Crochet Coasters

Still in green-mode -- some coasters.


Another shot of the same coaster, no real reason I took two.


Metallic-laced gold with white.

The pattern for these can be found at Patty's Crochet here.
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St. Paddy's Day Crochet

Paddy not Patty
Some green and white colored, Irish-themed crochet projects for St. Patrick's Day.



This one's a leaf motif pot mat I found here. It came out nicer than I expected in the variegated green and white thread. Also a good example of why flash isn't always your friend.


Three-leaf clover button hangers from a shamrock pin pattern. I made a loop out of the loose ends so they can be easily slipped over buttons (I was too lazy to get out my glue gun and find pins). The patterns are for yarn, but I used doubled-up crochet thread to make button-sized clovers.


More clovers, in four-leaf and three-leaf varieties. Making these out of variegated crochet thread is nice but a touch difficult. The thread needs to be doubled in the middle of the right color to get it to line up all the way through. The mini one in the upper right of the pic below, and the four-leaf ones in this pic, are from a pattern similar to the three-leaf, which you can find here.


Some more clover varieties. The bottom left is from this pattern, also for yarn. I did not double the thread, but I should have.



I made these using a pattern I found last year. I have been unable to locate a working website for the pattern, therefore I'm pasting it below.

Shamrock Pin or Fridgie 2 1/2" X 3"
Design 2002 by Catherine Lindsay

You'll Need:
Green bedspread-weight cotton thread,2 strands held together
Size "O" steel hook
Small safety pin or magnet strip
To Make:
Leaving a 6"-long tail,ch 4,join with slip st to 1st chain to form loop.
Rnd 1:Ch 1,sc in loop,(ch 3,sc in loop)3 times.Join with slip st to 1st sc(4 ch-3 loops).
Rnd 2:Ch 1,(in next ch-3 loop work[sc,hdc,dc,trc,dc,hdc,sc])rep around.Join with slip st to 1st sc(4 leaf motifs).
Rnd 3:Ch 1,(sc in next sc,hdc in next hdc,2 dc in next dc,3 dc in next trc,2 dc in next dc,hdc in next hdc,sc in next sc)rep around.Do not finish off.

Stem:
Ch 8,sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 6 chs.Slip st in next sc.Finish off.

Finishing:
Using 6" tail,sew small safety pin to back of shamrock,or glue on a magnet for a fridgie.

Evil Bitch-Monster of Death notes: for my tight stitches, this pattern takes about 32 feet of thread, doubled over to 16 feet. For looser stitches, probably a few feet more.

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Angel Crochet

An angel I made for my co-worker's birthdate present.



Wings, halo, and body.


I used size 10 white crochet thread, a steel 7 hook, white glue, a funnel, and shellac spray to give it some water-proofing after the starching.

The pattern is here: Lora's Angel.
Evil Bitch-Monster of Death's Wings, Row 7 correction: Ch 3, turn, dc in same st as turning, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 10 times. Ch 1, 2 dc in last dc. (11 ch-1 loops)


Shellac gives the finished product a bit of an ecru tint that doesn't show very much in the first picture.


I may test a better "clear" sealant from an art store on the next couple of angels. Oh, yes, couple. After presenting the angel to my co-worker, I received requests from my other coworker and boss for angels like this one. They intend to use the angels as tree-toppers, which gives me until December. Plenty of time to play with LEDs.
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Horny Werewolf Day!

Happy Horny Werewolf Day!

In the spirit of blood, wolves, and fucking, I crocheted lots of hearts. Maybe next year I'll make a werewolf, perhaps with a heart that has "I Wuf Awoooo" on it, and a fire for it to dance around. For those of you interested in ancient pagan things, search the internet or books for Lupercalia and enjoy.

The 'smile' is a heart bookmark from Suzie's Stuff. I used size 10 crochet thread, size 7 steel hook, and extended the chain a bit so it will fit large hardcover books.


These are made from a modified version of two patterns I found online: Heart Garland and Heart Ornament. I had fun with white and red crochet thread, size 10, and I think a size 7 steel hook.


In the red garland, I combined big hearts and little hearts from the ornament/garland pages. It is long enough to be a nice necklace. The ends are similar to the individual hearts -- a loop and a bulb.


White garland, made in 2 pieces to attach to red garland or attach to itself to make a white garland.


I found this heart pattern on Creative Yarn Source. I plan to starch the heart later this week. While following the pattern, I noticed a minor inconsistency. The fix is below.

Evil Bitch-Monster of Death's Row 12 correction: Sl st in 2nd dc, sl st in ch 3 space, Ch 3, (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same ch 3 space. Ch 4, skip ch 4, (dc, ch 1, dc) in ch 1 space Ch 2, skip ch 2 and sc, sc in next ch 2 space, ch 2, sc in next ch 2 space. Ch 2, skip next ch 2, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch 1 space, ch 3. Skip next dc, ch 1, and next 2 dc. (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next ch 2 space. Turn.


