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Thursday, July 21, 2016

"The Tia" Bow Headband



We've all seen these super cute headbands shaped like bows circulating on the internet and social media, now it can be yours. 




My sweet cousin, let's call her... Tia! Is getting married very soon. We've been all abuzz, traveled hither and thither,  laughed, cried, tried on dresses, planned and most importantly prayed. Her time has finally come this December. Amid all this bustle and glee, I asked my bride what else I could do for her, (aside from those other maidly duties) what could I crochet for her?

She replied with a simple yet genius request. "I have this bow ear warmer headband and it's falling apart. Would you make me another?" Would I!?!? (ecstatically) I thought to myself.
I absolutely will.
And, I'll design my own!
And.... I'll make enough for the whole bridal party!
AND... I'll publish the pattern!
AND.... I'LL MAKE IT FREE!



These headbands are adorable. They're on Pinterest, they're for sale on Etsy, patterns are all over Ravelry too! But you can make your own, and you can make it tonight! With a partial skein or leftover ball and one evening you can have this hot trendy item and make it in time to wear before the weather turns.

This design is a super easy beginner pattern, and for the more experienced crocheter, a fun break from large or complicated patterns- you could knock it out in an hour!

Makes a great and heartfelt homemade gift too! *Wink *Wink! I'll be popping these babies out in a rainbow of colors, using every bit in my stash. I might get crazy and try out some variegated yarns too!


So let me know what you think of this design, I'd love to see what color you make, and how cute it looks on you too! Share a picture on Haute Kippy's Facebook Page when you complete this project! Leave me a comment if you like this free pattern!

If you'd like to OWN this pattern, a sleek, printer friendly, portable PDF version is available here on Etsy, and here:  on Ravelry.

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Take Care! xo- Kip


The Tia Bow Headband Crochet Pattern



You may sell items made from this pattern, but please be courteous, always credit Haute Kippy with the original design and link to my blog when possible.

Hook: H/8 5mm

Yarn: Any Worsted
Gauge: 12 sts, 5 rows ~4” in DC
Notions: Yarn needle
Finished Dimensions: 20” around, 4 ¾ wide
Difficulty: Beginner

Notes: Alternating rows of single crochet and double crochet feature the more attractive right side of double crochet stitches. Work 14 stitches across for 42 rows, then slip stitch the ends together to form a tube. Gather the band at the seam and wrap with extra yarn to form a faux knot apx. 1” wide. A beginning crocheter who knows basic crochet terminology, how to slip stitch, single crochet and double crochet will be able to follow this pattern. To resize for a larger or smaller head, calculate number of needed rows by 2 rows = 1 ¼”.

Headband:

Chain 16
Row 1: dc in the third ch from hook, and make 1 dc in each ch across, ch 1, turn. (14 sts)
Row 2: sc in the first st (same st as turning ch here and throughout), make 1 sc in each st across, ch 2, turn.
Row 3: dc in the first st, make 1 dc in each st across, ch 1, turn.
Rows 4-42: Repeat rows 2 and 3 respectively, ending on a row 2 repeat. Do not ch 2 at last row repeat.

Finishing:

Align ends together, matching stitches across with right side facing out. Working through both layers at the same time, insert hook through the first sts and sl st the two sides together. Continue slip stitching the ends together, keeping stitches on both sides aligned with each other. At row end, make one final sl st.

Break yarn leaving a very long tail, 12” - 18”. Cinch the headband at the center seam and wrap yarn around snugly, but not too tightly. Continue wrapping the yarn tail, creating a faux knot apx. 1” wide, which makes the headband look like a bow. Securely weave in ends.

Original pattern ‘The Tia Bow Headband’
copyright Haute Kippy by Bethany Sypolt 2016

Friday, July 1, 2016

The Patchwork Spangled Banner Afghan



Summertime is season of fun, and everyone feels patriotic especially around Independence Day.



I've designed and created my very first afghan in honor of our nations great flag. I came up with the idea for a patchwork-type flag design before, but I was never able to dedicate time to fully conceptualizing it. Now the time has come! 


