Friday 22 March 2024

Stormy Horizon Throw - Crochet Pattern & Video Tutorial



Cozy up on the couch with my Stormy Horizon throw, made in super chunky yarn.  Works up really fast and is a great project for beginners.  This gorgeous blanket features the herringbone double crochet stitch, giving it an almost woven effect.  This pattern is so easy and fast to make you could whip this up in just a few days...



Stormy Horizon Throw








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Materials

Ten 100g balls King Cole Stormy Super Chunky in colour Horizon

10mm hook

Darning needle


Gauge

Not essential for this project

 

Difficulty

Easy


Abbreviations US Terms (UK conversion)

ch – chain

st(s) - stitch(es)

yo – yarn over

sl st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet (double crochet)

hbdc – herringbone double crochet (herringbone treble crochet)

 

Size

Finished size approx. 150x125cm


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About the yarn: King Cole Stormy is a 100% acrylic, super chunky yarn.  One 100g ball is approx. 81m (88 yards) and recommends a 10mm hook.  When making substitutions, be sure to choose a yarn of a similar gauge.


Sizing:  May be easily adjusted for any size, yarn quantities must be adjusted accordingly.


Special Stitches: herringbone double crochet – yo, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop, pull 1st loop through 2nd loop on hook, yo and pull through 1st loop, yo and pull through remaining 2 loops.


Other notes:  Foundation row is worked into back bumps of the starting chain, it is recommended to use a larger hook for the starting chain (or chain very loosely) and then switch to recommended hook size.  Ch2 turning chain counts as hbdc throughout, make sure to work into the top of ch2 at end of each row as this can be easily missed. 


Top Tip:  Make your tassels first to make sure you have enough yarn.


Video Tutorial




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Ch 93 or number of chains needed for desired width.

Foundation row hbdc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn.  (90 hbdc)

Row 1 ch2, hbdc in next and each st across, turn.

Repeat row 1 until piece measures 125cm or desired length, fasten off.


Border

With right side facing.  Join yarn with sc in top right corner, sc in each st to next corner, 3sc in this and each corner, sc evenly across each side, finishing with 2 sc in first corner, join with sl st to first sc.

When working the border if your edges start to look ruffled use less stitches, if the edge looks tight you need more stitches.  

How many stitches you need will depend on your tension, 3 stitches for every 3 rows (at the sides) worked for me.  Fasten off and weave in ends.




Tassels

Make 4 tassels and attach to corners.  I used a DVD case to measure my tassels with 50 wraps width wise for each tassel.  Take a darning needle and a length of yarn and take the yarn underneath the wraps at the top of the case and secure with a knot, leaving enough yarn to use the ends to attach to the blanket.  Cut the yarn wraps at the bottom of the case and slide off.  Taking another length of yarn tie around all strands about one inch from the top to form your tassel.  An entire 100g ball of yarn was used to make all 4.  See video for more details.


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Friday 8 October 2021

Ditsy Daisy bunting. Decorate a childs room or pretty up your home with my pretty daisy bunting pattern...


Hello friends, it's been a while again since I last posted but here we are at last and with a new pattern to share with you.  My Ditsy Daisy granny square has been so popular I thought why not use it to decorate your home.  So my granny square became a triangle and the triangle became this pretty daisy buntiing and who doesn't love a bit of bunting?




The perfect way to add a touch of colour and cheeriness to your home, or a childs room and I have made an acompanying video tutorial to work alongside the written pattern. 






As always an ad free pdf version of this pattern is available in my online stores, thank you for helping to support my work...










Ditsy Daisy Bunting



Materials

Aran / worsted yarn in various colours
5mm hook
Darning needle

Gauge

Not essential for this project

Ability

Advanced beginner

Abbreviations US Terms (UK conversion)

sc - single crochet (double crochet)
dc - double crochet (treble crochet) 
tr - treble crochet (double treble crochet)
sl st - slip stitch
ch - chain
st - stitch
sp - space
pc - popcorn
bpc - begining popcorn

Size
Adjustable


Special stitches:

Popcorn - 3dc in same st, remove hook from stitch and insert in top first dc from front to back, insert into last dc and pull loop through.

Beginning popcorn - ch3, 2dc in same sp, remove hook from st and insert in top ch3 from front to back, insert into last st loop from back to front and pull through.




Other notes:  I used Stylecraft Special Aran in colours Baby Mint, Baby Pink, Fondant, Cream, Saffron, and Aspen to make my bunting.  Depending on what type of yarn you have used you may be able to dry block your pennants by simply placing on a blocking board and leaving overnight.  Alternatively, they may be wet or steam blocked.  You can make as many pennants as you wish to adjust the size of your bunting.  I made 9 and my finished bunting measured approx 128 inches (325cm)



Daisy Pennants (make as many as you need)

 

With yellow, ch4 and join with sl st to form ring.

Round 1 Ch3 (counts as dc), 11dc into ring, join with sl st to top ch3.  Fasten off.  (12dc)


 


Round 2 With white, join in any sp, bpc in same sp, ch2, pc, ch2 in each sp around.  Join with sl st to top of 1st pc.  Fasten off.  (12pc)



 

Round 3 With coloured yarn, join in any sp, [ch4 (counts as tr), 2tr, ch3, 3tr] in same sp (corner formed), *[3dc in next sp] 3 times, [3tr, ch3, 3tr] in next sp,* repeat from *to* twice, [3dc in next sp] 3 times, join to top ch4 with st st.  (18tr, 27dc) 




Round 4 Ch1 (does not count as st) sc in next st and each st around, with [2sc, ch1, 2sc] in each corner.

