I came across a hat I crocheted and felted a couple years
ago from yarn that I had spun.
It is a bit shorter than I would like so I started adding to
the bottom.
I joined a strand of Crystal Palace TAOS and a strand of LB
Amazing. I did a quick round of single crochets then started to make another of
half double crochets but I wasn't happy with the gaps between stitches as the
felting from before had those stitches quite tight.
What to do… I tried several things including front/back
double crochets… almost but still not just right.
So I did a chain and went 2 rows lower and around the same
stitch I had made the first single crochet in, drew up a stitch and made a single crochet.
That left the chain 3 laying across the stitches which I didn't like, so I put
the hook into the 1st chain of the chain three, and into the next
single crochet, (the one directly above the lower single crochet) and did a
slip stitch….
Chained Three then repeated the steps. SC in stitch 2 rows down, insert hook in 1st ch of ch3 and next sc, yo, slst, Ch 3.....Not bad. I have done several now and quite like it so thought I
would share it with all of you. I know there are other long crochet stitches
but I haven’t come across on just like this one.
To continue the next round will
need to be single crochets to give a repeat of the technique done below
it. I hope I like it well enough to keep
it when I am done. I think I will call it ‘The Long & Short Stitch’ LOL.
I hope someone tries it and lets me know if it works for
them as well
What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you Angela
ReplyDeleteI just saw this St. Patt. 3/26/13. I'll try it this evening. I'll let you know.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tracy. I appreciate all feedback.
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