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25% off of all of my Patterns for Purchase until
December 31, 2017 11:59pm EST!
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Just In Case You Haven’t Seen This Yet…
My End of the Year Holiday Sale is on Now!
*The Sale is 25% off of all of my Patterns for Purchase until December 31, 2017 11:59pm EST! No Coupon Code Required!
The patterns for sale are:
- Daughter of Dragons Shrug
- Dragon Scale Shrug
- Dragon Scale Shrug Plus Sizes
- Lapis Dragon Skin Pouch
- Isabeau Choker Necklace
- Faerie Magic
*Sale only Valid on WordPress and Ravelry.
Daughter of Dragons Shrug
Dragon Scale Shrug
Dragon Scale Shrug
Lapis Dragon Skin Pouch
Isabeau Choker
Faerie Magic
Unfortunately, I do not have any photos of the Dragon Scale Shrug in the Plus Sizes to share. If anyone has made, or will be making, the Dragon Scale Shrug in the Plus Sizes, I would love to feature any photos of it you have with full credit to you for your photo(s) (and if you have a crochet blog, I can link to that also) here on my Dragon Scale Shrug Plus Sizes page. If you are interested, please contact me at midknightstarr@gmail.com so we can discuss the details.
Thanks!
Faerie Blossom Wristwarmers – Free Pattern
Another WordPress Exclusive Free Pattern!
This came about because I really needed to take a break from thread crochet (aka my Grandmother’s shrug), and a relative had asked me about making her a pair of fingerless mitts (another story for another post). Then my husband bought me the book “Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia”. It has over 300+ stitch patterns, edgings, and motifs. Over 250+ pages of inspiration!
In that book I came across the Fairy Shell stitch pattern and fell in love with it. It’s a variation of the [2dc, ch1, 2dc] shell stitch that seems so popular with the fingerless mitts/wristwarmers I’ve seen. I, right then, had to do something with it, of course!
The original stitch pattern is written flat, but it was very easy to translate it into the round. I also very slightly modified it to fit my needs for this pattern and the Faerie Blossom Wristwarmers were born!
This pattern has been designed for a snug fit. The stitch pattern is fairly stretchy and will conform to your hand. I also use the Foundation Single Crochet (FSC) instead of a foundation chain, because the FSC is much more elastic than the foundation chain. You can find a tutorial for the FSC HERE.
Sample made in size Small/Medium
Sizes:
Small/Medium (6/7 inches)
Medium/Large (7/8 inches)
Materials:
4.00mm hook
Caron Simply Soft – 1 skein (I used Simply Soft Paints in Rose Garden)
Stitches used are in US terminology
Terms used with abbreviations:
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
slst -slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
Gauge:
([sc, ch3, sc], [2dc, ch1, 2dc]) stitch pattern, as for the wrist/arm for the pattern – 4sc, 4dc, 7ch
Special Stitches:
Make Shell:
in stitch or space indicated make [2dc, ch1, 2dc]
Make 2chShell:
in stitch or space indicated make [2dc, ch2, 2dc]
Note: This pattern has not been tested. Please let me know if there is anything that is unclear. Thanks 🙂
Pattern:
Note: X = desired end rnd count. I’ve made this so you can choose your desired length of the wrist warmer. Make sure to make note of the total rnd counts for the 2nd wrist warmer.
Wrist/Arm
Tip: I suggest trying on the wrist/arm after a few rows. If it is too snug for your liking, I suggest replacing all of the Shells in the wrist/arm with the 2chShell, then work the thumb and hand as written. If it is too loose, go down a hook size.
FSC 24 (30), join in circle without twisting
Rnd 1: in same st as joining, ch1, [sc, ch3, sc], skip 2 sts, make Shell in next st, skip 2 sts, ([sc, ch3, sc] in next st, skip 2 sts, make Shell in next st, skip 2 sts) around. Slst in 1st sc, slst into ch3 space.
Rnd 2: ch4, 2dc in ch3 space, [sc, ch3, sc] in the ch1 space of the next Shell, (make Shell in the next ch3 space, [sc, ch3, sc] in the ch1 space of the next Shell) around, dc in the same ch3 space as the beginning ch4, slst in the 3rd ch of the ch4, slst in the next ch1 space.
Rnd 3: ch1, [sc, ch3, sc], make Shell in the next ch3 space, ([sc, ch3, sc] in the ch1 space of the next Shell, make Shell in the next ch3 space) around. Slst in 1st sc, slst into ch3 space.
