Thursday, July 5, 2012

What I Wore and A Small Crochet Pattern

I promise more thoughtful content soon, but in the meantime- what I wore yesterday.  (The picture is from evening, so it has slipped back a little- it started out just behind my hairline.)

One scarf with the ends wrapped in a crown style, one behind the other, with a small headband in front of them, and 3 crocheted flowers (sewn onto over-sized bobby-pins) attached to the front "crown".  Not 4th of July colors, but a little bit festive while still aiming for a minimum of heat-retention.  (We did some walking around yesterday, and I didn't want to overheat too badly.)

The flowers are 3 layers of crochet in different colors (great for using scraps of kippah thread).  Let's see if I can remember the pattern- they make a nice little accessory, and I think they work even better on a scarf like this than they did in my hair.
Round 1: Make a loop and chain 5.  (dc, chain 2) 7 times, join to third chain stitch.
Round 2: slip stitch into first space.  (sc, 3 dc, sc) in each space.  join. Fasten off first color.
Round 3.  Fasten new color with a sc around one of the dc from round 1.  chain 5.  (dc around next dc from round 1, chain 3), around and join- 8 sections.
Round 4: slip stitch into first space. (sc, 4dc, sc) in each space.  join and fasten off.
Round 5:  Fasten new color with a sc around one of the dc from round 1.  chain 6.  (dc around next dc from round 1, chain 4), around and join- 8 sections.  
Round 6: slip stitch into first space. (sc, 5dc, sc) in each space.  join and fasten off.  
Alternately, you can substitute (sc, 2 dc, tc, 2 dc, sc) for round 6, to give slightly pointier leaves.  


Then simply sew or glue to a bobby-pin, safety pin, or clip, and you're all set.  

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