Hello.. :)
The mighty mighty spring is beginning, and i am
getting ready for some sun and fun. oh yes, i truly am, after the really
long winter..
Let me not talk much in this post, will come
straight for some serious talk. I made a shrug, a crochet ones. A really
gorgeous ones. Wanna see it?
Oh, yeah, i know.. :) its below freezing point.. i am crazy like that.. ;)
So, probably you might want to stop reading until here, coz its going to be all technical from here.. so, tata, bye bye..
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Still hanging in? wondering what the is technicality i am talking all about?
Ahem, Kavya bhanupriya is going to ATTEMPT writing a crochet pattern for this. For the first time. so, here it goes..
Preface:
I am writing patterns for the first time, I will try my level best to convey you what it is, i am hoping that there wont be any revisions.
I
have worked the shrug first and wrote the pattern later, so please let
me know, after you have tried it whether i have conveyed the pattern
correctly.
The structure of the Shrug:
It took me some time to design the basic structure of this shrug. let me explain to you with a diagram.
The
shrug is designed in two concentric circles, i.e., the purple circle
and the light blue circle around it. We would be creating two holes for
the arms to get in, i.e., the dark blue circles.
We start from
the centre, work around circles, and as you can see in the diagram, when
we have reached the distance Y, we would stop it, and do the
measurements.
Distance Y= measure approximately from the centre of your back, to your back of the neck.
Distance X= your shoulder measurement.
Measurement Z=
1/2 of the arm pit measurement. i.e., take a tape, start from the top
of the shoulder from back, go around your arm pit, keep it a bit loose,
and go to the front side of the shoulder. this measure as your arm pit.
For measurement Z, take HALF of it.
for example, if your arm pit measures 20", Z=10".
so,
continuing the shrug after reaching distance Y, take a tape, and
measure X on the shrug approximately, since it would be an arc. Mark the
points on either side. lets take it as x1 and x2. from x1, measure Z, further down, and mark it as z1. Do the same for x2 and mark it z2. x1-z1 and x2-z2 is the marking we are making for our arm pit on either sides.
We
then continue with the light blue part of the circle, and create the
arm pit, by not joining the stitches to the purple circles at points
x1-z1 and x2-z2.
Hope i was able to explain ok.
The pattern:
Ch=Chain
Sc= single crochet
Dc= double crochet
Tr= Triple crochet
Sl. st= Slip stitch
Ch Sp= chain space
Tr.Cl= Triple crochet cluster
I used a 6mm hook, red heart acrylic yarn.
colors used: Golden yellow (lets call it Y) - actual color name
Coral (calling it C)- actual color name
Blue (B)- my name
Peacock blue (PB)-my name
Green (G)-my name
Few of the color names i used are the actual colors of red heart yarn, others, since i dont recall it, i gave my own names.. ;)
So.. it comes down to this. Ready..., wish me luck, steady...., go..
Row 1:
with C, magic circle, and 24 Sc in the magic circle, Join
Row 2:
with C, ch 3 (counted as Tr), *5 ch, skip 2 sc, 1 tr* repeat from * to * another 6 times, ch 5, join and change color to Y while joining. {8 tr and 8 ch sp made}
Row 3:
with color Y ch1, *1 sc in tr, 5 sc in 5ch sp* repeat from * to *another 7 times, Join.
