Saturday, August 22, 2009

CD Hotpad


Materials:
- 2 oz. 4-ply cotton (I used Sugar 'n Cream Stripes)
- I hook
- old CD


Notes:
- I crochet tight, so you may want to adjust your hook size.
- Ch 2 at beginning of Rnds. 2 - 5 does not count as a stitch.


Directions:
- Make 2
Rnd 1: Ch 3, 12 dc in 3rd ch from hook. Join with a sl st to 1st dc.


Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each dc around. Join as before.


Rnd 3: Ch 2, 2 dc in 1st dc, dc in next dc. *2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join as before.


Rnd 4: Ch 2, 2 dc in 1st dc, dc in next 2 dc. *2 dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc. Repeat from * around. Join as before.


Rnd 5: Ch 2, 2 dc in 1st dc, dc in next 3 dc. *2 dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around. Join as before.


- end off 1st side
- continue with 2nd side


Rnd 6: Holding both sides together and working through all 4 loops, ch 1, 2 sc in 1st dc, sc in next 4 dc. *2 sc in next dc, sc in next 4 dc. Repeat from * around inserting the cd halfway through. Join with a sl st to 1st sc.


Rnd 7: (Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in 1st sc, skip next 2 sc. *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next sc, skip next 2 sc. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to top of ch 3.


Rnd 8: Sl st over to ch 2 sp. (ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp. (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each ch 2 sp around. Join as before.


Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in each dc with 2 sc in each ch 2 sp around. Join with a sl st to 1st sc. End off.


**Debi Y's pattern**
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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Ruffles purse



Materials:
- 3 ½ oz. ww acrylic
- 3 oz. variegated baby yarn
- 3 ¼ oz. white baby yarn
- L & H hooks
- pair of round purse rings

Size: approximately 8” x 14”

Note: Ch 2 at beginning of rows does not count as a st.

Directions:
For purse - make 2.

Rnd 1: Using the L hook and 1 strand ww acrylic and 1 strand variegated baby yarn held together, work 30 sc around purse ring.

Row 2: Ch 2, hdc in each sc across. Turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, 2 hdc in 1st hdc, hdc across, 2 hdc in last hdc. (32 hdc) Turn.

Row 4: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc across. Turn.

Rows 5 - 10: Repeat Rows 3 - 4 consecutively. (At end of Row 9, you will have 38 hdc.)

Rows 11 - 20: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc across. Turn. At end of Row 20, end off.

Starting at Row 8 on one side and working down and around to Row 8 on the other side, match sts together and sew or sl st these 2 pieces together.
 

For ruffles:

For 1 st side:

Using the H hook and the white baby yarn, join with a sl st to first hdc bar between Rows 3 & 4, ch 3, 3 dc in same bar. 4 dc in each bar across. End off.

Repeat in the bars between Rows 5 & 6 and Rows 7 & 8.

Turn purse over and repeat on other side.

For the following ruffles:

Join white baby yarn with a sl st to first bar, ch 3, 3 dc in same bar. 4 dc in each bar around. Join with a sl st to top of beginning ch 3, end off.

**Debi Y's pattern**
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