Knitted Butterfly Hat

KNITTED BUTTERFLY HAT

video is at http://curious.com/gillyscraftworld/how-to-knit-a-hat-with-a-butterfly

K = Knit,  P = Purl, Dec = Decrease (slip one, knit one, pull slipped stitch over = psso), * * = repeat inside astericks

Caron Simply Soft in black and in yellow

Size 8 (U.S.A) 5mm circular needle

We are knitting in the round and you need to know how to do basic color knitting

Caron Simply Soft in black and in yellow

Size 8 (U.S.A) 5mm circular needle

We are knitting in the round and you need to know how to do basic color knitting

To cast on we are casting on a multiple of 5 for the first stitch pattern to work

A. Cast on 90 Stitches

1. *P2, K3 *, rep to end (ending with k3)

2. *P2, K3*, rep to end (ending with k3)

3. *P2, Put yarn to knit position slip a stitch purlwise, K2, pass the slipped stitch over the 2 stitches you just knitted,* repeat this to end ending by passing slipped stitch over.

4. *P2, K1, put your yarn over your needle (or put it in the purl position but knit one instead of purling ) and K1 * repeat to end

These 4 rows form your pattern. I did those 4 rows (x2) for my hat

5. Knit one row and increase 6 stitches throughout the row evenly (you divide your row evenly by 6) You should now have 96 stitches

BUTTERFLY MOTIF ON HAT

bl = black,  y = yellow

REPEAT EACH ROW THREE TIMES

6. 8bl, 3y, 10bl, 3y, 8bl (this equals 32 stitches and repeated three times gives you your 96 stitches)

7. 9bl, 3y, 8bl, 3y, 9 bl

8. 9bl, 4y, 6bl, 4y, 9bl

9. 8bl, 5y, 6bl, 5y, 8bl

10. 8bl, 3y, 1bl, 2y, 1bl, 2y, 1bl, 2y, 1bl, 3y, 8bl

11. 8bl, 3y, 1bl, 2y, 1bl, 2y, 1bl, 2y, 1bl, 3y, 8bl

12. 8bl, 6y, 1bl, 2y, 1bl, 6y, 8bl

13. 9bl, 5y, 1bl, 2y, 1bl, 5y, 9bl

14. 10bl, 4y, 1bl, 2y, 1bl, 4y, 10bl

15. 8bl, 2y, 5bl, 2y, 5bl, 2y, 8bl

16. 8bl, 1y, 6bl, 2y, 6bl, 1y, 8bl

17. 7bl, 2y, 1bl, 2y, 3bl, 2y, 3bl, 2y, 1bl, 2y, 7bl

18. 6bl, 2y, 2bl, 2y, 2bl, 1y, 2bl, 1y, 2bl, 2y, 2bl, 2y, 6bl

19. 5bl, 3y, 5bl, 1y, 1bl, 2y, 1bl, 1y, 5bl, 3y, 5bl

20. 5bl, 3y, 4bl, 1y, 2bl, 2y, 2bl, 1y, 4bl, 3y, 5bl

21. 4bl, 8y, 2bl, 1y, 2bl, 1y, 2bl, 8y, 4bl

22. 4bl, 6y, 3bl, 1y, 4bl, 1y, 3bl, 6y, 4bl

23. 12bl, 1y, 6bl, 1y, 12bl

24. 11bl, 1y, 8bl, 1y, 11bl

25. 1 row knit in black

DECREASING

26. *K14, slip one stitch, K1, pull slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (psso)*,rep to end, leaving you with 90stitches

27. *K13, slip one stitch,K1, psso* to end (84 st)

28. *K12, slip one, K1, psso* to end (78 st)

29. *K11, slip one, K1, psso* to end (72 st)

30. *K10, slip one, K1, psso* to end (66 st)

31. *K9, slip one, K1, psso* to end (60 st)

32. *K8, slip one, K1, psso* to end (54 st)

33. *K7, slip one, K1, psso* to end (48 st)

34. *K6, slip one, K1, psso* to end (42 st)

