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I was thinking about what would make a good back-to-school themed pattern when this idea just popped into my head. I quickly checked Pinterest to make sure no one had done a crayon shaped and colored pencil case. Not finding anything, I then set out to start crocheting it. As I went along (it was just crocheting itself, basically), I wrote down very basic notes, such as “Row 3–sc –>”, and so on. Poor Helen…. She had to decipher my notes rather than using an actual pattern!
I really loved how the use of different shades of the same color made this work out so well, with the perfect placement of black lines to make it look just like a crayon!
I knew that anything crocheted might have some holes in it so I designed this to be lined and have a zipper installed as well. You can use craft felt or any fabric you have on hand. I also recommend hand sewing rather than trying to push all that through your sewing machine however, I have put my little Brother sewing machine through the test and I did break one needle but the machine still works!
I personally loved how it came out and would use this for more than a pencil case. Hook case, make up bag, just about anything!
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Ch—Chain
SC –single crochet
St(s)—Stitch(es)
Sk – skip
BLO – Back loop only
SS – slip stitch
Sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a1irlGWy04
Rep—Repeat
*to*–Repeat the instructions written between the two *
FO – fasten off
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Etsy here
Lovecrafts here
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I believe that the fabric this stitch creates is better for cotton homewares projects, such as kitchen and bath items.
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Ch(s)—chains
St(s)—stitch(es)
Dc—double crochet
Sc—single crochet
Yo—yarn over
Yarn—best to use cotton yarns but for the swatch, you can use any worsted weight yarn such as Red Heart Super Saver
Hook—I used 5mm to go with my yarn
Yarn Needle (for weaving in ends)
The multiple for this stitch is any even number of stitches. For the purpose of the tutorial, I did a chain of 20.
Make your chain of 20 and follow the instructions below.
ROW 1
ROW 2
The repeat for this stitch pattern is row 2.
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You will need some yarn of course, and I recommend using a medium weight yarn to get the hang of things. Red Heart Super Saver is a nice choice since most people can get it just about anywhere.
You will also need a 5mm hook or one that the yarn label suggests you use if you are not using a medium yarn.
CH(s)–chain(s)
ST(s)–stitch(es)
YO–yarn over
HDC–half-double crochet
SHDCP–staggered half-double crochet pairs
REP–repeat
*to*–repeat the instructions that appear between *’s
HDC2TOG–half-double crochet two together
Keep in mind that this stitch is worked as an HDC2TOG over two stitches, typically starting your work with the stitch you just finished working in however, the repeat for the rest of the pattern is not established until row 2.
For the purposes of making a swatch, chain any even number, plus 2.
Row 1–HDC2TOG over the 3rd and 4th chs from the hook. Ch1.
*Yo, insert hook into the same stitch just worked and pull up a loop, hold it. Yo, insert hook into next stitch and pull up another loop. Yo, pull thru all 5 loops on the hook, ch1*.
Repeat *to* until you have one stitch remaining: hdc in final stitch.
Row 2 –ch 2, turn. HDC2TOG over the 1st and 2nd ch1 spaces as follows:
Yo, insert hook into 1st ch1 space and pull up a loop. Hold it. Yo, insert hook into next ch1 space and pull up a loop. Yo, pull through all 5 loops on the hook. Ch1.
*Yo, insert hook into same ch1 space as last stitch worked and pull up a loop. Hold it. Yo, insert hook into next ch1 space and pull up a loop. Yo, pull through all 5 loops on the hook. Ch1.*
Repeat from *to* across the row until you reach the final stitch: hdc in final stitch.
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