Simple Snood

Well hello my lovely ones!!! How are we all? I seem to be on a go slow at the moment and I am rather late with my pattern for my January’s Ōilsyarns Club parcel. So apologies for that one!! Can’t believe it’s March already!! Hopefully I am now back in the land of the yarny living and able to bring you this snood pattern made with the magnificent hand dyed yarn from the amazing Abby Parkes at Luxury Yarn. Abby’s yarn is so beautiful!! I hope my snood pattern does it justice.

My daughter absolutely adores her Snuggle Snood I made for her from my November Ōilsyarns parcel, so thought it was about time I made one for my son. This was my daughter’s one. It’s my Snuggle Snood pattern and it uses the wonderful Trinity stitch. You can find it in the archive on the right. Her size is suitable for both child and adult alike.

So my pattern this time, is ever so simple, using only double and treble stitches with a few chain stitches thrown in. It will also show you how to work a Back Loop Treble Stitch, which is used in all sorts of patterns. This pattern is for both adult and child, so very versatile. Really hope you like it.

So getting back to the amazing yarn from Luxury Yarns. Seriously love this yarn. The hand dyed colours are just like little clouds in the sky, which is why I thought it would be perfect for my son. I’ve enclosed a link below to the amazing Luxury Yarn website if you fancy a peak or even subscribing to the amazing Ōilsyarns club. Trust me, it’s incredible!!

You won’t regret it!!! I am always awaiting my little parcel of yarny perfection to drop on my door mat. I think it’s the sense of yarny excitement of what is in the parcel and then the fun and joy of deciding what to make with it that is so utterly appealing. It reminds me of the really popular toy crazes at the moment, with things like LOL Dolls. The unknown toy!! Kids get so excited by these. Well this is the same in a seriously amazing yarny form! Exciting!! Yey!! So here’s the link. Happy peaking!!

https://luxuryyarns.co.uk/

So onto the pattern…

So with this pattern I have included sizes for a child and an adult. The one you see in the picture above is a child’s one. It fits my little son, with lots of room. So I would make it for say a one year old to a 5 year old. Where as the adult size would do a 6/7 year old an upwards to adulthood. I tend to borrow my daughter’s one when she let’s me! Both the sizes are included in the pattern. The child’s size is in the first bracket, so will look like this (30). And the adult will be given in bold writing (50), like so. Hope that makes sense.

Level – Easy

Supplies – 

So I have used one skein of 5ply weight yarn 100g for this snood from the amazing Abby Parkes at Luxury Yarns, but you can easily use a double knit wool, as it will just be a little bigger.

My little ball of loveliness came out of this little box of magic. It’s my second instalment from the wonderful Abby Parkes over at Luxury Yarns. The Ōilsyarns Club parcel this time had comprises a skein of beautifully hand dyed yarn by Abby, two little essential oil gems from dōTERRA and a lovely little handmade jewel stitch marker.

Now for this pattern you will need to use a 4mm crochet hook. You will also need some scissors and a blunt ended tapestry needle to sew in your ends.

Stitches – 

Chain (ch) – To make a chain, place the yarn over the hook then pull it through the loop on your hook.

Double Crochet (dc) – Insert the hook through the stitch, front to back, then yarn over hook and pull back through stitch. You will have two loops on your hook. Then yarn over your hook and pull through both loops.

Treble Crochet (tr) – To make a treble crochet, firstly yarn over your hook, insert through space/stitch, yarn over your hook, pull back through space/stitch. There should now be 3 loops on your hook. Then yarn over hook and pull through the first two loops, yarn over hook and pull through the last two loops.

Back Loop Treble Crochet (bltr) – To make a back loop treble crochet, firstly yarn over your hook, insert through the back loop of the stitch, yarn over your hook, pull back through the stitch. There should now be 3 loops on your hook. Then yarn over hook and pull through the first two loops, yarn over hook and pull through the last two loops.

Chain 1 Space – this will be refered to as ch1sp.

Ok so here we go… 

1 – Ok so start off by chaining (30) (50) with your 4mm hook.

2 – Now chain 3 more and then work 1tr in the 4th chain from the hook. This is where the arrow is pointing.

To work a tr stitch, firstly yarn over your hook, insert through the stitch. Then yarn over your hook, pull back through the stitch. There should now be 3 loops on your hook.

Then yarn over hook and pull through the first two loops.

Yarn over your hook and pull through the last two loops. That completes your Treble Crochet Stitch.

Then continue working 1tr in each stitch across the row. (30)(50)

3 – Now turn your work and chain 3. In this row you are going to work back loop treble crochet (bltr) stitches. This is where you work only in the back loop of the row below. Can you see where the arrow is pointing. This is the back part of the V of the stitch, so the back loop.

So yarn over your hook and insert your hook into the back loop. Can you see that my hook is only going through the back part of the stitch.

