Knits, Crochets, & Leaves, Part Two
The Mad Hatter and the matching hatband to yesterday’s scarf! There’s another version with a berry between every leaf, but it looks more like Christmas and less like Washington’s Birthday, so I have put it away until December. These leaves and berries were no brainers. For individual leaves I chained about 14, then loosely did the following; sl, sc, dc, tc, dc, sc, sl…then I rounded the corner and did the same back again, ending by slipping the last stitch through the three loops rather than the usual two. Cut the yarn, pull through and tighten. When I made the chain of leaves, I just started the process over each time without cutting the yard or pulling through until the very last stitch. The berries were even easier. Chain about 7 , then start single or double crocheting everything together. When you’re finished the berry looks like a little purse, with two yarn ends that you simply tie snugly together, drawing the pouch into a roundish shape. I tied the berries to the leaves and the scarf, then wove the ends back into the piece of that colour (i.e. green into leaves, red into berries). That’s it…as I said, a no brainer. Here’re two close-ups in different light.
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Lovely. Excellent job!