"Childrens Hospital Donation"

"Childrens Hospital Donation"
This is the load of Baby Hats, Blankies, Teddy's Bears & Dolls we took to
Childrens Hospital In Little Rock today.. There are over 400 Baby hats...

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Christmas Cocoon Set

                                      "JMSQ "Copyright Nov. © 2011
                                               (13" w X 20"long)

J & F hook      (3 mo - 12 mo)
Red color A, Christmas Ombre color B, white color C
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NOTE:
Work ALL sts in space between sts where indicated.
Ch 2 at beginning of each round does not count as a st.
BL's = Back Loops Only; FL's = Front Loops Only
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SPECIAL ST: - Popcorn St:
1.Work 5 double crochet (dc) stitches in the same stitch.
2.Drop the loop from your hook.
3.Insert your hook from front to back under the top 2 loops of the first
double crochet of the group.
4.Grab the dropped loop with your hook and pull it through the stitch.
ch 1, skip next st,
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SPECIAL ST: - Fun Fur St:
in front row of row 22 (sc row), join with a sl st, ch 10, sl st in same st,
ch 10, *sl st in next st, ch 10, sl st in same st, ch 10, *Repeat around,
join & finish off
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SPECIAL St:  - X St
skip next st, 1 dc in next st, 1 dc in stitch just skipped X st just made. Each X st
takes 2 sts to complete
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                                               COCOON BODY - J Hook
ch 4, join to form ring.

Row 1: Ch 2, work 10 dc in ring, slip stitch to top of ch 2.
(10 sts) *Reminder, the ch 2 does NOT count as a st

Row 2: Ch 2, dc in first dc, dc in next space between
dcs, *dc in next dc, dc in next space between dcs; repeat
from * around, join to top of ch 2. (20 sts)

Row 3: Ch 2, *dc in next space, 2 dc in next space;
repeat from * around, join to top of ch 2.(30 sts)

Row 4: Ch 2, *dc in next 2 spaces, 2 dc in next space;
repeat from * around, join to top of ch 2. (40 sts)

Row 5: Ch 2, *dc in next 3 spaces, 2 dc in next space;
repeat from * around, join to top of ch 2. (50 sts)

Row 6:  Ch 2, *dc in next 4 spaces, 2 dc in next space;
repeat from * around, join to top of ch 2. (60 sts)

Row 7: Ch 2, dc in each space around, join to top of
ch 2. (60 sts)

Row's 8-20: Repeat Round 7

Join color B,
Row 21: Repeat row 7
Row 22: Repeat row 7 ONLY with SC instead of dc in BL's Only
Row 23: Repeat row 7

NOTE: Change to F Hook
NOW it is easier to work Fun Fur (Pattern Above in Special Sts) Now
without the weight of the rest of this cocoon, so in FL's of row 22
Only work Fun Fur around, join & finish off

Change to J Hook
Join Color A
Row's 24-37: Repeat row 7

Join Color C  -  BORDER:
Row 38: ch 1, sc in space between sts around, join

Row 39: ch 2, *skip next st, work popcorn st (Pattern above in Special
Sts) in next st, ch 1, *Repeat around, Join & fasten off


                                     Christmas Gnome/Elf Hat Pattern:

Red Colar A, Christmas Ombre Color B, White Color C
H Hook

With color C
Row 1:Ch 4, join with a sl st to form a ring.ch 2, 8 dc in ring, join
to top of ch 2 (9 sts)

Row 2: ch 2, 1 dc in BL's each st around, join to top of ch 3 (9 sts)
With Color A
Row 3: ch 2, dc in 1 dc, *2 dc in 1 dc, dc in next 2 dc, rep from *,
join to top of ch 2 (12 sts)

Row's 4, 6, 8, & 10, : ch 2, 1 dc in each st around, join

Row 5: Repeat row 3.(16 sts)

Row 7: Repeat row 3. (21 sts)

Row 9: Repeat row 3. (28 sts)

Row 11: Repeat row 11. (37 sts)

Row 12: Repeat row 3: (49 sts)  13

Row's 13, 15, & 17 : ch 2, 1 dc in each st around, join (49 sts)

Row 14: ch 2, Work X st as above in Special Sts.  

Row 16: ch 2, Work X st as above in Special Sts.  

change to color B,
Row 18:  1 sc in BL's only around; fasten off

change to F hook Color B
In FL's only, *sl st into any st, ch 3, sl st in next st,
*Repeat around, join & fasten off

Change to F hook & color C,
attach to FL's only of row 2, sl st, ch 2 in each st around,
fasten off

Ear Flaps:
Fold hat in half with seam in middle of back of hat, from the
"inside of hat" count 10 sys, join  with sl st, ch 2, 1 dc in
same st, *2 dc in next st,, *Repeat 2 more time (8 sts), skip
2 sts, sl st in next st, turn, 2 dc in each st across, skip 2
sts, sl st in next st, fasten off (16 sts)

Repeat for other ear flap

TIE's:
with 3 ft. of yarn, in the middle of ear flap, (8th st)
fold yarn in half, slip loop through st, hook your crochet hook in loop and begin chaining both strings together, finish off

Repeat for second tie

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