Sea Foam Hat

Welcome my fellow knitting enthusiasts! Today I bring you a design that offers a satisfying challenge with beautiful results for both seasoned knitter or beginners. We will be diving into the delightful process of crafting a knitted beanie hat adorned with a mesmerizing sea foam pattern. With three sizes available – toddler, S/M, and large – this beanie pattern ensures a perfect fit for heads of all shapes and ages. I have included both detailed instructions and a handy chart that simplifies the creation of the intricate sea foam motif . So, gather your supplies, settle into your favorite knitting spot, and let's embark on this enchanting journey of crafting and creation.

Overview:

• Skill level: Intermediate.
• Instructions style: written pattern + chart.
• Sizes: this hat is available in three sizes, Size Toddler, Size S/M (adult), and Size L (adult), (see detailed measurements below). 

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Materials:

• Suggested yarn: Alize Burcum Classic, (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz (100 g), 230 yards (210 m), in the following colors and quantities: "denim blue" 353 (1 skein), "light grey" 208 (1 skein).
• Circular knitting needles, 16" (40 cm) long, sizes US 8 (5 mm).
• Double pointed needles (DPNs) set, size US 8 (5 mm).
• Stitch holder.
• Tapestry needle.
• Ring stitch marker.

Sizes and measurements:

• Size Toddler: head circumference = 17" - 18" (43 - 46 cm), height = 6.5" (16.5 cm).
• Size S/M: head circumference = 19"- 21" (48 - 53 cm), height = 8" (20.3 cm).
• Size L: head circumference = 22" - 23" (56 - 58.5 cm), height = 9" (23 cm).

Size Toddler

Size S/M

Size L

Gauge: 18 sts and 22 rounds = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch.

Yardage: 

• Size Toddler: 80 - 82 yards (73- 75 m), approx.
• Size S/M: 98 - 100 yards (90- 92 m), approx. 
• Size L: 135 - 137 yards (120- 122 m), approx.

Knitting Terms:

• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• sl st: slip stitch.
• k: knit.
• p: purl.
• sth: stitch holder.
• k2tog: knit two stitches together.

Instructions:

Note: Yarn (A) refers to the background color yarn, and yarn (B) refers to the other color yarn.

With yarn (A), cast on 70 (80, 90) sts. Join in the round. Don't know how to join in the round? here is a short tutorial on how to do it (from 0:26 - 1:15 min):

Put a ring stitch marker at the beginning of rounds, work as follows:

Rib round: k 1, p 1, repeat to end.

Repeat the rib round four (five, five) more times, knit one round. Bind on yarn (B).

General pattern:

Note: Always sl st through back loop.

With yarn (B), work the next two rounds:

Round 1: k 3, sl st 4, k 3, repeat to end.

Round 2: p 3, sl st 4, p 3, repeat to end.

With yarn (A), work the next two rounds:

Round 3: k 2, hold st on sth to back, k the next two sts, k the on hold st, hold two sts in front, k next st, k the on hold sts, k 2, repeat to end.

Round 4: k to end.

With yarn (B), work the next two rounds:

Round 5: sl st 2, k 6, sl st 2, repeat to end.

Round 6: sl st, 2, p 6, sl st 2, repeat to end.

With yarn (A), work the next two rounds:

Round 7: hold two sts in front, k next st, k the on hold sts, k 4, hold st on sth to back, k the next two sts, k the on hold st, repeat to end.

Round 8: k to end.

Repeat the general pattern two (three, four) more times. Cut yarn (B). Knit 1 (2, 2) round(s).

 

Decreasing rounds:

Round 1: k 8, k2tog, repeat to end. [63 (72, 81) sts]

Rounds 2-3: k to end.

Round 4: k 7, k2tog, repeat to end. [56 (64, 72) sts]

Rounds 5-6: k to end.

Change to DPNs when needed.

Round 7: k 6, k2tog, repeat to end. [49 (56, 63) sts]

Toddler Size:

Round 8: k to end.

Round 9: k 5, k2tog, repeat to end. [42 sts]

Round 10: k to end.

Round 11: k 4, k2tog, repeat to end. [35 sts]

Round 12: k 3, k2tog, repeat to end. [28 sts]

Round 13: k 2, k2tog, repeat to end. [21 sts]

Round 14: k 1, k2tog, repeat to end. [14 sts]

Round 15: k 2 k2tog, repeat to end. [7 sts]

Cut yarn, leaving a 6" (15 cm) long yarn tail, pull it through all sts and tighten together. Weave in loose ends.