The Patchwork Spangled Banner Afghan was crafted especially for my family reunion coming up in August. It's going to be my contribution to raising funds to support future reunions. I donated my love, time and skill (and of course the yarn!) to be raffled off and won by one lucky member of our family.


And of course as a sign of my love for all you happy hookers out there, I've written and published the pattern too! As always, it's FREE for you! 

This afghan is crocheted in what I call "strips". Though it appears to be made from 24 individual squares, I actually just change color back and forth in one long continuous strip, horizontally along the blanket. Make four strips and then sew them together to complete the faux flag look!


I hope everyone enjoys crocheting their very own fun flag-inspired throw blanket this summer.
Please enjoy the pattern and be sure to add it to your Ravelry Queue! I'm available to help with any questions, as you begin your project! Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this pattern!

A portable, clean viewing, printer friendly PDF download is available now in my Etsy shop! Click Here to Get the PDF from Etsy or from my Ravelry Shop! Thank you for supporting more free content from Haute Kippy for your enjoyment!
Have a wonderful summer! 

xo- Kip


Patchwork Spangled Banner Free Pattern:



You may sell items made from this pattern, but please be courteous, always credit Haute Kippy with the original design and link to my blog when possible.


Original pattern ‘The Patchwork Spangled Banner Afghan’

copyright Haute Kippy by Bethany Sypolt 2016



Hook: M/9mm & G6/4mm
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver
4 skeins Cherry Red
3 skeins White
2 skein Soft Navy
1 skein Gold
Gauge: 8 sts, 6 rows = 4” in HDC
Notions: Yarn needle
Difficulty: Intermediate
Finished dimensions: 43” x 60”


Notes:
  1. Afghan is crocheted with two strands held together, one from each of two skeins in varying colors. In order to crochet with 2 strands on the gold skein, use both the inner and outer strands held together, unwinding simultaneously.
  2. Constructed in horizontal strips containing blocks of 20 sts by 15 rows, changing one strand’s color after 15 rows and continuing on for a total of four strips, each with six- 20x15 blocks. The four strips are then sewn together.
  3. Color changes are made in the last stitch of the 15th row of each color block as follows: in the last st of row 15, yo, draw up a loop, drop old color(s) keeping loops already on hook, pick up new color(s), yo and draw through loops on hook. Cut dropped color(s) leaving a tail long enough to weave in.
  4. There will be many tails to weave in as afghan progresses through color changes, it is recommended to weave-as-you-go, pausing to weave after the first two or three rows of the next color block of the strip.
  5. Edging in gold is optional, as some fancy American flags have gold fringe, and even tassels as a decoration. This also helps to seal side edges for a more finished look.
  6. Stars are individually crocheted appliques, hand-sewn onto the starfield of the “flag”.


The chart below illustrates the 24 blocks of the afghan,
and denotes their corresponding color combinations.



Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Block 5
Block 6
Strip 1
Blue
Blue
Blue
White
Blue
Blue
Red
White
Red
Red
Red
White
Strip 2
Blue
White
Blue
Blue
Blue
White
Red
Red
Red
White
Red
Red
Strip 3
Red
Red
Red
White
Red
Red
Red
White
Red
Red
Red
White
Strip 4
Red
White
Red
Red
Red
White
Red
Red
Red
White
Red
Red


Strip 1


M/9mm hook
Chain 21 using 2 strands of blue held together.


Block 1:
Row 1: hdc into the second ch from hook, and in each remaining ch across, ch 1, turn. (20 sts)
Row 2: hdc into each st across, ch 1, turn. (20 sts)
Rows 3-14: repeat row 2.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop 1 strand of blue, add 1 strand of white, ch 1, turn.


Continue on, making one long strip through all color block changes. See #3 in notes for details about color changes. Refer back to color chart for help in understanding color block pattern.


Block 2:
Repeat rows 1-14 using white and blue held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop white, add 1 strand of blue, ch 1, turn.


Block 3:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 2 strands of blue held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop both blue strands, add 1 strand of white and 1 strand of red, ch 1, turn.


Block 4:
Repeat rows 1-14 using white and red held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop white, add 1 strand of red, ch 1, turn.


Block 5:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 2 strands of red held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop 1 strand of red, add 1 strand of white, ch 1, turn.


