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CROCHET PUMPKIN – Free crochet pattern (UK terms)

CROCHET PUMPKIN – Free crochet pattern (UK terms)


DESIGN AND PATTERN:  Hege Espeland Lygrewww.HELdesign.com
Please read the Terms of use for my crochet patterns.


CROCHET PUMPKIN- big, medium and small

When autumn arrives I like to decorate my home with pumpkins, and last year I made a simple crochet pattern for a crochet pumpkin in three different sizes. There are numerous patterns like this on the internet, but I thought I’d share my pattern with you anyways. The pumpkins can be made in any type of yarn, so play around with different colours, sizes and also thickness of the yarn. And instead of making a stem you can also use a tiny branch (as shown in photos further down on the page).


MATERIALS

  • Yarn – The pumpkin can be made in any type of yarn, so choose the yarn that suits you best
  • Crochet Hook – The size that goes with the yarn you’re using, and one in a smaller size
  • Filling / Wadding to stuff the pumpkins
  • Needle
  • Scissors

STITCHES / ABBREVIATIONS (UK terms)

  • R (row/round)
  • ch (chain/slip knot) – Watch video
  • sl st (slip stitch) – Watch video
  • dc (double crochet) – Watch video (video title shows US terms – sc (single crochet)
  • MR (magic ring) – Watch video
  • st (stitch)
  • tog (together)

GAUGE

No gauge is necessary for this pattern, as it’s not a piece of clothing or something that requires exact measurments.

INFORMATION

  • Read through the whole pattern before you start.
  • Increase (example): When it says «2 sc, 2 sc in next st», it means that you make 1 sc in each of the two next stitches, and then 2 sc in the next stitch (you have then worked into 3 stitches in this example, ending up with 4 stitches).
  • Decrease (example): When it says «2 sc, 2sc tog», it means that you make 1 sc in each of the next two stitches, and then you decrease the next two stitches by crocheting them together (you have then worked into 4 stitches in this example, ending up with 3 stitches).
  • When you crochet in rounds it’s hard to see where the round ends and starts, so use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to put a mark after each round.
  • ** – Repeat everything written between * to * as many times as the pattern says, or to the end of the round.

CROCHET PATTERN

Crochet hook: Use the size that fits the yarn you’ve chosen.

CROCHET PUMPKIN – big size

R1: 6 dc in MR (6 dc).
Tip: hold off tightening the ring until you’re done with R2.
R2: 2 dc in each st (12 dc)
R3: *1 dc, 2 dc in next st* Repeat from * to * til the end of the round (18 dc)
R4
: *2 dc, 2 dc in next st* (24 dc)
R5:
*3 dc, 2 dc in next st* (30 dc)
R6:
*4 dc, 2 dc in next st* (36 dc)
R7: *5 dc, 2 dc in next st* (42 dc)
R8: *6 dc, 2 dc in next st* (48 dc)
R9: *7 dc, 2 dc in next st* (54 dc)
R10-R18: 1 dc in each st (54 dc) 
R19: *7 dc, 2 dc tog* (48 dc)
R20:
 *6 dc, 2 dc tog* (42 dc)
R21: *5 dc, 2 dc tog* (36 dc)
R22: *4 dc, 2 dc tog* (30 dc)
R23: *3 dc, 2 dc tog* (24 dc)
R24: *2 dc, 2 dc tog* (18 dc). Stuff the pumpkin.
R25: *1 dc, 2 dc tog* (12 dc). Leave a long enough tail to shape the pumpkin (long enough to go around the ball about three times), cut the yarn and sew it through the remaining 12 dc, tighten together and fasten.

Shape the pumpkin as shown in the photos and video below.


CROCHET PUMPKIN – medium size

R1: 6 dc in MR (6 dc).
Tip: hold off tightening the ring until you’re done with R2.
R2: 2 dc in each st (12 dc)
R3: *1 dc, 2 dc in next st* Repeat from * to * til the end of the round (18 dc)
R4
: *2 dc, 2 dc in next st* (24 dc)
R5:
*3 dc, 2 dc in next st* (30 dc)
R6:
*4 dc, 2 dc in next st* (36 dc)
R7: *5 dc, 2 dc in next st* (42 dc)
R8: *6 dc, 2 dc in next st* (48 dc)
R9-R16: 1 dc in each st (48 dc) 
R17:  *6 dc, 2 dc tog* (42 dc)
R18: *5 dc, 2 dc tog* (36 dc)
R19: *4 dc, 2 dc tog* (30 dc)
R20: *3 dc, 2 dc tog* (24 dc)
R21: *2 dc, 2 dc tog* (18 dc). Stuff the pumpkin.
R22: *1 dc, 2 dc tog* (12 dc). Leave a long enough tail to shape the pumpkin (long enough to go around the ball about three times), cut the yarn and sew it through the remaining 12 dc, tighten together and fasten.

Shape the pumpkin as showed under the big size.


