Sweet Nothings Crochet: A BIRD CAGE PENDANT

A BIRD CAGE PENDANT

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There are so many ideas out there in the wonderful world wide web, that I wish for more time in a day, and maybe one more right hand to work with.. hmmm, what say?

Materials used : Today I’ve used Indian Red Rose knitting cotton as well as some Indian Anchor knitting cotton, with a 1.75 mm crochet hook.

Abbreviations used : (Using U.S terminology)

fsc : Foundation single crochet dc : Double crochet

ch : chain ch-sp : chain space

sp : space rep : Repeat

hdc : Half Double crochet sc-blo : Single Crochet Back Loop Only

Stitches used :

Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLuSVyKvoUg

fsc : Foundation Single Crochet : To refresh your skill on the fsc, please view this superb video by Tamara Kelly at the link http://www.mooglyblog.com/foundation-single-crochet-fsc/

Sc-blo : Single Crochet Back Loop Only : For this stitch, we work the regular sc, but instead of going through both loops, you only go through the back loop of each sc. For a visual, check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phf7Nj0_LJg

OR http://crochet.about.com/od/crochetterms/tp/back-loops-only-or-blo.htm

Hdc : Half Double Crochet : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk), yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.

For the bird cage, I used the inspiration (photo below) and this pattern write up http://www.simplycrochetmag.co.uk/2013/04/04/dfdsfdsfsf/

I changed mine just a tad, by not adding the LED light at the bottom, and by making it a little longer.
When I was done, I have hung a (rainbow) crystal from the centre of the bird cage, and I love the subtlety of the little crystal. So there’s an idea for you.

For the 1^st one, I used Anchor knitting cotton, and worked it like the pattern, using dc and ch-1 sps.

For the 2^nd one, I used Red Rose metallic knitting cotton, and thought I’d use just one long stitch with ch-1 sps.

I am not sure if this stitch actually exists, but I did something that I’d call double double trc, (dd trc?), for which I wrapped the yarn 5 times around the hook, and then yo, and pass through 2 lps 6 times till you finally make your stitch. All this does is make a really really long stitch – which worked for me. For the 1^st st, I worked 6 ch and then 1 ch for the ch-1 sp between the 2 dd trc stitches.

The most important thing is to get it all blocked nice and propah.. else it will flip and fall all over the place.

Oh, I added a small crystal and some beads inside as well.. after all, it is a bird cage, right?

Blocking ideas :

I would suggest that you block your project, especially if you’ve used a cotton yarn. I used a white glue (Mod Podge or Indian Fevicol) as a stiffner.

I used 1 part glue to 2 parts water and make a light paste, and then I lightly applied this over the back of my work using a paint brush. Allow to flat dry before gifting or using.

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Monday, 20 February 2017

A BIRD CAGE PENDANT

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