Crochet Shell Earrings

I just made these today

Size E hook
Baby weight yarn
Ch 9
3 Dbl crochet in each 8
Sl st in last
Tie loose end together and fasten off
Add findings and jumprings

Crochet Army Bear

So my other nephew loves anything to do with the Army. I crocheted him a cute Army bear using the same 66st in a round. I increased the stitches every row producing the nose and face shape you see. For the back I increased every other row which made it flat.
I added button eyes and embroydered the mouth.
I used the cat ears from my halloween costume for the bear ears.

Crocheting for the nieces and nephews (lion and purse)

Today I finished a lion head for my nephew. It started out as a lollipop and graduated to this
I crocheted in the round single crochet until I had 66 stitches. I made 2 rounds.
Then I crocheted a strip 5sc wide and 66 rows long for the edging.
Finally I added the button eyes and yarn mouth and orange fringe.



Next is the flower power purse for my niece. I used the same crochet in the round single crochet until there are 66 stitches.
Again I made 2 rounds
Then I did the same and crocheted a strip 5 sc wide and 66 rows long. This time I added another 66 rows in a different color to form the strap.
For the finish, I roughly drew 6 petals on craft foam and cut them out. I attached those with a slip stitch using a darning needle. The needle punches through the craft foam very easily.

Crocheted Cat Ears

Today I made cat ears on a headband for Halloween.


Items needed
Corchet hook size N
Worsted weight yarn in black
Head band

Crochet Ears make 2
Begin by Single crocheting 6 SC on the headband. Chain 1 turn
Sc in first ch, Dbl crochet in next ch, Trp crochet in next, Dble crochet in next,SC in last. Chain 1 turn.
Row 2: SC in all spaces. = 5 sc
Row 3: repeat row 1

Crocheted Hood

Mine


Catalog

At the request of my sister, I made this hood copied from a picture in a catalog.

[This is my own pattern. Mistakes and gauge not set.]

I used worsted weight yarn in Wheat variegated.

 Hook size I

Darning needle

Chunky Chenille in Black (for edging and ties)

Chain 147
Single Crochet back stitches only. Chain 1, Turn

Rows 2 - 34 continue sc back st 145

Fasten off.
Fold in half
Sew up the back.

With new yarn on hook begin where you fastened off.
Single crochet regular stitches all across bottom. Chain 1, Turn
Continue for 8 more rows

This makes the scarf portion to cover the neck.

Fasten off

Using Black Chenille hook in where you fastened off in the corner.

This time Single Crochet along all outer edges including the hood for a nice trim.

Fasten off

Cut a string of the Chenille about 2 feet in length.

Using the darning needle begin where the hood and the collar meet.

Thread through 6 stitches, skip 6, all the way around to make the neck and ties secure.

Crochet Handbag

Here is a crochet handbag I made for my niece's birthday. I used a size I hook and regular Red Heart worsted weight yarn. It is roughly 5" x 7" single crocheted all one long pieced folded in half and sewn up the sides. All my own pattern. Then I decreased at both end for 12 more rows. When I had 6 stitches left, I made a chain of 4 sc to make a button hole. Then I  continued decreasing until there were only 2 stitches left. Finally I added the yarn tassels and beads. She used it to hold her Chuck E Cheese tokens in!

Pumpkin Snugly

Here is a set I crocheted out of 3 different patterns. Using the same color yarn in all the pieces makes it a set. I added the "stem" in a round of 12 sc decreasing until there was only 3 stitches left.