Crocheting For My Grandchildren

I thought it may be nice to show you some crochet items I have been making for my grandchildren recently, links provided where possible.

 This set is for Cindy who is almost 3

You can grab the free pattern for the vest at this site

 This set is for Savannah who is almost 2

For the boys, Cooper and Bradyn

 For Savannah

For the hat above and below, I used my beanie babe hat pattern and increased to 60 hdc.
 This is Cindy and a new hat I made for her

 A circular vest I made inspired with Minnie Mouse in mind, I used the idea from the crochet schema at this site, this turned out to be a small size 6 to 12 months and I gifted it to a lovely young woman who is having a baby girls in August

 

I used the information from this page to get the crochet look in the beret below

Instructions For This Beret Coming Soon!

Oh and here are a pair of slippers I made for myself

Quick and Easy Polo Style Crochet Neck Warmer

Quick and Easy Polo Scarf

I first made this polo style neck warmer to match Robyn's Beret.

It is very quick to make up and uses a small amount of yarn, you can make several of these to match your favorite outfits. They look great with or without a decorative touch, perfect for a broach placement, but most of all perfect for keeping out the cold.

US crochet terms used
Hook 5 mm, yarn 10 to 12 ply, approx 50 gm's
Stitches used:
ch
sc
back loop
hdc
dc
Time approx 1 hour
Experience, beginner
All sizes, follow instructions below.
To begin, you need to measure the circumference of your head, make a chain length, or a single crochet foundation row, that will fit  around your head.

I used 12 ply yarn with a 5 mm hook and my head measured 22 inches around, my stitch count was 50, the pattern will work with any number of st's.

Round 1, join your chain to form a ring, ch 1, work 1 sc in each ch to end sl st to join/or sl st to join your sc foundation row. Be careful not to twist when joining to form a circle
Rounds, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 ch 1, work 1 sc in the back loop of each st to end, sl st to join
Round 10, ch 1 work 1 hdc in the back loop of ach st around, sl st to join
Round, 11, ch 1, working in both loops, work 1 hdc in each st to end, sl st to join
Round 12, ch 1, increase by 10 st's evenly around while working 1 hdc in each st to end, sl st to join
Round 13, ch 1, work 1 hdc in each st around, sl st to join
Round 14, decoartive row, *ch 3, work 2 dc in same place as ch 3, skip 1 st, sl st into next st* repeat from *to* to end, sl st to join, finish off and sew in ends

Free Crochet Patterns, Courtesy Of Cathy Wood
Aka, Cats-Rockin-Crochet.
2014.

You can sell your items made from this free crochet pattern
I’d love to see this pattern used for charity use
Please link back to this pattern if you use it

Latest Free Crochet eBooks from AllFreeCrochet

I have given my permission to AllFreeCrochet to use my free pattern for the Shy Butterfly Baby Sweater in their soon to be released, free crochet patterns ebook.

This is an honor for me, All Free Crochet is not only trustworthy, it is the leading free crochet pattern directory. The free pattern directory is easy to navigate, has a pictured pattern directory with a short description of the free pattern which includes experience levels,  they also have a what is hot list in every category. 
As a pattern writer, the rewards for having your patterns available for listing on their site is on going, a steady flow of traffic to your free crochet patterns, acknowledgement and what I like to call trophies when your pattern does very well with the pattern users such as this icon you are given.

I have enjoyed reading about the crochet designers on AllFreeCrochet, it's nice to know a little bit about the designers who supply their designs for free and who are willing to share so much of their time for others they do not even know, thank you to you all.

Crochet Neck and Chest Warmer

 

This was born out of necessity, I have a chest cold and my chest is feeling very cold, no matter what I do I cannot not warm myself up in the chest area. Knowing what I needed I decided to make a neck and chest warmer in one, something I could just pop over my head, easy on and easy off, as my temperature fluctuates, going from cold to hot the easy on and off was the perfect solution.
I needed a circular shape for my neck and a V shape for my chest, I just had to figure out how to make it all come together in a one piece item.
The circular part was easy, which uses small st's to keep the warmth in, the V shape construction forms by making a row of chains, turning and making st's into the chains and sl st back into the circular neck piece, continuing this process then adding extra chains and st's, the V shape is formed, the other side of the V is continued by decreasing ch's and st's. The neck and chest warmer is finished off with a simple decorative edging of ch's, dc's, and sl st's.
So here goes with my pattern instructions, writing it under the influence of the flu and medication, hope it is as clear as rain for you to use.