Size S/M:

Rounds 8-9: k to end.

Round 10: k 5, k2tog, repeat to end. [48 sts]

Round 11: k to end.

Round 12: k 4, k2tog, repeat to end. [40 sts]

Round 13: k to end.

Round 14: k 3, k2tog, repeat to end. [32 sts]

Round 15: k to end.

Round 16: k 2, k2tog, repeat to end. [24 sts]

Round 17: k 1, k2tog, repeat to end. [16 sts]

Round 18: k 2 k2tog, repeat to end. [8 sts]

Cut yarn, leaving a 6" (15 cm) long yarn tail, pull it through all sts and tighten together. Weave in loose ends.

Size L:

Rounds 8-9: k to end.

Round 10: k 5, k2tog, repeat to end. [54 sts]

Rounds 11-12: k to end.

Round 13: k 4, k2tog, repeat to end. [45 sts]

Round 14: k to end.

Round 15: k 3, k2tog, repeat to end. [36 sts]

Round 16: k to end.

Round 17: k 2, k2tog, repeat to end. [27 sts]

Round 18: k to end.

Round 19: k 1, k2tog, repeat to end. [18 sts]

Round 20: k to end.

Round 21: k2tog to end. [9 sts]

Cut yarn, leaving a 6" (15 cm) long yarn tail, pull it through all sts and tighten together. Weave in loose ends.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

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Candy Corn Drawstring Backpack

Hello everyone! So today, I bring a Halloween-inspired drawstring backpack that the kids can take trick-or-treating. It's fun, simple to make, and it's big enough to collect candy to feed a small army of kids (just kidding). On the other hand, if you are not into that, it can be used as a cute accessory during Halloween season. I hope you have fun making and using it!

Level: Easy

Materials:

• Yarn: Nako Vizon: (100% premium acrylic, 100 g/ 3.53 Oz, 195 m/ 213 yds): Light yellow, color no. 215: 1 skein. Yellow, Color no. 184: 1 skein. White, color no. 208: 1 skein.
• Hook US J-10 / 6 mm
• Tapestry needle.
• The Cord: You can either buy a 4.5 feet long suitable cord, or make one using a simple way you find it here.

Measurements:

• Base: 7" / 18 cm long, 2.5" / 7 cm wide.
• Body: 11" / 28 cm wide, 11" / 28 cm height.
• Cord: 54" / 138 cm approx.

Gauge: 18 sts x 20 rows in sc pattern.

Yardage: 220 - 230 m/ 240- 250 yds


Instructions:

With light yellow yarn, make 19 ch.

The Base:

Round 1: sc 4 in the second ch from hook, sc in ch 16 times, sc 4 in last ch, turn to other side of chains, sc in ch 16 times, sl st into first sc, ch 1.

Round 2: *sc 2 in st 4 times, sc in st 16 times, repeat from * one more time, sl st into first sc, ch 1.

Round 3: *sc 2 in st twice, sc in st 4 times, sc 2 in st twice, sc in st 16 times, repeat from * one more time, sl st into first sc, ch 1.

Round 4: sc in st twice, sc 2 in st twice, sc in st 4 times, sc 2 in st twice, sc in st 20 times, sc 2 in st twice, sc in st 4 times, sc 2 in st twice, sc in st 18 times, sl st into first sc, ch 1.

Round 5: sc in sc three times, sc 2 in st twice, sc in st 6 times, sc 2 in sc twice, sc in sc 22 times, sc 2 in st twice, sc in st 6 times, sc 2 in sc twice, sc in st 19 times, sl st into first sc, ch 1.

Round 6: sc in sc 4 times, sc 2 in st , sc in st 10 times, sc 2 in st, sc in st 24 times, sc 2 in sc, sc in st 10 times, sc 2 in sc, sc in st 20 times, sl st into first sc, ch 1.

Round 7: sc in st 5 times, sc 2 in st, sc in st 10 times, sc 2 in st, sc in st 26 times, sc 2 in st, sc in st 10 times, sc 2 in st, sc in st 21 times, sl st into first sc, ch 1. (80 sts)

The Body:
Note: sc next round through back loops only.

