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Crochet: Lady Edith Coasters

April 1, 2013Craft, OrganisationCrochet, Crochet Patternsubversivereader One comment

I have a new crochet pattern! And, in fact, I have a new crochet website!

I’ve decided I didn’t want to flood you over here with lots of patterns, so I’ve decided to move them over to Crochet of a Subversive Reader. This means more books and parenting type stuff here, and all my patterns together over there. I’ll still link to the patterns each week, though, so you won’t miss a thing.

Today I finished writing up the pattern for the Lady Edith coasters. The best news? I’ve written them in both UK and US terminology!

Adventures of a Subversive Reader: Downton Coasters

Crochet: Cookie Monster Bag

March 28, 2013CraftCrochet, Crochet Bag, Crochet Pattern, Free Crochet Pattern, Sesame Street Crochetsubversivereader View all 16 comments

This was the final of my little Sesame Street designs. Since the coin purse, pencil case and nesting bowls were all able to hold things, I wanted to continue that with this piece. And every Cookie Monster needs a bag for their cookies!

The body of the bag is made up with rows with multiple double crochet in one stitch and rows with clusters. Clusters take a little bit of time to get right, but really get the up and down pattern.

I hope you enjoy this pattern!

Cookie Monster Crochet Bag: Adventures of a Subversive Reader

Cookie Monster Bag

Download the pattern here (PDF)

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Yarns – Blue yarn. Small amounts of white, black and two shades of brown (I used acrylics, but quite thick ones. You might need to add rows or adjust tension to get the exact size you want)
Hooks – 5mm and 3mm
Other stuff – scissors, yarn needle, material for lining (if required)

CROCHET (US terminology)

Special Stitch

Cluster stitch – (3 dc cluster) Yo, draw yarn through stitch, yo, draw yarn through 2 loops, (2 loops remain on hook) yo, draw yarn through next stitch, yo, draw yarn through 2 loops (3 loops remain on hook) yo, draw yarn through next stitch, yo, draw yarn through 2 loops (4 loops remain on hook) yo, draw yarn through all loops (like decreasing 3 dcs together)

Front/Back (Make 2)

Use 5mm hook and blue yarn

Chain 33
Row 1 – sc into 2nd chain from hook, sc to end (32)
Row 2 – ch 3, dc 3 into third stitch from end, *skip 2, dc 3 into next stitch, continue from * until two from end, skip 1, dc 1 (31 dc)
Row 3 – ch 1, sc across, last sc in third chain (32)
Row 4 – ch 4, make a cluster stitch beginning 2nd stitch from chain, *ch 2, cluster stitch, continue from * until one from end, dc 1 (10 clusters)
Row 5 – ch 1, sc across, (last 2 dc into the 3rd and 4th chain from row 4) (32)
Rows 6 – 21 – repeat rows 2-5
Row 22 – 23 – repeat rows 2-3
Row 24 – (creating the handle) – ch 4, cluster stitch (from 2nd stitch), ch 2, cluster stitch, ch 2, cluster stitch, ch 14, cluster stitch starting at the10th stitch from the end, ch 2, cluster stitch, ch 2, cluster stitch, dc 1
Row 25 – ch 1, sc in each (32)
Row 26 – 27 Repeat rows 2-3

Eyes

Use 3mm hook and white yarn

Row 1 – sc 6 into a magic circle, ss to close (6)
Row 2 – ch 1, inc in each stitch, ss to close (12)
Row 3 – ch 1, inc, sc around, ss to close (18)
Row 4 – ch 1, sc, inc, sc around, ss to close (24)
Row 5 – ch 1, inc, sc, sc, sc, ss to close (30)
Row 6 – ch 1, sc around, ss to close (30)

Use black yarn to embroider eyes on, off center

Cookie

Use 3mm hook and light brown yarn

Use darker brown yarn to embroider choc chips on

Putting it together

Sew the eyes with white yarn just under the handle on one of the two sides. As you sew, stuff the eyes with some toy stuffing to make the eyes 3D
Sew the cookie with brown yarn near the bottom on the other of the two sides
Sew the two sides together at the bottom

Line the bag with fabric, making sure that the fabric stops below the handles, and just short of the edges (I used a sewing machine, but you can hand sew it in.)

Sew the sides of the bag together using blue yarn

Crochet – Big Bird Nesting Bowls

March 22, 2013CraftCrochet, Crochet Pattern, Sesame Street Crochetsubversivereader Leave a comment

When I was little, Big Bird was definitely one of my favourite Sesame Street characters. It took me a little while to work out what I would create with a Big Bird theme, but in the end, nesting bowls seemed obvious!