33. *K5, slip one, K1, psso* to end (36 st),  I went onto pointed needles here

32. *K4, slip one, K1, psso* to end (30 st)

33. *K3, slip one, K1, psso* to end (24 st)

34. *K2, slip one, K1, psso* to end (18 st)

35. *K1, slip one, K1, psso* to end (12 st)

36. *Slip one, K1, psso* to end

37. cast off, K2, pull one stitch over the other, K1, pull stitch over the other, to end

How To Crochet a Motif Sweater

Hi there,

I have made this Sweater/Jersey using a whole bunch of the same motif. Below is a Schematic of the whole sweater laying flat, to give you an idea of how the motifs lie together to form the sweater.

PINK MOTIF SWEATER

Red Heart Shimmer pink 4 balls, 2 white, 2 black -  depending on size

Crochet hook 3.75mm (I used a smaller hook as I wanted my motif slightly smaller an my work to be tighter. If you want motif bigger use a bigger hook and yarn and opp for smaller.

Sc = single crochet,  Dc = double crochet,  Sp = space,  Tr = treble,  St = stitch, 

Ch = chain,  * * =repeat work in between the stars,  Tog = together,  yo – yarn over, ss = slip stitch

3 Treble Together = *Wrap yarn around hook x2, insert hook into st (read pattern for either same st or into the next st), yarn over, bring a loop thru, yarn over, thru 2 loops, thru 2, leave rest on hook*, repeat till 3 trebles done, yarn over and thru all remaining loops.

Small (large) will be shown like this

HOW MANY MOTIFS made all together(48 for the small and 72 for the large - according to the chart, if you make the sleeves longer like mine and the length longer you will use more.

PATTERN

1.Make a magic circle with 16 dc in it, or ch4 and do 15dc in the 1^st ch (the 3ch would stand as 1^st dc), ss into the 1^st space

2. Ch5 (which stands for 1dc, ch2), 1dc in the same space, ch2, *1dc in the next space,  ch2 * repeat in each ch sp to end, ending with ch2, ss into 3^rd ch  (16dc all together)

3. Ss into the 1^st ch sp, ch 4, 2 tr tog (makes 3 tr tog) in the same sp, 4ch, *3Tr Tog, 4 ch in the next sp* to end, ch4 and ss into the top of the 3tr tog (16 clusters), Sc into the 1^st ch sp with new color *white)

4. 4sc in each ch sp all the way around, sc into 1^st sc , with new color and for the 1^st motif only you will do a complete round in your black without joining, after that you will be joining your motifs

5. 1^st motif only =* 6ch, sc in the stitch above the tr* all the way around (16 ch sp) ss into 1^st st

JOINING OUR MOTIFS

We will join a row of motifs together one underneath each other. 8(9) motifs one under each other.

Remember you are working with either 4 loops or 2 loops

6. To join, you ch3, sc in opp motifs ch sp, ch3 and sc in the 1^st motif, do this with 4 loops and then finish your motif by ch6 sc in the 1^st motif  THIS YOU ONLY DO FOR YOUR 1^st 2 Motifs joined together

7. For the long strip you start with you will join 8 (9) motifs.

  FOR THE REST OF THE MOTIFS in the strip - Make sure you join them in the right place Opposite the other 4 joined with 4 loops on either side.

KEEP LOOKING AT YOUR SCHEMATIC DRAWING TO HELP SEE WHERE TO PLACE MOTIFS.

The small sweater needs to watch everything to know what to do. I have one piece that is just for the small but all the rest shows you how to join and do the neck whether large or small

PART 2 – remember your front and back are all done in one piece. You make one long strip of 8(9) motifs first and then you start joining the others

8. Joining the First Middle one

9. Joining the longer bottom one

10. Joining 3 together

11. If you look at the schematic. The large has 9 motifs joined tog lengthwise and then 10 motifs and then 5 and 5 and then 10 and 9 motifs

The Small has 8 motifs lengthwise, 4 and 4 and 8 again UNLESS you are making yours longer.