Round 8: *sc in st 3 times, sc 2 in st, repeat from * 16 times, sc in st to end, sl st into first sc, ch 1. (96 sts)

Repetitive Round: sc in st to end, sl st into first sc, ch 1.

With light yellow yarn, work 17 rounds.

With yellow yarn, work 18 rounds.

With white yarn, work 16 rounds.

Make the cord holes round: *sc in st 4 times, skip 2 sts, ch 2, repeat from * to end, sl st into first sc, ch 1.

Next round: *sc in st 4 times, sc 2 in ch 2 space, repeat from * to end, sl st into first sc, ch 1.

Work the repetitive round one more time. then work the inverse sc pattern: *inverse sc, skip st, ch 1, repeat from * to end, cut yarn.

The Straps (make 2):
With white yarn ch 8, leaving 8" / 20 cm yarn for sewing, sc into the second ch from hook and the rest of chains (7 sts), ch 1, turn.

Repetitive Row: sc in st 7 times, ch 1, turn.

Repeat the row 60 times (15" / 38 cm), cut yarn leaving 8" / 20 cm for sewing.

Sewing the straps on the back:

Sew the straps in the first round of the body, leave 6 sts between them. 
Sew the other ends of the straps under hole making round, on both sides of back center. 

Weave in loose ends, weave the cord in and out the ch 2 spaces, make sure that the ends of cord come out through the front two center openings.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

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"Tulip Glow In Black" Dress

I love making crochet dresses for toddlers; it has been one of my favorite past times ever since I learned making clothes when I was fifteen years old. Back then, I used to make garments for my younger sisters, and later in life, for my daughters. I also like mixing between my hobbies, by combining sewing with crochet, for example, when making dresses.

The dress in this post is not actually a new design; I made it several years ago. And as I mentioned in a previous post, what prevents me from sharing similar designs is the sewing/crocheting mix in the tutorial instructions, and how not every person who excels in crocheting/knitting can also sew and vice versa.

Nevertheless, if you like the yokes I make, and you are familiar with making crochet dresses, then feel free to finish the dress with whatever crochet skirt design you like. The yoke is simple, and its instructions are both written and illustrated. I hope you find it suitable for your beloved little missies.

Intermediate level

Materials:

• Yarn: Catania Schachenmaer Fine, 100% cotton, 50g, 125m in Black 00110 (3 skeins), White 00106 (1 skein), Red 00115 (1 skein), and Green 00419 (1 skein).
• Hook, size 3.5 mm/ US 4.
• Yarn needle
• Three buttons, 1.5 cm diameter.

Gauge: 

28 sts x 27 rows in 4 x 4 inches
sc stitch pattern.


Yardage:

• 250-300 m/ 280-350 yards (size 3 years) approx.
• 300-350 m/ 330-385 yards ( size 5 years) approx.

Dimensions/ size:

• 3 years old: 58 cm/23" under arm bust circumference, 20 cm/ 8" height from shoulder.
• 5 years old: 65 cm/25.5" under arms bust, 25 cm/ 10" height from shoulder.

Crochet terms (US):

• ch: chain.
• ss: slip stitch.
• sc: single crochet.
• dc: double crochet.

How to make Popcorn stitch:

1. Work 5 double crochet (dc) stitches in the same stitch.
2. Drop the loop from your hook.
3. Insert your hook from front to back under the top 2 loops of the first double crochet of the group.
4. Grab the dropped loop with your hook and pull it through the stitch.

Instructions:

Notes:

• ch 1 at the beginning of rows is not a countable st.
• When the popcorn row is finished on right side, the next sc row in black yarn is also worked on right side.
• The instructions between parentheses are for the large size.

Back:

With black yarn and 3.5 mm hook, make 66 (78) chains

Row 1 (right side): sc in second ch and every ch, turn. (65, 77 sts)

Row 2: ch 1, sc to end, turn.

Row 3: repeat row 2. cut yarn.



Tulip flower pattern

With green yarn, work next row:

Row 4: make a standing dc, (or ch 3 in first st), skip st, *(dc, ch 1, dc) in st, skip 2 sts, repeat from * to last 3 sts, (dc, ch 1, dc) in st, skip st, dc in last st, cut yarn, turn.

With red yarn, work next row:

Row 5 (right side): make a standing dc and ch 1, (or ch 4 in first st), skip dc, * popcorn st in ch 1 space, skip 2 dc, ch 2, repeat from * to last ch 1 space, popcorn in ch 1 space, skip dc, ch 1, dc in last dc (or in third ch of ch 3), cut yarn, don’t turn.