CROCHET PUMPKIN – small size

R1: 6 dc in MR (6 dc).
Tip: hold off tightening the ring until you’re done with R2.
R2: 2 dc in each st (12 dc)
R3: *1 dc, 2 dc in next st* Repeat from * to * til the end of the round (18 dc)
R4
: *2 dc, 2 dc in next st* (24 dc)
R5:
*3 dc, 2 dc in next st* (30 dc)
R6:
*4 dc, 2 dc in next st* (36 dc)
R7: *5 dc, 2 dc in next st* (42 dc)
R8-R14: 1 dc in each st (42 dc) 
R15:  *5 dc, 2 dc tog* (36 dc)
R16: *4 dc, 2 dc tog* (30 dc)
R17: *3 dc, 2 dc tog* (24 dc)
R18: *2 dc, 2 dc tog* (18 dc). Stuff the pumpkin.
R19: *1 dc, 2 dc tog* (12 dc). Leave a long enough tail to shape the pumpkin (long enough to go around the ball about three times), cut the yarn and sew it through the remaining 12 dc, tighten together and fasten.

Shape the pumpkin as showed under the big size.



STEM – make one for each size

Crochet hook: Use one size smaller than the one you used for the pumpkins.

Chain 5
R1: 1 dc in second chain from hook, 3 dc, turn (4 dc)
R2-R4: 1 ch, 4 dc, turn (4 dc)

Don’t fasten the yarn, you’ll come back to it after you’re finished sewing the stem (photo 1). With the tail, sew 4 stitches down the side through the first and last row at the same time (photo 2). Weave in the end.

R5: Continue with the yarn from R4 (photo 3), 1 ch, 10 dc around the opening, fasten with sl st in first st (photo 4 and 5). Cut off the yarn, but leave a tail in order to sew the stem to the pumpkin (photo 6).



I hope you enjoyed my pattern, and that you now have one or more pumpkins to decorate your home with.


If you use my patterns please link back to www.HELdesign.com.
And I would love to see your finished pumpkins, so please tag me if you post on Instagram, with #heldesign_pattern and @heldesign_crochet 🙂



Please
contact me if you have any questions.

Enjoy your crocheting! 🙂

Dette bildet mangler alt-tekst; dets filnavn er cropped-heldesign_mint3-1-300x227.png

Would you like to learn how to crochet? 

Visit my YouTube channel, there you will find videos of the basic stitches and in time there will also come special stitches, various projects and requests.

CROCHET PUMPKIN – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

CROCHET PUMPKIN – Free crochet pattern (US terms)


DESIGN AND PATTERN:  Hege Espeland Lygrewww.HELdesign.com
Please read the Terms of use for my crochet patterns.


CROCHET PUMPKIN- big, medium and small

When autumn arrives I like to decorate my home with pumpkins, and last year I made a simple crochet pattern for a crochet pumpkin in three different sizes. There are numerous patterns like this on the internet, but I thought I’d share my pattern with you anyways. The pumpkins can be made in any type of yarn, so play around with different colours, sizes and also thickness of the yarn. And instead of making a stem you can also use a tiny branch (as shown in photos further down on the page).


MATERIALS

  • Yarn – The pumpkin can be made in any type of yarn, so choose the yarn that suits you best.
  • Crochet Hook – The size that goes with the yarn you’re using, and one in a smaller size.
  • Filling / Wadding to stuff the pumpkins
  • Needle
  • Scissors

STITCHES / ABBREVIATIONS (US terms)

GAUGE

No gauge is necessary for this pattern, as it’s not a piece of clothing or something that requires exact measurments.

INFORMATION

  • Read through the whole pattern before you start.
  • Increase (example): When it says «2 sc, 2 sc in next st», it means that you make 1 sc in each of the two next stitches, and then 2 sc in the next stitch (you have then worked into 3 stitches in this example, ending up with 4 stitches).
  • Decrease (example): When it says «2 sc, 2sc tog», it means that you make 1 sc in each of the next two stitches, and then you decrease the next two stitches by crocheting them together (you have then worked into 4 stitches in this example, ending up with 3 stitches).
  • When you crochet in rounds it’s hard to see where the round ends and starts, so use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to put a mark after each round.
  • ** – Repeat everything written between * to * as many times as the pattern says, or to the end of the round.

CROCHET PATTERN

Crochet hook: Use the size that fits the yarn you’ve chosen.

CROCHET PUMPKIN – big size

R1: 6 sc in MR (6 sc).
Tip: hold off tightening the ring until you’re done with R2.
R2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
R3: *1 sc, 2 sc in next st* Repeat from * to * til the end of the round (18 sc)
R4
: *2 sc, 2 sc in next st* (24 sc)
R5:
*3 sc, 2 sc in next st* (30 sc)
R6:
*4 sc, 2 sc in next st* (36 sc)
R7: *5 sc, 2 sc in next st* (42 sc)
R8: *6 sc, 2 sc in next st* (48 sc)
R9: *7 sc, 2 sc in next st* (54 sc)
R10-R18: 1 sc in each st (54 sc) 
R19: *7 sc, 2 sc tog* (48 sc)
R20:
 *6 sc, 2 sc tog* (42 sc)
R21: *5 sc, 2 sc tog* (36 sc)
R22: *4 sc, 2 sc tog* (30 sc)
R23: *3 sc, 2 sc tog* (24 sc)
R24: *2 sc, 2 sc tog* (18 sc). Stuff the pumpkin.
R25: *1 sc, 2 sc tog* (12 sc). Leave a long enough tail to shape the pumpkin (long enough to go around the ball about three times), cut the yarn and sew it through the remaining 12 sc, tighten together and fasten.

