Sequin Hearts Wrap Free Crochet Pattern

Sequin Hearts Wrap Free Crochet Pattern

MATERIALS:

3 skeins Red Heart Luster Sheen yarn in white, 8 pkgs of 200 count 8mm crystal sequins, needle to take yarn and F hook or hook to obtain gauge.

GAUGE: 9 dc = 1-1\2”, (dc, ch-1) 3 times = 1-1\2”, 2 rows pattern = 1”

FINISHED SIZE: 11-3\4” X 42”

WRAP:

ROW 1: With white yarn and F hook ch-86, dc in 6th ch from hook, (ch-1, sk next ch, dc next ch) across, turn.

ROW 2-3: Ch-4 (1st dc + ch-1 sp), dc next dc, (ch-1, dc next dc) across, turn.

ROW 4 (1ST SEQUIN ROW): ch-4 (1st dc + ch-1), dc next st, (ch-1, dc next st), * slide sequin, dc next ch-1 sp, slide sequin, dc next dc *, rep bet ** 5 times, rep bet ()17 times, rep bet ** 5 times, rep bet () to end of piece, turn.

Continue in this manner across graph. Rep graph 3 times, do not fasten off.



EDGING:

RND 1: Ch-1. sc in ea st and ch-1 sp around working 5 sc in ea corner sp, sl st top beg sc, fasten off. (750 sts)

ROW 2: With rt side face, white yarn and F hook join in 3rd st of 5 st corner group so you will be working across one short side, ch-10, dc sa st as beg ch-10, * ch-2, sk next 4 sts, (dc next st, ch-1, sk next st) twice, dc next st, ch-8, sk 8 sts, (dc next st, ch-1, sk next st) twice, dc next st, ch-2, sk 4 sts, (dc, ch-7, dc) next st *, rep bet ** across short side, long side and next short side ending with dc, ch-7, dc) 3rd st of 5 st corner group of rnd 1, ch-4, turn.

ROW 3: 5 trc next ch-7 sp, * ch-2, sc 2nd dc, ch-6, sc in ch-8 sp, ch-6, sc 2nd dc, ch-2, 11 trc next ch-7 sp *, rep bet ** around working 6 trc in last ch-7 sp, ch-4, turn.

ROW 4: Trc 1st st, ch-6, trc sa st leaving last lp on hook, trc next 2 sts leaving last lp on hook, yo through all lps (cl made), ch-6, work 3 trc cl as before, * ch-2, sc next ch-6 sp, ch-6, sc next ch-6 sp, ch-2, 3 trc cl 1st 3 trc of 11 trc group, (ch-6, 3 trc cl) 4 more times always working 1st trc of 3 trc cl in last trc of previous trc cl *, rep bet ** ending (3 trc cl, ch-6) twice, ch-6, 2 trc cl in ch-4 turn, ch-4, turn.

ROW 5: (Dc, ch-1, dc, ch-1) 1st lp, * (dc, ch-1, dc, ch-1, dc, ch-1) ea ch-6 lp, sc, ch-1, ea ch-2 sp around ending with dc in last st, fasten off.

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Sequin Headband Free Crochet Pattern

Sequin Headband Free Crochet Pattern

MATERIALS:

Baby wt yarn in white, size E hook, needle to take yarn, 6" piece of 1\4" wide elastic and 54 lg round sequins.

GAUGE: 6 dc = 1", 3 rows dc = 1"

HEADBAND:

Thread sequins onto yarn.

ROW 1: With yarn and E hook ch-10, dc 3rd ch from hook, dc ea ch across, ch-3, turn. (8 sts)

ROW 2-30: Dc ea st across, ch-3, turn.

ROW 31: Dc next st, (slide sequin down and against st just worked, dc next 2 sts) across, ch-3, turn.

ROW 32: Dc ea st across, ch-3, turn.

ROW 33-68: Rep row 31-32 alternating. End of row 68 fasten off.

Sew short ends of headband tog to form a lp. Sew ea end of the elastic on wrong side of piece at the end\beg of sequins. Fold plain rows of dc over elastic and sew closed.


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Using Sequins in Crochet

I love the look of sequins and I am always on the look out for more ways to work them into my designs. As you can see by the picture my gowns for the Large and Small Baby Bratz dolls are covered with them. (Patterns on my website: http://www.donnascrochetdesigns.com/)

Sequins are fairly easy to use in crochet.

What I like to do is space them apart with a single crochet stitch. That way there is more room between the sequins so they lay better (flater) and you use less.

Normally you'll see in the instructions of one of my designs using sequins: (sc, slide, sc) across. What I mean by this is make one sc stitch, work the next stitch, but before you yo and pull through the last loop you slide the sequin down to it and then complete the stitch.

This does two things. First it anchors the sequin firmly in the stitch so it won't move freely when finished. (Don't you just hate when you have to smooth the sequins out so they all lay falt and in the same direction? I do. And this prevents it.)

Second it places the sequin to the back of your stitch. This makes working a series of sequins in easier and will less chances to catch your crochet thread on them as you work. (Another hated thing.)

After working a row of sequins I normally do a roll of half double crochet. This spaces the sequins and you don't have to worry about keeping all the sequins to one side as you work as it is done for you by doing every other row.

I've found a hdc is just about right between rows. The sequins will still look like one continous flow, but again, saving you on the number of sequins you have to use.

Give it a try! Let me know how this works for you!

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