This weeks' flake is an homage to one of my favorite flowers:
The flake shown above was worked with DMC crochet thread size 20 and with a .9mm crochet hook.
ch 6, form ring.
Rd 1: ch 5, sc 3rd ch from hook, dc in ring. (ch 3, dc in ring, ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hook. dc in ring) 4 times. dc in third ch of beg ch 3 to form last ch 3 sp.
Rd 2: ch 1 sc in same sp. ch 7, sl st in 2nd ch from hook ch 6 sc in next space. Repeat around; join with sl st to first sc.
bind off, weave in ends, starch.
You know the drill, crocheters; You can do whatever you like with the flakes you make from this pattern. However, please do not change or sell the pattern itself (but feel free to share it all you like!) :-)
This is the first of many "re-works" of the original Fly Me To the Moon pattern! I thought an unusual flake shape might make the finished work a bit more interesting.
I must admit, though, that the little "moons" look a bit like albino bananas.
ch 6, form ring or use magic circle
Rd 1; ch 3, 15 dc in ring. Join with sl st to third ch of beginning ch 3. 16 dc.
Rd 2: ch 1, sc in same st. *ch 4, skip next dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around; (ch 2, dc in last sc) to form last ch 4 sp. 8 ch 4 spaces.
Rd 3: ch 3, hdc, sc in same sp.(*) sl st in next sc. sc in next ch 4 sp, ch 6, sl st in second ch from hook and in next ch. sc in next ch. (ch 3, sl st in second ch from hook and in next ch, sl st in sc) four times. sl st in next two chains, sc in same sp (^). sl st in next sc, in next ch 4 sp work sc, hdc, dc, ch 1, dc, hdc, sc.(@) repeat from * to @ twice, then from * to ^ once. In last sp work sc, hdc, dc. sc in third ch of beginning ch 3 to form last ch 1 sp.
Rd 4: Ch 1, sc in same sp. Ch 13, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, ch 12. sc in next ch 1 sp; ch 8 sl st in next 2 ch from hook, sc in next 2 ch. ch 5, sl st in next 2 chs from hook, sc in next 2 ch. Sc in the middle of next sc, sl st in next 3 ch. ch 1, sc in same ch 1 sp. Repeat from * around, omitting the last sc when you finish the last "moon". Join with sl st to first sc.
Block using 8-pt pattern. The little "stars" require one pin in each point.
Use whichever stiffening method you like, Readers!
*Note: Crocheters, you may do whatever you like with the snowflakes you make from this pattern. However, please don't change or sell the pattern (but feel free to share it all you like!)
I don't have a pattern for this yet...because, quite frankly, I'm less than thrilled with the finished product here. I showed this flake to my husband, and he thought the little "moons" were supposed to be birds or Nike swooshes.
The stars might need a bit of tweaking as well. Granted, this flake hasn't been pinned or starched, so we still don't know QUITE what it's going to look like when all finished.
I feel that the middle part could use some visual interest. I have some beads that I could incorporate, OR, I could change the whole dang thing from a 12-pt star to a 10-pt star, putting a little star shape in the middle. I'll play with it and see how I feel :-P
In addition to not being 100% satisfied with the end result, I find that it is super, SUPER hard to put into words how I did the little moons/nikeswooshes/bird things. I probably broke every crochet rule in the book; I was double crocheting in the middle of stitches! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT! SHOCK AND HORROR!
I'll keep on working on this pattern, and will keep you updated, Readers!
NOPE! Readers, for this week's Lace Doodle Thursday, we have a LID! For a BOX!
I'm still working on the, well, BOX part of this teeny tiny keepsake. I went ahead and used a size 10 crochet cotton and upped my usual crochet hook size to 1.25 mm, which makes for a MUCH stiffer end result that doesn't require starching!
It did turn out super teeny-tiny.
Enjoy, fellow crocheters!
"Sand Dollar Box" (Lid)
Materials: Size 10 crochet cotton
Crochet hook size 4 (1.25mm)
Special Stitches: Beg. 3 dc popcorn: Ch 3, 2 dc in the magic ring. Remove hook from working loop, push through both loops of the ch 3 and dc and pull the loop through. 3 dc popcorn: Work 3 dc in the magic ring, remove hook from working loop, push through both loops of the first two dc and pull the loop through.
Directions:
Make magic ring.
Rd 1: Work beg. 3dc popcorn in ring, ch. 2. (Work 3 dc popcorn in ring, ch 2) 3 times, join with slip st to beg. 3dc popcorn. Pull magic ring tight.
Rd 2: Ch 3, 3 dc in same sp. Ch 1, 4 dc in next sp around. sc in 3rd ch of beg ch 3 to form last ch 1 sp.
Rd 3: Ch 3, dc in same sp. (dc in each of the next 4 st, 2 sc in next ch 1 sp) around, join with sl st to third ch of beginning ch 3.
Rd 4: ch 1, sc in same st. Sc in each stitch around.
Bind off and weave in ends! :-D
Folks, you may do whatever you like with the miniature box lids you make from this pattern, but please do not re-publish or sell the pattern. Thanks!
