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May 10th, 2005, 06:46 PM
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WAVY GRAVY RASTA "TAM" SNOOD!
By Maryann Cummings
May, 2005
Use the finished product for whatever you like, but please don't redistribute the pattern! Thanks!
http://home.earthlink.net/~ladraco/crochet/rasta.gif
The many uses of the Wavy Gravy Snood:
Vegetable strainer
Summer hairpart sunburn preventer
Autumn/mild winter head warmer
Bad hair day reverser
Hiding place when pulled over by cop (no! Bad me!)
Baret (looks surprisingly cute worn this way)
Wet-hair-when-you-don't-have-time-to-dry holder & air drier
Small shopping bag in a pinch
Emergency money concealment
http://home.earthlink.net/~ladraco/crochet/rastabear.gif
Alrighty, then! I posted the photos in the Show & Tell section, and a lot of people were very interested in my pattern, and in testing my pattern, so here it is!
I don't know how badly flawed it may be, or how well I write patterns, since this is my very first. I've checked and rechecked but I'm still miles away from certain about how well it turned out. Please feel free to critique and please please point out any errors if you try this pattern! Seriously, go Simon Cowell on me if you want to.
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Dimensions: 23 1/2" in circumerence at the band, 10" in diameter (31 1/2" circumference) at the (oversized) crown, 9" deep (crown pulled out and included, band not included), 5 1/2" deep (crown and band not included), band is 1 1/2" wide.
Materials:
~Hooks in sizes K and I, or whatever hook you need to obtain the gauge, and a hook one or two sizes smaller.
~Acrylic worsted weight yarn in two colors. I can't say exactly how much I used but I'd say you should have about 3 or 4 oz. (half a skeinish) of the main color (MC) and probably an ounce or two of a contrast color (CC.)
Abreviations Used: ch = chain, lp = loop, sl st = slip stitch, st = stitch, dc = double crochet, rnd = round, rep = repeat, sk = skip, wk = work, hdc = half double crochet, dec = decrease, inc = increase, ldc = linked double crochet, FPtr = front post treble crochet, cFPtr = crossed front post treble crochet, MC = main color, CC = contrast color.
Gauge: On 2nd round, the crown should be about 4" in diameter.
Note 1: When joining a round, slip stitch into top link of beginning chain of the row, make the next begining chain, and work the first stitch of the round in the same stitch, unless otherwise instructed.
Note 2: When working rounds 1 and 9, don't stitch into the chain below, but rather around the chain below, inserting your hook into the hole below the chain.
Note 3: For color changes, on some you'll want to strand (carry yarn across the wrong side while using the other color of yarn, until you switch back), on others you'll want to clip the yarn and weave the end. On the rounds where you should strand, it will say (strand CC/MC) at the end. On the rounds where you should clip, it will say (clip CC/MC).
Note 4: Mark the first stitch in rounds 5 (especially), 8, and 15, or you might end up losing track of it.
Note 5: When joining colors, pull the slip stitch (with which all color changes in this pattern are made) tight, and don't count it as a stitch on the next round.
Note 6: (Many thanks to dennymare for testing the pattern and finding this!) On the first few rounds, the number at the end of the line reflects the only the number of dc. So on the second round, it's 27 dc plus the chain of 3. If you were counting the chain as a dc, it would be 28... but you're not so don't. ;)
START PATTERN WITH LARGER HOOK. (Thanks to Kathy aka crochetfun for pointing out that I should point that out!)
To Begin: ch 3 with MC, sl st to join.
Rnd 1: ch 3, wk 13 dc into ring, sl st in ch 3 to join.
Rnd 2: ch 3, dc 1 in same st, dc 2 in each st in rnd (27 dc), sl st to join.
Rnd 3: ch 3, dc 1 in same st, *dc 1 in next st, dc 2 in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd (41 dc), sl st in ch 3 to join.
Rnd 4: ch 3, dc 1 in same st, * dc 1 in next 2 sts, dc 2 in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd (55 dc), sl st in ch 3 to join.
Rnd 5: *sc 1 in next st, hdc 1 in next st, dc 3 in next st to inc, hdc 1 in next st, sc 1 in next st, sl st 1 in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd, finishing on sl st. Join CC in next st with sl st, pulling both yarns tight. (strand MC)
Note: Do not chain for round 5, and treat the joining slip stitch as the first stitch of the round.
