damn it Janet, let's crochet!: November 2016

November 13, 2016

Pokeball Beanie (knit)

By Janet Carrillo "damn it Janet, let's crochet!"

SIZE/MEASUREMENTS
Child (3yrs - 10yrs) [19" to 21.5" head circumference]
Teen [20.5" to 22.5" head circumference]
Adult [21.5" to 23" head circumference]

MATERIALS
*Worsted Weight Yarn: White, Red & Black
*DPN's or Circular Needles: 3.0mm & 3.5mm
*Stitch Markers to mark your rounds
*Tapestry Needle

GAUGE
Using 3.5mm needles... 11stitches x 15 rows = 2"
Don't forget to check your gauge.

PATTERN NOTES
This pattern can either be knitted when making the hat or duplicate stitched on afterward; the choice is yours. Here's a great video on how to duplicate stitch; Click Here.

STARTING the BEANIE

CO 90 (100, 110) sts on 3.0mm needles with the white yarn.

Place a marker and join in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches.

Do ribbing (k1, p1) for 1 inch. Change to the larger needles and proceed in knitting for 4 (4.5, 5) inches. This will give you 29 (34, 39) rows. Please follow the graph to know in which rows to do the colo4 changes.

SHAPING the CROWN

Row 1: k8, k2tog around

Row 2 and all even rows: knit around

Row 3: k7, k2tog around

Row 5: k6, k2tog around

Row 7: k5, k2tog around

Row 9: k4, k2tog around

Row 11: k3, k2tog around

Row 13: k2, k2tog around

Row 15: k1, k2tog around

Row 17: k2tog around

Row 19: k2tog around

Leave a tail (up to 8"). You will use a hook or a tapestry needle to thread the tail through the last remaining stitches on your needle. After that remove the needles from the stitches and pull tightly to close the top hole. Lastly, hide the tail inside and weave it in.

Child size is up to the dark blue line.
Teen size is up to the dark orange line.
Adult size is the full graph.

Note: Click on image to enlarge and print out.
The grid lines on the pattern graph may look uneven on your monitor but will print out evenly.

GLOSSARY:

CO: cast on || k: knit || p: purl || k2tog: knit 2 stitches together || st/s: stitch/es

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Have a nice crochet time!
- Janet

Pokeball and Pokémon are copyright by The Pokémon Company.
This pattern is an original pattern by Janet Carrillo "damn it Janet, let's crochet!" (November 2016). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint/repost it on your site. You may print and keep a copy for your own personal use. Please do not resell or distribute it.

November 3, 2016

Bowser Pillow in Tunisian Crochet Tutorial

By Janet Carrillo "damn it Janet, let's crochet!"

SIZE/MEASUREMENTS
approx. size: 14" length x 10" width but can vary based on yarn and hook size

MATERIALS
*Tunisian Crochet hook size: 3.0mm
*Worsted weight yarn: Blue, Black, White, Beige, Light Green, Dark Green, Yellow, Red, Gray, Charcoal, Aran, Gold
*Tapestry Needle
*Measuring Tape
*Fiberfill
*Pen to mark your squares as you go!
*Bowser 8-bit graph that you'll find below. If you want to use a different character, there are plenty to be found on the web by searching for 8-bit Mario characters or anything along those lines.

Click on image to enlarge.

A site and videos on how to Tunisian Crochet
-Tunisian Crochet Basics by Purl soho; it has various images to show you how to while your reading.
-If you're more of a visual person rather than reading then this video by thecrochetside might be great for you.
-To bind off your work watch this video by Bethintx1.
-For color changes watch this video by GegeCrochet.

Tips
-On the basics tutorial video, it says for the last stitch of the forward pass for you to put the hook through the last two end stitches. Cause if you don't and when it's time to sew up the sides is going to look holey.
-On the color changes, don’t pull the yarns too tight. Since this graph has a lot of color changes start a new yarn thread cause if you keep pulling them too tightly the pillow its gonna get smaller as you continue making it. (This happen to me with my first Tunisian project I ever made.)
-Measure! Measure! Measure! You don't want your pillow to look uneven.
-Remember to mark off each square/row as you go. Double check your work to make sure you haven't missed a square.

Now lets make the back side
-Instead of binding off your work when you reach the last row of the graph, continue making the back side to save on sewing time (which I dislike).
-Make another black row, make 68 rows blue with the first & last stitch in black and the last row all black.
-Remember on the last all black row to bind off.

Last Steps
-All that's left to do is to weave in all the ends (that's the part I hate the most but its gotta be done)......
-......and sew the sides. Leave one side un-sew and stuff it moderately firm. As you continue sewing the last side, stuff as needed.