Sunday, October 28, 2012

Batman Cape!

Okay, so we are all about Halloween at our house. If you don't believe me, just check out my costume:
Anyway, because I was so excited for Halloween, I offered to make my nephew a Batman cape for Christmas because obviously, Batman is the coolest superhero ever and my 4-year-old nephew is always pretending to be Batman. So here is what I came up with:


Supplies:

Size H hook.

Black and yellow yarn

Piece of black felt ($.23 at Walmart)

 

Collar

Ch 55.

Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook. Sc in remaining chains. (54 sc)

Row 2: Ch 3, turn. (counts as first dc) Dc in each sc across.

Row 3: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each dc across.

Row 4: Ch 3, turn. Dc in next 30 sc.

Row 5: Ch 3, turn.*2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * across. (46 dc)

Row 6: Ch 3, turn. *2 dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc. Repeat from * across.

Row 7: Ch 3, turn. *2 dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * across.

Row 8: Ch 3, turn. Dc in each dc across.

Rows 9-35: Repeat row 8.

Finish off.
 
 

 

Yellow oval (pattern modified from bustingstitches.blogspot.com)

Ch 3. 9 dc in 3rd ch from hook. Sl st in top of ch-3.

Ch 3. 2 dc in next 3 dc. 3 dc in next dc. 2 dc in next 4 dc. 3 dc in next dc. Dc in last dc. Sl st in top of ch-3.

Ch 3. 2 dc in next 7 dc. 3 dc in next dc. 2 dc in next 10 dc. 3 dc in next dc. 2 dc in next 2 dc. Dc in last dc. Sl st in top of ch-3.

Ch 3. 1 dc in next 15 dc. 3 dc in next dc. 1 dc in next 22 dc. 3 dc in next dc. 1 dc in remaining dc. Sl st to ch-3. Fasten off.
 
 

 

Cut out and attach felt bat symbol onto the yellow oval. I sewed mine on with black thread. 
 
Attach yellow oval to back of cape. Attach a button on the top of collar, and voila! An awesome Batman cape, ready for action!
 


 

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Siya Doll

All right, so I know it's been a while since I've posted a new pattern...I've been busy on Pinterest finding tons of other cool blogs with free crochet patterns and forgot to post on my own, lol. Anyway, last Christmas I decided to make a doll for my niece. She has the curliest hair ever and it's hard to find dolls with curly hair that look like her, so I decided to make one that somewhat resembles her. I think it turned out pretty cute, so here is the pattern if anyone else is interested...


Siya Doll

Size H hook.
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Worsted – Café and brown. Red Heart – black.
Extra Supplies: Stitch Markers, yarn needle, 12 mm plastic safety eyes, polyester fiberfill stuffing


Head and body (use cafe):
Ch 2.
Round 1: 6 sc in first ch.
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)
Round 3: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next sc* around. (18)
Round 4: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc* around. (24)
Round 5: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 3 sc* around. (30)
Round 6: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 4 sc* around. (36)
Round 7: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 5 sc* around. (42)
Round 8: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 6 sc* around. (48)
Rounds 9- 17: Work even.(1 sc in each sc around)
Round 18: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in  next 6 sc* around. (42)
Round 19: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 5 sc* around. (36)
Round 20: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sc* around. (30)
Attach eyes.
Round 21: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sc* around. (24)
Round 22: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sc* around. (18)
Stuff head.
Round 23: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next sc* around. (12)
Rounds 24-25: Work even.
Round 26: * 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc* around.
Round 27: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 3 sc* around.
Round 28: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 4 sc* around.
Round 29: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 5 sc* around.
Round 30: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 6 sc* around.
Round 31: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 7 sc* around.
Round 32: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 8 sc* around.
Round 33: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 9 sc* around.
Rounds 34- 50: Work even.
Round 51: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 9 sc* around.
Round 52: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 8 sc* around.
Round 53: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 7 sc* around.
Round 54: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 6 sc* around.
Round 55: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 5 sc* around.
Round 56: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sc* around.
Round 57: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sc* around.
Stuff body.
Round 58: *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sc* around.
Round 59: *Sc2tog around.
Finish off.

Legs (make 2): Stuff as leg lengthens
With black, ch 2.
Round 1: 6 sc in first ch.
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)
Round 3: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next sc* around. (18)
Rounds 4- 6: Work even.
Round 7:  *Sc2tog, sc in next sc* around.
Switch to café yarn.
Rounds 8-24: Work even.

Arms (make 2): Stuff as arm lengthens
With Café, ch 2.
Round 1: 4 sc in first ch.
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (8 sc)
Round 3: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next sc* around.
Rounds 4-20 : Work even.

Stitch legs and arms to body.

Hair:
Use size F hook.
With brown, Ch 20.
Sc 3 times in each chain to the end of the row.
Tie to head. Repeat until head is covered with hair.

Sew on eyes and mouth. I used plastic doll eyes, but if you don't have access to them, you can just use the black yarn to sew some eyes. I decided to not make clothes for the doll, but I went to Michaels and bought a doll-sized dress and it fit perfectly.

I hope you enjoy! ~Laura