Shape the pumpkin as shown in the photos and video below.


CROCHET PUMPKIN – medium size

R1: 6 sc in MR (6 sc).
Tip: hold off tightening the ring until you’re done with R2.
R2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
R3: *1 sc, 2 sc in next st* Repeat from * to * til the end of the round (18 sc)
R4
: *2 sc, 2 sc in next st* (24 sc)
R5:
*3 sc, 2 sc in next st* (30 sc)
R6:
*4 sc, 2 sc in next st* (36 sc)
R7: *5 sc, 2 sc in next st* (42 sc)
R8: *6 sc, 2 sc in next st* (48 sc)
R9-R16: 1 sc in each st (48 sc) 
R17:  *6 sc, 2 sc tog* (42 sc)
R18: *5 sc, 2 sc tog* (36 sc)
R19: *4 sc, 2 sc tog* (30 sc)
R20: *3 sc, 2 sc tog* (24 sc)
R21: *2 sc, 2 sc tog* (18 sc). Stuff the pumpkin.
R22: *1 sc, 2 sc tog* (12 sc). Leave a long enough tail to shape the pumpkin (long enough to go around the ball about three times), cut the yarn and sew it through the remaining 12 sc, tighten together and fasten.

Shape the pumpkin as showed under the big size.


CROCHET PUMPKIN – small size

R1: 6 sc in MR (6 sc).
Tip: hold off tightening the ring until you’re done with R2.
R2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
R3: *1 sc, 2 sc in next st* Repeat from * to * til the end of the round (18 sc)
R4
: *2 sc, 2 sc in next st* (24 sc)
R5:
*3 sc, 2 sc in next st* (30 sc)
R6:
*4 sc, 2 sc in next st* (36 sc)
R7: *5 sc, 2 sc in next st* (42 sc)
R8-R14: 1 sc in each st (42 sc) 
R15:  *5 sc, 2 sc tog* (36 sc)
R16: *4 sc, 2 sc tog* (30 sc)
R17: *3 sc, 2 sc tog* (24 sc)
R18: *2 sc, 2 sc tog* (18 sc). Stuff the pumpkin.
R19: *1 sc, 2 sc tog* (12 sc). Leave a long enough tail to shape the pumpkin (long enough to go around the ball about three times), cut the yarn and sew it through the remaining 12 sc, tighten together and fasten.

Shape the pumpkin as showed under the big size.



STEM – make one for each size

Crochet hook: Use one size smaller than the one you used for the pumpkins.

Chain 5
R1: 1 sc in second chain from hook, 3 sc, turn (4 sc)
R2-R4: 1 ch, 4 sc, turn (4 sc)

Don’t fasten the yarn, you’ll come back to it after you’re finished sewing the stem (photo 1). With the tail, sew 4 stitches down the side through the first and last row at the same time (photo 2). Weave in the end.

R5: Continue with the yarn from R4 (photo 3), 1 ch, 10 sc around the opening, fasten with sl st in first st (photo 4 and 5). Cut off the yarn, but leave a tail in order to sew the stem to the pumpkin (photo 6).


I hope you enjoyed my pattern, and that you now have one or more pumpkins to decorate your home with.


If you use my patterns please link back to www.HELdesign.com.
And I would love to see your finished pumpkins, so please tag me if you post on Instagram, with #heldesign_pattern and @heldesign_crochet 🙂



Please
contact me if you have any questions, or if you find any mistakes in the pattern.

Enjoy your crocheting!
Best regards, Hege 🙂

Dette bildet mangler alt-tekst; dets filnavn er cropped-heldesign_mint3-1-300x227.png

Would you like to learn how to crochet? 

Visit my YouTube channel, there you will find videos of the basic stitches and in time there will also come special stitches, various projects and requests.

CROCHET HEART for Valentine´s Day card – Free crochet pattern (UK terms)

CROCHET HEART for Valentine´s Day card – Free crochet pattern (UK terms)

Free crochet pattern UK - crochet heart - HELdesign

DESIGN AND PATTERN:  Hege Espeland Lygrewww.HELdesign.com
Please read the Terms of use for my crochet patterns.


With a crochet hook and some scrap yarn you´ll make these cute, tiny crochet hearts in a few minutes. And with Valentine´s Day right around the corner, they´re perfect as decorations on a homemade card. 

