Halloween falls on my regular day to work this year, so I'll be spending it at work. We get to dress up, but it can't be anything really gross or scary (I work in an ER setting). Twinkie Chan posted a super cute tutorial on her site for making a cute rib cage and heart to affix to a t-shirt. I figured it was cutesy and kawaii enough that I could get away with it at work. You can find the tutorial here. I haven't made the heart yet, but the ribs work up real quick.
I also wanted to make a cute bow for my hair and add googly eyes to it. Who doesn't love googly eyes? (You are a communist if you don't like them just an FYI) So I whipped up this super easy hair bow. It would be great for someone just beginning to crochet.
I used black and orange, but you could use any Halloween type colors you want (I almost did black and bright green). You could also use this same pattern to make any number of color combinations. There is a color change in the pattern, which is easy if you have never done it before. Once you get to the last stitch before your change, pull your yarn through the last stitch so you have 2 loops on your hook, then put your new color on the hook, and pull it through the first color (I hope this makes sense). If not, just do some googling. Seriously its really easy.
Supplies:
Yarn
H hook
Crochet needle (I use the big plastic blue ones)
Googly eyes
Hair clip of your choice (I use the small alligator ones)
Glue gun
Hair Bow Pattern:
Using color 1
Chain 11
R1 Skip first chain, sc across, ch 1 turn
R2 sc across, change color, ch1 turn
R3 sc across, ch1 turn
R4 sc across, ch1 turn
R5 sc across, change color, ch1 turn
R6 sc across, ch1 turn
R7 sc across, ch1 turn
R8 sc across, change color, ch1 turn
R9 sc across, ch 1 turn
R10 sc across, color change, ch1 turn
R11 sc across, ch1 turn
R12 sc across, finish off.
Now to the most annoying part! Hiding all the tails! I love striped crochet, but I hate all the tails it leaves. Once you hide all the tails, use your crochet needle and a 12 inch piece of yarn. Pin the middle of your swatch how you want your bow to look, and then use the needle to sew through the middle. I sew, then wrap a couple times, then sew, then wrap the rest of the yarn. Once you have wrapped it around and made the bow look how you want, glue the ends.
Once that dries, affix your googly eyes how you like. Let it dry, and then affix your hair clip so the bow will sit how you want.
Sorry in advance for the lack of pictures. I just did this real quick last night. I used one of my dogs as a model, I'm not sure he was super into it.
<3 Nik
I also wanted to make a cute bow for my hair and add googly eyes to it. Who doesn't love googly eyes? (You are a communist if you don't like them just an FYI) So I whipped up this super easy hair bow. It would be great for someone just beginning to crochet.
I used black and orange, but you could use any Halloween type colors you want (I almost did black and bright green). You could also use this same pattern to make any number of color combinations. There is a color change in the pattern, which is easy if you have never done it before. Once you get to the last stitch before your change, pull your yarn through the last stitch so you have 2 loops on your hook, then put your new color on the hook, and pull it through the first color (I hope this makes sense). If not, just do some googling. Seriously its really easy.
Supplies:
Yarn
H hook
Crochet needle (I use the big plastic blue ones)
Googly eyes
Hair clip of your choice (I use the small alligator ones)
Glue gun
Hair Bow Pattern:
Using color 1
Chain 11
R1 Skip first chain, sc across, ch 1 turn
R2 sc across, change color, ch1 turn
R3 sc across, ch1 turn
R4 sc across, ch1 turn
R5 sc across, change color, ch1 turn
R6 sc across, ch1 turn
R7 sc across, ch1 turn
R8 sc across, change color, ch1 turn
R9 sc across, ch 1 turn
R10 sc across, color change, ch1 turn
R11 sc across, ch1 turn
R12 sc across, finish off.
Now to the most annoying part! Hiding all the tails! I love striped crochet, but I hate all the tails it leaves. Once you hide all the tails, use your crochet needle and a 12 inch piece of yarn. Pin the middle of your swatch how you want your bow to look, and then use the needle to sew through the middle. I sew, then wrap a couple times, then sew, then wrap the rest of the yarn. Once you have wrapped it around and made the bow look how you want, glue the ends.
Once that dries, affix your googly eyes how you like. Let it dry, and then affix your hair clip so the bow will sit how you want.
Sorry in advance for the lack of pictures. I just did this real quick last night. I used one of my dogs as a model, I'm not sure he was super into it.
<3 Nik