12. Small only

13. Large only

14.  Joining the longest motif in middle row – you do the 4(5) motifs on the one side, turn your work around and do the other 4(5) on the other side leaving the space in the middle for your neck

15. Recap of joining 3 motifs

16. A few mistakes that can be made

17. Joining 4^th row (row after the middle row – middle only has 4(5) going up and a space and then from the other side you do the other 4(5) and this row you have 8(10) motifs

18. A mistake I made and how to fix it!

19. How to do the straight row of motifs, going past  the 4(5) you did for the neck

20. Very Important part here – joining the straight row of motifs by the neck

21. Quick look at the small and finishing the body for both sizes

Part 3

SLEEVES

1. Showing you how to put the motifs together for the sleeves for the Small

2. Showing you how to put the motifs together for the sleeves for the Large

3. Small and Large how to join the motifs for sleeve. We are doing the sleeve flat and then folding the top in half and sewing the sides together

4. Folding Sweater in half

5. Sewing the sides and you would sew the sleeves the same way

6. Adding on extra motifs to the sleeve, if you need more (it is done in the round and not flat

7. Adding extra motifs on the bottom of your sweater

8. Quick Tips  - WHEN YOU ADD extra motifs on the bottom of sweater REMEMBER to crochet the 2 sides (Front and Back) together else you have to sew them together at the end

9. Neck Border

10. Sleeve Border

You can make either the sleeve border or the neck border for the bottom of your sweater.

How to Knit a Lacy Scarf, with a Crocheted Border

Hi there,

I will be showing you how to knit a lacy scarf, which has a crocheted border around it. It is very light and delicate and is soft and comfortable to wear. I hope you enjoy making it. Feel free Like me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GillysCraftWorld

HOW TO KNIT A LACY SCARF

WITH A CROCHETED BORDER

This is made with Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable – Cappaccino – yarn size is a 4

Knitting Needles size 5mm or size 8

K = knit          K3tog =knit 3 together       P = Purl    yon = yarn over needle   * *= knit what is in between the stars and repeat that till the end

Ch = chain     dc = double crochet

A. Cast on a multiple of 6 plus 2 stitches, I casted on 30 plus 2 = 32 total

1. K1,* k3, yon, k3tog, yon,*, rep to last stitch, k1  (this row don’t forget that yon before you knit the last stitch)

2. Purl

3. k1, *yon, k3tog, yon, k3* rep to last stitch, k1

4. Purl

Rows 1-4 are the pattern that you keep repeating till your scarf is as long as you want it be.

5. All 4 rows shown on video in a quick version

6. Undoing/unpicking a few rows without pulling off all the stitches off the needle

CROCHETING THE BORDER – using a 5mm hook – crochet loosely

7. Start in any corner and ch5, *dc, ch2* in the holes, when you get to a corner do a few extra dc, ch2 (I did about 2 in each corner) – it depends on the yarn you used and the size hook, do it fairly loose though. Go all the way around.

8. When you get to the ch5 you started with, do ch3 and ss into the 3^rd ch.

9. Ch3, 1dc in the ch sp, 1dc in the dc from previous row, *1dc in the ch sp,1 dc in the dc from previous row* repeat all the way around. If your corners pull then do extra dc’s in the corner.

How to Crochet a Hat using Motifs

Hi there, 

In this video I will be showing you how to crochet a hat in cotton using 4 motifs and then finishing the top portion. I hope you enjoy.

The Pattern is Here:

I used red heart cotton no 3 and a size 3.5mm hook

HOW TO CROCHET WHITE MOTIF HAT

Sc = single crochet,  Dc = double crochet,  Sp = space,  Tr = treble,  St = stitch, 

Ch = chain,  * * =repeat work in between the stars,  Tog = together,  yo – yarn over, ss = slip stitch

5 Treble Together = *Wrap yarn around hook x2, insert hook into st (read pattern for either same st or into the next st), yarn over, bring a loop thru, yarn over, thru 2 loops, thru 2, leave rest on hook*, repeat till 5 trebles done, yarn over and thru all remaining loops.

