Flower "Pin Up" Girl

Technique: crochet, general crafting

Materials:
clothespin
wooden bead for head
beading wire
flesh coloured embroider floss
white chenille stick
crochet thread size 10 in pink and white
acrylic paints
curly dolls hair


Tools:
scissors
hot glue
wire cutters
No 7 steel hook

Follow the directions here for how to create a clothespin doll.

For the dress you can download the pdf from here.

Gold Crochet Bell

Technique: Crochet

Materials:
8ply yarn

This is the same pattern I used here, but done with metallic gold yarn instead of red yarn, I much prefer the result when worked with the metallic.

This pattern is worked in the round.

Crochet 4 ch and form a ring with 1 sl st
ROUND 1: 6 sc in ring.
ROUND 2: 2 sc in each sc = 12 sc.
ROUND 3: * 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc *, repeat from *-* = 18 sc.
ROUND 4: * 1 sc in each of the first 2 sc, 2 sc in next *, repeat from *-* = 24 sc.
ROUND 5 to 14: 1 sc in each sc.
ROUND 15: * 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc *, repeat from *-* = 36 sc.
ROUND 16: 1 sc in each sc.
ROUND 17: * 4 ch, 1 sc in first ch, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in next sc *, repeat from *-*.
Cut and fasten thread.

HANDLE: Crochet 1 sc at the top of the bell with 1 thread Cotton Viscose – leave approx 1 meter [1.1 yds] for making the clapper afterwards. Work 30 ch and fasten with 1 sl st at the top. Cut the thread.

Crochet Over Glass Bauble

Technique:  Crochet

Materials:
metallic crochet thread
8cm bauble

Tools:
2mm hook

The crochet over glass baubles remind me a lot of fishing buoys.  Perhaps I will do a rustic one with string and embellish with shells and such.

The original pattern was created by Joy Prescott for a 2.5" glass ball, using size 10 crochet thread and a size 6 steel hook.  The balls I had were much bigger, so I adjusted the pattern somewhat, by using thicker thread and a larger needle, as well as adding in extra rows of the netting.  If you would like to view the original pattern you can download it for free it here.

Round 1:  Ch 4, form to join ring, ch 3, 11 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Round 2:  Ch 5, [dc in next dc, ch 2] rep around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5.

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as joning, [3 dc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next dc] rep around, ending with 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, join in beg sc.

Round 4:  Sl st to centre dc of next dc group, ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 5, sc in centre dc of next dc group] rep around, ending with ch 5, join in beg sc.

Round 5:  Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, [7 dc in next ch-5 sp, sc in next sc] rep around, ending with 7 dc in next ch-5 sp, join in beg sc.

Round 6:  Sl st to centre dc of next dc group, ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 5, sc in centre dc of next dc group] rep around, ending with ch 5, join in beg sc.

Rounds 7 - 11:  Sl st to 3rd ch of ch-5, ch 1, sc in same st as joining, [ch5, sc in next ch-5 sp] rep aroujd, ending with ch 5, join in beg sc.

Insert glass ornament.

Round 12:  Sl st to 3rd chain of ch-5, ch 1, sc in same st as joining, ch 3, sc in next ch-5] rep around, ending with ch 3, join in beg sc.

Round 13:  Sl st in first 2 chs of next ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in each ch-3 sp around, join in beg sc, fasten off.