Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Scarf, Hat, & Sweater Ornaments

Hat, Scarf, & Sweater Ornaments

Scarf Ornament
With color a, Ch 4.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: sc across. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 3-26: Repeat Row 2, changing colors every 3rd row between color a and color b if desired.
Row 27: sc across. End off, weave in ends.

Finishing touches: Add fringe- With 6 short pieces of color b, attach once piece to each st on both short sides of scarf. Use a tapestry needle to fray yarn. Fold scarf and sew or glue scarf as shown in picture. Attach a 7" piece of yarn or thread to top of scarf for hanger and tie in knot.



Hat Ornament
With color a, ch 8.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 2-7 sc in blo across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 8: sc in blo across. End off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Finishing touches: Sew first row and last row (short sides) together to form a tube. Then, weave yarn through one each row one of the long sides and pull taut to form hat. Make a small pom-pom and attach to top of hat where gathered. Secure on the inside of hat and weave in ends.


Sweater

Body:
With color a, ch 26.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 2-6: sc in blo across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 7: sc in blo across. End off, weave in ends.

Sleeves (Make 2):
With color a, ch 11,
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Ch 1 turn.
Rows 2-4: sc in blo across. Ch1, turn.
Row 5: sc in blo across. End off, leaving ample yarn for sewing.

Collar:
With color a, ch 10.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: sc in blo across. End off, leaving ample yarn for sewing.

Sweater finishing touches: Choose right and wrong sides for body and fold in half with right sides together. On each long side, sew together through both layers through 10 sts. There should be 5 stitches remaing for arm holes on each side. Flip sweater body right side out. Sew long sides of sleeves together to form 2 long tubes. Sew the short side of each sleeve (where you left off from sewing up the side) to the arm holes of each side of the body. Secure with knot and weave in ends on inside. Sew short sides of collar together to form a tube and sew to top center of sweater as shown in picture, keeping the collar rounded.

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