MATERIALS

  • Scrap yarn
  • Crochet hook that goes with your yarn (check the label)

STITCHES / ABBREVIATIONS (UK terms)


PATTERN

Make MR. Tighten it until the ring is about 1 cm (about half an inch).
Then you crochet the following stitches in the MR:

(3 ch, 3 dbtr, 3 tr, 1 ch, 1 dbtr, 1 ch, 3 tr, 3 dbtr, 3 ch, 1 sl st)

Tighten the magic ring until the opening is closed. Cut off and sew in the ends.

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heklet hjerte3_hegeespelandlygre

With some thick paper (I used watercolor paper), a pen and some glue you can easily make your own card for your mom on Mother´s Day or for your love on Valentine´s Day.
I recommend using a pencil to sketch out the words before you go over it with a pen/marker. Glue on as many hearts as you want, and voila – you have your own homemade card.

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Crochet Heart by HELdesign

The hearts can also be used to decorate presents. On the photos they´re used on Christmas presents, but they´re just as perfect on birthday gifts and other type of presents.

IMG_1081
julehjerte_hegeespelandlygre

Good luck! 🙂 

If you use my patterns please link back to www.HELdesign.com.
And if you post on Instagram please tag photos with #heldesign_pattern and @heldesign_crochet (that way I can find you and see what you made) 🙂


Would you like to learn how to crochet? Visit my YouTube channel, there you´ll find videos of the basic stitches and with time there will also be special stitches, various projects and requests.

Contact me if you have any questions 🙂

CROCHET STAR – Free crochet pattern (UK terms)

CROCHET STAR – Free crochet pattern (UK terms)

Photo: Anne Djupvik Andersen – @husetidjupviken

DESIGN AND PATTERN:  Hege Espeland Lygrewww.HELdesign.com
Please read the Terms of use for my crochet patterns.


Crochet a little star to put on your Christmas cards or attach it on top of a cute little Christmas tree. Make several together as a garland, hang them on the Christmas tree or use them as table decorations. Your imagination is the only thing stopping you.

MATERIALS:

  • Yarn – Thin cotton
  • Crochet Hook – 1,75 mm (or the hook that goes with the yarn you´re using)

STITCHES / ABBREVIATIONS (UK terms)

  • ch (chain/slip knot) – Watch video
  • sl st (slip stitch) – Watch video
  • dc (double crochet) – Watch video (video title shows US terms – sc (single crochet)
  • htr (half treble) – Watch video (video title shows US terms – hdc (half double crochet)
  • tr (treble) – Watch video (video title shows US terms – dc (double crochet)
  • trtr (triple treble) – Watch video (video title shows US terms – tr (treble/triple crochet)
  • MR (magic ring) – Watch video
  • YO (yarn over)
  • st (stitch)
  • R (row/round)

CROCHET PATTERN

R1: Start with 5 sc in MR,
R1: 2 sc in each of 5 st = 10 sc
R3: *5 sc, (the following st is crocheted back on the 5 ch you just made), 1 sc in second ch from hook, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr. Skip 1 st, 1 sc in next st*.
Repeat from * to * 4 times. Fasten with sl st.
R4: *3 sc going up the star tip, 3 sc in the top, 3 sc going down the tip, 1 sl st in sc*.
Repeat from * to * on all the star tips. Fasten with sl st in first st. Cut off yarn. 

Photo: Anne Djupvik Andersen – @husetidjupviken

ASSEMBLING / SEWING

You can choose to keep the star as it is, or you can make it double as shown below. Put two stars together with wrong sides facing each other and sew them together. 

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heklet_stjerne_hegeespelandlygre
heklet_stjerne_4_hegeespelandlygre
heklet_stjerne_5_hegeespelandlygre

INSPIRATION 

Photo: Anne Djupvik Andersen – @husetidjupviken

If you use my patterns please link back to www.HELdesign.com.
And if you post on Instagram please tag photos with #heldesign_pattern and @heldesign_crochet (that way I can find you and see what you made) 🙂



Please
contact me if you have any questions.

Enjoy your crocheting! 🙂

Dette bildet mangler alt-tekst; dets filnavn er cropped-heldesign_mint3-1-300x227.png

Would you like to learn how to crochet? 

Visit my YouTube channel, there you will find videos of the basic stitches and in time there will also come special stitches, various projects and requests.

CROCHET STAR – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

CROCHET STAR – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

Photo: Anne Djupvik Andersen – @husetidjupviken

DESIGN AND PATTERN:  Hege Espeland Lygrewww.HELdesign.com
Please read the Terms of use for my crochet patterns.


Crochet a little star to put on your Christmas cards or attach it on top of a cute little Christmas tree. Make several together as a garland, hang them on the Christmas tree or use them as table decorations. Your imagination is the only thing stopping you.

