Scheepjes Christmas Blog Hop : little snowballs on the wall
Welcome, today is the first day of the Scheepjes Christmas Blog Hop !
Fantastic days, filled with free patterns made by the Scheepjes Bloggers ! Every day another Scheepjes Blogger will surprise you with a free Christmas pattern, specially designed for this Scheepjes Christmas Blog Hop. (for more free pattern inspiration by all the Scheepjes Bloggers, take a look here : inspiration )
On the first day, today, I am happy to share the pattern for a decorative hanger : a delicate snowball background, embellished with some Christmas stars.
It makes a lovely wall decoration hanger, and it will also look great on your window !
I have written down the instructions (US terms) and have added some charts as well.
What do you need ? :
- 1 ball Scheepjes Alpaca Rhythm shade Bop (670) and 1 ball Scheepjes Mohair Rhythm shade Bop (690) and shade HipHop.
- 1 ball Scheepjes Lizzy, silver.
- 1 crochet hook 3,5 mm and 4,5 mm (or any other hook size you like)
- tapestry needle to weave in ends
- scissors
- spins and a blocking mat
- a plantspray filled with water and a bit of Eucalan to block
- wooden stick
Used stitches : chain (ch), magic ring, slipstitch (slst), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), triple crochet (tr), triple treble crochet (ttr), picot (p) : 2ch, 1sc in first ch + 1slst in first ch.
SNOWBALL BACKGROUND :
With crochet hook 4,5 mm and 1 thread Mohair Rhythm Bop and 1 thread Alpaca Rhythm Bop TOGETHER :
Row 1 : Ch44, start in 2nd ch : 1sc in next 2ch, * 3ch+1P+7ch+1P+3ch and miss 7ch, 1sc in next ch, repeat from * 4 more times, end with 1sc in last ch, turn.
Row 2 : 7ch in first sc, 1 ttr in next sc, 3ch+1P+3ch, 1sc in 4tr ch of 7ch-space, * 3ch+1P+7ch+1P+3ch, 1sc in 4th ch of 7ch-space, repeat from * 3 more times, 3ch+1P+3ch, 1 ttr in last 2sc, turn.
Row 3 : 1ch+1sc in first ttr, 1sc in next ttr, * 3ch+1P+7ch+1P+3ch, 1sc in 4th ch of 7ch-space, repeat from * 3 more times, , 3ch+1P+7ch+1P+3ch, end with 1sc in last ttr and 7ch, turn.
Row 4 : repeat row 2.
Row 5 – 8 : repeat rows 3 and 4.
Row 9 : repeat row 3.
Row 10 : 7ch in first sc, 1ttr in next sc, 3ch, 1sc in 4th ch of 7ch-space, * 7ch, 1sc in 4th ch of 7ch-space, repeat from * 3 more times, 3ch, 1ttr in last 2sc, cut yarn and cast off.
LITTLE STAR :
With Lizzy glitter yarn and crochet hook 3,5 mm :
With Scheepjes Mohair Rhythm Hiphop and crochet hook 3,5 mm :
Round 1 : Form a magic ring and work in the ring : 1ch+10sc, close with 1slst in first sc, do not turn. -10sc
Round 2 : * 5ch, start in 3rd ch with 1sc, 1hdc in next ch, 1dc in next ch, miss 1sc and work 1slst in next sc, repeat from * 4 more times, and work the last slst where beginning 5ch is. Cut yarn and cast off. – 5 star points
Make as many stars as you want.
Finishing : weave in ends.
BIG STAR :
With Lizzy glitter yarn and crochet hook 3,5 mm :
With Scheepjes Mohair Rhythm Hiphop and crochet hook 3,5 mm :
Round 1 : Form a magic ring and work in the ring: 1ch+8sc, close with 1slst in first sc, do not turn. – 8sc
Round 2 : 1ch, 2sc in next 7sc, 1sc in last sc, close with 1slst in first sc, do not turn. – 15sc
Round 3 : * ch6, start in 3rd ch with 1sc, 1hdc in next ch, 1dc in next ch, 1tr in next ch, miss 2sc and work 1slst in next sc, repeat from * 4 more times,and work the last slst where beginning 6ch is. Cut yarn and cast off. – 5 star points
Make as many stars as you want.
Finishing : weave in ends.
FINISHING :
- gently and carefully block everything.
- attach the snowball background to a wooden stick or a wooden skewer.
- Attach the stars wherever you want them to be on the background.
- Ready ! Ik ben erg benieuwd naar jullie projecten, gemaakt met dit patroon ! FACEBOOK of instagram : annelies_baes
I hope you will all enjoy my free Christmas pattern. Do not forget to share your WIP’s and finished items on my facebook page : FACEBOOK or instagram : annelies_baes
