Have you ever gone to the store and forgotten half of the meal. I wanted to have coleslaw with supper this evening and completely forgot about it. So much so that I didn't even write it down on my grocery list!
Not sure how supper will turn out. I made a simple bean casserole with ground beef, barbeque sauce, pork & beans (canned), biscuits and cheese. Well, they didn't have the right biscuits...all they had was the large grands. And even cutting them into quarters, it took forever for the biscuits to get done.
But now that supper is over, it tasted great, the biscuits were actually done and everyone had a second helping. And no, we didn't even need the coleslaw!
So today's craft is a small crocheted wreath. Later on we will make a larger one. All you need to know is how to crochet a single crochet and slip stitch. Check out this picture...
The supplies needed are: 4 ply yarn, assorted colors, crochet hook H,
scissors, steel ring or heavy wire and duct tape.
First of all the ring. I had a hard time finding one so I used a binder ring.
You can make your own by using a stiff wire and duct tape as shown.
This wreath uses the small ring but you can make a small one also...
First you want to crochet about 30 single crochets onto the ring.
With the yarn behind the ring, push the hook through from the
front and grab the yarn...
Put the hook with the yarn loop on it on top of the ring...
Then grab the yarn from behind the ring and loop it over...
You have three loops on the hook, pull the last loop made
through the other two leaving one loop on the hook making
a single crochet...
Continue making 30 single crochet. (Round One)...
Slip stitch through the first single crochet.
Chain one and crochet two single crochets
into each of the single crochets from Round One (Round Two)...
Slip stitch through the first single crochet from Round Two. Chain one and crochet one single crochet into each of the
single crochets from Round Two (Round Three)...
Slip stitch through the first single crochet from Round Three.
Chain one and crochet one single crochet into each of the
single crochets in Round Three (Round Four).
(Note: I did change yarn colors after the first round and again
after the third round but you can continue with the same color
for your first wreath.)
For the bow, chain 18, turn, skip the first chain, single crochet
in each of the chains. Tie off...
Make a bow and knot with the same color yarn leaving the ends long...
Pull the ends of the yarn used to tie the bow through the top of thewreath with about two single crochets between. Tie the bow tightly
to the wreath. Use the ends to make a loop for hanging...
Remember the crocheted snowflakes and how it is hard to make
just one? Well, the wreaths are the same way. I have made at
least a dozen.
Enjoy...
Talk with you tomorrow...