Then yarn over your hook and pull through and then yarn over your hook and pull through the first 2 loops and then yarn over your hook and pull through the last 2 loops. This completes your bltr. *Now work 1bltr in the next stitch in the row.* Repeat this ** across the rest of the row.

Can you see how it is giving you a lovely ridge. This will give your snood that springy effect.

At the end of the row, work 1bltr in the last stitch. (30)(50)

4 – For the next row you are going to turn your work and chain 3. Then work 1bltr in the same stitch. *Now chain 1 and miss a stitch, then work 1bltr in the next stitch* (this is where the arrow is pointing.)

You are now going to repeat this ** process across the row.

At the end of the row, after the last ch1 and bltr just work 1bltr in the last stitch. (30)(50)

5 – Right so now we are going to turn our work and chain 3. Then work 1bltr in the first stitch. You are then going to work your 1tr in the chain 1 space from the row below. The arrow is showing in the photo below, where you need to insert your hook.

Can you see how the 1tr stitch has been worked in the chain 1 space.

So now work *1bltr in the next stitch and then 1tr in the ch1sp.* Then repeat this process across the row, finishing with 1bltr in the last stitch. (30)(50)

Ok so now it’s time to repeat the last 3 rows. So here’s the process again. Repeat these 3 rows (15) (23) times.

  • Turn your work, Chain 3, 1bltr in the first stitch, then 1bltr in each stitch in the row. (30)(50)
  • Turn your work, chain 3 and 1bltr in the first stitch, then *chain 1, miss a stitch and work 1bltr in the next stitch.* Repeat this ** across the row, finishing with 1bltr in the last stitch. (30)(50)
  • Turn your work, chain 3 and work 1bltr in the first stitch and then 1tr in the ch1sp. *Now 1bltr in the next stitch and then 1tr in the ch1sp.* Then repeat this ** process across the row, finishing with 1bltr in the last stitch. (30)(50)

Obviously, if you wanted an infinity scarf, you could repeat the 3 row process for as long as you’d like. Hmm, now I think that might need to be made!!

Right then, so now it’s time to fasten up the snood. So to do this, place one half of the snood on top of the other. You are going to work dc stitches up the side to attach it to one another. So start by working 1 chain and then inserting your hook into your first stitch, then also into the first chain in the foundation stitch.

Now yarn over your hook and pull through the chain and then also back through the tr stitch. You should now have 2 loops on your hook. Now finish the dc stitch by placing the yarn over your hook and pulling through both loops.

Now continue working 1dc into each stitch in this same way – so working through both the tr stitches and the foundation chain stitches.

At the end of the row, once you have worked the last dc stitch, work a slip stitch in the same stitch and fasten off. (30)(50)

Now you should have a nice little ridge. This little ridge will be the inside of your snood. All you need to do now is sew in your ends with your tapestry needle. I always make sure I work it around the last stitch a few times, just to secure it a little.

And here’s the finished article. All you need to do now is turn it inside out.

I hope you have enjoyed this snood pattern. Please give me a shout if you get stuck. I bet it would look mega in a plain colour such as a grey. Can’t wait to see your finished articles. Don’t forget to link it to @pipsrainbow if you share it on social media.

Happy hooking everyone!!

🌈Xx

(Free pattern brought to you by PipsRainbow. Thank you for not copying or recreating it.)

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Year of the Stitches Week 32 – Paired Half Trebles

Paired Half Trebles 

Well hello. Hope everything is well with you all and your summers are all good. We’ve had a lot of fun this weekend celebrating our anniversary. Loving my flowers from my husband and was even given some gorgeous roses from my little girl. Aren’t I the lucky one. Lots of love going on in our household this weekend. Happy days!!

I have had a rather crafty week this week with my two. It’s official – we have finally entered the world of Staffordshire Smile Stones!!! Yippee!!! I’m not sure how long it’s taken us to do them, but I’m pleased to say we made 18. It’s been great making them with my little girl. Would highly recommend having a go.

Painting loveliness and the crazy colours it creates! Oh don’t you just love it!!

#whatmumsdo – I know my place of an evening – Mod Podging my daughter’s Smile Stones! Most mums would be sitting down watching tv with a cuppa. But I’m Mod Podging stones. Love it. Worth it though, as this stuff will make them water tight. We popped 4 coats on, so hopefully that’s enough.

Some serious waiting for the Mod Podge to dry is going on here.

What do you think?

And here it is, her first Smile Stone hidden. Really proud of her. I thought she would be a bit worried about leaving it, but she popped it down proud as punch and off she went. Very happy with her handy work. I don’t think I would have been that confident when I was her age, but maybe it’s just me worrying about whether she is going to miss it or not. As there’s no way of knowing if it goes missing or not. Hopefully it won’t. We hid it in one of our local fairy trails, so surely it will find its way around the fairy village. Ekkk – here’s hoping!

We even managed to hide the second one at our other local fairy trail. (Hmm – we do sound like fairy trail season ticket holders don’t we!) This wasn’t quite as well hidden, so hopefully some lovely little bod will find it and rehide it for us.

