SNAIL
MOTIF
STATIONERY
CLIP MOTIFS 27
I
started with motifs for Project Chemo Crochet and then was asked to make a
range of motifs for an “under the sea” party which lead to this set of motifs
of stationery clips … what a fun creative journey this has been!
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Materials used : Today I’ve used our lovely Anchor
knitting cotton yarn with a 1.3 mm crochet hook
General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this
pattern.
You can use any yarn with
a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
Difficulty level : Easy
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
Abbreviations used :
sc
: single crochet dc : Double
crochet
ch
: chain ch-sp
: chain space
sp
: space rep
: Repeat
hk
: hook lp
(s) : loop(s)
yo
: yarn over sl-st
: slip stitch
Instruction information
The
snail is worked in two parts. The first
part is the body (lower bit) and the second part is the shell.
You
can work the whole pattern in one colour, or go ahead and change colours as you
choose.
This
is an advanced skill level pattern.
I
have just written the pattern as charted – I struggled too much with giving
instructions for where I changed colors – so decided against giving that
information. As you are an advanced
crocheter, go ahead and experiment and create something different
Part 1 :
Start Round 1 : (for snail face with snail body colour) : with a magic circle with 10 dc in it. Join
with a sl-st to the 1st st.
We
will start working on the two eyes and then work down for the body.
We
will also be working a ch-3 picot for each eye on top of the dc
Picot :
(sc, ch 3, sl-st in same sc) all in the same st.
Pl
view instructions at http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-crochet-a-picot-stitch.html for a
refresher of what a picot is.
Row 2 :
(with snail body colour) :
dc + picot in
the 1st dc ; sl-st down the dc and sl-st in the next st ;
dc
+ picot in the next dc ; sl-st down this dc and in the next 4 dc ;
ch
19 ;
Turn and work sc in the 2nd ch from hk ;
sc
in the next ch and in each ch till end ;
sl-st in the next 2 sts of the
face. Turn
Row 3 :
(with snail body colour) :
dc in the 1st
16 sc ; sc in the last 2 sc ;
join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Fasten
off and leave a tail for attachment of motif onto garment or blanket.
Body
or lower half of snail complete.
Part 2 :
For
the shell we will work in continuous rounds to get the shelled effect.
Start Round 1 : (for snail face with snail shell colour) :
with a magic circle with 6 sc in it.
Round 2 :
2 sc each in the 1st 2 sts ; 2 hdc each in the next 2 sts ;
2 dc each in the next 32 sts (worked
in spirals) ;
hdc in the next 2 sts ; sc in the last 2 sts ;
sl-st into the
next st and fasten off.
Leave a tail for attachment to the 1st st.
Note
:
I worked the crab stitch or reverse single crochet to finish my shell.
Crab Stitch or Reverse Single Crochet stitch : Here’s an easy video tutorial at https://youtu.be/cG3crwyHPnk
Have
fun – create something unique.
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to tag me and share this blog post when you show off
your creation. Cheers.
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