MATERIALS:

  • Yarn – Thin cotton
  • Crochet Hook – 1,75 mm (or the hook that goes with the yarn you´re using)

STITCHES / ABBREVIATIONS (US terms)


CROCHET PATTERN

R1: Start with 5 sc in MR,
R1: 2 sc in each of 5 st = 10 sc
R3: *5 sc, (the following st is crocheted back on the 5 ch you just made), 1 sc in second ch from hook, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr. Skip 1 st, 1 sc in next st*.
Repeat from * to * 4 times. Fasten with sl st.
R4: *3 sc going up the star tip, 3 sc in the top, 3 sc going down the tip, 1 sl st in sc*.
Repeat from * to * on all the star tips. Fasten with sl st in first st. Cut off yarn. 

Photo: Anne Djupvik Andersen – @husetidjupviken

ASSEMBLING / SEWING

You can choose to keep the star as it is, or you can make it double as shown below. Put two stars together with wrong sides facing each other and sew them together. 

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heklet_stjerne_hegeespelandlygre
heklet_stjerne_4_hegeespelandlygre
heklet_stjerne_5_hegeespelandlygre

INSPIRATION 

Photo: Anne Djupvik Andersen – @husetidjupviken

If you use my patterns please link back to www.HELdesign.com.
And if you post on Instagram please tag photos with #heldesign_pattern and @heldesign_crochet (that way I can find you and see what you made) 🙂



Please
contact me if you have any questions.

Enjoy your crocheting! 🙂

Dette bildet mangler alt-tekst; dets filnavn er cropped-heldesign_mint3-1-300x227.png

Would you like to learn how to crochet? 

Visit my YouTube channel, there you will find videos of the basic stitches and in time there will also come special stitches, various projects and requests.

CROCHET SCARF – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

CROCHET SCARF – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

I designed this pattern last year, when I was asked by Tusen Ideer to participate in an annual charity case here in Norway, hosted by Kirkens Bymisjon. Each year thousands of people across our country knit or crochet homemade orange scarves, which are being handed out to homeless people on November 1st.

Use my pattern to make a crochet scarf for someone who really needs it, for someone you care about, for someone you don´t care about or just for yourself. Either way I hope you enjoy it 🙂


DESIGN AND PATTERN:  Hege Espeland Lygre
Please read the Terms of use for my crochet patterns.


What you´ll need

  • Wool yarn – compatible with crochet hook 5 mm (H/8).
  • Crochet Hook – 7 mm (two sizes up to make the scarf softer and looser)

Stitches/Abbreviations (US terms):

  • ch (chain/slip knot) – Watch video
  • sl st (slip stitch) – Watch video
  • sc (single crochet) – Watch video
  • dc (double crochet) – Watch video
  • puff stitch (ps) – step by step photo below
  • YO (yarn over)
  • st (stitch)
  • ch sp (chain space)
  • R (row/round)

Special stitch:

  • Puff stitch: YO (photo 1), insert hook in ch sp and pull up loop (photo 2) = 3 st, YO, insert hook in same ch sp, pull up loop (photo 3) = 5 st. YO, insert hook in same ch sp, pull up loop (3) = 7 st. YO, pull through 6 st on hook (photo 4) = 2 st remaining, YO, pull through last 2 st (photo 5) = 1 puff stitch (photo 6).

Note!

  • Turn your work at the end of each row and start every new row with 3 ch (counts as the first dc).
    Watch video – how to start a new row.

PATTERN

Ch 37

R1: 1 dc in 4th ch from hook, 1 dc in each of next 3 ch, * 1 ch, skip 2 ch, (1 ps, 2 ch, 1 ps) in next ch, 1 ch, skip 2 ch, 1 dc in each of next 5 ch * Repeat from * 2 more times.

R2: 3 ch (counts as first dc), 1 dc in each of next 4 dc, * 1 ch, (1 ps, 2 ch, 1 ps) in ch sp between ps, 1 ch, 1 dc in each of next 5 dc * Repeat from * 2 more times.

R3-99 (or as many rows as you need to get the desired length)Repeat R2.
Fasten off.

 

Edge

R1: Sc all the way around, with 2 sc in each corner. (On the long sides you make 2 sc in each row of dc and on the short sides you make 1 sc in each dc + 5 sc over each puff stitch group (2 sc in first ch sp, 1 sc in middle ch sp, 2 sc in last ch sp).
R2: Sc in back loop all the way around, with 2 sc in each of the two corner sc from last row.
Fasten off.

Tip1: If you want a longer scarf you just add as many rows as you need to get the desired length.

Tip2: Sew some buttons on one of the short sides to turn the scarf into an infinity scarf.

 


Good luck! 🙂 

If you use my patterns please link back to www.HELdesign.com.
And if you need any help just leave me a comment in the comment box below or e-mail me at: hege@heldesign.com.


Would you like to learn how to crochet? Visit my YouTube channel, there you´ll find videos of the basic stitches and with time there will also be special stitches, various projects and requests.

Contact me if you have any questions 🙂

CROCHET HEART for Valentine´s Day card – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

CROCHET HEART for Valentine´s Day card – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

Free crochet pattern US - crochet heart - HELdesign

DESIGN AND PATTERN:  Hege Espeland Lygre
Please read the Terms of use for my crochet patterns.


