Sunday, April 15, 2018

Granny Cat


Last fall (2017) a friend of mine lost a beloved feline friend.   He was gray in color (or blue in the true feline vocabulary).  I stitched this quick cat in memory of Moe.


Granny Cat

Materials:
5-6 yards worsted weight yarn
G crochet hook (4.25 mm)

Stitches in U.S. terms
ch, chain
dc, double crochet
hdc, half double crochet
sk, skip
sl st, slip stitch
tr, treble crochet

Instructions:

ch 4, join with sl st to form ring

Round 1
ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 2
(3 dc in ring, ch 2) 3 times
join with sl st in top of 1st ch 3.

Round 2
ch 1, sc in same st as joining
sc in next 2 dc, sc in ch-2 sp
*(sk next dc, in next dc work ch 1, hdc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, tr, ch 1, dc, ch 1, hdc,)
ch 1, sc in next ch-2 sp*
repeat between * *

sc in next 3 dc,
in next ch-2 sp work sc, ch 1, sc
sl st in 1st sc

fasten off. sew in loose ends.

Monday, February 19, 2018

Angel Pocket Prayer Shawl




Materials and Instructions (written in US terms):

Angel Pocket Prayer Cloth

Measures 4 inches wide and 3.5 inches long. Gauge is not important.

7-8 yards worsted weight yarn
Size H crochet hook (5 mm)

ch = chain
dc = double crochet
dtr = double treble
rnd = round
sl st = slip stitch
sts = stitches
tr = treble crochet
yo = yarn over

3-tr cluster: 
*yo twice, insert hook in ring (yo, draw yarn through 2 loops on hook twice) * [2 loops on hook]
repeat from * to * [3 loops on hook] 
repeat from * to * [4 loops on hook]
yo, draw yarn through 4 loops on hook.

Instructions:

Ch 5, join with sl st to form ring.

rnd 1
wing: ch 3, dc in ring, ch 3, sl st in ring

head: ch 4, 3-tr cluster [see above], ch 4, sl st in ring

wing: same as above

skirt: ch 7, (dtr in ring, ch 1) 3 times, dtr in ring, ch 7, sl st in ring


rnd 2    work this round in back loop of rnd 1 stitches

wing: sl st in next 3 ch sts,
in dc (sl st, ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st) ,
sl st in next 3 ch sts

head: sl st in each st of head [4 ch, top of cluster, 4 ch]

wing: same as above

skirt: sl st in each st of skirt [7 ch, 7 sts across bottom, 7 ch]

sl st in back loop of 1st sl st.  Fasten off. Draw yarn end to back. Sew in loose ends.

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Blessings and peace.