Easy Baby Beanie

3.5mm Hook

Yarn used 1/2 ball of Sirdar Snuggly DK in White. Any white DK will work nice though.

The pattern is worked in spirals apart from the treble crochet rows.

Use a stitch marker at the start of rows if this is easier.

*If you don’t know how to make a magic ring there are some good videos on You Tube, but you can also make 2 chain stitches and put the first 6 DC into 2^nd stitch from hook.

UK pattern, US abbreviations in brackets:

ch – Chain (CH)                 dc – Double crochet (SC)

tr – Treble Stitch (DC)     rpt - Repeat

Beanie Pattern 

R1:                          Make a magic ring*, ch 1, 6 dc into ring and pull closed. (6)

R2:                          2 dc into each dc around (12)

R3:                          (1 dc in 1^st dc, 2 dc in next) x 6 (18)

R4:                          1 dc in each dc around (18)

R5:                          (1 dc in next 2 dc’s, 2 dc’s in next dc) x 6 (24)

R6:                          1 dc in each dc around (24)

R7:                          (1 dc in next 3 dc’s, 2 dc’s in next dc) x 6 (30)

R8:                          (1 dc in next 4 dc’s, 2 dc’s n next dc) x 6 (36)

R9:                          1 dc in each dc around (36)

R10:                       (1 dc in next 5 dc’s, 2 dc’s in next dc) x 6 (42)

R11:                       (1 dc in next 6 dc’s, 2 dc’s in next dc) x 6 (48)

R12:                       (1 dc in next 7 dc’s, 2 dc’s in next dc) x 6 (54)

R13+14:                1 dc in each stitch around (54) (2 rounds)

R15:                       (1 dc in next 8 dc’s, 2 dc’s in next dc) x 6 (60)

R16-18:                 1 dc in each dc around (60) (3 rounds)

R19:                       ch 4, miss next dc, 1 tr in next dc, *ch 1, miss next dc, 1 tr in next dc* repeat around finishing with a slip stitch in the 3^rd chain of 1^st 4 ch. (30 tr)

R20:                       1 ch, dc in each tr and ch around (60)

R21-23:                 1 dc in each dc around (60) (3 rounds)

R24-25:                 Repeat rounds 19 & 20

R26-27:                 1 dc in each dc around (60) (2 rounds)

R28:                       ch 3, 4 tr in same dc as ch 3, *miss next dc, 1 dc in next dc, miss next dc, 5 tr in next dc*, rpt around, Sl st in 3^rd ch of first 3 chi.

Finish off

Loop a ribbon through every second tr and tie in a bow, or add other trimmings to suit.

Final notes:

If this is for a boy you could miss out the frilly edge and replace with a few dc rounds, sometimes ending the last round in back loops only gives a nice finish.

This is the first time I’ve written a pattern down, I hope you will try it and let me know if you liked it or if you found it hard to read. Feedback will make any other patterns I write more easily for you to read.

If you want this pattern in a word document email me and I'll send it to you.

I’ve made matching booties and will eventually add this pattern, email me if you want me to let you know when this is ready.

Finally about selling items made from this pattern.

Feel free to print this pattern, pass it around, and adjust it. Have fun with it and credit me if you can.

Feel free to sell what you make from the pattern, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, as they say.

Revamped Earring Stand

I was looking at my current earring a brooch display and figured it needed a new look.

Here's what I did, and how I did it!

I hope you like it.

I have an old earring stand that I made myself some time ago. It was quite cheap to make. I bought 2 cork notice boards and some small hinges from the local hardware store and put them together to make a free standing board. I spray painted it black in the belief that silver jewellery looks best on a black background. Not sure how legit that belief is.

As you can see, it's worn already, you can see the brown cork coming through where pins have been and on the top a half hearted attempt to write my name on the board.
 

I had some brown suede left over from making teddy bears and decided to use that as a background, so using double sided sticky tape I marked out enough for the board and stuck the suede onto the cork.

I tried cutting out the shape first but found it easier to stick the material down, then using a craft knife cut the material from the edge of the board.

Now for the edge. I have some left over decoupage paper, that has a brown crackle effect. I cut the paper into squares then used glue to paste it down all around the edge. I'm using decopatch glue and paper, but I think it's just the same as any white glue and tissue paper. decopatch though have many great patterns and well worth a look. I bought this from Hobby craft, but they have a website http://www.decopatch.com/

It looks messy, and it is! But it's great fun and a good way to decorate anything and everything.

After drying, it looks great, better than before at least. It only took a couple of hours. You can see below the one I re-vamped and one I've yet to do. I've also notices the suede hides any pinholes better than the cork alone, so hopefully it will last a lot longer.