Block 6:
Repeat rows 1-14 using white and red held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across (20 sts), fo, weave in ends.


Strip 2


Chain 21 using 1 strand of blue and 1 strand of white held together.


Block 1:
Row 1: hdc into the second ch from hook, and in each remaining ch across, ch 1, turn. (20 sts)
Row 2: hdc into each st across, ch 1, turn. (20 sts)
Rows 3-14: repeat row 2.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop white, add 1 strand of blue, ch 1, turn.


Block 2:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 2 strands of blue held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop 1 strand of blue, add 1 strand of white, ch 1, turn.


Block 3:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 1 strand of blue and 1 strand of white held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop blue and white, add 2 strands of red, ch 1, turn.


Block 4:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 2 strands of red held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop 1 strand of red, add 1 strand of white, ch 1, turn.


Block 5:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 1 strand of red and 1 strand of white held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop white, add 1 strand of red, ch 1, turn.


Block 6:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 2 strands of red held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across (20 sts), fo, weave in ends.


Strip 3


Chain 21 using 2 strands of red held together.


Block 1:
Row 1: hdc into the second ch from hook, and in each remaining ch across, ch 1, turn. (20 sts)
Row 2: hdc into each st across, ch 1, turn. (20 sts)
Rows 3-14: repeat row 2.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop 1 strand of red, add 1 strand of white, ch 1, turn.


Block 2:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 1 strand of red and 1 strand of white held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop white, add 1 strand of red, ch 1, turn.


Block 3:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 2 strands of red held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop 1 strand of red, add 1 strand of white, ch 1, turn.


Block 4:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 1 strand of red and 1 strand of white held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop white, add 1 strand of red, ch 1, turn.


Block 5:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 2 strands of red held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop 1 strand of red, add 1 strand of white, ch 1, turn.


Block 6:
Repeat rows 1-14 using white and red held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across (20 sts), fo, weave in ends.


Strip 4


Chain 21 using 1 strand of red and 1 strand of white held together.


Block 1:
Row 1: hdc into the second ch from hook, and in each remaining ch across, ch 1, turn. (20 sts)
Row 2: hdc into each st across, ch 1, turn. (20 sts)
Rows 3-14: repeat row 2.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop white, add 1 strand of red, ch 1, turn.


Block 2:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 2 strands of red held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop 1 strand of red, add 1 strand of white, ch 1, turn.


Block 3:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 1 strand of red and 1 strand of white held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop white, add 1 strand of red, ch 1, turn.


Block 4:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 2 strands of red held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop 1 strand of red, add 1 strand of white, ch 1, turn.


Block 5:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 1 strand of red and 1 strand of white held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across, at last st, drop white, add 1 strand of red, ch 1, turn.


Block 6:
Repeat rows 1-14 using 2 strands of red held together.
Row 15: hdc into each st across (20 sts), fo, weave in ends.


Finishing


Arrange strips in order from 1 to 4 as reflected by the chart. Sew strips together using red yarn. Avoid a common whip stitch, instead make small stitches on the sides of the strip, weaving the needle back and forth between the strips and pulling them together. This will prevent any obvious seams.


Stars


G6/4mm Hook
White yarn


Form a magic ring.
Round 1: Ch 2, make 10 dc into magic ring, sl st to first dc to join, pull loop tightly closed.
Round 2: Ch 4, being sure to stitch into the back bump of the chain, *sc into the second ch from hook, hdc into the next ch, dc into the final ch, sk the next st from the previous row of dc’s and sl st into the next st* (point of star made), ch 4, *repeat* four more times, sl st into the last st, fo, leaving a long tail (~12”) for sewing.


Make 30 stars.
Sew stars to afghan, 5 to a block positioning them as follows: one in each corner, and one in the middle. Be sure to sew securely, especially the points of the stars. Take care not to let the white of the sewing tail bleed through to opposite side of afghan.


Size stars up or down for desired effect by changing hook or yarn.


Edging

Using 2 strands of gold held together, join to one edge on right side of afghan and sc evenly around entire edge, making 2 sc in corner sts. Raw edge rule of thumb is apx. 3 sts over every 2 rows of hdc. Fo, weave in ends.

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