MISCELLANEOUS BABY STUFF
This is a write up for a cute set of nesting
baskets with an even cuter elephant motif.
I’ve used freely available patterns from the net, but I’ve had to make a
few alterations to suit the requirements and custom-make it.
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Materials used : Today I’ve used the lovely shiny Indian Polyester silk purse yarn with a 4 mm crochet hook
Skill level : Intermediate
Abbreviations used : (Using U.S terminology)
rep : Repeat dc : Double
crochet
ch : chain ch-sp : chain space
sp : space
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
Crab stitch / Reverse single crochet : (Reverse sc)
: This is your regular single crochet st, but done in reverse. So instead of moving ‘clockwise’ as we
regularly work, you move anti-clockwise
or counter clockwise, and you’ll achieve a slightly ‘bumpy’ single crochet,
which is your reverse sc.
Crab Stitch or Reverse Single Crochet stitch : Here’s an easy video tutorial at https://youtu.be/cG3crwyHPnk
Instructions
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement. This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.
The lovely nesting baskets are from
a Moogly pattern by +Tamara Kelly http://www.mooglyblog.com/birds-nest-bowl-set-free-crochet-container-pattern/
The only change that I made here was
in increasing the number of rounds I had to do to get the size needed for my
order(s).
The yarn used with the
original pattern also did not give me the required gauge, so that needed a
small calculation and tweak.
That said, this is such an easy pattern, that it can be made in any size and looks absolutely lovely.
That said, this is such an easy pattern, that it can be made in any size and looks absolutely lovely.
I also did a round of crab
stitch or reverse single crochet at the top.
The motifs are a free pattern and I
found two that were cute.
One is a video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r43zbLyGew
One is a video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r43zbLyGew
And the one that I used is a really
simple and oh, so cute written pattern http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2014/10/e-is-for-elephant-crochet-elephant.html
I made these elephants and
attached them to the sides of the baskets and to give them a little ‘fullness’
(or lift?), I stuffed them with just a little bit of polyfill.
I also made a festoon or तोरण {pronounced toraN} of little elephants per order.
The only change I made with
this cute motif for the festoon, is to alter the stitch size so that I got
different sized little elephants and then lined them up trunk-to-tail to have
them walk like the Jungle Book elephants
Baskets in use
and the festoon up on the door to welcome the baby
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