With black yarn:

Row 6 (right side): make a standing sc, (or ch 1 and sc in first st), sc in ch 1 space, *sc in popcorn st, sc 2 in ch 2 space, repeat from * to last popcorn, sc in popcorn, sc in ch 1 space, sc in last dc, turn.

Row 7 and 8: repeat row 2.

Row 9: with green yarn, repeat rows 4.

Row 10: with white yarn, repeat row 5 .

Row 11: with black yarn, repeat row 6.

With black yarn, repeat row 4 three times.



Right backside:

Arm line shaping and back opening:

Row 1: Ss 4, ch 1, sc 31 (37), turn. 31 (37) sts

Row 2: ch 1, sc 28 (34) turn.

Row 3: ss 2, ch 1, sc 26 (32), turn.

Row 4: ch 1, sc to end, turn.

Repeat row 4 (27, 35) times.



Right Neckline shaping:

Row 1: ch 1, sc 15 (21), turn.

Row 2: ss 3, ch 1, sc to end, turn.

Row 3: ch 1, sc 10 (16), turn.

Repeat row 3 twice, cut yarn leaving 6 inches for shoulder seem sewing.



Left backside:

Arm line shaping and back opening:

With black yarn, bind on in fifth st of the first row of right backside center end (see the photo), work as follows:

Row 1: ch 1, sc 31(37), turn. 31(37) sts

Row 2: ss 3, ch 1, sc 28 (34), turn.

Row 3: ch 1, sc 26 (32), turn.

Repeat row 3 once more.



Making first buttonhole:

Row 5: ch 1, sc 2, skip 2 sts, ch 2, sc to end, turn.

Row 6: ch 1, sc to ch 2 space, sc 2 in ch 2 space, sc to end, turn.

Row 7: ch 1, sc to end, turn.

*Repeat row 7 eleven (thirteen) times, repeat rows 5 and 6 to make second button hole, repeat from * once more time (making third button hole within), repeat row 7 once (three) times.



Left Neckline shaping:

Row 1: ss 11, ch 1, sc 15 (21), turn.

Row 2: ch 1, sc 12 (18), turn.

Row 3: ss 2, ch 1, sc (10, 16), turn.

Row 4: ch 1, sc to end, turn.

Repeat row 4 once, cut yarn leaving 6 inches for shoulder seem sewing.

Front:

Work the same as back until arm lines shaping:

Row 1: Ss 4, ch 1, sc to last 4 sts, turn. 57 (69) sts

Row 2: ss 3, ch 1, sc 63, turn. 51 (63 sts)

Row 3: ss 2, ch 1, sc 59, turn. 47 (59 sts)

Row 4: ch 1, sc to end, turn.

Repeat row 4 eighteen (twenty two) times, then make right side neckline shaping as follows:



Right neckline shaping:

Row 1: ch 1, sc 15 (21), turn.

Row 2: ss 3, ch 1, sc to end, turn.

Row 3: ch 1, sc 10 (16), turn.

Repeat row 10 times, cut yarn.



Left neckline shaping:

Leave 17 center sts, bind on yarn, work as follows:

Row 1: ss 11, ch 1, sc 15 (21), turn.

Row 2: ch 1, sc 12 (18), turn.

Row 3: ss 2, ch 1, sc (10, 16), turn.

Row 4: ch 1, sc to end, turn.

Repeat row 4 nine times, cut yarn.

Finishing instructions:

Sew back and front side seams together, sew shoulder seams together, sew buttons in place, work a sc row into the necklines and arm left and right openings. Weave in loose ends.

Make a skirt from a poplin cloth with matching dimensions, and sew it to the bust.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

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Dragonfly Toddler Dress

For me, one of the most beautiful articles of clothing you can make is the toddler dress; they always fascinate me whenever I browse different boards on Pinterest. I make one for fun every once in a while, though I am a bit hesitant to share them. That is because the dresses I like to make have two parts; a crocheted yoke, and a sewn skirt made out of cloth. Most people I have interacted with on the internet can crochet (or knit), but don’t necessarily have the skills for sewing.

Therefore, my design for a toddler dress in this post is a fully crocheted one. Nevertheless, in my next post I will share with you the original version I made, the one with the sewn skirt, for all of you out there who enjoy both crochet and sewing.

Level: intermediate

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