With a crochet hook and some scrap yarn you´ll make these cute, tiny crochet hearts in a few minutes. And with Valentine´s Day right around the corner, they´re perfect as decorations on a homemade card. 

MATERIALS

  • Scrap yarn
  • Crochet hook that goes with your yarn (check the label)

STITCHES / ABBREVIATIONS (US terms)


PATTERN

Make MR. Tighten it until the ring is about 1 cm (about half an inch).
Then you crochet the following stitches in the MR:

(3 ch, 3 tr, 3 dc, 1 ch, 1 tr, 1 ch, 3 dc, 3 tr, 3 ch, 1 sl st)

Tighten the magic ring until the opening is closed. Cut off and sew in the ends.

heklet hjerte2_hegeespelandlygre
heklet hjerte3_hegeespelandlygre

With some thick paper (I used watercolor paper), a pen and some glue you can easily make your own card for your mom on Mother´s Day or for your love on Valentine´s Day.
I recommend using a pencil to sketch out the words before you go over it with a pen/marker. Glue on as many hearts as you want, and voila – you have your own homemade card.

IMG_1078
Crochet Heart by HELdesign

The hearts can also be used to decorate presents. On the photos they´re used on Christmas presents, but they´re just as perfect on birthday gifts and other type of presents.

IMG_1081
julehjerte_hegeespelandlygre

Good luck! 🙂 

If you use my patterns please link back to www.HELdesign.com.
And if you need any help just leave me a comment in the comment box below or e-mail me at: hege@heldesign.com.


Would you like to learn how to crochet? Visit my YouTube channel, there you´ll find videos of the basic stitches and with time there will also be special stitches, various projects and requests.

Contact me if you have any questions 🙂

CROCHET HAT – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

CROCHET HAT – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

The spring is on its way but a hat always comes in handy no matter what time of year it is, wether you´re sitting outside on a chilly spring night, or you´re out on a boat on a cold and windy day, if you´re having a bad hair day or simply just want to wear a hat! I wrote the pattern for this easy crochet hat for my cousin last year and I thought I´d share it with you as well!


DESIGN AND PATTERN:  Hege Espeland Lygre
Please read the Terms of use for my crochet patterns.


The hat is made of only single crochet and half double crochet so hopefully it´s easy enough even for a beginner.


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What you´ll need

  • Yarn – Baby wool
    – Hat #1: cream and scraps of gray
    – Hat #2: light blue and gray
    – Hat #3: light blue, medium blue and dark blue
  • Crochet hook – G

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Stitches/Abbreviations:

  • ch(s) (chain(s)
  • sl st (slip stitch)
  • sc (single crochet)
  • hdc (half double crochet)
  • st(s) (stitch(es)
  • rnd (round)
  • tog (together)
  • Here you can watch my videos on how to crochet the different stitches

Special stitches

  • Magic ring
    Here
    you can watch my video on how to crochet a magic ring.

Misc

  • Every rnd of hdc starts with 2 chs, they count as the first hdc.
  • Every rnd of hdc joins with a sl st in the topof the 2 chs in the beginning.
  • Every rnd of sc starts with 1 ch, and then sc in the same st.
  • Every rnd of sc joins with a sl st in the first sc.
  • Increase: 2 sc in same stitch.
  • Decrease: 2 sc together: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over hook, pull yarn through one loop, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over hook, pull yarn through one loop, yarn over hook, pull yarn through all three loops on hook.
  • If you want the hat to be tighter or looser you can use a smaller or larger crochet hook, or you can finish off or continue increasing until you have as many stitches as you want. If you want the hat to be longer you can crochet some extra rounds before the edge (on hat # 3 you make the extra rounds before you start decreasing).

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HAT # 1 AND 2

Rnd 1: Make 8 sc in a magic ring. Tip: don´t tighten the ring until you´re done with the second rnd.

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st all the way around = 16 sc

Rnd 3: Increase: 2 hdc in every 2. st = 24 hdc

Rnd 4: 2 hdc in every 3. st = 32 hdc

Rnd 5: 2 hdc in every 4. st = 40 hdc

Rnd 6: 2 hdc in every 5. st = 48 hdc

Rnd 7: 2 hdc in every 6. st = 56 hdc

Rnd 8: 2 sc in every 7. st = 64 sc

Rnd 9: 1 sc in each st all the way around = 64 sc

Rnd 10: 2 hdc in every 8. st = 72 hdc

Rnd 11: 2 hdc in every 9. st = 80 hdc

Rnd 12: 2 hdc in every 10. st = 88 hdc

Rnd 13: 1 hdc in each st all the way around = 88 hdc

Rnd 14: Same as rnd 13 = 88 hdc

Rnd 15: 1 sc in each st all the way around = 88 sc

Rnd 16: Same as rnd 15 = 88 sc

Rnd 17 – 21: Same as rnd 13 = 88 hdc

Rnd 22 – 23: Same as rnd 15 = 88 sc

Rnd 24 – 28: Same as rnd 13 = 88 hdc

Rnd 29 – 30: Same as rnd 15 = 88 sc

Rnd 31 – 35: Same as rnd 13 = 88 hdc

Rnd 36 – 37: Same as rnd 15 = 88 sc

Rnd 38: Same as rnd 13 = 88 hdc. If you want the hat to be longer you can make some extra rnds here.

