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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Bowties Are Cool

Bowties Are Cool
This Doctor Who Inspired Pattern is for large dogs. Its simple and fast. Great stash scrap buster, and what Whovian fur parent wouldn't want their pup looking as snazzy as the Doctor !

Will Need/Need to Know
  • H-hook
  • Red Heart with Love in blue, white, red and a tiny bit of black
  • needle to sew in ends
  • ( ) holds number of stitches and needed info
  • [ ] repeat whats inside
  • do NOT turn unless told to do so in pattern
  • sizes are XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL and appear in pattern as such
  • measurements are approximately 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 inches around
  • Note my sizes may differ then store bought items please measure around your pups head or neck whatever is bigger to determine size

Gauge
in double crochet, 8 stitches X 4 rows = 2 inches

Abbreviations
ch – chain
st(s) – stitch(s)
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc dec – double crochet decrease
BL – back loop

Fez
  1. make magic circle, ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 10 hdc in magic circle, pull tight, join to 1st hdc (10hdc)
  2. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 2 hdc in each st around, join to 1st hdc (20hdc)
  3. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), [2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st] repeat around, join in 1st hdc (30hdc)
  4. work this round in BL only, ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st hdc (30hdc)
  5. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st hdc (30hdc)
  6. repeat 5
  7. repeat 5
  8. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), [1 hdc in each of the next 9 sts, 2 hdc in next st] repeat around, join to 1st hdc (33hdc)
  9. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st hdc (33hdc)
  10. repeat 9
  11. repeat 9
  12. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st around until last st, 2 hdc in last st, join to 1st hdc, tie off, sew in ends (34hdc)

Ties
  1. in black join In any chain, ch 40, tie off sew in ends, 1st tie made
  2. skip next 16 sts from the 1st tie, join in 17th st, ch 40, tie off, sew in ends 2nd tie made

Tassel
  1. cut 5 pieces of black yarn about 3 inches long, and 1 about 6 inches long
  2. follow the pictures

Sew on to middle top of fez and trip up/ sew in ends

You Fez is DONE! Lets move on to the rest

Collar

  1. in white, ch 72 (80,88,96,104), join to 1st ch, ch 2 (does not count as dc), 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st dc, change color to blue (72,80,88,96,104 dc)
  2. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1st hdc, tie off blue and change color to white (72,80,88,96,104 hdc)
  3. ch 2 (does not count as dc), 1 dc in each st around, join to 1st dc (72,80,88,96,104 dc)
  4. work the row in BL only, ch 2 (does not count as dc), dc dec across next 2 sts, 1 dc in each of the next 68(76,84,92,100) sts, dc dec across next 2 sts, turn (70,78,86,94,102 dc)
  5. ch 2 (does not count as dc), [dc dec across next 2 sts] repeat 1 more time, 1 dc in each of the next 62(70,78,86,94) sts, [dc dec across next 2 sts] repeat 1 more time, tie off, sew in ends (66,74,82,90,98 dc)

Bowtie
  1. ch 16, sc in 2nd ch from hook, and each st across, turn (15sc)
  2. ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across, turn (15sc)
3-8. repeat row 2

Middle of Bow
  1. ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each st acoss, turn (4sc)
  2. ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across, turn (4sc)
3-8. repeat row 2, tie off

Assembling the Bowtie
  • pinch middle of bow together, sew middle of bow around the pinched part of bow, sew securely to the middle
  • sew bow to collar on the blue row in the middle of the collar opening
  • sew in ends flip your collar over and your done!
  • Now you pup will look and feel like a proud Whovian :)


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