Watermelon Pouch

 Good morning!

Today's Pattern is such a fun little item, a small pouch! Great for many number of things. We keep dice in ours, but they would also be great to hold a few small tampons too.

This pattern uses beads, and for those of you familiar with them, this wont be a problem, but if you haven't used beads before you will need a bit of a lesson. Now I could type out a lengthy description on how to do this, but I think it would be easier to show you a video so, Here is a fantastic one by the Crochet Crowd.

The trick to getting these beads to look like seeds is to give them random placement. So! The instructions do not tell you when to add the beads, just place them where it feels right for you. I used 5 on this particular one, but they were rather largish beads, and had I used smaller ones I would have added some more.

Supplies:
DK 8ply yarn in pink, green and white
5mm crochet hook for pouch
3mm crochet hook for tie
black beads
Needle that will pass through the bead

Thread beads onto your pink yarn
1: ch2, hdc in the first ch 10 times, join.
2: ch2, 2hdc in each stitch around, join
3-4: ch2, hdc in each stitch around, join.
End pink yarn and join white
5-6: ch1, sc in each stitch around, join
End white yarn and join green
7: ch3, 2dc in each stitch around, join.
End off and weave in all loose ends.

Tie
ch70. Weave tie in and out of the stitches of round 6. Pull to gather and tie a bow.

Shell Favour Bag or Jar Cover

This pattern is for a dainty little dual purpose item. Add a tie and you have a beautiful favour bag, that could be used for parties and weddings. Leave the tie off and you have an intricate and fun jar cover, that again could be used for a wedding or party. Add a tealight to a jar and you have a romantic table setting. Ohh the possibilities, and it is so so simple to make!

You will need
fingering weight yarn (4ply)
4mm hook (can be changed to get the size you need, experiment with smaller or larger hooks, smaller or larger yarn also changed the outcome.)

1: ch2, hdc 8 times in the first chain, join.
2: ch2, hdc in the same stitch, 2hdc in each remaining stitch.
3: ch2, hdc in the same stitch, *hdc in the next stitch, 2hdc in the next stitch* Repeat around, join.
4: ch2, hdc in each stitch around, join. (or if making a jar cover, you can do this round back loop only to give a more defined edge)
5: ch3 (dc, ch1, dc2) in the same stitch, skip 3 stitches *(2dc, ch1, 2dc) in the next stitch, skip 3* repeat around, join to top of 1st ch3
6: sl st to the first ch1 from previous round, ch3 (dc, ch1, dc2) in the same stitch, skip to the next ch1 space *(2dc, ch1, 2dc) in space, * repeat around, join to top of 1st ch3
7-9: Repeat round 6
10-11: ch2, hdc in each stitch around, join.

End off and weave in tails. Using a long piece of ribbon weave in and out of the gaps in R9 and pull tight to close.

Spikes Bag - Free crochet pattern

Morning beautiful people.

Today's pattern is a little different from the ones Ive been doing. Actually, its been sitting on my HD for ages now waiting to be submitted and I keep overlooking it!

A little marble bag! Of course, you could put anything at all in it, but that is what my girls needed and so a marble bag we have :D

Its simple and easy and uses hardly any yarn at all. Enjoy!

You will need:
DK weight yarn (8ply)
4.5mm hook

SPIKE STITCH: yo, insert hook in the stitch directly below the one you would usually use, pull yarn through, complete dc like normal.

1. ch2, 12dc into the first chain, join.
2. ch2, dc in the same stitch, 2dc in each remaining stitch, join
3. ch2, dc in same stitch, *dc, 2dc in the next stitch* Repeat around

change colour

4. ch2, hdc in each stitch around, join.

change colour

5. ch2 counts as 1st dc, dc in the next 4 stitches, spike stitch, *dc in the next 5, spike* repeat around, join

change colour

6. ch2, hdc in each stitch around, join

change colour

7. ch2, dc in the next stitch, spike stitch, *dc in the next 5 stitches, spike* repeat around, join

change colour

8. ch2, hdc in each stitch around, join.

change colour

9. ch2, dc in the next stitch, spike stitch, *dc in the next 5 stitches, spike* repeat around, join

10-11. ch2, hdc in each stitch around, join. End off, weave in loose ends.

Chain 60 to make a tie, weave in and out of round 10.