Rnd 39 – 42: Same as rnd 15 = 88 sc. Cut off and sew in all the ends.

 

HAT # 3

(this is slightly more baggy than the first two hats)

Rnd 1 – 12: Same as Hat # 1 and 2 = 88 hdc

Rnd 13: Increase: 2 hdc in every 11. st = 96 hdc

Rnd 14: 2 hdc in every 12. st = 104 hdc

Rnd 15: 1 sc in each st all the way around = 104 sc

Rnd 16: Same as rnd 15 = 104 sc

Rnd 17: 1 hdc in each st all the way around = 104 hdc

Rnd 18 – 21: Same as rnd 17 = 104 hdc

Rnd 22 – 23: Same as rnd 15 = 104 sc

Rnd 24 – 28: Same as rnd 17 = 104 hdc

Rnd 29 – 30: Same as rnd 15 = 104 sc

Rnd 31 – 35: Same as rnd 17 = 104 hdc. If you want the hat to be longer you can make some extra rnds here.

Rnd 36: Decrease: 12. and 13. hdc tog = 96 hdc

Rnd 37: 11. and 12. sc tog = 88 sc

Rnd 38 – 41: Same as rnd 15 = 88 sc. Cut off and sew in all the ends.

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Good luck! 🙂 

If you use my patterns please link back to www.HELdesign.com.
And if you need any help just leave me a comment in the comment box below or e-mail me at: hege@heldesign.com.


Would you like to learn how to crochet? Visit my YouTube channel, there you´ll find videos of the basic stitches and with time there will also be special stitches, various projects and requests.

Contact me if you have any questions 🙂


 

CROCHET EASTER EGG – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

CROCHET EASTER EGG – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

Easter is coming up but there is still time to make more Easter decorations. Here´s a pattern for some cute and simple crochet eggs that you can make in one evening!


DESIGN AND PATTERN: HEGE ESPELAND LYGRE
Please read the Terms of use for my crochet patterns.


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What you´ll need:

  • Yarn – thin cotton (the type you use on doilys)
  • Steel crochet hook – I used a hook with metric size 1,25 mm. I couldn´t find the exact US measure but a 1,15 mm is a steel hook 10 and a 1,3 mm is a steel hook 9
  • Easter egg – 3.5 inches/9 cm (height) x 2.4 inches/6 cm (thickness)

Stitches/Abbreviations:

  • ch(s) (chain(s)
  • sl st (slip stitch)
  • sc (single crochet)
  • dc (double crochet)
  • ch sp (chain space)
  • st(s) (stitch(es)
  • rnd (round)
  • 2 dc tog (2 double crochet together/decrease)
  • Here you can watch my videos on how to crochet the different stitches

Misc

  • Every rnd starts with 3 chs, they count as the first dc.
  • I haven´t tested the gauge for this pattern, if the «cover» is too big or too small for the egg you can try changing to a smaller og bigger steel crochet hook, or you can make one or two more or less rounds before you begin decreasing on rnd 10.

PATTERN

Chain 6, make a ring by joining with a sl st in the first ch. Start with 3 chs on each round (count as the first dc).

Rnd 1: The entire rnd is crocheted inside the ring: (3 dc, ch 2) x 4 = 3 dc + ch sp x 4

Rnd 2: (1 dc, 2 dc in next, 1 dc, ch 2) x 4 = 4 dc + ch sp x 4

Rnd 3: (2 dc (means that you make 1 dc in each of the next two st), 1 dc between second and third st, 2 dc, ch 3) x 4 = 5 dc + ch sp x 4

Rnd 4: (2 dc, 2 dc in next, 2 dc, ch 4) x 4 = 6 dc + ch sp x 4

Rnd 5: (3 dc, 1 dc between third and forth st, 3 dc, ch 5,) x 4 = 7 dc + ch sp x 4

6. omg: (3 dc, 2 dc in next, 3 dc, ch 5) x 4 = 8 dc + ch sp x4

7. – 9. omg: (8 dc, ch 5) x 4 = 8 dc + ch sp x 4

10. omg: (3 dc, 2 dc tog, 3 dc, ch 4) x 4 = 7 dc + ch sp x 4

11. omg: (3 dc, 2 dc tog, 2 dc, ch 3) x 4 = 6 dc + ch sp x 4. After this rnd you must continue working on the egg.

12. omg: (2 dc, 2 dc tog, 2 dc, ch 3) x 4 = 5 dc + ch sp x 4

13. omg: (2 dc, 2 dc tog, 1 dc, ch 2) x 4 = 4 dc + ch sp x 4

14. omg: (1 dc, 2 dc tog, 1 dc) x 4 = 12 dc

Make a string if you want to hang up the egg.