Other than crafty painting, me and my daughter sneaked out for a cheaky hour or so just the two of us to the local library. There was a build-a-bear workshop, which in my daughter’s words ‘Was just amazing.’ Bless her – she loved making her bear. We even had a quick trip to the sewing shop for some material for her bear’s dress. Better get my sewing machine up and running.

And to top it all off, we had a trip to the Croome Park, the National Trust place and had a go at rainbow lace making! I mean what could be more perfect! Seemed rather complicated to me, but sure once you got the hang of it, you’d be ok.

It’s a pretty mega place. It’s quite a strange one to go around as there’s no furniture or belongings. It’s past through so many pairs of hands, there’s nothing really left but the shell of the house. Quite sad really. Felt like it couldn’t tell it’s own story. It’s definitely very different to the one we went round in Cornwall, called Llandyhock.

So another activity of the week, not to mention swimming, park trips, baking and seeing friends was that we managed some yummy strawberry picking. Unfortunately they were struggling with the ripeness of the crop, so there wasn’t that many to pick. It was a bit of shame, but we managed a full punnet between us.

So this week my crochet hook has been going none stop. Each weeks blanket instalment is always priority and then it’s the usually project. You can tell  I’ve been busy as one night I realised I had two projects on my lap at one time! Funny.

So I have been crazily crocheting to get my husband’s socks finished. They are my first pair of man’s or large I should say, socks, of this particular design. As these are an Anniversary present for my husband, I’ve been tinkering with the pattern, without being able to use his foot as a model. My poor Dad – he has been so nice – I keep going around to his house to borrow his foot!! Think I had better make him some next as a thank you.

So this weeks blanket. I have chosen a rather useful stitch, as it can be used in all sorts of projects. The Paired Half Treble Stitch is ever so simple, but has a lovely texture. It would be great for a baby blanket or even something more simple like a table mat. It gives a lovely bumby feel to the project, so in my case (someone whose rather tactile) it’s perfect. Now I have only completed two rows of this stitch, because of the nature of the stitch, it is quite a full one. So thinking to do more than a few rows, might change the structure of the blanket a little. Obviously if you were only working this particular stitch in a blanket, it would be fab.

Stitches

Chain (ch) – To make a chain stitch, make a slip knot on your hook and then place the yarn over your hook and pull through the loop. Repeat this action to make a row of stitches.

Half treble (htr) – A half treble crochet is basically one less movement than a treble. So yarn over hook, insert through space/stitch, yarn over hook, pull back through space/stitch. There should be 3 loops on your hook. Then yarn over hook and pull through all 3 loops.

Paired Half Trebles (2htrtog) – To crochet a 2htrtog stitch, all you need to do is yarn over your hook and insert into first stitch then yarn over and pull through. So you should have 3 loops on your hook. Then yarn over again and go into the next stitch, yarn over and then pull back through. You should now have 5 loops on your hook. So now yarn over your hook and pull through all 5 loops and that completes your 2htrtog.

Supplies

So again you need to choose a double knit yarn of any kind. I’ve used wool of some description for the majority of his blanket, but you can definitely use cotton. This week I have chosen to use this fantastic blue from the Millamia soft merino wool range. It’s sooooo soft. It’s a stunning blue navy colour.

You roughly need about 30g/40g of yarn. Don’t forget your scissors and blunt ended tapestry needle. And of course your 4mm crochet hook.

Ok so here we go …

1 – Attach your new yarn on to the right side of the blanket and chain 2. (Acts as 1htr) Now crochet a 2htrtog in the same stitch and the next stitch. To crochet a 2htrtog stitch, all you need to do is yarn over your hook and insert into first stitch then yarn over and pull through. So you should have 3 loops on your hook.

Then yarn over again and go into the next stitch, yarn over and then pull back through. You should now have 5 loops on your hook.

So now yarn over your hook and pull through all 5 loops and that completes your 2htrtog.

So now repeat *2htrtog in the previous stitch (so the stitch that you have just finished in) and the next stitch.*

Repeat ** this across the whole row. At the end of the row, work the last 2htrtog in the second to last and last stitch and then crochet 1htr in the last stitch. (200)

2 – Ok so now turn your work and chain 2. (Acts as 1htr.) Now start by working your first 2htrtog over the first stitch and second stitch.

*Now continue working 2htrtog stitches over the stitch before and the next stitch.* Repeat this ** across the whole row.

And as before work the last 2htrtog in the second to last and last stitch of the row and then finish the row by working 1htr in the last stitch. (200)

So I have spoken about this before, but as this is such a full stitch, I have decided to only work 2 rows. (Feeling it may effect the structure of the blanket a little too much, if we do anymore.)

Anyways, hope you have enjoyed this weeks instalment of Year of the Stitches. Give me a shout if you have a problems.

Happy hooking everyone!

🌈Xx

 

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