DRESSY SOAP DISPENSER COVER
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Materials used : Just
a little bit of Oswal Cashmilon acrylic 4-ply yarn, with a 4 mm crochet hook.
You could use Anchor or Red rose knitting cotton as well – I just had
the coolest little bits of acrylic handy so am using up my little bits of stash.
You can make this project with any yarn
and a hook that suits it.
Skill 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
What is a chain stitch ?
Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : To refresh your skill on the
fsc, please view this video https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA
Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert
hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;
yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg
Chainless start for Half Double
Crochet : I
dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out
the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8
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
Abbreviations used :
(Using U.S terminology)
lp(s) : Loop(s)
sc
: Single crochet
dc : Double crochet sp
: Space
sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain
st(s) : Stitch(es) hk : Hook
yo : Yarn Over
hdc : Half double crochet
What do you
need to do before you start?
1.
Measure
your bottle(s) and figure out what length and width you’d like.
2. You also need to measure the ‘neck’ of your
bottle and ensure that you start with sufficient stitches to go around the
neck.
3. Decide if you are working in one color or
two. I used white for the yoke and pink for the skirt portion.
This pattern is
similar to one I’ve made before - a Ms.
Claus soap cover. Check that out too. All blog links at the bottom of this blog.
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1 turning chain.
Please check the top of this blog for video tutorials of all stitches used here today.
Start Round 1: (Using white) : with about 18 fsc .
Join with a
sl-st to the 1st st.
Note : If you have a
standard dispenser bottle, this should be about right.
In case it’s
too tight, increase the number of stitches.
It does not
affect the pattern.
We use chain as
against magic circle as we want a fixed opening
Round 2 : (Using white) : 2 hdc in the 1st ch and in
each ch all around.
Join with a
sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 3 : 2 hdc in 1st st ;
(hdc in the
next st ; 2 hdc in the next st) ;
rep (to) all
around and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 4 : hdc in each st till end.
Join with a
sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 5 : hdc in each st till the last st ; 2 hdc in the last st.
Join with a
sl-st to the 1st st.
Now we need to divide
for front / back and two armholes. We
have 54 sts.
Round 6 : hdc in 1st 9 sts ;
sk next 8 sts
and hdc in the next 19 sts ;
sk next 8 sts
and hdc in the last 10 sts till end.
Join with a
sl-st to the 1st st.
Fasten off
white. Attach pink
We will work a
Shell stitch from here on.
The Shell st is
(2 dc ; ch 1, 2 dc) all in the same st or ch-sp.
Round 7 : (Using pink) : Shell st in 1st hdc ;
(sk next 2 hdc
; Shell st in the next hdc) ;
rep (to) all
around.
Join with a
sl-st to the 1st st. (13 shells)
From now on,
you will work the Shell st in the ch-sp of the earlier Shell st.
Rounds 8 - 11 : Shell st in 1st Shell st and in
each Shell st till end.
Join with a
sl-st to the 1st st.
Stop and check
that this length works for you.
We just have two
border rounds before we are done.
If you want it
longer, please rep Round 8 till you are happy with the length.
Fasten off pink
yarn. Attach white yarn.
Border Round 1 : (Using white yarn) : Rep Round 8
We will use a
new different Shell st for our last round.
Our Shell St
2 is (3 dc + picot + 3 dc) all in the same ch-sp.
We work this
new Shell St 2 in the space between 2 Shell sts.
What does this mean?
What does this mean?
As we want a large
shell pattern, we’re working just between two adjacent shells of Border Round 1.
Now there is no ch-sp as per pattern, just
the space over or between 2 sts. Got it? The beauty of this pattern is that if you find this confusing, you can just go ahead and work the New Shell St 2 in the ch-1 sp of the earlier shell still too. You'll just get a slightly different end result.
How to work a picot stitch : Traditionally for a ch-3
picot, you work (ch 3, sl-st in 3rd ch from hook). For a ch-5 picot, you will do (ch 5, sl-st in
5th ch from hook).
Here’s a great video https://youtu.be/8s3zVaBcn4s
Border Round 2 : (Using white yarn) :
sl-st till the
1st ch-1 sp ; sc in that same 1st ch-1 sp ;
(work Shell
St 2 in the space between the next 2 Shell sts ;
sc in the next
ch-1 sp of the next Shell St) ;
rep (to) all
around and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Fasten off and
weave in all ends.
Neckline finishing : Re-attach pink yarn to the neckline.
Work sc evenly
all around the neckline.
Fasten off and
weave in ends.
Around
waist :
Measure a length of ribbon that goes around the ‘waist’
and sufficient to tie a bow.
Weave in a pink satin ribbon (or yarn) around the sts of
Round 6 and tie a bow around the back.
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