This hat has 4 squared motifs that are joined together to start with and then the top portion is worked with 1 motif.

So we start by making one full motif and then we join a motif to that one and then another motif and then the 4^th one is joined to the first and last motif so we have a circle.

Motif 1 is made completely.

Motif 2 and motif 3 are made with 2 corners and are joined to opp motif with 3^rd and 4^th corner.

Motif 4 is made with row 5 and then 1^st corner is attached to motif 3 and 2^nd corner is attached to motif 3, 3^rd corner to motif 1 and 4^th corner to motif 1 to form a tube.

      

1 complete motif

1.Make  a magic circle with 18sc in it, ss into 1^st sc

2.Ch8 (1^st 3ch stand for 1^st dc), skip 2sc and dc in the 3^rd sc, *ch5, 1dc in the 3^rd sc* (ending with 6 ch spaces) finishing with ch5, ss into 3^rd ch

3. In each ch sp you do *1sc, 1hdc, 2dc, 3Tr, 2dc, 1hdc, 1sc* repeat this in each ch sp ( petals) and ss into 1^st stitch

4.Ch1, 1ss in 1^st sc, *ch1, 1ss in next st* (so you are doing 1Slip Stitch (not single crochet) in each stitch with a ch1 in between, ss into 1^st st.

5.Ss your way up to the middle of the 3Tr,* ch10 and sc in the ‘dip’ (where you did sc in previous round), ch10, sc in the middle of the 3Tr* ending with ch10 and ss into the first set of ch10  (12  ch spaces now)

6. Ss into 1^st ch sp, Ch 4, 4Tr Tog, ch5, 5Tr Tog, ch5, 5Tr tog, in the same sp,

   * Ch5, sc in next ch sp, ch 5 in next ch sp, ch5, 5Tr tog, ch 5, 5Tr tog, ch5, 5 Tr tog* repeat to end,  finishing with ch 5 and ss into the 3^rd chain of the beginning chains made (4 corners made)

( Now we will make another motif and we will join motifs 1 and motif 2

We make another motif and we will join motif 2 and 3

We make another motif and we will join motif 4 to motif 3 and motif 1)

7. Start your 2^nd motif and do 2 corners, then do the first 5 Tr Tog of corner 3, then you ch3 and sc into the 1^st motifs corner, ch2, 5Tr tog in 1^st motif, ch3,

 sc in opp motifs ch sp, ch2,

5Tr tog, ch3,

 sc into opp motif, ch2,

 sc into motif, ch3,

 sc into opp motif, ch2,

 sc into motif, ch3,

 sc into opp motif, ch2,

 5Tr tog into motif, ch3,

Sc into opp motif, ch2

5 Tr Tog into motif ch3

Sc in opp motif, ch2

5Tr Tog in motif, ch5, sc into ch sp, ch5, sc into ch sp, ch5,  ss into top of 5tr cluster.

8. Do No 7 again with the 3^rd motif – in the video I had already done it

JOINING THE 4 MOTIFS TOGETHER TO FORM A CIRCLE – motif 4  to motif 3 and motif 1

9. Make sure your wrong sides are together and you are working on the right side

You will join this 4^th motif onto both motifs (3 and 1) so all 4 corners will be joined together.

Make sure you have 12 ch spaces on the 4^th motif.  You will not complete the first 2 corners on this motif. You will complete row 5 and then, ss into the ch sp, (making first corner and joining to opp motif) make the 1^st 5 tr tog and join to opp motif as we did before to make a corner, join your 2 ch sp like we did before and join your next corner, join another 2 ch spaces and join your next corner onto the very first motif to make a circle. Make sure your wrong sides are together and you are working on the right side, join your 2 ch spaces, join last corner, and then finish your last 2 ch sp with a ch5 sc, ch5 sc, ss into top of 5 tr tog