Rnd 6: ch 3, dc 2 in same st, *hdc 1 in next st, sc 1 in next st, sl st 1 in next 3 sts, sc 1 in next st, hdc 1 in next st, dc 3 in next st. Rep from * until you come to the last st (2nd to last should be hdc), then dc 1, sl st into ch 3, joining MC and the rnd. Pull sl st tight. (strand CC)
Rnd 7: ch 1, sc 1 in same st, sc 1 in next st and each st in rnd, sl st in ch 1 to join.
Rnd 8: ch 1, sc 1 in same st, *ch 2, sk 2 sts, sc in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd, sl st in ch 1, joining CC and rnd. (strand MC)
Rnd 9: ch 1, *sk sc on previous rnd, wk 2 sc in ch-2 space, rep from * to complete rnd, sl st in ch 1 to join MC and rnd. (clip CC)
Rnd 10: ch 2, hdc 1 in same st, hdc 1 in next st and each st in rnd, sl st in ch 2 to join.
Rnds 11-12: ch 3, dc 1 in same st, dc 1 in next st and each st in rnd, sl st in ch 3 to join.
Rnd 13: ch 3, dc 1 in same st, *dc dec 1 in next 2 sts, rep from * to complete rnd, join in ch 3 with sl st.
SWITCH TO SMALLER HOOK.
Rnd 14: ch 3, ldc in same st, ldc in next st and each st in rnd, sl st in ch 3 to join.
Rnd 15: ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next st and each st in rnd, sl st in ch 2 to join CC and rnd. (strand MC)
Rnd 16: ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in each st in rnd, sl st in ch 2 to join rnd and MC. (strand CC)
Rnd 17: ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each st in rnd, sl st in ch 3 to join rnd and CC. (strand MC)
Rnd 18: ch 1, sc in same st, *sk 1 post and FPtr in next hdc post on rnd 16, FPtr in skipped rnd 16 hdc post to cross FPtr, sc in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd, placing final FPtr in ch 2 from rnd 16, sl st to join rnd and MC. (clip CC)
NOTE: Each cFPtr should cover only one round 17 dc post, so when you sc in the next stitch, you should be moving over only one stitch, not two. This will cause an increase with each cFPtr, which will be decreased on the last round.
Rnd 19: ch 2, hdc in same st, *hdc dec 1 in next 2 sts, hdc in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd, sl st in ch 2 to join.
Fasten off, weave in ends with yarn needle.
WAVY GRAVY RASTA "TAM" SNOOD!
By Maryann Cummings
May, 2005
Use the finished product for whatever you like, but please don't redistribute the pattern! Thanks!
http://home.earthlink.net/~ladraco/crochet/rasta.gif
The many uses of the Wavy Gravy Snood:
Vegetable strainer
Summer hairpart sunburn preventer
Autumn/mild winter head warmer
Bad hair day reverser
Hiding place when pulled over by cop (no! Bad me!)
Baret (looks surprisingly cute worn this way)
Wet-hair-when-you-don't-have-time-to-dry holder & air drier
Small shopping bag in a pinch
Emergency money concealment
http://home.earthlink.net/~ladraco/crochet/rastabear.gif
Alrighty, then! I posted the photos in the Show & Tell section, and a lot of people were very interested in my pattern, and in testing my pattern, so here it is!
I don't know how badly flawed it may be, or how well I write patterns, since this is my very first. I've checked and rechecked but I'm still miles away from certain about how well it turned out. Please feel free to critique and please please point out any errors if you try this pattern! Seriously, go Simon Cowell on me if you want to.
---------------------------------------------
Dimensions: 23 1/2" in circumerence at the band, 10" in diameter (31 1/2" circumference) at the (oversized) crown, 9" deep (crown pulled out and included, band not included), 5 1/2" deep (crown and band not included), band is 1 1/2" wide.
Materials:
~Hooks in sizes K and I, or whatever hook you need to obtain the gauge, and a hook one or two sizes smaller.
~Acrylic worsted weight yarn in two colors. I can't say exactly how much I used but I'd say you should have about 3 or 4 oz. (half a skeinish) of the main color (MC) and probably an ounce or two of a contrast color (CC.)
Abreviations Used: ch = chain, lp = loop, sl st = slip stitch, st = stitch, dc = double crochet, rnd = round, rep = repeat, sk = skip, wk = work, hdc = half double crochet, dec = decrease, inc = increase, ldc = linked double crochet, FPtr = front post treble crochet, cFPtr = crossed front post treble crochet, MC = main color, CC = contrast color.
Gauge: On 2nd round, the crown should be about 4" in diameter.
