New Pattern

Hello people sorry it has been so long before I gave you another update to the blog, but I had a lot of stuff to do and it's been very busy for these past six months (wow SIX months).  You will be happy to know that I will start to update this site more frequently even if it's just to say that I don't have anything for you at the mo.  Anywho I am going to put up a really simple knitting pattern that I taught the kids at a good news club I help at.  It was their last night and they have a party, so for the last four or five years at both Christmas and summer I had a craft table for them.  The pattern was for the boys to knit for their dads as Father's Day was coming along in a couple of weeks so here it is.

Mobile Phone Pouch

Supplies

4mm Knitting Needles
Double Knit Yarn in any colour that you want.
Snap Fastener
Sewing Needle
Thread

The Pattern

Cast on 15 stitches
Knit every row until work measures 30cm
Cast off and sew in ends
Fold the cast off edge up to about 7 or 8 cm from the top and sew up the edges.  The extra bit will work as a flap over the top of the pouch. ( You can make the flap shorter or longer depending on the size of the phone)
Finish by sewing a snap fastener under the flap and it's counterpart to the front of the turned up section.

And that's it.  If you are having any trouble with the pattern or the instructions please let me know and I will try to help you as best I can.

This has been tested for a sony erricsson cybershot phone so it should work for most other models as well.

Please don't sell this pattern.  You can sell any items you make but the pattern has been kindly given to you for free so don't spoil it for others.

Crochet Poppy - Free Pattern

With Rememberance Sunday a week away and having to get a poppy very soon I thought that it would be nice to have one crocheted so you can use it the following years. 

I do want to say that if you do this for Memorial Day please remeber that it is a charity and still needs donations so please put in whatever you would have if you had been buying one.

I have tested this pattern, but if there are any errors or questions please ask in the comments below or e-mail me at: gracey2887 [at] googlemail [dot] com
Please feel free to do what ever you want with the end product, even sell it if you wish, but please do not sell this pattern. You can print it out for personal use. Copyright 2009 Craftylion ©.

DIFFICULTY: Beginner

SIZE: About 2.5 inches diameter, but depends upon yarn and hook.  The leaf adds about an inch.

GAUGE: Not important for this item

MATERIALS:

Red Double Knit Yarn
Green Double Knit Yarn
Black Button or Bead
3mm hook

ABBRVIATIONS:
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
htr = half treble crochet
r = row
rep = repeat
rnd = round
slst = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
tr = treble crochet

British terminology used

NOTE: Join rnds with a slst unless otherwise stated

DIRECTIONS

Poppy Head

Rnd 1: With 3mm hook and yarn, ch2. Make 10dc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with a slst in 1st dc. (10sts)
Rnd 2: *ch1 dc ch1 2tr in next st, 3tr in next st, 2tr ch1 dc in next st, slst in next 2sts. rep from * once again.
Rnd 3: *ch1 3dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next 5sts, 3dc in next 2 sts,slst in next 2sts. rep from * once again. Fasten off.

Leaf

r 1: ch10, dc in 2nd ch from hook, htr in next st, tr in next 2 sts, dtr in next st, dtr 2tr in next st, htr in next st, dc in next st, 3dc in next st.  Do not turn work but instead go along the other side of the foundation row using the free loops.
r 2: 2dc in same st as last 3dc of row 1, dc in next st, htr in next st, 2tr dtr in next st, dtr in next st, tr in next 2sts, htr in next st, dc in next st, end with slst and fasten off invisibly.

FINISHING

That's you done, well almost ;-) all you need to do is Block it with a light steam iron to flatten it and then sew the poppy head on in front of the leaf and also add the black button to the centre.

Crochet Snowflake - Free Pattern

Welcome to my first free crochet pattern.

A Snowflake is simple but I have only learnt to crochet in the past couple of months and you have to start somewhere so hopefully from here I will stay simple for a while but then begin on more difficult things.

I have tested this pattern, but if there are any errors or questions please ask in the comments below or e-mail me at:  gracey2887 [at] googlemail [dot] com

Please feel free to do what ever you want with the end product, even sell it if you wish, but please do not sell this pattern.  You can print it out for personal use. Copyright 2009 Craftylion ©.



DIFFICULTY: Beginner

SIZE: About 2.5 inches diameter, but depends upon yarn and hook

GAUGE: Not important for this item

MATERIALS:

• Twilley's Goldfingering
• 3mm hook

ABBRVIATIONS:
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
rep = repeat
rnd = round
slst = slip stitch
sts = stitches
tr = treble crochet

British terminology used

NOTE: Join rnds with a slst unless otherwise stated

DIRECTIONS
Rnd 1: With 3mm hook and yarn, ch2.  Make 6dc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with a slst in 1st dc.
Rnd 2: Ch1, 2dc in each dc around.  Join with slst in 1st dc. (12sts)
Rnd 3: Ch1 [dc, ch3 in next dc, dc in next dc] rep around. Join with slst in 1st dc. (6 sets of ch3 loops).

You can Fasten off there for a small snowflake or contiue to the final round for a larger one.

Rnd 4: Ch1 *[dc, ch3, dc, ch2, tr, ch2, dc, ch3, dc in ch3 loop] ch1 rep from * 5 more times.  Slst in 1st dc.

Fasten off.

FINISHING
That's it finished, but you can pull gently on the points if they don't look pointy enough.
If you are using a thicker yarn you might want to stiffen the snowflake with spray starch.
A light stem iron helps to block it to make sure it will remain flat.

Copyright 2009 Crafty Lion ©