PART 2 OF VIDEO

Top Part of Hat

1. Start at the top or bottom of the tube and ss into any one of the ch spaces

2. Ch 5, sc in the next ch sp, do this all the way around so you have 24 ch spaces

3. Sc into 1^st ch sp, *5 Tr Tog ( in the beginning you always do this -  Ch 4 (1^st tr), 5ch*, to the end (end with ch 5) and you have 24  5 tr clusters

4. ss into top of 1^st tr you made, 3sc in each of the ch spaces all the way around

5. Ss into the 1^st sc, *ch 5, skip one tr cluster and sc into the next sc above the cluster*, all the way around and you should have 12 ch spaces now, end with ch5

6. ss into the first stitch, sc in the first ch sp. Don’t end yarn just stop and start the motif with new yarn - make the flower from the motif – row 1- 5 but in row 5 instead of ch10 you are only going to do ch 6.

7. Go back to your hat and start where you left off  Ch 2, sc in the motif, ch2, sc in hat’s next ch sp,* ch 2, sc in motif’s next ch sp, ch 2, sc in hat’s next ch sp* rep this till flower is attached. You have 12 ch spaces on the motif and 12 ch spaces on your hat so there is one for each.

8. You should finish by going into the motif and then ch2 and go into the hat where you started your first ch 2, sc and end off.

9. Turn hat so you are working on the brim part. Join in any ch sp with a sc. 5 sc in each one of the ch spaces. If you need your hat a touch larger you can do 6 or 7 sc in each space.

10. Ss into your first sc, ch1, skip 1sc and sc in the next, 1 sc in the sc you missed (going backwards), *skip the next sc (forward) and sc in the next , sc in the one you missed (backwards)*

11. At the end if yours works out where you can skip one sc and sc into the one you missed then just sc in the next forward one and finish off with a ss. If you didn’t end with one left to skip just do another sc and ss into next stitch and finish off.

How to Crochet a Bracelet

 Hi there,
Here is a bracelet that I crocheted and decided to share with you.

BRACELET
Embroidery Cotton/Floss any colors you like. You will need 2 of each color to be safe.
Crochet hook 3.5mm

Sc = single crochet,  Dc = double crochet,  Sp = space,  Tr = treble,  St = stitch,
Ch = chain,  * * = work all in between the stars,  Tog = together,  yo -- yarn over

1.  Ch10

2. 3dc in the 7th ch from the hook, 3ch and 3dc in the same place, 1Tr in the last ch,  ch4 and turn

3. In the 3ch space you do, 3dc, 3ch, 3dc (all in that same sp), 1Tr in the ch next to the 3dc (the last st of your row), ch4 and turn

4.  Do row 3 until you have the length that you desire.

5. Where you finished your row, Change color and do 3ch (Standing as 1st dc) do 7dc in 1st space, ss into next ch space, *8dc in next space and ss in the next sp*  keep doing this till the end. If not ending exactly see on video.

How to Crochet a Granny Square Flower

  Hi there,

This is a video I posted  a while ago but I decided to put it onto my blog.  Hope you have an awesome day!



FLOWER GRANNY SQUARE

Caron Simply Soft
Hook 5:00mm
Size about 5 inches

Chain = ch, Stitch = st, Double Crochet = dc, Single Crochet = sc, Chain Space = ch sp, Space = sp, Slip Stitch = st, Treble = tr,

4Tr cluster = Yarn over twice, hook into stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, (yarn over and draw through 2 loops) twice, do this for 4 trebles and at end yarn over and draw through all the loops (5) on hook

1. Ch 7, ss in first ch to form a ring

2. 2ch, 11sc in ring (=12sc), ss into 2nd ch from beg 2 ch

3. Ch5, dc in next st, *Ch3, dc in next st* repeat in between stars till 12dc, ss into 3rd ch, ss into space

4. Ch 4, 3 treble clusters in same sp (do cluster this beg one the ch 4 stands as the first tr and you have 4 loops on hook), ch 5
4 tr cluster in same sp, ch 5 all around till 12 clusters, ss in top of cluster