Row 4:
with same color Y
, sl.st in next 3 sc, *7 ch, skip 5 sc, 1 sc in the next sc* repeat ** 7 more times, ch 5, Join. {8 ch sp made}
Row 5:
continuing with Y, sl.st until you reach the center for ch 7 sp, 1 sc, *ch 9, 1sc in the next ch 7 sp* repeat from * to * 7 more times, ch 9, join and continue to sl st in the next 3 ch, change color to C. {8 ch sp made}
Row 6:
Ch3, (^yarn over twice, insert hook in ch 9 sp, pull yarn, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over again, pull through two loops^, will be left with 2 loops on the hook, repeat from ^to^, pull through all three loops. [ Triple crochet cluster made, i.e, Tr Cl ]), ch 5, another Tr cl in the same 9 ch sp, ch 5. *tr cl in the next ch 9 sp, ch 5, tr cl in the same ch 9 sp, ch 5* repeat from * to * another 6 more times. Join. sl st into next 2 ch, join color B. {16 tr cl, and 16 ch sp made}
Row 7:
with B, Ch 3, (^yarn over twice, insert hook in ch 5 sp, pull yarn, yarn over, pull
through 2 loops, yarn over again, pull through two loops^, will be left
with 2 loops on the hook, repeat from ^to^, pull through all three loops. [ Triple crochet cluster made, i.e, Tr Cl ]), ch 3, make another Tr cl in the same chain 5 sp, make *Tr Cl, in the next ch 5 sp, ch 5 tr cl in the same ch 5 sp,* repeat from * to * another 14 times. Join, sl st until the centre of ch 5 sp, change color to G. {32 tr cl and 16 ch sp made}
Row 8:
with G, Tr cl in the ch 5 sp, ch 5, *Tr cl in the next ch 5 sp, ch 5* repeat from * to * another 14 times. Join, Sl st in next 2 ch, change color to PB. {16 tr cl, 16 ch sp made}
Row 9:
with PB, repeat row 7 until join, sl into tr cl,change color to C. {32 tr cl and 16 ch sp made}
Row 10:
with C, ch 2 (counts as dc), *(1dc ch 1) 5 times in the next ch 5 sp, 1 dc on tr cl, ch 1* repeat from * to *, join, change color to Y.{112 dc made}
Row 11:
with Y, repeat row 10, until join, sl st into next chain, change color to C. {112 dc made}
Row 12:
with C, ch2, *1 sc, ch 1 in the next st* repeat around, join, change color to B. {112 sc made}
Row 13:
with B, *1 sc in the next ch1 sp, ch 1, (2dc, ch 1, 2 dc (shell stitch) in the next ch sp), ch 1, (1 sc in the next ch sp, ch 1) 2 times, 1 sc in the next ch sp, ch 10, sc in the next ch sp, ch 1, 1 sc in the next ch sp, ch 1 * repeat from * to * another 15 times, join.
{16 ch sp,16 shell st made}
Row 14:
continuing with B, sl st into next 2 dc, sc in the ch 1 sp, *(6 tr, ch 1, 6 tr) in the ch 10 sp(petal made), sc in the next ch 1 sp* repeat from * to * for another 15 times, join, change color to G. {16 petals made}
Row 15:
With G, sl st into the gap between shell and petal ,ch 3 , *ch 5, sc in ch 1 sp of the petal, ch 5,1 tr cl to be made in the gap between petal and shell+ in ch sp of shell+in the gap between shell and petal*, repeat from * to * another 14 times, ch 5 1 tr cl in the gap between petal and shell+in ch sp of shell and join into the 3 chain made in the beginning. {16 tr cl, 32 ch sp made}
Row 16:
continuing with G, *(1 sc, ch 1) 3 times in the ch 5 sp,1 sc on tr cl, ch1*, repeat from * to * another 31 times. {112 sc and 112 ch sp made}, join, change color to PB.
Row 17:
with PB, ch 2 (dc made) ch1, *1 dc, ch 1*, repeat all around, join, change color to C. {112 dc and 112 ch sp made}
Row 18:
with C, 1 sc into the ch1 sp, *ch 5, skp next ch sp, 1 sc into next ch1 sp*, repeat from * to * another 55 times, join, sl st into next 2 ch, change color to Y. {56 sc and 56 ch sp made}
Row 19:
with Y, *1 sc into the ch5 sp, ch 5* repeat around, join, sl st into next 2 ch, change color to B. {56 sc and 56 ch sp made}
Row 20:
with B, ch 3, (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), 1 dc into the same ch 5 sp, *ch 3, (1dc,ch 1,1 dc) into the next ch 5 sp* repeat from * to * another 55 times, ch 3, join, sl into the next dc, next 2 chain, change color to PB. {112 dc and 56 ch sp made}
Row 21:
with PB, ch 3, (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), 1 dc into the same ch 3 sp, *ch 3,
(1dc,ch 1,1 dc) into the next ch 5 sp* repeat from * to * another 55
times, ch 3, join, sl into the next dc, next 2 chain, change color to G. {112
dc and 56 ch sp made}
Row 22:
with G, repeat row 21. until join, and change color to C.
