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Level: Easy/ Beginner
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YOU WILL NEED
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I use 4-medium weight yarn.. You will need one skein of each color or just use scraps that you have around.
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Colors- White, gray and black
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US 5mm and optional 3.75mm crochet hook
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A hot glue gun and glue sticks
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Tapestry needle
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Felt for backing
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String to hang ornament— I use this cotton cord:
All items linked here:
The stitches/ skills you will need to know and KEY:
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Chain (ch)
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Slip Stitch (sl st)
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Single crochet (sc)
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Increase (inc)
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Decrease (dec)
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Surface crochet
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Weave ends and finish off.
Final Dimensions:
5 x 5 inches
Step by step video tutorial here:
CROCHET PATTERN
White Boot:
With white and a 5mm crochet hook, chain 15
Row 1: sc in the second chain from the hook, sc across (14 sc)
Row 2: sc in the first 13 sc, inc in the last stitch (15 sc)
Row 3: sc evenly across (15 sc)
Row 4: sc in the first 13 sc, dec in the last stitch (14 sc)
Row 5: dec, sc in the next 12 sc (13 sc)
Row 6: sc in the first 9 stitches, dec the next two stitches together (10 sc)
Row 7: sc evenly across (10 sc)
Row 8: sc in the first 8 stitches, dec (9 sc)
Row 9: sc across (9 sc)
Row 10: sc in the first 7 stitches, dec (8 sc)
Row 11-13: sc across (8 sc)
Finish off and weave ends.
Black Bottom:
Attach black yarn to the last chain from your original chain 15 with a sc, sc across the bottom of the skate (14 sc)
Row 2: sc in the first four stitches. Finish off and weave ends.
Blade
With gray, chain 22
Row 1: sl st in the second chain from the hook, sl st going across the whole chain (21 sl st) Finish off and weave ends.
Blade attachment part 1 (closest to the toe)
Row 1: Insert into third stitch from end of row 1, sc in the back loop only, sc in the next two stitches blo, chain 1 and turn
Row 2: sc across (3 sc)
Finish off and weave ends.
Blade attachment part 2 (middle of the skate)
Row 1: Insert into third stitch from end of blade attachment part 1, sc in the back loop only, sc in the next two stitches blo, chain 1 and turn
Row 2: sc across (3 sc)
Finish off and weave ends.
Blade attachment part 3 (heel)
Row 1: Insert into fifth stitch from end of blade attachment part 2, sc in the back loop only, sc in the next three stitches blo, chain 1 and turn
Row 2: sc across (4 sc)
Finish off and weave ends.
Laces: Make 4
With white, make a chain of 5 (repeat 3 more times)
Glue the laces to the white boot (or sew)
Make black french knots next to the laces with black yarn and a tapestry needle.
Bow:
Chain 30 with white, finish off and weave both ends. Make a bow and glue to the boot.
Assembly:
Glue the whole skate and blade to felt and cut out the boot. If you want to make it into an ornament tie a piece of string, cotton cord or yarn and glue it in between the felt and skate.
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Have fun and happy crocheting!!!