Rnd 4 – X: Repeat rnds 2 & 3 until desired length for the wrist/arm, ending with rnd 3.
DO NOT FINISH OFF HERE
Thumb Shaping & Thumb Hole
Rnd 1: ch5, 2dc in ch3 space, [sc, ch3, sc] in the ch1 space of the next Shell, (make 2chShell in the next ch3 space, [sc, ch3, sc] in the ch1 space of the next Shell) around, dc in the same ch3 space as the beginning ch4, slst in the 3rd ch of the ch5, slst in the next ch2 space.
Rnd 2: ch1,[ sc, ch3, sc], make 2chShell in the next ch3 space, ([sc, ch3, sc] in the ch1 space of the next Shell, make 2chShell in the next ch3 space) around. Slst in 1st sc, slst into ch3 space.
Rnd 3: Left Thumb Hole: ch5, 2dc in ch3 space, ch5 LOOSELY, skip next 2chShell, (make 2chShell in the next ch3 space, [sc, ch3, sc] in the ch2 space of the next 2chShell) around, dc in the same ch3 space as the beginning ch4, slst in the 3rd ch of the ch5, slst in the next ch1 space.
Rnd 3: Right Thumb Hole: ch5, 2dc in ch3 space, [sc, ch3, sc] in the ch1 space of the next 2chShell, (make 2chShell in the next ch3 space, [sc, ch3, sc] in the ch1 space of the next 2chShell) around until the last [sc, ch3, sc] and Shell, make Shell in the next ch3 space, ch5 LOOSELY, skip next 2chShell, dc in the same ch3 space as the beginning ch5, slst in the 3rd ch of the ch4, slst in the next ch1 space.
Hand
Rnd 1: Left Wristwarmer: ch1, [sc, ch3, sc], make 2chShell in the 3rd chain of ch5, ([sc, ch3, sc] in the ch2 space of the next Shell, make 2chShell in the next ch3 space) around. Slst in 1st sc, slst into ch3 space.
Rnd 1: Right Wristwarmer: ch1, [sc, ch3, sc], make 2chShell in the next ch3 space, ([sc, ch3, sc] in the ch1 space of the next 2chShell, make 2chShell in the next ch3 space) around until the [sc, ch3,sc] before the Shell before the ch5, [sc, ch3, sc] in the ch1 space of the next Shell, make Shell in the 3rd ch of the ch5. Slst in 1st sc, slst into ch3 space.
Rnd 2 – 5/X: Repeat rnds 3 & 2, replacing “make Shell” with the “make 2chShell” and ch5 at the beginning of every rnd 2 repeat instead of the ch4, until the desired length for the hand.
Finish off.
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New Free Pattern!
I finally wrote up a pattern that I’ve been sitting on for a couple of years now.
I call it Martha Tam because it was inspired by the Tam that Freema Agyeman, as Martha Jones, wore in the Doctor Who episode Human Nature. I am rather proud of it 🙂
I have the pattern posted here as a download in my Free Crochet Patterns tab and at Ravelry
New sock pattern in the works
I am pretty happy with this pattern (well one, I still need to cast on the 2nd one). What I can say about it is that it’s not for the purl-phobic lol Just about the entire sock is done in the purl stitch with lace and knit stitch accents. I did have fun designing this, watching it evolve for one idea into another, then another 🙂 I do still need to get it written out, but I do have the chart down on some graph paper. I do think that these would look better with a longer cuff though and in a solid colour.
Stella’s Lacy Bobbies
I just finished my first knit sock design today! I am so proud of it! I designed and made these for my Grandmother, hence the name. Without her I would have never learned how to crochet and the crochet led me to want to learn how to knit.
I hope to share this pattern, I have made it for 3 sizes, Small (7 in. circumference), medium (8 in. circumference) and large (9 in. circumference). I am getting the pattern tested before posting it though.
Patterns
This morning, I went through all of my patterns and updated them with the link to their corresponding Ravelry page. The link is under the download link and says “Ravel This”. I also cleaned up the photos a bit. Some of them were breaking through the layout, so I resized them.
I would love some feedback on how my pattern pages look, or any suggests on how I can make them better.
Thanks 🙂
ETA: Please no rude comments, but I would like some constructive criticism/feedback. I just had an anonymous commenter on another one of my blogs being rather rude about my photos. I know my photos could be better and a couple I need to figure out how to photograph them better, I even state that they are bad. I am trying my best right now and I am not a professional anything, just an amateur trying to learn.
Thanks
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