US crochet terms used
Hook and yarn of your choice, approx 25 to 50 gm's
Stitches used:
ch
sc
back loop
hdc
dc
Time approx 2 hours
Experience, beginner +
All sizes, follow instructions below.
To begin, you need to measure the circumference of your head, make a chain length, or a single crochet foundation row, that will fit loosely around your head.
I used 8 ply yarn with a 4mm hook and my head measured 22 inches around, my stitch count was 70, the pattern will work with any number of st's.

Round 1, join your chain to form a ring, ch 1, work 1 sc in each ch to end sl st to join/or sl st to join your sc foundation row. Be careful not to twist when joining to form a circle
Rounds, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, ch 1, work 1 sc in the back loop of each st to end, sl st to join
Rounds, 7, 8 and 9, ch 1, work 1 hdc in each st to end, sl st to join

This is where we will be working the V shape
Take a stitch marker and place it in the center st of your collar, ie: if you have 70 st's place the marker on stitch 35.
All rows are worked into the back loop of the stitch.

Row 1, ch 6, work 1 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, work 1 sc in each of the next 4 ch, ignore the st the ch's came out of, sl st into each of the next 2 st's, turn your work (5 sc)
Row 2, ignore the 2 sl st's, work 1 sc in the back loop only of the next 5 sc, ch 1, turn (5 sc)
Row 3, work 1 sc in the back loop of the next 5 sc, sl st into the next 2 st's of the collar, turn (5 sc)
Row 4, ignore the 2 sl st's, work 1 sc in the back loop only of the next 5 sc, ch 1, turn (5 sc)
Row 5,  repeat row 3

Increases begin
Row 6, ignore the 2 sl st's, work 1 sc in the back loop only of the next 5 sc, ch 2, turn,
Row 7, work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, work 1 sc in the back loop of the next 5 sc, sl st into the next 2 st's of the collar, turn (6 sc)
Row 8,  ignore the 2 sl st's, work 1 sc in the back loop only of the next 6 sc, ch 2, turn,
Row 9, work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, work 1 sc in the back loop of the next 6 sc, sl st into the next 2 st's of the collar, turn (7 sc)
Continue working the increases in every row until you reach the center stitch where you placed the stitch marker
Decreases Begin
Row 1,  ignore the 2 sl st's, work 1 sc in the back loop only of each sc, leave the last sc of the row un worked (decrease made), ch 1, turn
Row 2, work 1 sc in the back loop of each sc, sl st into the next 2 st's of the collar, turn
repeat rows 1 and 2 until 5 sc's remain
Stop decreases
Row 1,  work 1 sc in the back loop of the next 5 sc, sl st into the next 2 st's of the collar, turn (5 sc)
Row  2, ignore the 2 sl st's, work 1 sc in the back loop only of the next 5 sc, ch 1, turn (5 sc), repeat the above 2 rows until you meet the beginning of the rows, sl st to join seam, do not break off yarn, continue on to decorative edge instructions

You will be working the decorative edge into the end rows of the V shape, if you do not have your yarn when you joined the seam, attach yarn to the join and follow the instructions
Round 1, ch 3, work 2 dc in same space as ch 3, sl st into next row end, sl st into next row end, *ch 3, work 2 dc in same space as ch 3, sl st into next row end, sl st into next row end* repeat from *to* to end of round sl st to join finish off and sew in ends

Free Crochet  Patterns, Courtesy Of  Cathy Wood
Aka, Cats-Rockin-Crochet.
2014.
You can sell your items made from this free crochet pattern
I’d love to see this pattern used for charity use
Please link back to this pattern if you use it