 


Fasten off and weave in ends.  Block finished pennants before joining if needed.

 


Joining Pennants


With white ch 60

 


[Join to first pennant with sc in ch sp of top right corner, sc in each st across and corner sp, ch16] repeat for all pennants, ch 60.  Fasten off and weave in ends.








You bunting will look great in a childs room, used to brighten up your kitchen or even in the garden...









I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and I will be back soon with more patterns to share with you.

take care for now...

Catherine
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Friday 18 June 2021

Crochet Water Balloons Free Pattern & Video Tutorial - Summer fun for your kids...

 Hello friends, I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine where ever you are.  We have had some lovely sunny weather recently, which has inspired me to make these super cute water balloons.  Your kids will have great fun playing with these outdoors in the sunshine.  A great way to cool down.




So how do they work?  Simply dunk them in clean water and throw (making sure to avoid the face).  Small children should of course be supervised.  Made with Bernat Blanket yarn, they are super soft and can be reused and easily washed.

I have designed two styles for you to choose from, the plain coloured balloons can be crocheted easily and is suitable for a beginner.  The helix striped balloons are a little more challenging, but I am sure a confident beginner could also pull these off.



As always an ad free pdf version of this pattern is available in my online stores, thank you for helping to support my work...










Crochet Water Balloons



Materials

Bernat Blanket yarn in various colours
8, 9, or 10mm hook
Darning needle
Stitch marker

Gauge

Not essential for this project

Ability

Easy

Abbreviations US Terms (UK conversion)

sc - single crochet (double crochet)
sc2tog - single crochet 2 together (double crochet 2 together)
sl st - slip stitch
ch - chain
st - stitch
pm - place marker

Size
This will vary depending on hook size used



Other notes:  These crochet water balloons are great fun for your kids and they are reusable.  Simply dunk in clean water and throw.  Please make sure to supervise young children and do not aim at the face.  I used an 8mm hook to make my balloons, if you would like them to be slightly larger use a bigger hook.  Remember to move marker after each round, always placing in the 1st st.


Single Colour Balloons



Video Tutorial






Chain 3 and join to form ring. 

Round 1 8sc into ring, pm in 1st st (do not join, we will be working in a spiral).  (8sc)



 

Round 2 2Sc in each st around.  (16sc)

 


Rounds 3-6 Sc in each st around.  (16sc)

 




Round 7 Sc2tog around.  (8sc)



 

Round 8 Repeat round 7.  (4sc)



 

Round 9 2sc in each st around, sl st in next st.  Fasten off leaving a long strand.  (8sc)




With darning needle sew end through the inside of balloon neck and out the other side.  Wind around neck fairly tightly twice, then sew in end and fasten off.









Helix Striped Balloons



Video Tutorial






With colour A chain 3 and join to form ring.

Round 1 4sc into ring, remove hook and with colour B join with a sl st into ring, 2sc into ring.  (8sc)



 

Round 2 Continuing with B, 2sc in each st available, pm in 1st st, change to  A, 2sc in each st to marker.  (16sc)



 

Rounds 3-6 Continuing with A, sc in each st available, swap to B, sc in each st to marker.  (16sc)



 


Round 7 Keeping colours correct sc2tog around.  (8sc)



 

Round 8 Repeat round 7.  (4sc)

 


Round 9 Keeping colours correct 2sc in each st around, ending with a sl st for both colours.  Fasten off leaving a long strand and finish off as single colour balloon.  (8sc)




With darning needle sew end through the inside of balloon neck and out the other side.  Wind around neck fairly tightly twice, then sew in end and fasten off.










I hope you enjoyed this pattern and I will be back very soon with more content to share with you.

Take care for now...

Catherine
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Thursday 13 May 2021

Lullaby Live! New live crochet hang out sessions...





 Hello friends.  It has been a long time since I have posted here, I have been very busy working on other things.  One of them being setting up a new live crochet hang out.  This will be hosted over at Twitch.tv.  For those of you that have not heard of Twitch, it is a popular service used to both stream and watch live video broadcasts.  Initially it focused on video gaming, but now has a broad range of creators streaming anything from cooking, to music and of course arts and crafts.





In the UK we have what is known as a Knit "n" Natter at our local library, which I used to attend every week.  It is simply a local get together where we knit, crochet or sew together.  With lots of chatting and usually tea and biscuits.  During the last year I have been unable to attend due to obvious reasons and have found the Makers & Crafting section of Twitch to be a great alternative to this.




If you would like to come and hang out with me live, I will be streaming crochet, 3 days a week.  I am currently working on some scrap blankets, one of which will be featured in a giveaway (you will need to watch the stream to find out more).  Each session will include lots of crochet and lots of chatting.  You can come along with your current project and crochet along with me, or just bring a cup of tea and some gossip.




Twitch is free to use and you don't even need to create an account to watch.  If you would like to take part in the "chat" however, you will need to create an account to do this, but it's free and very simple to do.


Schedual

Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11am BST (GMT+1)

Streams usually last 2-3 hours

You can find my channel here...  Lullaby Melodia  Hit the follow button to be notified when I go live.  The schedual tab on my page will also give you stream times in your local time.  So bring your crochet, bring a tea or coffee, bring your favourite cake and lets have a knit "n" natter...


I will be back soon with more videos and updated patterns as well as some new ones.  Take care everyone...


Catherine

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