Bear Skull n Bones Applique

Bear Skull n Bones Applique

Need/Need to Know

• H hook
• Red Heart with Love yarn
• needle to sew in ends
• picot = chain 3 slip stitch in 1^st ch
• ( ) holds needed info and # of stitches
• [ ] repeat whats inside
• with h hook finished applique is 6 1/2in x 5 1/2in if wanting smaller use smaller hook size

Abbreviation

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

hdc – half double crochet

ch – chain

sl st – slip stich

st(s) – stitch(s)

sk – skip

sc dec – single crochet decrease

hdc dec – half double crochet decrease

picot – picot

Head

1. ch 8, sl st into 1^st ch (1^st eye made)

2. ch 8, sl st into 1^st ch (2^nd eye)

3. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), hdc in 1^st ch 8 circle, sc into ch 8 circle 9 times, hdc in ch 8 circle

continuing on into the 2^nd ch 8 circle, hdc in 2^nd ch 8 circle, sc into 2^nd ch 8 sp 9 times, hdc in 2^nd ch 8 sp, join to 1^st hdc (22sts)

4. now continue around in a circle, ch 2(does not count as dc), 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 dc in each of the next 6 sts, 3 dc in the next st, sk next 4 sts, 3 dc in next st, 2 dc in each of the next 6 sts, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, join to 1^st dc (34 dc)

5. ch 1, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, 2 sc in each of the next 6 sts, 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, [picot, hdc in next st] repeat 1 more time, hdc dec across next 2 sts, [hcd in next st, picot] repeat 1 more time, 2 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 sc in each of the next 6 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, join to 1^st sc, tie off (53sc, 15hdc, 4picot)

Ears – make 2

1. ch 4, trc in 4^th ch from hook 8 times, ch 3, sl st in same sp, tie off

Bones – make 2

1. ch 13, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, and each st across (12sc)

2. ch 1, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sl st, ch 1, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, ch 1 sl st all into side of last sc, now sl st all the way across the bottom of sc in row 1

3. ch 1, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sl st, ch 1, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, ch 1 sl st all into side of sc, tie off

• now sew ears to side of skull
• sew in all ends
• and your done your applique is ready to be sewn on to anything!