The joy of these nesting bowls is that they’re very adaptable. Adding or removing rows will allow you to make different sized bowls and allow for different nesting combinations. You can also try these bowls in different colours!

Big Bird Nesting Bowls

Downloadable Version (PDF)

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Yarns – Yellow (about a ball) small amounts of pink and blue (I used acrylics, but quite thick ones. You might need to add rows or adjust tension to get the exact size you want)
Hooks – 4mm
Other stuff – scissors

CROCHET (US terminology)

Small Bowl

Big Bird Nesting Bowl: Adventures of a Subversive Reader

Use blue yarn and 4mm hook

Base

Row 1 – Make a magic circle, sc 6 into it, ss to close (6)
Row 2 – Ch 1, increase in each, change to yellow in the ss (12)
Row 3 – Ch 1, [inc, sc] around, ss to close (18)
Row 4 – Ch 1, [sc, inc, sc] around, ss to close (24)
Row 5 – Ch 1, [inc, sc, sc, sc] around, ss to close (30)
Row 6 – Ch 1, [sc, sc, inc, sc, sc] around, ss to close (36)
Row 7 – Ch 1, [inc, sc 5] around, ss to close (42)

Sides

Row 8 – Ch 1, (work in back loop only) sc in each stitch, ss to close (42)
Row 9 – Ch 1, (work in both loops) sc in each stitch, ss to close (42)
Row 10 – Ch 2, hdc in each stitch, ss to close (42)
Row 11 – 14 – Repeat Rows 9 and 10, change to blue on the last ss
Row 15 – Ch 1 – sc in each stitch, ss to close – change to yellow on the ss (42)
Row 16 – Ch 1, [sc, hdc, dc, tc, dc, hdc, sc] six times, fasten off

Middle Bowl

Use yellow yarn and 4mm hook

Base
(Use back loop only, unless otherwise stated)

Row 1 – Make a magic circle, sc 6 into it, ss to close (6)
Row 2 – Ch 1, increase in each, ss to close (12)
Row 3 – Ch 1, [inc, sc] around, ss to close (18)
Row 4 – Ch 1, [sc, inc, sc] around, ss to close (24)
Row 5 – Ch 1, [inc, sc, sc, sc] around, ss to close (30)
Row 6 – Ch 1, [sc, sc, inc, sc, sc] around, ss to close (36)
Row 7 – Ch 1, [inc, sc 5] around, ss to close (42)
Row 8 – Ch 1, [sc 3, inc, sc 3] around, ss to close (48)

Sides

Row 9 – (front loop only) ch 1, sc in each, ss to close (48)
Row 10 – ch 1, sc in each, ss to close (48)
Row 11 – ch 1, sc in each, ss to close changing to blue (48)
Row 12 – (front loop only) ch 1, sc in each, ss to close, changing to yellow (48)
Row 13 – ch 1, sc in each, ss to close, changing to pink (48)
Row 14 – (front loop only) ch 1, sc in each, ss to close, change to yellow (48)
Row 15 – ch 1, sc in each, ss to close (48)
Row 16 – (creating the posts for crocodile stitch) ch 3, dc in the same spot, ch 2, skip 2, dc two into next stitch, continue around, ss to close (16 pairs of posts)
Row 17 – (crocodile stitch) ch 1, turn basket on side, base facing to your left, dc 5 around the top post, ch 1, rotate basket 180 degrees, dc 5 around the pair of the first post. ch 1, skip the next pair of posts, repeat crocodile stitch around the bowl, ss to close (8 ‘scales’)
Row 18 – ch 1, sc around the top of the basket, fasten off.

Large Bowl

Use Yellow yarn and 4mm hook

Base

Sides

Row 11 – Ch 1, sc around circle in back loops only, ss to close (60)
Row 12 – (creating the posts for crocodile stitch) ch 3, dc in the same spot, ch 2, skip 2, dc two into next stitch, continue around, ss to close (20 posts)
Row 13 – (crocodile stitch) ch 1, turn basket on side, base facing to your left, dc 5 around the top post, ch 1, rotate basket 180 degrees, dc 5 around the pair of the first post. ch 1, skip the next pair of posts, repeat crocodile stitch around the bowl, ss to close (10 ‘scales’)
Row 14 – ch 1, sc around the top of the basket, fasten off