Note 1: When joining a round, slip stitch into top link of beginning chain of the row, make the next begining chain, and work the first stitch of the round in the same stitch, unless otherwise instructed.
Note 2: When working rounds 1 and 9, don't stitch into the chain below, but rather around the chain below, inserting your hook into the hole below the chain.
Note 3: For color changes, on some you'll want to strand (carry yarn across the wrong side while using the other color of yarn, until you switch back), on others you'll want to clip the yarn and weave the end. On the rounds where you should strand, it will say (strand CC/MC) at the end. On the rounds where you should clip, it will say (clip CC/MC).
Note 4: Mark the first stitch in rounds 5 (especially), 8, and 15, or you might end up losing track of it.
Note 5: When joining colors, pull the slip stitch (with which all color changes in this pattern are made) tight, and don't count it as a stitch on the next round.
Note 6: (Many thanks to dennymare for testing the pattern and finding this!) On the first few rounds, the number at the end of the line reflects the only the number of dc. So on the second round, it's 27 dc plus the chain of 3. If you were counting the chain as a dc, it would be 28... but you're not so don't. ;)
START PATTERN WITH LARGER HOOK. (Thanks to Kathy aka crochetfun for pointing out that I should point that out!)
To Begin: ch 3 with MC, sl st to join.
Rnd 1: ch 3, wk 13 dc into ring, sl st in ch 3 to join.
Rnd 2: ch 3, dc 1 in same st, dc 2 in each st in rnd (27 dc), sl st to join.
Rnd 3: ch 3, dc 1 in same st, *dc 1 in next st, dc 2 in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd (41 dc), sl st in ch 3 to join.
Rnd 4: ch 3, dc 1 in same st, * dc 1 in next 2 sts, dc 2 in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd (55 dc), sl st in ch 3 to join.
Rnd 5: *sc 1 in next st, hdc 1 in next st, dc 3 in next st to inc, hdc 1 in next st, sc 1 in next st, sl st 1 in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd, finishing on sl st. Join CC in next st with sl st, pulling both yarns tight. (strand MC)
Note: Do not chain for round 5, and treat the joining slip stitch as the first stitch of the round.
Rnd 6: ch 3, dc 2 in same st, *hdc 1 in next st, sc 1 in next st, sl st 1 in next 3 sts, sc 1 in next st, hdc 1 in next st, dc 3 in next st. Rep from * until you come to the last st (2nd to last should be hdc), then dc 1, sl st into ch 3, joining MC and the rnd. Pull sl st tight. (strand CC)
Rnd 7: ch 1, sc 1 in same st, sc 1 in next st and each st in rnd, sl st in ch 1 to join.
Rnd 8: ch 1, sc 1 in same st, *ch 2, sk 2 sts, sc in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd, sl st in ch 1, joining CC and rnd. (strand MC)
Rnd 9: ch 1, *sk sc on previous rnd, wk 2 sc in ch-2 space, rep from * to complete rnd, sl st in ch 1 to join MC and rnd. (clip CC)
Rnd 10: ch 2, hdc 1 in same st, hdc 1 in next st and each st in rnd, sl st in ch 2 to join.
Rnds 11-12: ch 3, dc 1 in same st, dc 1 in next st and each st in rnd, sl st in ch 3 to join.
Rnd 13: ch 3, dc 1 in same st, *dc dec 1 in next 2 sts, rep from * to complete rnd, join in ch 3 with sl st.
SWITCH TO SMALLER HOOK.
Rnd 14: ch 3, ldc in same st, ldc in next st and each st in rnd, sl st in ch 3 to join.
Rnd 15: ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next st and each st in rnd, sl st in ch 2 to join CC and rnd. (strand MC)
Rnd 16: ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in each st in rnd, sl st in ch 2 to join rnd and MC. (strand CC)
Rnd 17: ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each st in rnd, sl st in ch 3 to join rnd and CC. (strand MC)
Rnd 18: ch 1, sc in same st, *sk 1 post and FPtr in next hdc post on rnd 16, FPtr in skipped rnd 16 hdc post to cross FPtr, sc in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd, placing final FPtr in ch 2 from rnd 16, sl st to join rnd and MC. (clip CC)
NOTE: Each cFPtr should cover only one round 17 dc post, so when you sc in the next stitch, you should be moving over only one stitch, not two. This will cause an increase with each cFPtr, which will be decreased on the last round.
Rnd 19: ch 2, hdc in same st, *hdc dec 1 in next 2 sts, hdc in next st. Rep from * to complete rnd, sl st in ch 2 to join.
Fasten off, weave in ends with yarn needle.