I also made a key chain out of a book mark design from Donna's Crochet Designs. It will get sewn/crocheted onto a key ring soon.

All this red love in the air. If I could post an mp3 with this, it would be Type O-Negative - Wolfmoon (Including Zoanthropic Paranoia).
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UM Crochet Ornament Balls

Ornament balls with the UM "U" logo, thread crochet over 2.5" styrofoam balls.

The original pattern from Michael's is here: Crochet Ball Ornaments.
I used a 2.25mm crochet hook because I have a tight stitch. My modified pattern for the UM ornaments shifts the sewing up higher on the ball to avoid sewing over the green and orange parts. This requires that the gauge be checked so that the bottom part will fit (with some stretching) over the middle of the ball. It is more difficult than fitting a top half and bottom half, as in the holiday pattern, but doable.

I got the orange crochet thread from Creative Yarn Source (amazing color selection) and the green from somewhere underneath my bed, where crafts and office supplies keep reproducing through mitosis (and sometimes meiosis - Jack-Jack's fine, but weeeeeird things are happening).

Pictures of the pattern go here -- when I take them. A description of how I sew the two pieces together so that the stitches appear to be single-crochets will also go here.

My pattern specifies starting on orange, but I made about half of the 20+ incarnations starting on orange, the other half starting on green (see first pic for reference).


UM Logo Crochet Ornament Balls
Pattern modified by Evil Bitch-Monster of Death

2.25 mm hook
Size 10 crochet thread: white, orange, green
2.5” Styrofoam balls
tapestry needle

Half of “U” takes ~ 4.5’ – cut 2 of each green and orange
~ 3’ green or orange to sew together Bottom Bowl and Top Cap

GAUGE: 8 stitches = 1”
CHECK GAUGE – use any hook to obtain gauge and fit project over 2.5” ball

Bottom Bowl:
Begin: with orange, ch 4 – join with sl st to form tight ring -- or make an adjustable ring
Rnd 1: ch 1, 6 sc in ring, join – 6 total
Rnd 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around, join – 12 total
Rnd 3: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc* repeat 6 times, join – 18 total
Rnd 4: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 2 sc* repeat 6 times, join – 24 total
Rnd 5: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 3 sc* repeat 6 times, join – 30 total
Rnd 6: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 4 sc* repeat 6 times, join, – 36 total
Rnd 7: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 5 sc* repeat 6 times, switch to green (tie off orange), join – 42 total
Rnd 8: with green, ch 1, sc in each sc around, join – 42 total
Rnd 9: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 6 sc* repeat 6 times, join – 48 total
Rnd 10: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 7 sc* repeat 6 times, switch to white (tie off green), join – 54 total
Rnd 11: with white ch 1, sc in each sc around, join – 54 total
Rnd 12: ch 1, sc in each sc around, join – 54 total
Rnd 13: ch 1, *white sc in next 7 sc, tie on green carry white sc in next 5 sc - drop, switch to white sc in next 2 sc, tie on orange carry white sc in next 5 sc - drop, switch to white sc in next 8 sc* repeat, join – 54 total
Rnd 14: ch 1, *white sc in next 5 sc, pick up green carry white sc in next 4 sc - drop, switch to white sc in next 8 sc, pick up orange carry white sc in next 4 sc - drop, switch to white sc in next 6 sc* repeat, join – 54 total
Rnd 15: ch 1, *white sc in next 4 sc, pick up green carry white sc in next 4 sc - drop, switch to white sc in next 10 sc, pick up orange carry white sc in next 4 sc - drop, switch to white sc in next 5 sc* repeat, join – 54 total
Rnds 16 - 22: repeat Rnd 15, on Rnd 22 tie off all colors
Rnds 23 - 24: repeat Rnds 11 – 12

Top Cap:
Begin: with orange, ch 4 – join with sl st to form tight ring -- or make an adjustable ring
Rnd 1: ch 1, 6 sc in ring, join – 6 total
Rnd 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around, join – 12 total
Rnd 3: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc* repeat 5 times, join – 18 total
Rnd 4: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 2 sc* repeat 6 times, join – 24 total
Rnd 5: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 3 sc* repeat 6 times, join – 30 total
Rnd 6: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 4 sc* repeat 6 times, join, – 36 total
Rnd 7: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 5 sc* repeat 6 times, switch to green (tie off orange), join – 42 total
Rnd 8: with green, ch 1, sc in each sc around, join – 42 total
Rnd 9: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 6 sc* repeat 6 times, join – 48 total
Rnd 10: ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 7 sc* repeat 6 times, join, tie off , leave 3’ string to sew together – 54 total

Hanging Loop: put 2 strands together, ch 40, fasten off, secure through Top Cap center
Sew together Bottom Bowl and Top Cap over 2.5” Styrofoam ball: Bottom Bowl Rnd 24, Top Cap Rnd 10: *green 1 sc to 1, hide string – 54 total
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