Lets take a break here, and look at the following photograph whether we are doing alright!
Starting of the arm hole part.
Now, from the joining stitch, measure half of your shoulder measuerment x,
on the right side, and the other half on the left side. mark the points x1 and x2.
and as i said, mark the arm
holes x1-z1, and x2-z2 on the piece you just made, count the number of
stitches from x1 to z1, make so many chains, and skip so many stitches
below. For example, if the x1 to z1 measures 20 sts, while continuing
the next row, make 20 chains, skp 20 stitches below.
Row 23:
with C, for my measurements, 35 ch, skp 35 stitches, *1sc on the dc (which is the point z1), ch1 , 1sc on the next dc, ch, (1sc,ch1) 2 times in ch 3 sp
* repeat from * to * until the point z2
, ch 35, skip 35, at point x2, repeat from * to * around until joining, which is point x1, join, change color to Y. { 154 sc and two 35 ch sp made}
Row 24:
with Y, (1 dc , ch 1) 35 times in the 35 ch gap, *1 dc in the next ch1 sp, ch 1* repeat from * to * around until the next 35 ch sp, (1 dc, ch 1) 35 times, repeat from * to * until the end. Join, change color to C. {294 dc and 294 ch sp made}
Row 25:
with C, *1 sc in the ch1 sp, ch 2, [(sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, sl st) in the first ch of the ch 2 previously made(a leaf of the clover made)] repeat 3 times in the same first ch of the ch 2 (clover made), (1 sc in the next ch sp, ch 1) 5 times*, repeat from * to * another 43 times. Join, change color to B. {44 clovers made}
Row 26:
with B, 1 sc in ch1 sp, *ch 2, sc in the 2nd dc of the first leaf of the clover, ch 2, long sc into the middle of the clover (which was the first ch of ch 2 sp in the previous row), ch 2, sc in the 2nd dc of the second leaf of the clover, ch 2, long sc in the middle of the clover, ch 2, sc in the next 2nd dc of the third leaf of the clover, sc in the next ch sp, (ch 1, sc in next ch sp) 5 times *, repeat from * to * another 43 times, Join, sl st into next sc, next 2 ch and into next sc of the first leaf of the clover, change color to PB. {44 clover shells made}
Row 27:
with PB, ch 7 (counts as 1 tr and 4 ch), *sc into sc of the second leaf of clover, ch 4, tr into 3rd leaf of clover, tr into first leaf of the adjacent clover, ch 4* and repeat from * to * another 43 times, join at the 3rc ch of ch 7, change color to G.
Row 28:
with G, ch 8 (counts as tr and ch 5), tr into the same st, *ch 5, sk 4 ch below, 1 sc in sc, ch 5, skip 4 ch, (1 tr, ch 5, 1 tr) in the next sc*, repeat from * to * another, 43 times, ch5, join in the 3rd ch of ch 8. Sl st into 1ch, change color to Y. {88 tr, and 44 sc made}
Row 29:
with Y, ch 2 (counts as dc), 1 dc into the ch 5 sp between tr, ch 3, 2 dc in the same ch 5 sp between trs, *2 dc in next ch 5 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in the next ch5 sp, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in the next ch5 sp between the tr* repeat from * to * until end, join, sl st into next 2 dc, change color to C.
Row 30:
with C, *(2 dc, ch5, 2 dc) in the same ch 3 sp, (2 dc, ch1, 2dc) in the next ch 3 sp*, repeat from * to * another 43 times, join, sl into 2 dc, change color to PB.
Row 31:
with PB, *10 tr in the ch 5 sp, 1 sc in the ch 1 sp(scallop made)* repeat from * to * for another 43 times. Join, finish off. {44 scallops made}
Weave in all ends, and enjoy your new masterpiece!
Let me know, if you have any doubts, and share the photos when you make it..! :)
This is my own, original, pattern, kindly respect that, use it, sell the finished products (i dont mind at all) but, if anybody needs the pattern, please link it to this post. will be much appreciated! :D atleast i feel that my 9 hrs of pattern writing time is worth it..
Thanks, Bye!
And i gave it to her at work, and she LOVED it! :)
