc   Insert hook in stitch, yo and draw through, yo and draw through both lps on hook.

Half double crochet~~~~~~~~~~~~hdc    Yo, insert hook in stitch, yo, draw through, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.

Double crochet~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~dc  Yo, insert hook in stitch, yo, draw through, yo, draw through 2 lps, yo, draw through 2   lps on hook.

Treble crochet~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~tb  Yo, twice, insert hook in stitch, yo, (draw through, yo, draw through 2 lps,) 3 times.

Corner puff group made~~holding last loops on needle, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops, yo, draw  up a loop in same space, yo, draw through 2 loops, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw   through 2 loops, yo, draw through all loops on needle, ch 4, yo, draw up a loop in  same ch 6, yo, draw through 2 loops, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook, yo, draw through 4 loops on  hook, ch 2,

Loop stitch (1)~~~Yo, draw up a loop in next sc, yo, draw up a loop in same place, yo, draw through  all loops on hook, ch 1),

Loop Stitch (2)~~~yo, insert hook in next hdc, yo, draw up a loop, yo, insert hook in next hdc, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through all 5 loops on hook, ch 1,    

Long V Stitch (LV)~~~~Insert hook in stitch, pull up a long loop and complete single crochet.

Font Post Stitch (FPS)~~~~Working in front row just make, yo, inset hook from front to back and front again around the vertical post of stitch below, , 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  

Back Post Stitch (BPS)~~~working in back of row just make, yo, insert hook from back to front and to back again around the vertical post of stitch below, yo (three loops on hook) and draw thread through two loops on hook, yo, draw through two loops on hook. One loop remains. Bps completed.

Double Treble Front Post Stitch (DTFPS)~~~Working in front row just make, yo, 3x inset hook from front to back and front again around the vertical post of stitch below, (five loops on hook) , yo,  and draw thread through two loops on hook, yo, draw through two loops on hook. One loop remains.

Triple Treble Front Post Stitch  (TTFPS)~~~~ Working in front row just make, yo, 4x inset hook from front to back and front again around the vertical post of stitch below, (five loops on hook) , yo,  and draw thread through two loops on hook, yo, draw through two loops on hook. One loop remains.