5. Change color and ss into space, 6sc in each space

6. 3ch, 2dc, 3ch, 3dc all in same space (Corner made), *skip next st, 1dc in next, skip next, 1dc in next, till you have made 8dc, make a corner in next stitch (3dc 3ch, 3dc)* , repeat stars till 4 corners made and 8 dc take you to the end.( You have 3 spaces where you made the 6sc(row 5) where you are making the 8dc over these 3 and then you make your corner)
 (In other words You are making a cnr above the first petal, then you make 8dc over 2 more petals and above the 4th petal you make another cnr, then you make another 8 dc over the next 2 petals and above the 7th petal you make another cnr, make another 8dc over another 2 petals and above the 10th petal you make another corner and then make another 8dc till you get to the beginning cnr and you ss to the beg ch3)

How to Crochet a Granny Square Bag

Hi there everyone
I hope you are all doing well.
Here is the pattern to the bag. I hope you enjoy making it.

THE VIDEO IS AT  http://curious.com/gillyscraftworld/how-to-crochet-a-square-granny-bag

HOW TO CROCHET A GRANNY SQUARE BAG

HOW TO CROCHET A GRANNY SQUARE BAG

Sc = single crochet,  Dc = double crochet,  Sp = space,  Tr = treble,  St = stitch, 

Ch = chain,  * * =rep work all in between the stars,  Tog = together,  yo – yarn over, ss = slip stitch

I used sugar and cream cotton (4 ply) they say to use a 6mm hook but I wanted mine to be a bit tighter together and not very lacy so I used a size 5 mm hook.

You can use any size yarn or hook, however you are wanting to make yours.

Beg Cnr = ch3, 2dc in same sp, ch2, 3dc in same sp

Corner = 3dc, ch2, 3 dc all in same sp

Not a corner = ch1, 3dc in same space

 ch4, ss into first st (white)

1. Ch3 (stands as 1^st dc) 2dc into ring, ch2, 3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch2, 3dc in ring (you should have 4 sets of 3dc in the ring now), finish with ch2, ss into 3^rd ch of beg ch3, change to new color. You can start in any corner. (white)

2.  Ss in any cnr with new color and ch3 (stands for 1^st dc throughout), 2dc in same sp, ch2, 3dc in same sp = CORNER, you do this throughout pattern for all your corners, but when you don’t start with 3ch you do 1dc.  Repeat this for your 4 corners. This round is only corners! Ss into 3^rd ch of 1^st ch 3 made. (red)

3. Start with a ss in new color in any cnr. Ch3, 2dc in same sp, ch2, 3dc in same sp (Beg corner), ch1,* 3dc in next ch sp, ch1*, (this is for all the ch spaces that are not corners, Continue doing a corner and the 3dc in next ch sp, to end of round. (white)

4. Change color, Beg Cnr, Not a Corner (see abbreviations), not a corner, Corner, keep doing this till end of round. (red)

5. Keep  doing a round in the granny square pattern (red)

6. Keep doing a round (white)

7. Keep doing a round (white) This was my last round

8. Ch3, 1Tr, 1 dc in same sp, sc in the middle of the 3dc, *1dc, 1Tr, 1dc in the next ch sp, 1sc in the middle of the 3dc* repeat to end of the row

You can make yours bigger if you like.

Make another square like this one. I reversed my colors!

MAKING THE BAND

Ch8, skip 1^st 3 and dc into the 4^th ch from the hook,1 dc into each of the next 4ch to give you 6dc, ch2 and turn

*1dc in first dc, 1dc in each of the next 5dc, ch2 and turn* repeat until your strap is as long as you want it to be

Sew strap on from the bottom of the bag and on the wrong side (right sides facing each other)

To decorate the strap:

Right side of strap, where sewing stops join white yarn with a ss. 3ch (stands for your *1dc), 1tr, 1dc in same sp, 1sc in the next st*, repeat to end of strap

Try and spread it out evenly – basically you will be going into each of the dc’s which are lying horizontally

That is it and your bag is done!