Archive for February 2018

I made these three sweet clementines over the course of this week. I wanted each of them to have their own little personality so I made them slightly different from one another. I used the same crochet hook (US 4.0mm/G Clover hook) for all of them but because I used different yarn, they turned out to be different sizes, which was perfect!

The free pattern is by DROPS Design

I used three different shades of orange for the clementines and three different shades of green for the leaves. I also added tiny safety eyes (placed 5 stitches apart from each other) and 3 different colors of embroidery floss for the smiley mouth. To add a bit more charm, I used bright red eye shadow for their blushing cheeks. It looks like a little Clementine family, with mom, dad, and baby!

These will travel to Connecticut to be adopted by a new family!

No wonder these are called Cuties at the supermarket!

For this colorful St. Patrick's Day Wreath you will need:

1-7 & 9: Caron Brand | 8: Jojoland Tonic Brand

Lion Brand BonBons

US G 4.00mm Clover hook
Yarn: for the rainbow, 1-7; for the green portion, 8 (see yarn colors in table above)
Scissors

The rainbow portion of the wreath will be worked in a series of hdc using 7 different colors in the following order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purpleish blue, purple

To begin, chain 95

Rows 1-7: hdc on 2nd chain from hook. hdc all the way to the end. chain 1. Turn.

Rows 8-14: repeat rows 1-7.

Fasten off.

The green portion of the wreath will be worked in a series of hd.

Chain 23

hdc on 2nd chain from hook. hdc all the way to the end. chain 1. Turn.

I recommend making it a less than half of the total length of the wreath.

Click on the image to go to the mini 4 leaf clover tutorial:

You will need to make 13 four leaf clovers: 3 in light green and 10 in dark green yarn.

US G 4.00mm Clover hook
Yarn: 5 & 9 (see yarn colors in table above)
Scissors

Row 1: With the black yarn, chain 12, sc in 2nd chain from hook and each remaining chain. Chain 1 and turn (11)
Row 2: Skip 1st sc, sc in next 9 sts, leave the last st unworked. Chain 1 and turn (9)
Row 3: sc in 1st st, 2sc in next st, sc in each st all the way to the last 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in last st. Chain 1 and turn (11)
Row 4: Repeat row 3. Chain 1 and turn (13)
Row 5: Skip 1st st, sc in each st to last 2 sts, sc2tog. Chain 1 and turn (11)
Row 6-12: Repeat row 5

sc a border around your work.

When you get to the bottom edge of the pot o' gold, you will make little "feet":

Chain 3, sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc

Continue sc in each st until you reach the other edge of the pot o' gold and repeate the above step.

sc in the next st and fasten off.

To create the "coins"in the pot o' gold:

chain 2 and sc in next st all the way across.

Fasten off.

I also used the black yarn to make a "belt" that will go around the part where the rainbow meets the green portion of the wreath. I chained 23 and on the 2nd chain from hook, I worked sc all the way across. I did this for about 4 rows.

I sewed the green portion of the wreath onto the foam first. The rainbow portion was sewn in second and attached to the green portion. Notice how the green portion looks "horizontal" and the rainbow portion looks "vertical":

First, I attached the "belt," as see above, using a hot glue gun. econd and attached to the green portion. Notice how the green portion looks "horizontal" and the rainbow portion looks "vertical":

Second, I attached the pot o' gold to the second part where the rainbow meets the green portion of the wreath:

To attach the 4 leaf clovers, run white thread through them, on their backside. I also used a hot glue gun to attach the tread to the back of the wreath and then slid the 4 leaf clovers on the thread until I was happy with their arrangement.