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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