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Good luck! 🙂 

If you use my patterns please link back to www.HELdesign.com.
And if you need any help just leave me a comment in the comment box below or e-mail me at: hege@heldesign.com.


Would you like to learn how to crochet? Visit my YouTube channel, there you´ll find videos of the basic stitches and with time there will also be special stitches, various projects and requests.

Contact me if you have any questions 🙂


CROCHET HEART 3 in 1 pattern – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

CROCHET HEART 3 in 1 pattern – Free crochet pattern (US terms)

3 hearts in 1 pattern!
Make one as an application, make two as a stuffed heart or make a cute crochet heart pocket for the wine bottle, with room for a heart shaped card. Just as perfect for your loved one on Valentines day as it is for a friend´s birthday!


DESIGN AND PATTERN: HEGE ESPELAND LYGRE

Please read the Terms of use for my crochet patterns.


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What you´ll need:

  • Yarn (I used cotton)
  • Crochet Hook – Size D

Stitches/Abbreviations:

  • ch(s) (chain(s)
  • sl st (slip stitch)
  • sc (single crochet)
  • hdc (half double crochet)
  • dc (double crochet)
  • ch sp (chain space)
  • st(s) (stitch(es)
  • rnd (round)
  • tog (together)
  • Here you can watch my videos on how to crochet the different stitches.

Special stitches

  • Magic ring
  • Here you can watch my video on how you crochet a magic ring.

PATTERN

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Rnd 1: 
Make 10 sc in a magic ring, join with sl st in the first st. Tip: don´t tighten the ring until you´re done with the second rnd.

Rnd 2: 1 sc, 1 sc in the same st that you made the sl st, (hdc, dc) in the next, 2 dc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next, (hdc, dc, hdc) in the next, hdc in the next, 2 dc in the next 2 sts, (dc, hdc) in the next, join with sl st in the first st.

Rnd 3: On this round you´re not doing anything in the first st so you´ll start with (sc, hdc) in the second st, 2 dc in the next 5 sts, hdc in the next 2 sts, (hdc, sc) in the next, join with sl st in the first st.

4. omg: Start like you did on rnd 3 with sc in the second st, (sc, hdc) in the next, 2 dc in the next 6 sts, hdc in the next 7 sts, 3 sc in the next, hdc in the next 7 sts, 2 dc in the next 6 sts, (hdc, sc) in the next, sc in the next, join with sl st in the first st.

5. omg: Don´t make this round until you´ve finished part 2!
*Ch 3, skip 1 st, sl st in the next* – repeat from * til * all the way around. When you come down to part 2 (after approx. 6 ch sp) you crochet through both parts/layers at the same time. Join with sl st in the first st, ch 30 (loop), sl st in the same st. Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.

PART 2 

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 2 dc in the first st, turn = 3 dc

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in the first st, sc in the next, 2 sc in the last st, turn = 5 sc

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in the first st, (ch 3, skip 1 st, sc in the next) x 2, turn.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in the first st, (ch 3, sc in the next ch sp) x 2, ch 3, sc in the last st, turn.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in the first st, (ch 3, sc in the next ch sp) x 3, ch 3, sc in the last st, turn.

Rnd. 6: Ch 1, sc in the first st, (ch 1, dc) in the next ch sp x 5, skip the next ch sp, sl st in sc between the 2nd and 3rd ch sp on rnd 5, skip the next ch sp, (dc, ch 1) in the next ch sp x 5, sc in the last st, don´t turn!

Rnd 7: Edge around part 2
Ch 1, 6 sc down the side, 3 sc in the bottom/point, 6 sc up the side, sc i the first sc on rnd 6, (ch 2, skip the next st, sc in the next) x 5, sl st in the next, sc in the next, (ch 2, skip the next st, sc in the next) x 4, ch 2, skip the next st, join with sl st in the first sc on rnd 6.

Rnd 8: Put the wrong side of part 2 facing the right side of part 1 with the bottom part of the heart (the points) joining each other. Crochet the two parts together as explained on part 1, rnd 5.

Cut out a heart in paper or card board that fits the heart pocket. Write something nice on the card, put it in the pocket and hang it on the wine bottle, bear bottle or whatever you want, then give it to a loved one!

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A few variations!

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Stuffed heart
Make two pieces of part 1, but only rnd 1-4 (don´t make rnd 5). Put one on top of the other with wrong sides facing each other. Now you make rnd 5, but you crochet through both parts at the same time. When you have about 10 sts left you fill it with some sort of stuffing before you finish the last 10 sts. After joining with sl st in the first st, ch 30 (loop) and join again with sl st in the same st.

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Card with crochet heart
Cut out a rectangle in paper or card board, fold it in half and glue a heart (part 1) on the front.


Good luck! 🙂 

If you use my patterns please link back to www.HELdesign.com.
And if you need any help just leave me a comment in the comment box below or e-mail me at: hege@heldesign.com.


Would you like to learn how to crochet? Visit my YouTube channel, there you´ll find videos of the basic stitches and with time there will also be special stitches, various projects and requests.

Contact me if you have any questions 🙂